How do people choose a first name for their child in Germany and Austria? What rules are there which determine the names that are allowed? And why has ‘Kevin’ become such an unpopular first name?

In this episode I talk to returning guest Frauke Rüdebusch from the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. We look at some of the most popular first names in Germany right now, which names are likely to be advised against or rejected by the GfdS and the registry offices, and some of the more unique and unconventional names that have been registered in Germany over the years.

Episode transcript: https://yellowoftheegg.com/transcripts/s2e8-first-names-transcript/

Guest: Frauke Rüdebusch
- Website of the GfdS: https://gfds.de/
- "Vornamen" (on the GfdS website, with lots of facts and other information about first names, an area where Frauke is particularly involved): https://gfds.de/vornamen/
- "Wortcast" - Podcast of the GfdS: https://gfds.de/podcast/
- "Wortcast" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GwU1V8Iyv45mTeB40eeAu?si=d6c1d1f4b6af4fc9

Outro music by Euphoniques. This episode the song is "The Music Let You Know".
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4o8S4Tnh0orfRgmO1RCYtk?si=590bd169c5104db6

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