Poll: Bisyllabic German words ending in schwa as names for girls [Tick any box where you like at least one.]

Wolke /volkə/ ‘cloud’ or Welle /velə/ ‘wave’

29%

Sonne /zonə/ ‘sun’ or Erde /erdə/ ‘Earth, soil’

41%

Schnuppe /ʃnupə/ Sternschnuppe = ‘falling star’ or Glocke /glokə/ ‘bell’

18%

Heide /haidə/ ‘heath’, Weide /vaidə/ or Wiese /vi:zə/ ‘meadow’

47%

Farbe /farbə/ ‘color’ or Sahne /za:nə/ ‘cream’

Blume /blu:mə/ ‘flower’ or Blüte /bly:tə/ ‘blossom’

24%

Rose /rozə/ ‘rose’, Tulpe /tulpə/ ‘tulip’, Nelke /nelkə/ ‘carnation’

71%

Kirsche /kirʃə/ ‘cherry’, Birne /birnə/ ‘pear’ or Beere /be:re/ ‘berry’

24%

Eiche /aixə/ ‘oak’, Buche /buxə/ ‘beech’ or Birke /birkə/ ‘birch’

29%

Liebe /li:bə/, Minne /minə/ ‘love’ or Sorge /zorgə/ ‘care’

12%

Treue /troiə/ ‘loyalty’ or Ehre /e:rə/ ‘honor’

12%

Seele /ze:lə/ ‘soul, spirit’ or Leiche /laixə/ ‘corpse’

6%

Friede /fri:də/ ‘peace’ or Freude /froidə/ ‘joy’

35%

Ruhe /ru:ʔə/, Stille /ʃtilə/ ‘silence’ or Stimme /ʃtimə/ ‘voice’

12%

Krone /kro:nə/ ‘crown’ or Kette /ketə/ ‘chain, necklace’

Wolle /volə/ ‘wool’ or Seide /zaidə/ ‘silk’

6%

Lade /ladə/ ‘drawer, chest’ or Lore /lorə/ ‘wagon’

6%

Puppe /pupə/ ‘doll’ or Pappe /papə/ ‘cardboard’

6%

Amme /amə/ ‘wetnurse’, Muhme /mu:mə/ ‘aunt’ or Base /ba:zə/ ‘cousin’

Hexe /heksə/ ‘witch’, Dirne /dirnə/, Nutte /nutə/, Hure /hu:rə/ ‘whore’

12%

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