especially if your brother's real name is Hansel. i want to know peoples opinion.
2007-02-23 12:10:24 · 18 answers · asked by C.C 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
no, im talking about, thats my name. and my brother who is 7 years older is named hansel. no one will believe us when we tell them. our mom just really liked the fairy tale. no one has ever teased us but they do say its interesting.
2007-02-23 12:36:03 · update #1
Perhaps it seems a little weird in this country, but in German speaking countries it's no more than a nickname for Margaret (Margarete or Margarethe, and usually spelled Gretl), just as Hansel is a nickname for John (Hans).
I can empathize, though, with your wondering--I'm sure you and your brother do get some strange reactions to your names. Just explain that your mother liked the names in the fairy tale and shrug it off.
If it's a real problem for you, cheer up--you can always change it when you're of legal age.
2007-02-23 13:46:10 · answer #1 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By themselves, neither one should raise an eyebrow -especially in Scandinavian countries. It's only when the two are put together that people tend to make the fairy-tail connection. You could spend hours, actually, coming up with name combinations that'd turn heads for a brother and sister... Bonnie & Clyde, George & Martha, Mary & Joseph, Adam & Eve, etc. It could be worse though. At least your last name isn't Gingerbread (IS it?)!
2007-02-24 01:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by BuddyL 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well...I suppose it isn't, when you're living in olden-days Germany...It may be kinda weird nowadays, though it's all a matter of taste.
And if we're talking about the fairy tale, then I'd say the weirder part was that the father actually felt he needed to abandon his children in the woods, just because his wife told him to. And that the oddly-named children didn't hold it against him.
2007-02-23 20:30:46 · answer #3 · answered by Hotaru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it this way, it's not at the top of my list of names for my daughter. And, now that you mention it, neither is Hansel for my son.
Do you actually know of a Hansel and Gretel?
2007-02-23 20:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anthony Stark 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I don't think it's weird. Just a form of Margaret.
And Hansel is just a form of John.
2007-02-23 21:33:27 · answer #5 · answered by Sue L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No big deal, it's kinda cool.....
I know a guy born on Friday the 13th named Jason.
Knew a girl named Candy Sweet
2007-02-23 20:55:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i knew a girl named gretta once and she was teased at school by this guy all the time, he would call her gretchen baby,and this bothered her so much,theres always gonna be some ****** who will laugh or make fun of someones name no matter what it is.....
2007-02-24 07:38:28 · answer #7 · answered by Gabby the Ghost Hunter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its unusual for me but not weird but Hansel sounds weird for me.
2007-02-23 21:37:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew a dachshund that's name was Gretel. I'm don't know any people with that name. I'd change it! What was your mother thinking.
2007-02-27 15:59:16 · answer #9 · answered by Squadcar 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No...Its your child...Just try and think how they will be treated when they get older and in school...If you really like the name give them a middle(second) name that they can go by if they so choose...
2007-02-23 20:17:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋