Incorporating ethnic heritage into names...

HawaiiBrideGrm

So, DH and I have an understanding that both names for our kiddos will be of ethnic heritage... we have 7 ethnicities btw the 2 of us. Any ideas?

DD#1's name is German + Dutch + Dutch (last name)

Our other ethnicities are: Italian, South American, English, French, Indonesian.

Ideas? So many of those names are ugly--sorry! I have some ideas in my siggy name list.

I know this is hard, but thank you for trying!

EmmaRain

Hmm...are there one or two of those ethnicities or cultures that you identify more with than the others? It's going to be hard to pick a name that combines 7 ethnicities.

I saw in your other post that you are considering Avery or Emery (and that your daughter's name is Adalynne) - are those to honor any specific heritage?

HawaiiBrideGrm

No, sorry, not to combine all 7 in one name:) Any 2 or 3 of them are fine. We are okay with 2 middle names if necessary.

waytoe

Of your names, I like Annika and Alessia.

EXL311

I would go with the main ethnicities you identify with.  You and DH obviously can't be half of each one of those and I think it's more meaningful if you pick a name of say your parent's ethnicity rather than your great-great-great-great grandmother's.

schatzibot

I liked Annika, Annissa, Gianna, and Lucia the best for honoring your heritages; the others were either meh or pseudo-WASPy.

ach427

My faves of yours are Annika and Lucia. 

Neither of your boy names sound particularly ethnic, though there is nothing wrong with them. 

LoriFalce

I really like all the ethnic names in your list. And I feel your pain. I'm Swiss/Austrian and my husband is Italian.

Annika and Gianna are probably my faves.

Others we have on our short list - Francesca, Lorelei, Lucianna, Giuliana.

twinmommy13

I love the name Gianna for a girl!