The three languages spoken in Switzerland are French, German and Italian, all of which contribute to the name stock. Germanic pet forms tend to end in '-i' or '-li' (Mitzi, Resli) and the influence of the Roman Catholic Church is strong.
Male
Alois | Andrea | Anselm |
Anton | Armando | Arnold |
Artur | Beat (Lat Beatus) | Blaise |
Bruno | Clement | Daniel |
Dieter | Donato | Egon |
Elvin | Ernst | Erwin |
Etienne | Flavian | Franco |
Frankl | Franz | Guido |
Hannes | Hans-Ruedi | Heinz |
Herman | Juerg | Klaus |
Linus | Manfred | Marc |
Marcel | Marius | Markus |
Marlo | Michael | Nino |
Olivier | Olli | Olympio |
Orell | Pablo | Paulo |
Pirmin | Reno | Reto |
Rodolphe | Stephane | Timo |
Ueli | Urs | Vitus |
Werner | William | Xavier |
Zelimir | Zoltan |
Female
Ambra | Annina | Astrid |
Babetta | Beat | Bettina |
Chantal | Clarisse | Corinne |
Cyrilla | Dania | Donata |
Emerita | Erma | Erminia |
Fabia | Fabiana | Fabiola |
Flavia | Florina | Giona |
Hanneli | Hanni | Heidi |
Helga | Imelda | Isa |
Karin | Karine | Katja |
Ladina | Liana | Lisia |
Lorella | Maria | Marilena |
Marlies | Melania | Menica |
Michaela | Mirella | Monette |
Odile | Orsina | Orsola |
Ottavia | Patty | Pia |
Purissimma | Ramona | Regula |
Renata | Resli | Roesli |
Sabine | Silva | Sira |
Sonja | Teresa | Trudi |
Uschi | Verena | Vreneli |
Vreni |
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
Copies may be made for personal use only.