Father’s Day in Germany goes by so many names. It’s Vatertag (Father’s Day) everywhere, Herrentag (Lord’s Day or Gentlemen’s Day) in northern and eastern Germany while Männertag (Men’s Day) can be found…
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This Sunday is Muttertag and one of the most important people in the world has a pretty universal name–-Mom, Mutti, Momma, Ma. But the nicknames and stories we share about…
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namennennen is a weekly publication on the names of Berliners. We get them to reflect on their names and what those names mean to them. As way of introduction, we’ve made a short video to give you a taste of what you can look forward to.
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For those with names that are difficult to pronounce, or with non-native names in their adopted culture, the frustrations of misnaming or mis-pronouncing are all too familiar to you.
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Tang Pin-ji (陈品吉) typically introduces herself by her full name, pauses, then adds, “or just call me Pinch”. The nickname was given to her by a friend back home and it seems to fit the spunky, petite Singaporean.
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His name is Jürgen, Jürgen Hofmann from Zeilitzheim. The choosing of his name was reminiscent to a young and charming Schiffsjunge, a serving boy of a ship, who left an impression on the heart of his mother as she was traveling back and forth from Germany to her birthplace in South Africa.
In many ways, Santosh Voigt is quite a person of contradictions — one who lives in Berlin, but isn’t from Berlin. Dressed in muted colours of black and grey, Santosh has a beer in hand while
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