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HelpNames you'd love to see more often
I just felt like having a more general thread. I always find it interesting to read people's responses and see if there's some great names I haven't even thought of.
So, as the title says:
What are some names you'd like to see more often? (on anyone - babies, kids, teens, adults, etc)
So, as the title says:
What are some names you'd like to see more often? (on anyone - babies, kids, teens, adults, etc)
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My friend is having a baby any day now and his name is going to be Raphael. I'm so happy to see it used! In addition, I would also like to see:
Hugo
Taylor on a boy
Robin on a boy
Thatcher
Harry (as opposed to Harrison)
Romy
Hugo
Taylor on a boy
Robin on a boy
Thatcher
Harry (as opposed to Harrison)
Romy
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Off the top of my head:
Boys:
Cornelius
Magnus
Fallon
Alby
Kester
Karsten
Thor
Thorley
Harvey
Sutton
Harper
Brogan
Britton
Matthias
London
Reagan
Sloan
Shiloh
Sky
Skye
Stellan
Soren
Oscar
Cavan
Athenry
Keegan
Amos
Asa
Tobiah
Tobias
Tobijah (Toe-by-zhuh/juh)
Chester
Girls:
Alethea
Althea
Anthea
Thea
Rosanna
Roselle
Rosella
Rosette
Rosetta
Etta
Della
Delia
Hattie
Lucinda
Frederica
Gertrude
Gertie
Ethelyn
Martha
April
Tuesday
Wednesday
Adamina
Thomasina
Lucina
Lela
Sloan
Sloane
Hester
Freya (in the US)
Isolde
Sunniva
Oriana
Orianne
Azalea
Boys:
Cornelius
Magnus
Fallon
Alby
Kester
Karsten
Thor
Thorley
Harvey
Sutton
Harper
Brogan
Britton
Matthias
London
Reagan
Sloan
Shiloh
Sky
Skye
Stellan
Soren
Oscar
Cavan
Athenry
Keegan
Amos
Asa
Tobiah
Tobias
Tobijah (Toe-by-zhuh/juh)
Chester
Girls:
Alethea
Althea
Anthea
Thea
Rosanna
Roselle
Rosella
Rosette
Rosetta
Etta
Della
Delia
Hattie
Lucinda
Frederica
Gertrude
Gertie
Ethelyn
Martha
April
Tuesday
Wednesday
Adamina
Thomasina
Lucina
Lela
Sloan
Sloane
Hester
Freya (in the US)
Isolde
Sunniva
Oriana
Orianne
Azalea
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I would like all those kids in the recent UK charts called Bow and Boo and such to be renamed Boudica. And while I'm at it, all the Alfies are now Gandalfs.
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Ok how do you *actually* say Boadicea/Boudica? Once on Keeping up Appearances I heard Onslow say it "boo-deh-SEE-ah" - is that right?
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Boadicea was an attempt - 19th century or earlier - to modernise, dignify and smarten up what folks saw as a clumsy, clunky name lacking in gravitas. Same kind of idea as taking Bridget and discarding it in favour of Bedelia.
Tennyson, who should have known better, wrote a pretty forgettable poem about her in which he made it five syllables long, by separating the o and the a: bo-a-di-see-a. Put a diaresis, or however you spell it, on the a.
Luckily we are now living in an age which values authenticity over respectability, at least sometimes!
Tennyson, who should have known better, wrote a pretty forgettable poem about her in which he made it five syllables long, by separating the o and the a: bo-a-di-see-a. Put a diaresis, or however you spell it, on the a.
Luckily we are now living in an age which values authenticity over respectability, at least sometimes!
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It's actually Boo-di-kuh. :)
This message was edited 9/10/2014, 8:11 PM
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Dulcie is soo on my short list.
Electra reminds me of Carmen Electra, every time. But, I would be thrilled to meet one.
Zebedee Alan was on my boys list, until DH saw it.
I work with an Ajax, no lie. He's a part-timer in the office, but he looks like a small, scraggly mountain man... so, I have that image. Also, Ajax plumbing is kinda big here.
Electra reminds me of Carmen Electra, every time. But, I would be thrilled to meet one.
Zebedee Alan was on my boys list, until DH saw it.
I work with an Ajax, no lie. He's a part-timer in the office, but he looks like a small, scraggly mountain man... so, I have that image. Also, Ajax plumbing is kinda big here.
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Electra, yes!
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I'd like to see more standard "common" names that seem popular but aren't actually, names like:
Helen
Mary
Diana
Maria
Martha
Susan (among younger people)
Sally
Richard
Robert
Christopher (on little kids and IN FULL!)
Philip
Helen
Mary
Diana
Maria
Martha
Susan (among younger people)
Sally
Richard
Robert
Christopher (on little kids and IN FULL!)
Philip
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Helena
Rosalie
Ada
Margot
Beatrice
Frances
Rosemary
Edith
Elisha
Ephraim
Winston
Reuben
Hugo
Rosalie
Ada
Margot
Beatrice
Frances
Rosemary
Edith
Elisha
Ephraim
Winston
Reuben
Hugo
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The name that immediately springs to mind is Marielle. I've never known any. Then again, it's just not that common (not even in the SSA top 1000). There is an actress named Mariel Hemmingway and that's about it. I just find the name to be so delicate and almost musical.
Other names I really appreciate but don't seem to be all that popular:
Adara
Catriona / Katerina
Corinne
Indira
Louisa
Marina
Susanna
Thea
Other names I really appreciate but don't seem to be all that popular:
Adara
Catriona / Katerina
Corinne
Indira
Louisa
Marina
Susanna
Thea
This message was edited 9/10/2014, 10:34 AM
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I know like seven. Its a popular name in the Philippines, with lots of variations (the most commone being Mariel).
I just met a little Marina, but they are from Portugal.
My mom used to have a little Corinne in her daycare, but she must be close to 10 yrs now. It's an adorable name.
Never heard of Adara though. Nice.
I just met a little Marina, but they are from Portugal.
My mom used to have a little Corinne in her daycare, but she must be close to 10 yrs now. It's an adorable name.
Never heard of Adara though. Nice.
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Ellen is the one that comes to mind first
And it's a mystery to me why it isn't more popular. It's very familiar but was never really wildly popular. It has the ell sound like the much more common Ella and Eleanor. It has the stylish len/lyn sound at the end.
I have a friend named Ellen who is in her early fifties. She's very stylish, funny, and kind (as is her husband Bill; two of my favorite people.) To me, her name fits her to a t. She told me once she was almost named Judy, but a cousin was given the name a few months beforehand and so she got Ellen. The plan was that she was to be named Judy Ellen (or maybe Judith Ellen, I forget which, if she even said which) but this cousin was something like Judith Ann or Judy Lynn, so my friend's parents just used Ellen.
And it's a mystery to me why it isn't more popular. It's very familiar but was never really wildly popular. It has the ell sound like the much more common Ella and Eleanor. It has the stylish len/lyn sound at the end.
I have a friend named Ellen who is in her early fifties. She's very stylish, funny, and kind (as is her husband Bill; two of my favorite people.) To me, her name fits her to a t. She told me once she was almost named Judy, but a cousin was given the name a few months beforehand and so she got Ellen. The plan was that she was to be named Judy Ellen (or maybe Judith Ellen, I forget which, if she even said which) but this cousin was something like Judith Ann or Judy Lynn, so my friend's parents just used Ellen.
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It's no secret that I love Ellen. Your description of your friend makes me smile. She sounds so sweet. That's how I imagine an Ellen.
This message was edited 9/12/2014, 1:49 AM
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Ellen is my stepmom's name, and she's in her late forties (which is really the only age group where I've encountered the name). You're right, it's a bit suspicious that Ellen hasn't really caught on with the new baby generation, given its "liquid" quality. Although... there is a baby girl at my church named Ellyn Olivia (given the Ellyn spelling because that's the name of the town she's from).
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Analyn Ellen isn't a very euphonious combo if anybody asked me.
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I agree. I have often wondered why it isn't more popular.
I think it is classy, strong and elegant. Plus, it is simple and recognizable.
I think it is classy, strong and elegant. Plus, it is simple and recognizable.
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I think it's meh. Not bad, but not terribly great either. I knew an Ellen in college, who was my age, so in her mid-fifties now. Also knew one in high school, a little older than me, so fifties again. It was in the top hundred from 1880 through 1961, with the exception of a few years during that time when it dipped down into the low 100s. So it's never really been an uncommon name, and I think the reason you don't see it nowadays is the same reason you don't see Barbara or Susan or Donna on babies or children--it's dated.
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Irene
Fern
Hildegard
Brigitte / Brigitta
Jacquetta
Winifred
Winona
Keturah
Rosa
Hester
Marion
Arthur
Benaiah
Micaiah
Jethro
Wilfred
Enoch
Thaddeus
Ivor
Nigel
Asa
Peter
Fern
Hildegard
Brigitte / Brigitta
Jacquetta
Winifred
Winona
Keturah
Rosa
Hester
Marion
Arthur
Benaiah
Micaiah
Jethro
Wilfred
Enoch
Thaddeus
Ivor
Nigel
Asa
Peter
This message was edited 9/10/2014, 6:00 AM
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Hmmm, well I wouldn't say I'd like my top favourites to become more popular, but off the top[ of my head. other names I like that I would love to see more:
Walter- am I the only one that likes this?
Geneva
Gaia
Sora
Wren
Clarissa
Genevieve
Penelope
Phoebe
Lucian
Saskia
Constance
Alba
Abel
Anastasia
Anika
Leland
Evander
Giovanna
Jude
Lorelei
Malachi
Reid
Rosanna
Ross
Tobias
Valentina
Victoire
Vida
Walter- am I the only one that likes this?
Geneva
Gaia
Sora
Wren
Clarissa
Genevieve
Penelope
Phoebe
Lucian
Saskia
Constance
Alba
Abel
Anastasia
Anika
Leland
Evander
Giovanna
Jude
Lorelei
Malachi
Reid
Rosanna
Ross
Tobias
Valentina
Victoire
Vida
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