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If you had to name your child after a person from history, what would you name them? Basically, what person would you be proud for your child to be named after? I'm not really including friends and family here.
In my choices I won't mention the obvious ones, like Isaac Newton or Vincent Van Gogh, just to make it a bit more "challenging".
Science:
Marie (after Marie Curie)
Pierre (after Pierre Curie)
Heron (after Heron of Alexandria)
Maxwell (after James Clerk Maxwell)
Dmitri (after Mendeleev)
Erwin (after Schrödinger)
Claude (after Debussy or Monet, though I would also use Monet for a girl)
Sappho (after the Greek poetess)
Frederic (after. Chopin)
Lin (after Lin Manuel Miranda)
Etta (after Etta James)
George (I don't think I'd actually name someone this, but I would love to honor Orwell)
Aristotle
Haruki (after Murakami)
Ernest (after Hemingway)
Sylvia (after Plath)
Virginia (after Woolf)
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In my choices I won't mention the obvious ones, like Isaac Newton or Vincent Van Gogh, just to make it a bit more "challenging".
Science:
Marie (after Marie Curie)
Pierre (after Pierre Curie)
Heron (after Heron of Alexandria)
Maxwell (after James Clerk Maxwell)
Dmitri (after Mendeleev)
Erwin (after Schrödinger)
Claude (after Debussy or Monet, though I would also use Monet for a girl)
Sappho (after the Greek poetess)
Frederic (after. Chopin)
Lin (after Lin Manuel Miranda)
Etta (after Etta James)
George (I don't think I'd actually name someone this, but I would love to honor Orwell)
Aristotle
Haruki (after Murakami)
Ernest (after Hemingway)
Sylvia (after Plath)
Virginia (after Woolf)
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Emrys Håkon (Ambrosius Aurelianus/Emrys Wledig + King Håkon IV) - this is what I will name my first son
Alfred Sweyn (King Alfred + King Sweyn Forkbeard)
Artemisia Clothilde (Artemisia Gentileschi + Clotilde of Burgundy)
Theodora Hypatia (Byzantine Empress + Greek mathematician, astronomer, philosopher)
Alfred Sweyn (King Alfred + King Sweyn Forkbeard)
Artemisia Clothilde (Artemisia Gentileschi + Clotilde of Burgundy)
Theodora Hypatia (Byzantine Empress + Greek mathematician, astronomer, philosopher)
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Wow. Forkbeard.
Hypatia's a good'un!
Hypatia's a good'un!
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I have considered in the past:
Harriet for Harriet Tubman. I also just love the name Harriet so this is kind of an added bonus, I guess. I'd really use this IRL in a heartbeat
Maya or Marguerite for Maya Angelou
Sojourner or Truth for Sojourner Truth
Edith for Edith Cowan - ditto Harriet...I greatly admire Edith Cowan but I also just love the name Edith
Abraham for Lincoln
Jefferson or Thomas for Thomas Jefferson
James for James Baldwin
I'm sure there are plenty more but those come immediately to mind.
Harriet for Harriet Tubman. I also just love the name Harriet so this is kind of an added bonus, I guess. I'd really use this IRL in a heartbeat
Maya or Marguerite for Maya Angelou
Sojourner or Truth for Sojourner Truth
Edith for Edith Cowan - ditto Harriet...I greatly admire Edith Cowan but I also just love the name Edith
Abraham for Lincoln
Jefferson or Thomas for Thomas Jefferson
James for James Baldwin
I'm sure there are plenty more but those come immediately to mind.
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Alexander (the Great or Hamilton)
Oscar (Wilde -also love his sons names: Cyril & Vyvyan, but not sure if that would still count as honoring.)
James (Dean, Baldwin, Henry James, J.M. Barrie, and I might would lie and tell someone I named a kid James Buchanan after the president, but I would really just naming them after James Buchanan Barnes, the Winter Soldier comic book character.)
Florin (Buhuceanu)
Janusz (Korczak. This name would totally not work in the US, but I still really like it so it's going on the list.)
Ștefan (Odobleja)
Hart (Crane. Or Nancy Hart.)
Simon (Joe Simon)
Theo (I don't care for Theodor, but I adore Dr. Suess, especially his activism, so Theo for Theodor Geisel.)
Harper (Lee)
F:
Emmeline (Pankhurst)
Estelle Sylvia (Pankhurst)
Maya (Angelou)
Marian (Anderson)
Margaret (Atwood or Mead. Might call her Daisy to give a nod to Daisy Bates too.)
Jane (Austen)
Harriet (Tubman)
Charlotte (Perkins Gilman)
Renate (Weber)
Alexander (the Great or Hamilton)
Oscar (Wilde -also love his sons names: Cyril & Vyvyan, but not sure if that would still count as honoring.)
James (Dean, Baldwin, Henry James, J.M. Barrie, and I might would lie and tell someone I named a kid James Buchanan after the president, but I would really just naming them after James Buchanan Barnes, the Winter Soldier comic book character.)
Florin (Buhuceanu)
Janusz (Korczak. This name would totally not work in the US, but I still really like it so it's going on the list.)
Ștefan (Odobleja)
Hart (Crane. Or Nancy Hart.)
Simon (Joe Simon)
Theo (I don't care for Theodor, but I adore Dr. Suess, especially his activism, so Theo for Theodor Geisel.)
Harper (Lee)
F:
Emmeline (Pankhurst)
Estelle Sylvia (Pankhurst)
Maya (Angelou)
Marian (Anderson)
Margaret (Atwood or Mead. Might call her Daisy to give a nod to Daisy Bates too.)
Jane (Austen)
Harriet (Tubman)
Charlotte (Perkins Gilman)
Renate (Weber)
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Abraham, after Lincoln.
I do have a grandson named Abraham after Lincoln.
I do have a grandson named Abraham after Lincoln.
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I have to admit I'm not one for naming my children after other famous people, dead or alive. There's nothing wrong with it, it was simply nothing I considered. Here are some names I like that are attached to figures I like.
Artemis (The goddess. I know, this is stretching the rules a bit)
Audrey (Hepburn-- cliche, yes)
Eleanor (Roosevelt)
Elizabeth (Current queen, and Elizabeth Hamilton)
Helen / Helena (Helen of Troy and Helen Keller)
Jane (Austen)
Frida (Kahlo)
Josephine (Baker-- too risque?)
Alexander (the Great)
Amadeus (Mozart)
Joseph (Biden)
Theodore (Roosevelt)
Artemis (The goddess. I know, this is stretching the rules a bit)
Audrey (Hepburn-- cliche, yes)
Eleanor (Roosevelt)
Elizabeth (Current queen, and Elizabeth Hamilton)
Helen / Helena (Helen of Troy and Helen Keller)
Jane (Austen)
Frida (Kahlo)
Josephine (Baker-- too risque?)
Alexander (the Great)
Amadeus (Mozart)
Joseph (Biden)
Theodore (Roosevelt)
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I'll have twins & call them Vulcana & Virginia:
Vulcana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcana
Virginia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Hall
Vulcana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcana
Virginia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Hall
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Sappho is great!
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Tage after Tage Danielsson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tage_Danielsson
or Tua after Tua Åberg-Dominique, Swedish opera and musical singer who isn't very famous outside Swedish opera but whom I saw as Christine in Phantom of the Opera and really loved.
I have lots of other idols, too, but I wouldn't actually consider using their names. Anyway, I do like:
Artemisia (Gentileschi)
Bram (Stoker)
Branwell (Brontë)
Emily (Brontë)
Emmeline (Pankhurst)
Frida (Kahlo)
Inigo (Jones)
Joni (Mitchell)
Nolwenn (Leroy, Breton singer)
Oscar (Wilde)
Sarah (Brightman) *blush*
Simona (Atzori, Italian painter and dancer born without arms)
Wolfgang (Amadeus Mozart)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tage_Danielsson
or Tua after Tua Åberg-Dominique, Swedish opera and musical singer who isn't very famous outside Swedish opera but whom I saw as Christine in Phantom of the Opera and really loved.
I have lots of other idols, too, but I wouldn't actually consider using their names. Anyway, I do like:
Artemisia (Gentileschi)
Bram (Stoker)
Branwell (Brontë)
Emily (Brontë)
Emmeline (Pankhurst)
Frida (Kahlo)
Inigo (Jones)
Joni (Mitchell)
Nolwenn (Leroy, Breton singer)
Oscar (Wilde)
Sarah (Brightman) *blush*
Simona (Atzori, Italian painter and dancer born without arms)
Wolfgang (Amadeus Mozart)
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Loretta Lynn (after country singer Loretta Lynn)
Jonathan (after Jonathan Brandis)
Crystal Gayle (after country singer Crystal Gayle)
Aldebrand (after Aldebrando di Fossombrone, saint from Fossombrone)
Oliver Vanetta (after Oliver 'Doolittle' Lynn, country singer)
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Favorites:
Audrey, Martha, Lydia, Phoebe, Veronica, Matilda, Rita, Victoria, Apolonia, Edwina, Clara, Jocelyn, Mildred
Anthony, Damien, Alexander, Valentine, Maximilian, James, Daniel, Vincent, Matthew, Andreas, Theodore
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Jonathan (after Jonathan Brandis)
Crystal Gayle (after country singer Crystal Gayle)
Aldebrand (after Aldebrando di Fossombrone, saint from Fossombrone)
Oliver Vanetta (after Oliver 'Doolittle' Lynn, country singer)
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Favorites:
Audrey, Martha, Lydia, Phoebe, Veronica, Matilda, Rita, Victoria, Apolonia, Edwina, Clara, Jocelyn, Mildred
Anthony, Damien, Alexander, Valentine, Maximilian, James, Daniel, Vincent, Matthew, Andreas, Theodore
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Kinda gets a bit complicated on the names I love that happen to have historical figures tied to them, and the names I love because of historical figures.
Beatrix (Beatrix Potter)
Rosalind and Elsie (Rosalind Elsie Franklin; such an amazing combo)
Sylvia (Sylvia Pankhurst)
Rosa (Rosa Parks, also could maybe do Rosalind nn Rosa and do a double honouring)
I actually had and am considering again, Beatrix Sylvia Rosalind on my list for those women, and because I just love all three names.
Elizabeth (Tudor/I springs to mind first, since I've studied her the most, but of course there are loads more)
Ada (Lovelace, wouldn't mind Lovelace as a middle maybe for a more normal or popular name)
Horatio (Nelson) Not particularly for the association, although I do think qualities like dedication, determination, and courage very admirable (I think there's a admiral pun there somewhere haha) and important, but I did first hear and start to love it because of a history audiobook about him.
Francis (Drake)
Albert (Einstein, Prince Albert; he and Queen Victoria are one of my favourite historical couples)
Wolfgang (Mozart; I also have Amadea on my girls' list and like Amadeus)
Leonardo (Da Vinci)
Beatrix (Beatrix Potter)
Rosalind and Elsie (Rosalind Elsie Franklin; such an amazing combo)
Sylvia (Sylvia Pankhurst)
Rosa (Rosa Parks, also could maybe do Rosalind nn Rosa and do a double honouring)
I actually had and am considering again, Beatrix Sylvia Rosalind on my list for those women, and because I just love all three names.
Elizabeth (Tudor/I springs to mind first, since I've studied her the most, but of course there are loads more)
Ada (Lovelace, wouldn't mind Lovelace as a middle maybe for a more normal or popular name)
Horatio (Nelson) Not particularly for the association, although I do think qualities like dedication, determination, and courage very admirable (I think there's a admiral pun there somewhere haha) and important, but I did first hear and start to love it because of a history audiobook about him.
Francis (Drake)
Albert (Einstein, Prince Albert; he and Queen Victoria are one of my favourite historical couples)
Wolfgang (Mozart; I also have Amadea on my girls' list and like Amadeus)
Leonardo (Da Vinci)
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For artists I've always loved Dorothea Lange, that is actually part of why I love the name so much. She was both an amazing activist and an artist. Another favorite of mine is Frida Kahlo and I also love Vincent Van Gogh. I like all three of those names but I wish Vincent didn't have such bad nns.
I always the poetry of Robert Frost. The intriguing writing style of James Joyce. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is one of my favorite authors. I grew up reading the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I loved the books by Madeleine L'Engle. I love the theories, observations, and musings of Joseph Campbell.
I love John Muir but I'd never use John but possibly Muir. Cesar Chavez is another hero of mine and Dolores Huerta. Also activists like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. Then there is Eleanor Roosevelt and her daughter Anna and really a lot of the Roosevelt's like Franklin and Theodore. I also love Winston Churchill. Scientists like Alfred Einstein, Isaac Newton, Carl Sagan, Carl Jung, Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing, Joan Clarke, Jane Goodall, Marie Curie, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. They can still be alive right?
I always the poetry of Robert Frost. The intriguing writing style of James Joyce. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is one of my favorite authors. I grew up reading the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I loved the books by Madeleine L'Engle. I love the theories, observations, and musings of Joseph Campbell.
I love John Muir but I'd never use John but possibly Muir. Cesar Chavez is another hero of mine and Dolores Huerta. Also activists like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. Then there is Eleanor Roosevelt and her daughter Anna and really a lot of the Roosevelt's like Franklin and Theodore. I also love Winston Churchill. Scientists like Alfred Einstein, Isaac Newton, Carl Sagan, Carl Jung, Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing, Joan Clarke, Jane Goodall, Marie Curie, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. They can still be alive right?
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Princess Sissi, in actual fact Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Queen of Hungary 1837-1989, the most beautiful woman of her time & dazzlingly eccentric character,
murdered on the way of the Hotel Beau Rivage in Geneva, Switzerland to her ship on the Lake Geneva by the Italian extremist Luigi Lucheni, with a small pointed file, which he pushed into her heart.(similar a stiletto-shaped blade)
The tragical part of the story is, that he did not want to murder her at all, but acutally someone else, who had changed his travel plans in the short term and did not arrive in Geneva, so that Sissi had to be used. Unfortunally at the wrong time in the wrong place.
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France 1755-1793, the tragical pretentious aloof figure throughout the French Revolution, executed by guillotine on 16 October 1793 (aged 37)
Mata Hari (Javanese: eye of the day = sun) - the most famous female spy of all time and refined double agent for the German intelligence service during the first world war, NN H21, 1876-1917, with camouflage as an exotic naked dancer, originally born in the Netherlands as Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, also used the names Marguerite Campbell & Lady Gretha MacLeod, revealed by double espionage and high treason and condemned to death by the judges of a French Military court, executed on 15 October 1917.
If I should have bored you with these somewhat long-winded statements, I apologize for this in advance, (-:
murdered on the way of the Hotel Beau Rivage in Geneva, Switzerland to her ship on the Lake Geneva by the Italian extremist Luigi Lucheni, with a small pointed file, which he pushed into her heart.(similar a stiletto-shaped blade)
The tragical part of the story is, that he did not want to murder her at all, but acutally someone else, who had changed his travel plans in the short term and did not arrive in Geneva, so that Sissi had to be used. Unfortunally at the wrong time in the wrong place.
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France 1755-1793, the tragical pretentious aloof figure throughout the French Revolution, executed by guillotine on 16 October 1793 (aged 37)
Mata Hari (Javanese: eye of the day = sun) - the most famous female spy of all time and refined double agent for the German intelligence service during the first world war, NN H21, 1876-1917, with camouflage as an exotic naked dancer, originally born in the Netherlands as Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, also used the names Marguerite Campbell & Lady Gretha MacLeod, revealed by double espionage and high treason and condemned to death by the judges of a French Military court, executed on 15 October 1917.
If I should have bored you with these somewhat long-winded statements, I apologize for this in advance, (-:
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Since Mata Hari was convicted of being a spy for Nazi Germany and was consider a duplicitous traitor to her people, she would be considered a rather unsavory choice for a namesake if you really used the name.
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Hi !!!
Well..
Dante (after Dante Alighieri)
Giacomo (after Giacomo Leopardi)
Artemisia (after Artemisia Gentileschi)
Lorenzo (afrer Lorenzo De Medici)
Federico (after Federico II di Svevia)
Gabriele (after Gabriele D'Annunzio)
Manfredi (after Manfredi di Sicilia)
Aurelio (after Marco Aurelio)
Augusto (after Ottaviano Augusto)
Bianca (after Bianca Lancia)
Niccolò (after Niccolò Paganini)
Vittorio (after Vittorio Emanuele II di Savoia first King of Italy).
Michelangelo (after Michelangelo and Caravaggio)
Gioacchino (after Gioacchino Rossini)
Antonio (after Antonio Canova)
Cristoforo (after Cristoforo Colombo)
Lucrezia (after Lucrezia Borgia)
Ludovico (after Ludovico il Moro)
Giordano (after Giordano Bruno)
Galileo (after Galileo Galilei)
Girolamo (after Sofronio Eusebio Girolamo)
Well..
Dante (after Dante Alighieri)
Giacomo (after Giacomo Leopardi)
Artemisia (after Artemisia Gentileschi)
Lorenzo (afrer Lorenzo De Medici)
Federico (after Federico II di Svevia)
Gabriele (after Gabriele D'Annunzio)
Manfredi (after Manfredi di Sicilia)
Aurelio (after Marco Aurelio)
Augusto (after Ottaviano Augusto)
Bianca (after Bianca Lancia)
Niccolò (after Niccolò Paganini)
Vittorio (after Vittorio Emanuele II di Savoia first King of Italy).
Michelangelo (after Michelangelo and Caravaggio)
Gioacchino (after Gioacchino Rossini)
Antonio (after Antonio Canova)
Cristoforo (after Cristoforo Colombo)
Lucrezia (after Lucrezia Borgia)
Ludovico (after Ludovico il Moro)
Giordano (after Giordano Bruno)
Galileo (after Galileo Galilei)
Girolamo (after Sofronio Eusebio Girolamo)
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It's an interesting question, partly because I'm unsure whether I first pick the name I like and would actually want to use and then find some admirable historic figure who also used it, or if I first find a historical figure I admire and then use the name, whether I like it or not. I'm going to try to give equal consideration to each factor.
Maria for Maria Tallchief
Alex for Alex Haley (Haley could also work for a girl)
Harry for Harry Truman
Carol for Carol Burnett
Maria for Maria Tallchief
Alex for Alex Haley (Haley could also work for a girl)
Harry for Harry Truman
Carol for Carol Burnett
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I've always been fascinated by Alexander the Great, and it's one of my favorite names as well so that would be the obvious choice for a boy. I'm not really a fan of naming children after famous people though so I've never given this much thought. A less obvious choice could be Nelson, after Mandela.
In high school all classes were named after famous people, like Astrid Lindgren, Socrates etc. My class was "Rosa Parks" so I have a soft spot for Rosa because of that, but I don't really like the name. Maybe I could use something like Rosalie instead. Or Jane/Austen for a girl, for obvious reasons.
In high school all classes were named after famous people, like Astrid Lindgren, Socrates etc. My class was "Rosa Parks" so I have a soft spot for Rosa because of that, but I don't really like the name. Maybe I could use something like Rosalie instead. Or Jane/Austen for a girl, for obvious reasons.
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