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HelpNames you love but would never give a child
I think the title is pretty self explanatory. What names do you really like, but for some reason or other would never actually give your (hypothetical) child?
Some of mine are: Perdita, Seamus, Constance, Lily, Albert, Howard, and Leonora.
Some of mine are: Perdita, Seamus, Constance, Lily, Albert, Howard, and Leonora.
This message was edited 11/21/2014, 8:48 PM
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Awww, I love Constance! As in, it's not a GP, I'd totally use it for a daughter if I could.
My GPs:
Cedric
Faron
Jasper (it just doesn't sound right in my Midwestern American accent)
Nigel
Otto
Roger
Valentine
Valerian
Vespasian
Wolfgang
Wulfric
&
Aoife
Boudicca
Clytemnestra
Crescentia
Desideria
Fauna
Shosanna
Xanthe
Xena
Ygraine
My GPs:
Cedric
Faron
Jasper (it just doesn't sound right in my Midwestern American accent)
Nigel
Otto
Roger
Valentine
Valerian
Vespasian
Wolfgang
Wulfric
&
Aoife
Boudicca
Clytemnestra
Crescentia
Desideria
Fauna
Shosanna
Xanthe
Xena
Ygraine
This message was edited 11/24/2014, 8:26 PM
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This is why I love having pets - I usually give them names I know a human child would detest me for giving them.
Currently I have Eglantine and Siegfried, but others in the list include:
Algernon
Andromeda
Apollonia
Etheldreda
Horatio
Ichabod
Melpomene
Meriwether (b)
Shadrach
Tiberius
Xerxes
Luckily there is always hope for middle names. ;)
Currently I have Eglantine and Siegfried, but others in the list include:
Algernon
Andromeda
Apollonia
Etheldreda
Horatio
Ichabod
Melpomene
Meriwether (b)
Shadrach
Tiberius
Xerxes
Luckily there is always hope for middle names. ;)
This message was edited 11/23/2014, 11:29 AM
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Oh, so many! These are just names that I don't think would be well received in real life:
Adastra
Alcyone (welll... could I get away with it?)
Allegra (might get away with it?)
Aloisia
Amedea
Andromeda
Antigone
Apollonia
Arava
Arsinoe
Arthurine
Asphodel
Astraia
Bathsheba
Bartolomea
Bethsabee
Chrysanthe / Chrysanthemum (I'd still use this as an honouring mn)
Circe
Cybele (I still love this)
Demetria
Desdemona
Electra
Elsinore
Embla
Emeretienne
Eris
Faustine
Galatea
Galilea
Godeliva
Guinevere
Gustava
Havilah
Hecate "Catie"
Ingrid
Kassiani
Keturah (I love this so much, but I think people think it's too weird)
Koralia
Liadan
Lovisa (It'd be mistaken for Louisa aaaaalll the time)
Ludovica
Mahalath (love how ancient this sounds, and the meaning)
Mariamne
Matea / Mattea
Merab (I admit, I like this cos it's so odd/ugly)
Mireio
Nahal
Nahla
Naia
Naira
Olympia
Perdita
Phaedra
Rocio
Adastra
Alcyone (welll... could I get away with it?)
Allegra (might get away with it?)
Aloisia
Amedea
Andromeda
Antigone
Apollonia
Arava
Arsinoe
Arthurine
Asphodel
Astraia
Bathsheba
Bartolomea
Bethsabee
Chrysanthe / Chrysanthemum (I'd still use this as an honouring mn)
Circe
Cybele (I still love this)
Demetria
Desdemona
Electra
Elsinore
Embla
Emeretienne
Eris
Faustine
Galatea
Galilea
Godeliva
Guinevere
Gustava
Havilah
Hecate "Catie"
Ingrid
Kassiani
Keturah (I love this so much, but I think people think it's too weird)
Koralia
Liadan
Lovisa (It'd be mistaken for Louisa aaaaalll the time)
Ludovica
Mahalath (love how ancient this sounds, and the meaning)
Mariamne
Matea / Mattea
Merab (I admit, I like this cos it's so odd/ugly)
Mireio
Nahal
Nahla
Naia
Naira
Olympia
Perdita
Phaedra
Rocio
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I am acquainted with a Cornelius and Titus. I didn't find their names peculiar when we first met, so I consider them usable. Ingrid is lovely, and I have met an Inga, which is similar but not quite as pretty. You might be able to get away with Allegra as a first name since it is easily shortened to Allie if your daughter objected to her full name. I am also a fan of Amadeus but am only brave enough to use it for a middle name.
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Ferdinand
Christian
Xander
Jemima
Constance
Madge
Christian
Xander
Jemima
Constance
Madge
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Haha, like all the names. If I had to rank all of my favorite names it would take awhile to get to the ones I'd really use, especially for boys. But anyway. I'll just give you my top ones, in relatively accurate order.
Roisin
Shoshana
Easter
Sunshine
Euphemia
Belen
Olwen
Garden
Gala
Ouida
Hamnet
Columba
Tancred
Tegwared
Malachy
Augustine
Gwenith
Daire
Adoniram
Royal
Roisin
Shoshana
Easter
Sunshine
Euphemia
Belen
Olwen
Garden
Gala
Ouida
Hamnet
Columba
Tancred
Tegwared
Malachy
Augustine
Gwenith
Daire
Adoniram
Royal
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I've had a love for Olwen for a long time, but I just don't think it would work right now. :)
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Eulalie / Eulalia - I like this one a lot but I don't think it's ready for a comeback just yet (and probably won't be for quite some time), so I guess it would be more of a burden than a gift for any bearer...
Capucine - I probably would consider using this if I lived in a French-speaking country, but alas, I don't live in a French-speaking country and around here it's just too reminiscent of "cappuccino".
Fern / Ferne - I would use this name in a heartbeat - if I lived in an English-speaking country. Which I don't. And unfortunately "fern" is the word for "afar" and "far away" in my mothertongue, while "Ferne" is our word for "distance"...
Capucine - I probably would consider using this if I lived in a French-speaking country, but alas, I don't live in a French-speaking country and around here it's just too reminiscent of "cappuccino".
Fern / Ferne - I would use this name in a heartbeat - if I lived in an English-speaking country. Which I don't. And unfortunately "fern" is the word for "afar" and "far away" in my mothertongue, while "Ferne" is our word for "distance"...
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