Sweet Girls Names!

Little girls can be so sweet and adorable! I hope one day to have a couple of sweet daughters on my own, preferably with blond or red curly hair. I have a few lovely names picked out already that I hope to use. I love girls names that are feminine and old-fashioned, beautiful old names!

Here are some of my favorite girls names:

Adelaide

Amy

Anneliese

Arabella

Beatrice

Catherine

Eleanor

Elena

Evangeline

Felicity

Grace

Irene

Isabella

Jane

Juliana 

Juliet

Leah

Lillias

Lydia

Marjorie

Mary

Phoebe

Rosalie

Sadie

Sophia

Recently a blogging friend posted some of her favorite girls names on her blog and I just loved them! 

• Amelia Claire
• Ariella Elise
• Eloise Charlotte
• Marilyn Floressa
• Annabelle Elaine
• and also she likes Lisette

Aren't they beautiful girly-girl names?

What are your favorite girls names?

Recent Names I've Encountered

Here were several births among my acquaintances in December and January and a few other names I've encountered recently:

• Natalia Hope - my friends had their 9th child a week before Christmas and chose this beautiful name meaning "Christmas hope" for their sixth daughter!
• Abide Ackroyd - my dear friend Jon and Ann had their first child, a boy on December 14th and gave him this unusual name. This summer Ann intimated to me that they were choosing a first name that honored an African Christian friend of their's but had changed the name a bit so the meaning wasn't something to do with the Muslin religion. Ann's maiden name serves as the middle name. I do love virtue names and this one is quite unique!
• Clifford Martin Jr. - My friend Roxanne and her husband Cliff also welcomed their first child just after Christmas. The baby was named after his father and it seems he is to be called "Little Cliff". I must say that in general I pity Juniors who have to share their father's names but Clifford and Martin do stand out as old-fashioned names among the work of Dakotas and Braydens that I can't help admiring their boldness! 
• Christopher Michael Jr. "C.J." - my little cousin was born in March and named after his father. His parents call him C.J. I do sort of wish they had used Matthias which was a family name they had considered but he is so adorable and the name actually suits him very well!

• Esslyn - Encounterd while watching the TV series Midsomer Murders. Masculine, the character it was used on was a British stage actor full name Esslyn Carmichael. It looks a bit Welsh to me but I can't find any info, the closest my searches came were Jesslyn. I posted about this on Behind the Name's Name Fact Board and came up with this: "Esslyn is probably made up. There's not one single result for it as a first name or a surname in UK records from 1837 to last year, and the only male Welsh name I can think of that even sounds like it is Iestyn." I actually like the name quite a bit.
• Cully - Also encountered whild watching Midsomer Murders. Feminine, the character is the daughter of the main police detective. Cully Barnaby is her full name. I assume "Cully" is short for a longer name but throughout the series she's only called by that one name. My own searches brought up Cully, Switzerland and the word Cully meaning "A fool or dupe" also "Slang pal; mate". After posting this also on Behind the Name I came up with this come conclusive info: "I found this on http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Satellite/9476/news.htm: ''Cully's name John (Nettles) has also jokingly reiterated the story of how Cully got her name. In our younger days we spent our honeymoon in a place called Cully by Lake Geneva and it was there that Cully was conceived – and it was in relation to that experience that she got her name.'' I thought perhaps that was how the story ran (from Cully, Switzerland) but I couldn't remember hearing that explained in any of the episodes.

What new names have you encountered recently?

Name-a-gram Game

I got the game Bananagrams for Christmas and have really been enjoying this Scrabble type game. Being a name enthusiast I couldn't resist using the letter tiles to form names!

In each photo below the letter tiles form at least one name I was thinking of. Using all the tiles unscramble the letters to form a common name. All photos are my own, sorry for the poor color/lighting in some of them.

Example:

Equals:



See how many names you can get. I'll post the answers soon. Have fun!


1. _____________


2. ____________


3. _____________


4. _______


5. ____________


6. ____________


7. _______________


8. _____________


9. _____________


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12. ______________

Names From Camp

This cutie is a little boy by the name of Ezekiel "Zeke" who was at camp this summer. I love his name and also found some other interesting names, name spellings and combos at camp.

Boys:

• Jedediah "Jed" - Zeke's older brother
• Lincoln - a little boy with bright blue eyes!
• Mitchell - I've never met anyone with this name
• Lance - a young boy with an older name
• Kameron
• Corbin
• Bryce
• Braden
• Waylon
• Harley
• Oakley

Girls:

• Ciera
• Amaiah (prn. uh-my-uh)
• Rashelle
• Whitney - I met two different Whitneys each very different from the other
• Ashlyn
• Jordana (prn. jore-day-nuh)
• Jennah
• Kenisha
• Cidney
• Tamika
• Ella Grace
• Alecia

Biblical Names for a Boy

A family at church who has used Biblical names for their three children is expecting their fourth child, a boy. The couple have a hard time deciding on names for their children and for that reason they have decided not to tell beforehand what they're considering for names.

There are so many lovely Biblical names and so I decided to play with it a little and think what I might choose to complete this sibset.

Isaiah & Raeann

Isaiah

Jeremiah "J.D."

Naomi

expecting boy in June

Old Testament names:

Aaron

Abel

Abram

Adoniram

Asa

Ephraim

Ezekiel

Ezra

Gideon

Ira

Jared

Joel

Jonah

Josiah

Jubal

Levi

Malachi

Micaiah

Micah

Zachariah

Zebulon

New Testament names:

Matthias

Matthew

Nathanael

Nicodemus

Philemon

Silas

Simon

Thaddeus

Titus

Zacharias

My favorites to go with their other children are:

Ezekiel

Gideon

Malachi

or if they were to use a New Testament name, Matthias, Silas or Titus.

What fun! :)

Names I've Heard Recently

It's been quite a while since I last posted. But though I have dropped off posting I have not dropped off my enthusiasm for names!

Below are some of the names I've come into contact with over the summer and fall:

Two families I know:
one - Don & Lydia had their first daughter, Evelyn Amy (just too lovely for words!)
two - John & Alicia's new daughter Olivia Renee joins sister Emily Mae

A girl at my workplace is having twin girls: Samara & Savannah
Another woman is having a little girl: Riley Lynn (if it was a boy he would be Dakota James)

A granddaughter of a lady at my workplace has three children: Colin (9), Sophie (6) and Helen (2)

Eric & Leslie Ludy
Hudson, Harper Grace, Kipling Joel Anthony "Kip" and Avonlea Rose

My well rounded knowledge of names came in handy when an actor in a film seemed to be hiding an accent. With the last name of Owens I figured he must be Welsh and I was correct.

You might be a name geek if....

Well, you know how to complete the sentence.

• ...You know the origins of the names "Jeff" and "Foxworthy"
• ...You`ve read so many BA`s you can recognize every baby or small child in your town
• ...You have several restraining orders beause you`ve asked complete strangers about their names.
• ...You write to your favourite celebrity asking him about his favourite names.
• ...You`re devestated when said celebrity replies with "I`ve never really thought about it.
• ...You also wrote him explaining how odd it was his name meaning didn`t apply to him at all.
• ...Foreign exchange students never have to repeat their names to you.
• ...You have a firm grounding in Greek, Latin and Gaelic.
• ...You have gotten detention/fired for calling a classmate`s/coworker`s favourite name "trendy".
• ...The only jokes you know are ones about people named Ben Dover and Jenny Taylor.
• ...Your favourite comedian once told a joke about the meaning of her name. But you know she got it wrong.
• ...Your idea of a slam is "Yo momma so old her name is Amabel" or "You so poor, your name was originally a surname!"
• ...You`d hitchhike to Nebraska just to meet Cleveland Evans.
• ...You know that Cleveland Evans is not the black guy from Family Guy.
• ...You read movie credits just to find new and interesting names.
• ...Your first response to hearing a name is "I love the meaning".
• ...You read obituaries of people you don't know just to find old-fashioned names.
• ...Names like Belphoebe and Solomon are guilty pleasures of yours.
• ...You have a list of your top 50 favorite combos for boys and girls.
• ...If you name the children in ads and posters and at the park and mall.
• ...If you have a favourite and least favourite name for every letter of the alphabet.
• ...You give your pets middle names (perhaps even more than one).
• ...When you first meet someone, you wonder what his or her middle name is.
• ...Even if you didn't enjoy a movie, book, television show, etc., you couldn't help but appreciate it somewhat if you really liked the characters' names.
• ...If you keep renaming yourself cuz you just can't choose the perfect name.
• ...If your favorite-names list exceeds 320 names.
• ...If your friends give the look even when you make a simple casual comment on a name.
• ...If you give all your teachers (and others) additional names that you think fit them better than the ones they have.
• ...If you take ages just to choose a name for a character.
• ...If you cringe when you hear someone say their daughter is named Madison or their son is named Jaden.
• ...If you tell people what their name means when they introduce themselves (as if they care).
• ..If you have ever shown your friends a list of some names you like and they haven't heard of any of them.
• ...If your significant other has ever has ever awoken you with a text message asking the meaning and origin of a name.
• ...If you actually find the obituaries more interesting than the birth announcements just because of the names.
• ...If you have a method of testing the accuracy of baby name books.
• ...If you don't actually own any of the books because you can't find any that have passed your test.
• ...If you had a dream that involved name etymology.

All of these come from the Name Game board at BtN. Most of these I'm guilty of! :)

Mother's Garden

I've finally finished up my work on my top 200 favorite combos. It was a lot of work but a lot of fun. So here's the last of the combos I've just finished.

Girls:
Addison Bailey
Arrington Brigh
Claudia Dominique
Candace Eliana
Avery Scarlett
Cara Eden
Josephine Bronte "Josie"

Boys:
Leary Eachann
Chase August
Sholto Iain
Shallum Judah
Cyril Tesmond
Darius Willem
Murray Somerled
Ryan Findlay
Landon Emrys
Reginald Torsten "Reg"
Jairus Zeke
Aodh Kentigern
Jock Hazeldeen
Eoin Morrissey
Raymond Siors
Craig Mitchell
Stephan Lionel
Sawyer Drake
Raleigh Flynn
Asher Cohen
Alec Harrison
Blake Chandler
Bramwell Heath "Bram"
Britton Foster
Cody Tucker
Cooper Slade
Corrigan Brett
Connor Malachy
Deliverance Saul
Diggory Basil
Gulliver Clancy
Hamilton Vance "Ham"
Lane Wilson
Maddox Peyton
Oscar Maurice
Pacey Coleman "Pace"
Patriot Resolve
Septimus Cree
Sullivan Burke "Sully"
Sixten Otto
Seighin Roarke (Shannon)
Trent Deacon
Tennyson Alfred
Trey Brigham
Walker Garth
Whitaker Seamus "Whit"

A Ton of New Combos!

More combos I've decided on - some were put together just today. It's getting to be slim pickings. Still having fun! :)

Girls:
May Annabelle
Marguerite Adele
Francesca Nicole
Frederica Agnes
Penelope Anthea "Penny"
Saorla Morag
Sophie Natalia
Samantha True
Tamsin Paisley
Thea Corinne
Michael Johanna
Marianne Linnet
Madeleine Bright
Keturah Judith
Keziah Promise
Natasha Tatiana
Leontine Drusilla "Tinny"
Gemma Hyacinth
Elspeth Tavia "Elsy"
Flora Bethia
Louisa Pauline
Helen Moira
Hester Comfort "Hes / Hessie"
Ariadne Zillah
Rowena Gray
Hosanna Cherish
Cynthia Louise
Emilia Steren
Joanna Dawn
Dinah Kathryn
Jenny Ireland
Euodia Persis
Achsa Rachel
Lorna Devorgilla
Agatha Clotilde "Aggie"
Constance Maria
Zoe Adriana
Dorothee Isabel
Eloisa Sybil
Isolda Glynis
Genevieve Sofie
Elaine Vivian
Amberlyn Brooke
Delight Emily
Henrietta Ursula "Hetty / Etta"
Ceridwen Dervila
Eithne Maire
Harriet Eileen "Hattie"
Rebecca Karin
Ireleigh Sian
Amethyst Lyric "Amey"
Bryony Sonnet
Mehitabel Jerusha "Hetty / Bel"
Wilhelmina Heidi "Mina"


Boys:
Drew Cailean
Dietrich Wolfgang
Nehemiah Jehu
Liam Finnian
Luke Torben
Samuel Zion
Riley Kiernan
Weston Emeric "Wes"
Gerald Scott
Gerard Ross "Gerry"
Ronald Albert
Jolyon Soames "Jolly / Jo"
Philip Waistill
Jericho Hiram
Patrick Dublin
Rilian Xander
Theoden Idris
Timothy Robert
Felix Vittorio
Leopold Adolphus "Leo"
Fitzwilliam Ioan
Montgomery Duff "Monty"
Shiloh Galilee
Humble Joash
Martin Donald
Mark Justin
Jason Erasmus
Abraham Uriah "Abe"
Rafael Cyrus "Rafe"
Graeme Conan
Grady Killian
Lucian Xavier
Hector Etienne
Zachariah Storm
Hayden Trace
Desmond Horatio
Eustace Humphrey
Amadeus Luther
Aaron Zachary
Joshua Reuben
Tullian Fife
Theodore Hugo
Noble Aram
Frederick Herman
Cole Archer
Jude Orlando
Carmichael Bruce "Car"
Enoch Jabez
Theron Yannick
Koen Gunther
Andrew Coinneach (prn. Kenneth)
Jephthah Mael "Jep"

Wow! There were far more than I realized because I had forgotten to post some of them. That's all to date and I'm working on just a few more. I'm running out of room! :)

Adorning a Hat

More rambling about names. Some first names I'm trying to decide on middle names for:
Girls: May, Marguerite, Francesca, Frederica, Penelope, Saorla, Sophie, Samantha, Tamsin, Thea, Michael, Marianne, Madeleine, Keturah, Keziah, Natasha, Leontine, Gemma, Elspeth, Flora, Louisa

Boys: Drew, Dietrich, Nehemiah, Liam, Luke, Samuel, Riley, Weston, Gerald, Gerard, Ronald, Jolyon, Philip, Jericho, Patrick, Rilian, Theoden, Timothy, Felix, Leopold, Fitzwilliam, Montgomery, Shiloh, Humble, Martin, Mark, Jason, Abraham, Rafael