Hypothetically speaking and stuff

says...
Leslie wrote:

Adelaide


That one sounds really good with your other girl names IMO.


I really like this one (probably one of my top choices) but my ever
smart arse husband says we may as well call her Auckland. I tried to
explain Adelaide the Australian city was named after Queen Adelaide and
it was a very old German and English name, but what can I say he's an idiot.

he's a bloke, what can I say


, Arabella,

I love that one myself.

Me too, my only problem with this is the rhyme I use with the kids at
Playcentre
Little Arabella Miller had a fuzzy caterpillar
First it crawled upon her mother
then upon her baby brother...and so on to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle
Little star lol

I know that rhyme, but don't say it to the tune of "TT". It's more
'spoken word' as I know it.

In article , says...

I have fond
memories of a professor named Poppy (*very* bright and interesting
lady). For some reason I'm not fond of Saffron, though I can't
put my finger on why.

Saffy from Ab Fab.
Enough to turn anyone off

In article , says...
Unadulterated Me wrote:

Ericka Kammerer wrote:

Freya doesn't seem to fit with the rest
of your names to me.


It doesn't? Poop, I liked that one lol

It's a nice name--just seems so very Nordic to me ;-)
At least I *have* Nordic ancestry (Mom was bucking to name
me Sigrid, which sounds hopelessly tall and blonde to me!).

Unless you're an Australian.
You could only think of Sigrid Thornton

http://www.sigridthornton.com/gallery.asp


Rowan and Rohan are a little too male sounding.

Ronan is the male name I tend to think of, though
no one but me seems to like it IRL.

Rowan and Rohan are typically boy's names here too.

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Cheryl wrote:


Poppy, Saffron,


These last two are getting really popular at the moment due to certain
UK television shows/personalities.



I know Saffy's from Ab Fab but what's Poppy from?

Poppy Honey - one of Jamie Oliver's kids.

In ,
Unadulterated Me wrote:

*Adelaide, Arabella, Georgette, Freya, Fleur, Jemima, Lucinda, Lucianna,
*Matilda, Poppy, Saffron, Tamasin (not Tamsin), Tansy, Willow

Adelaide makes me think of "Adelaide's Lament," and I'd expect her to have
a strong Brooklyn accent and permanent headcold, I'm afraid. Arabella is
pretty. Georgette is maybe TOO pretty. Freya sounds nice but if my
great-uncle Sid said it I'd think he was talking about an appliance used
to make french fries (there's that Brooklyn accent thing again). Fleur is
lovely, Jemima is out of the question due to the whole "aunt Jemima"
thing; Lucinda and Lucianna are lovely... Matilda not so much, only due to
the whole "waltzing Matilda" problem. Poppy and Saffron are ok; Tamasin
I'm not sure of. Tansy is a little too much for me. Willow - I wouldn't
use it, but I don't hate it. Um, did I just bust your whole list? Oh, no -
Arabella, Lucinda, Lucianna - they get my stamp of approval

I'm so screwed if this baby is a girl. We have huge naming problems
here...

--
Hillary Israeli, VMD
Lafayette Hill/PA/USA/Earth
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is
too dark to read." --Groucho Marx

says...

Fleur,

Pretty, but might become really popular really soon with the Harry
Potter fan-crowd. I prefer Flora, which is on our short list as well.


In Australia, Fleur is a tampon, and Flora is a margarine

In ,
Unadulterated Me wrote:

*I was thinking someone would make the waltzing Matilda connection first
*before the Dahl one though lol

Great minds think alike

--
Hillary Israeli, VMD
Lafayette Hill/PA/USA/Earth
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is
too dark to read." --Groucho Marx

In ,
H Schinske wrote:

* Poppy, Saffron, Tansy, Willow
*
*Pretty, but rather botanical. I sometimes hear Poppy as a nickname for father
*or grandfather.

Heh. My paternal grandfather was called "Poppy," (his wife being "Nana")
and I went through a smart-ass phase when I insisted on calling him
"Flower."

h.
--
Hillary Israeli, VMD
Lafayette Hill/PA/USA/Earth
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is
too dark to read." --Groucho Marx

In m8kfd.316479$3l3.292471@attbi_s03,
Emily wrote:

*One of my favorite books ever is _My Atonia_ by Willa Cather.
*(Hope I spelled that all right.)

Sorry. It's Antonia. I HATED that book! sorry again

--
Hillary Israeli, VMD
Lafayette Hill/PA/USA/Earth
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is
too dark to read." --Groucho Marx

"elizabeth emerald" wrote in message
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"Unadulterated Me" wrote in message
...
Can I have some feedback on these names, any make your stomach turn, any
you adore that sort of thing....connotations to them, no need to feed
back on every name just the ones you have strong thoughts on. Trying to
come up with some sort of short list for contemplation, not having much
luck.

Adelaide, Arabella, Georgette, Freya, Fleur, Jemima, Lucinda, Lucianna,
Matilda, Poppy, Saffron, Tamasin (not Tamsin), Tansy, Willow

And would it be too cheesy to give a baby girl born in May 'May' as a
second name?

Girls names we already have are...
Tessa Hannah
Paige Breanna
Grace Madeline
Rose Isabella
Amelia Kate
Lydia Elisabeth

Andrea no middle name

most of those names sound very pretty to me. but please give a middle
name.
i never had one & legally added one in as soon as possible. i couldn't
understand when i was at school why everyone else had one & i didn't.

btw, elizabeth is the middle name i chose & i was called that since high
school by friends & family. christine is my actual first name!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
DS - born 20-aug-02

"Old school don't mean I'm better, I'm just getting older" -- Bias B



um-ah! why would you not go by christine, it is LOVELY!!

interestingly, elizabeth is my 'confirmation' name...