greetings!

[novangla.livejournal.com]

Hullo!

I always enjoy checking around here, and thought it was high time I submitted my own list.

I'm years off from having any kids, but my SO and I have narrowed down our favorites to:
Gabriel Sebastian James
Isabella Virginia Snow OR Isabella Virginia Claire
Georgia Theophila Claire OR Georgia Theophila Snow OR Theophila Victoria Claire/Snow

I personally like Theophila as a first name but I guess it's pushing it on weirdness, though she could go by Thea.. I could see it as a boys' maybe, with the nickname Theo: Theophilus Matthias something, and Georgia Victoria Claire.

Would another arrangement be better?


Girls, with SO approval:
Aurelia
Valeriana
Theodora
Alexandra
Aurora
Fidelia
Magdalena
Sophia

Alt. Girls' Middle Names: Quinn, Luz

W/o SO-approval...
Girls:
Madeline
Anna
Lucia
Fiona
Ciara/Kiera (close to same pronunciation)

Boys:
Connor
Aidan (my favorite)
Peter
Seamus (though James is good too)
Lucius (or Lucian, since Harry Potter has killed Lucius)
Luke
Matthias
Thomas
Quentin or Quintin
Orlando
Roland
Finnian
Brendan
Ciaran/Kieran (close to same pronunciation)


Thoughts??

Comments

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I like Isabella Virginia Snow

Theophila is too much pompous for my taste.

I like all of your girls "approved" names, except for Theodora and Fidelia.

then I like
Madeline
Ciara / Keira (although they're not similar to me, Ciara would be See-ah-rah and Keira would be Kee-rah)
and for boys
Connor
Luke
Matthias
Thomas
Quentin
Fiannian
Ciaran /Kieran

[novangla.livejournal.com]

Yeah-- I like Theophila more in theory, but it sounds like too much for a little girl, why is why I think it works better as a mn.

Virginia Snow is my g-grandmother's name and I always thought it sounded nice, especially with not actually having Virginia as a first name.

Thanks!

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

i like the nickname thea, but theophila reminds me WAY too much of like, necrophilia, etc. they just sounds the same to me, and i think a lot of people would feel the same way.

if you really wanted to use thea, what about like, theodora? or something like that? i love the name theo on a boy, though, so i much prefer just plain theodore.

i looooove the names you have picked out, though, with the exception of theophila, but only for that one reason. it just reminds me way too much of those words, and it sounds/is spelled pretty similarly, so i doubt i'm alone in this.

[novangla.livejournal.com]

Point taken on Theophila-- it hadn't occurred to me at all! I do really like both Theodore and Theodora. I probably would err towards Isabella and Georgia as first names anyway. If Theophila wears out I'd replace it with Victoria as the MN for Georgia I think.

Thanks, on the others! I grew up really liking Irish names and now I'm really drawn toward a lot of Roman names... I like the rhythm they have, and as a girl with consonant-ending name I appreciate the femininity of ending in an a.

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I never used to be a fan of the name Georgia, but it's totally growing on me. Just promise not to call her GeeGee? lol.

I love girl names that end in a, too - my top 3 names (Eliza, Louisa, and Amelia) all do, and I adore them :).

[novangla.livejournal.com]

Oh gaaaaawwwd GeeGee? I don't think Georgia really needs a nickname.

I really like those three names. Especially Amelia-- which I just don't want to use because of someone I know named it, but it has a lovely sound.

[turn-it-upp.livejournal.com]

i knew a girl name theodora, i loved that she went by theo, it was very cute on her.
i think magdelena, seamus, matthiasm finnian, luke, and lucia are my favorties out of your list:)