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babynamesI'm not PG, TTC or anything (would take a miracle as I'm single). Just a total name nerd. So thought I'd post my current list and see what you think. Prounciation is in brackets where needed, and explanation of the names is included.
boys
Banyan Philip 'Bay'
Banyan for the trees, Philip is my father's name.
Finlay Jude 'Finn'
Finlay is for my Scottish heritage, Jude after Hey Jude.
Leif [lay-f] Dylan
I just love the sounds and meanings of these names (put together they mean 'beloved son of the wave')
Lennon Raphael 'Leo'
I'm a major beatles fan, and John was the coolest. Raphael I just like.
Killian [rhymes with Jillian] Reid 'Kian'
Am a sucker for Irish names and know the sweetest boy named Killian. Reid is in honour of my high school tutor.
Kiran Taliesin
I just really like Kiran (it's Sanskrit and means 'ray of light'). Taliesin honours my Welsh heritage and I like the myth around him.
Noah Dadedalus [day-dah-lus]
Ages ago I dreamt that I had a son named Noah, so have taken it as a sign. It's a great name anyway. Dadedalus is a character in Greek myth that I admire.
River Thomas
River is after the river of life (in Siddhartha) and River Phoenix. Thomas is my brother's middle name.
Rowan Atticus 'Roan'
Rowan fits with my love of nature, and celtic heritage. Atticus for the character of course, he is a most admirable namesake.
I also adore the name Adam, but can't find a good combo with it.
girls
Aislinn [ash-lyn] Symphony
Aislinn is another Irish name, it has such a beautiful meaning. As for Symphony, it just such a nice ring to it, fits with all the other words names but still really unusual (do like it as a fn, but it seems a bit much).
Autumn Clair
Autumn is my favourite time of year. Clair is my original mn, I still like but don't use it any more. Also one of my best friends is Clare.
Gaea [jee-uh] Hazel
Gaea is after the goddess, and earth itself (Gaea is the original spelling, and I'm a bit of a purist about that). Hazel for the whole nature/tree thing.
Faith Mariposa 'Fae'
I think Faith is such a wonderful virtue (I'm spirital, but not Christian) and sounds so beautiful. Mariposa is the Spanish word for butterfly. I adore butterflies, but 'Butterfly' itself doesn't have quite the right ring.
Freya Sonnet
Freya is Norse Goddess of love & war, have always admired her. Someone on another forum loved Sonnet as a name, so it kinda grew on me.
Lily Maeve
Lilies are my favourite flowers, and my mother's name means lily so it would sort of be after her. Maeve I just think it beautiful.
Magnolia Bronwen 'Maggie'
Magnolia for the flowers, and song 'sugar magnolia'. She'd probably called Maggie all the time though, as I think that's adorable. Bronwen for my Welsh heritage.
Rain Sophia
Rain is just such an elegant unusual name. Sophia means wisdom, which I like. Hope it will inspire her to greatness.
Ruby Aesara [ee-saw-ruh]
Ruby is my longest standing fave girls name, probably after Ruby Tuesday (the song). Aesara was an ancient Greek philosopher, think she makes such an inspirational namesake. That and it's just so cool and unusual.
Sequoia Lucy
My mother's name states with an S and has a meaning related to a plant, as does mine, so I sort of want to keep that going. Lucy, is basically the only thing I can find that flows. Though I like the song Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
Summer Julia
I like the sound of summer, and it's a happy time of year. Julia is after a good friend.
Willow Rhiannon
Willows are just so beautiful, Rhiannon after the Goddess and song.
boys
Banyan Philip 'Bay'
Banyan for the trees, Philip is my father's name.
Finlay Jude 'Finn'
Finlay is for my Scottish heritage, Jude after Hey Jude.
Leif [lay-f] Dylan
I just love the sounds and meanings of these names (put together they mean 'beloved son of the wave')
Lennon Raphael 'Leo'
I'm a major beatles fan, and John was the coolest. Raphael I just like.
Killian [rhymes with Jillian] Reid 'Kian'
Am a sucker for Irish names and know the sweetest boy named Killian. Reid is in honour of my high school tutor.
Kiran Taliesin
I just really like Kiran (it's Sanskrit and means 'ray of light'). Taliesin honours my Welsh heritage and I like the myth around him.
Noah Dadedalus [day-dah-lus]
Ages ago I dreamt that I had a son named Noah, so have taken it as a sign. It's a great name anyway. Dadedalus is a character in Greek myth that I admire.
River Thomas
River is after the river of life (in Siddhartha) and River Phoenix. Thomas is my brother's middle name.
Rowan Atticus 'Roan'
Rowan fits with my love of nature, and celtic heritage. Atticus for the character of course, he is a most admirable namesake.
I also adore the name Adam, but can't find a good combo with it.
girls
Aislinn [ash-lyn] Symphony
Aislinn is another Irish name, it has such a beautiful meaning. As for Symphony, it just such a nice ring to it, fits with all the other words names but still really unusual (do like it as a fn, but it seems a bit much).
Autumn Clair
Autumn is my favourite time of year. Clair is my original mn, I still like but don't use it any more. Also one of my best friends is Clare.
Gaea [jee-uh] Hazel
Gaea is after the goddess, and earth itself (Gaea is the original spelling, and I'm a bit of a purist about that). Hazel for the whole nature/tree thing.
Faith Mariposa 'Fae'
I think Faith is such a wonderful virtue (I'm spirital, but not Christian) and sounds so beautiful. Mariposa is the Spanish word for butterfly. I adore butterflies, but 'Butterfly' itself doesn't have quite the right ring.
Freya Sonnet
Freya is Norse Goddess of love & war, have always admired her. Someone on another forum loved Sonnet as a name, so it kinda grew on me.
Lily Maeve
Lilies are my favourite flowers, and my mother's name means lily so it would sort of be after her. Maeve I just think it beautiful.
Magnolia Bronwen 'Maggie'
Magnolia for the flowers, and song 'sugar magnolia'. She'd probably called Maggie all the time though, as I think that's adorable. Bronwen for my Welsh heritage.
Rain Sophia
Rain is just such an elegant unusual name. Sophia means wisdom, which I like. Hope it will inspire her to greatness.
Ruby Aesara [ee-saw-ruh]
Ruby is my longest standing fave girls name, probably after Ruby Tuesday (the song). Aesara was an ancient Greek philosopher, think she makes such an inspirational namesake. That and it's just so cool and unusual.
Sequoia Lucy
My mother's name states with an S and has a meaning related to a plant, as does mine, so I sort of want to keep that going. Lucy, is basically the only thing I can find that flows. Though I like the song Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
Summer Julia
I like the sound of summer, and it's a happy time of year. Julia is after a good friend.
Willow Rhiannon
Willows are just so beautiful, Rhiannon after the Goddess and song.
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Date: 2005-09-19 10:56 am (UTC)i really love
LENNON RAPHAEL but i think it should be Rafael Lennon, cause i lovethe nickname Rafe.
for girls i like more
Gaea Hazel (my bestfriend's name is Jaya, which is similar but pronounced Jie (like Pie with a J)- Uh)
Lily Maeve
Freya Sonnet (prefer Freja)
Two questions for you:
Date: 2005-09-19 11:00 am (UTC)> Noah Dadedalus [day-dah-lus]
Daedalus (or Dedalus) is the usual spelling. Did you want to add an extra D like this, or...?
> Gaea [jee-uh]
Interesting, I always thought this was pronounced GUY-uh, to rhyme with Maya, Kaya, etc., but I checked dictionary.com and it gives both pronunciations (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gaea) and spellings. With the phonetics of English, I would guess more people will say it with a hard G sound...
Re: Two questions for you:
Date: 2005-09-19 12:07 pm (UTC)I've always though Gaia = guy-uh and Gaea = jee-uh. Prefer the latter prounciation so will go with that.
Will just have to teach people to get it right.
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Date: 2005-09-19 11:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-19 11:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-19 12:09 pm (UTC)Haven't seen Seinfeld, so no idea if that's a good association or not.
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Date: 2005-09-19 12:58 pm (UTC)Lennon Raphael...Lennon is nifty!
Killian Reid*
Kiran Taliesin* Taliesin is on my list!
River Thomas*** Thomas is on my list!
Autumn Clair* Autumn is on my list!
Gaea Hazel* Gorgeous!
Freya Sonnet...Love Freya, not Sonnet
Lily Maeve...love Maeve, not Lily. What about Lila? Lila Maeve is sweet
Magnolia Bronwen...love Bronwen
Rain Sophia...love Raine!
Sequoia Lucy* Love Seguoia!
Willow Rhiannon...love Rhiannon, Willow is nice
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Date: 2005-09-19 02:28 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-09-19 07:39 pm (UTC)I don't like Mariposa, I think it sounds awkward.
I LOVE Aesara and might nab that one for my own list. ;)
Don't like Banyan at all.
I don't like Roan being a NN for Rowan because it sounds like you're just slurring the word Rowan.
I love the name Rain (and spelled like that, instead of Rayne or something like most people do) but Sophia seems kind of weird with it. I like the name Sophia, I just don't think it flows well with Rain.
On the whole...great name selection. They mean something AND they're unique without sounding weird. :)
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Date: 2005-09-20 12:22 am (UTC)For the boys I'm loving Leif Dylan, Noah, River, and Kian (not big on Killian)..all are names i also love to death. Rowan is ok.