Insomniac reads birth annoucements...

[anapology.livejournal.com]

The Daily Telegraph- A Conservative Middle Class British Newspaper, where i've been having fun reading the birth announcements.
It's not the abundance of trendy-tastic names I find amusing, as we usually get posted here- but the sheer raaaa-ness of the posh set.

Anastasia Violet- Absolutely stunning, however with parents called
Alexander and Alexandra I fear it's a little much!

Beatrix Poppy Polly- Why the Polly/Polly?

Lilyia, A sister to Brendan and Jayden- Gosh, the first spotting of an english Jayden! Well well well..

Arthur Richard Rundell, Brother for Charles, Cecilia, Clementine and
Barnaby- Rather upperclass sibset one might say.

Victor and Violet (twins)- Similar

Flora Marina Fox and Isla Cory Fox (twins)- Not sure about the middle names but gorgeous twin set

Amelie Iris- So beautiful

Fox Huxley James- Eh?

Aryana Sophy Jennifer- Made me laugh, looked so Americanized and out of place- plus they've spelt Sophy my way which is ridiculous.

William John Danger- Danger, some people do actually do it!

Cecily Florence Adeline, Sister for Cordelia and Barnaby- Another posh sibset but i'm in love with the announcement name

Melville Archibald Seville- Naming an old man?

Jasmine Beau- Beau means handsome, why saddle it on a girl?

Monty Oscar Inigo, Brother for Maximillian and Poppy- How adorable are they!

Orlando Blaydes- Pushy ollywook parents to be>

Noah, brother for Chloe, Mia and Summer- I think they fit so well.

Araminta Honor Daphne Hope- Um... gosh... mouthful.(There was also an Honor Araminta born a few days later)

Theodore Marie- Sister to Jean-Douglas- Theodore on a girl?

Just looking through the first couple of months I've noted:

Two middle names are the norm
James (especially James, practically every baby boy's middle name is James), Archie, Henry, Clementine, Matilda, Amelia, Isla and Jemima are standing out as very popular this year.
This is the crowd that are making the nicknames as given first names so popular (Ellie, Evie, Molly, Harry, Benji etc)
Basically all the girls names end in an -ee or -ay sound.
All the boys are called Harry James!


I absolutely detest the Daily Mail crowd, Im a Guardian reader till the end. Trouble is, these over the topflouncy pretentious names i'm laughing at are just the kind of names I adore.
I'm aware that as most of you aren't English, you might not really get what i'm bleating on about! I just find interesting looking the class system and how names deviate.
There are absolutely no creative spellings going on whatsoever, compare that to the bid for uniqueness over in America.

Comments

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Harry James?

As in Potter?

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had that as their first thought.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Alice is much better than Clementine. It's much more classic and timeless and Clementine will ALWAYS make me think of the song.

I love Alice & Charlotte:)

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Aww, I don't think Clemetine and Charlotte are too much at all.

However, Charlotte and Alice are really good together (though I prefer Alice and Clemintine as individual names- beside the point!)

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I do like Isla, Henry and Matilda; I'm sad to hear that they're becoming popular.
I also like Amelie Iris, but the others are too pretentious-sounding to me.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

No joke, practically every boy is either Henry or Harry James, or vice versa..

My friend's are considering Amelie Rose and asked my opinion, I told them I liked it but Rose was a bit fillerish.. I think i'll suggest Amerlie Iris, same kind of seeling but much lovlier.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Amelie Iris sounds much better than Rose.
Definitely make that suggestion.

[kimber-leigh.livejournal.com]

hello, my name is, Monty Python Inigo Montoya, you killed my father prepare to search for the holy grail.. lmao!

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

LOL!

[anapology.livejournal.com]

haha you win.

I actually love Inigo..
is it pronounced in-eye-go? or indigo without the d?

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i have always thought the british had such great taste in names. theres almost always something so...classy about them. obviously, not all. just ones i normally hear about. i feel like they are ahead of the popularity scale.

i like a lot of these. whats with all the barnabys, though?

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean, I think they're classy too.

I fall straight into the trap, I love almost all of these names.
We've been rocking the old-lady/man chic for a while now..

The US has only just caught on.

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

Cecily Florence Adeline

That's a mouthful, but it's a beautiful name. I also love Cordelia.

[xanya.livejournal.com]

Fox has always been my guilty pleasure MIDDLE NAME but I don't think I would ever use it, and certainly never as a first name.

Some of these are hilariously pretentious, and some are really pretty, but Melville Archibald Seville? Seriously?

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

LOL - gotta love being British!
My rabbit is called Barnaby, it is so OTT.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean, it is interesting. Compared to the quite 'American' [creative spellings, unisex/surname names etc] tastes of lower classes, and the very conservative/top 20 choices of the middle classes. Used to read the telegraph every day in the library for the birth annoucements.

Anastasia Violet, Amelie Iris, Cecily Florence are so pretty.

Poppy Polly is too much together, practically the same name.
I saw a little boy Jayden on the bus a while ago, it was quite a suprise.
Flora & Isla are sweet together.
William John Danger is quite fab, so old school then with the really weird 2nd mn to top it off.
Honour and Hope in one name, that's a lot to live up to. Maybe she'll grow into it.

Most reassuring out the creative spellings; if you're going to do unique you should do it right. :)

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised Barnaby is that popular.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I love Cecily Florence Adeline, that is a beautiful name. Other than that, I don't really like any of them, although the Flora & Isla twins are pretty cute =). Beatrix Poppy Polly is ridiculous, IMO.
And Beau really isn't that strange on a girl. Here, it's quite common. It doesn't necessarily mean 'handsome', 'pretty' is also a translation (one of many).

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Ahh, okay. I've heard of female Bo's but never Beau. I love it on a boy though.

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

William John Danger is a fantastic name! And I don't even like William!
I love being English! We have the best names haha :D
I also like Lilyia.