'names that mean brave or powerful'

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'names that mean brave or powerful'

Althea
Audrey
Baldwin
Bernadette
Briana
Bridget
Drusilla
Imara
Isa
Keren
Matilda
Maude
Neima
Rainey
Rita
Valencia
Valeria

WDYT?

WDYT?

[celebrate.livejournal.com]

Does the name Willow remind you too much of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

My fiance is William, so I thought this might be a cute way to name our daughter after him without using Willa or Wilhelmina.

Spelling!

[hotmaildt.livejournal.com]

For a girl....

Rowan

or

Rowen

? Thanks!

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[politicking.livejournal.com]

19 yr old male... Bryheem.

Do not like.

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[princess-natty.livejournal.com]

Occaisionally I'll hear a cute name and text my future-husband/father-of-my-children and ask him what he thinks. This time it was Ryder. I love it. He was like meh... I like stryder better.


stryder? wtf... I think he's on acid sometimes...

wdyt?

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[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

what do you think of the name Curtis?

Personally, i wouldn't pick it for a baby, except that it's the fathers name, so when we thought we might be pregnant, i thought of it as a middle name. I didn't like it when i first met him, but it really grew on me.

what are your thoughts on naming a baby after someone whose name you don't neccessarily love but the person is important enough that you want to name the baby after them to honor them?

Disney Princess

[lifehitmeoneday.livejournal.com]

My soon-to-be step daughter, Jordyn, is obsessed with the idea of having a sister named after a disney princess.

How do you feel about those names?

Aurora
Ariel
Belle
Jasmine

And other disney names that arent coming to mind right now.

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[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

Some names I came across today while trolling the web for Highland dancing championship results - 

Mikaili
Reede
Niccole
Breagha
Daylon
Jenelle
Jori Cyan
Mischi
Harper
Coco (around 11 yrs, so no celebrity influence)
McKenna
Quincey

WDYT?

Interesting names from my college (all aged 18-22)

[gretch-a-sketch.livejournal.com]

Thyra (pronounced Teera rhymes with Kira)(f)

Kirkland (m)

Soranya (f)

Alix (f) (that's the whole first name)

Sieglinde (f) (nicknamed Siegi)

Cyrida (Sir-ee-duh) (f)

Kacey (f)

Elana (f)

Allegra (f)

Kalle (pronounced Collie) (f)

Alisha (pronounced Alicia) (f)

Laurel (f)

Ashton (m)

Ellison (f)

Caesar (m)

Vaughn (m)

Arianne (pronounced Airy-anne) (f)

Aliya (f) (pronounced Uh-lee-uh)

Reina (f) (pronounced Rain-uh)

Aviva (f)

Zelie (f) (prn. Zee-lee)

WDYT?

Plus, my name is Gretchen and my twin sister's name is Leah. We are both 22. WDYT?

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[solagirl.livejournal.com]

What do you think of Halcyon as a name? Does it seem more male or female?

(Edit: Halcyon, a term that originates from the Greek myth of Alcyone, is used most often to mean golden or marked by peace and prosperity. I am not considering this as a name for my child, BTW.)

New Here and Favorite Five

[perfectcherry.livejournal.com]

Hello All,

I'm new to the community, four months pregnant, and a long term lover of serious name research (it's my inner librarian coming out). My all time favorite baby name book is The Oxford Dictionary of First Names, because, unlike most baby name books, all the names included in it have been extensively researched and then researched again, so the reader can be sure that the meanings and origins are accurate. It also includes several appendices of names of various nationalities.

I just finalized my two top five lists of names and I'd love to know what y'all think.

( My Top Five Baby Names )

Waiting for dinner to cook...

[lifehitmeoneday.livejournal.com]

What do you think of the names in my family? (Mind you, I am not partial to the names, so you can be honest. I have been more than honest that I dislike my step childrens' names, but they are adorable and wonderful children nevertheless:)

My immediate family:
Whitney
Joshua (nn: Josh)
Easton
Colson (nn: Cole)
Jerry
Jordyn
Zoey

The family I was born into:
Rick
Lynn
Alexandria

The family my SO was born into:
Joseph
Jo Ellen
Jessica (nn: Jessie)
Jaymes

Extended family:
Samantha (nn: Sammy)
Bethany (nn: Beth)
Devon

'russian names' (all girls)

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'russian names'

Alla
Amaliya
Anastasia
Dariya
Dominika
Duscha
Fanya
Feodora
Galina
Ivanna
Izabella
Jelena/Jelina
Katarina
Kira
Larisa/Larissa
Luiza
Marina
Mariya
Marya
Masha
Mika
Mikhaila
Nadya
Natalya
Natasha
Nelya
Nika
Olga
Roksana
Roza
Sariya
Stefanya
Tatiana
Valentina
Valya
Varvara
Viera
Viveka
Yana
Zhanna
Zoya

i think some of these are truly horrible but others are interesting and different. not a whole lot of 'girliness' here? ;]
WDYT?