Our choices

[sweetpeathebaby.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for some more 'old school' names, like those your great-grandparents had... Suggestions? Comments?

Gage is my last, Brenton is partner's last. We are very commited to two middle names (because we don't want to hyphenate anything but want to include both our last names-- whatever if it isn't used that often), and the inclusion of family history/lineage.

Boy
Leonard Annwyn Gage Brenton (Leonard: family name, German for lion strength; AHN-win: Celtic/Welsh for strongest oak in the forest)
Leonard Adair Gage Brenton (a-DARE: family name, German for wealthy spear, or noble and exhalted)
Leonard Jonah Gage Brenton (Jonah: cuz we like it, Hebrew for dove but connotes bad luck) :(

We laughed about potentially naming the kid "Leonard Owen". My partner likes 'Elijah' but I can't get over the meaning of "Lord is my God"... too much for me.

Girl
Ramona Annwyn Brenton Gage (Ramona: family name, German for protecting hands)
Mathilda Annwyn Brenton Gage (after Mathilda Jocelyn Gage, family history of suffragist movement, German for mighty in battle)
Annwyn Adair Brenton Gage

Or combinations thereof... I think we have great family history and names to choose from!

Comments

[sweetpeathebaby.livejournal.com]

What's Brittany? Great Britain? Or a Brittany Spears cult?

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Um. Bretagne. A region in France

[sweetpeathebaby.livejournal.com]

Ummm... I have heard of Bretagne, but not Brittany. I even know how to pronounce it. No need to be condescending.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Brittany is English for Bretagne.

I didn't mean to be condescending, I read your question about Britain/Spears as sarcastic to the other poster, whose answer was correct. If not, sorry. Ah, the intrawebs.

[sweetpeathebaby.livejournal.com]

Ok, thanks. Sorry to be defensive, in turn.