babynames

My name's Carly...I just kind of like names and really like meanings of names and how some names really fit a person or just don't at all. anyway. i've been compiling a list for a while and just thought i'd share

GIRLS

1. rosalie (italian for rose)

2. clementine (i just think it's cute. i know not many people do.)

3. brujita (means 'little witch' in spanish)

4. ingrid (means 'a hero's daughter' in teutonic)

5. sofia (means 'wisdom' in italin)

6. cyrene (not 'serene', 'sigh-rene' and shes a greek nymph)

7. izzie (hebrew boys name for 'he will laugh'. odd.)

8. luma (i heard it somewhere. luna means moon, but luma ?)

9. georgie (i know a little girl named georgey -- absolutely adorable girl)

10. bella (beautiful in italian)

11. devi (heaven's child in hindu)

12. exene (lead singer of X. haha. russian origin?)

13. audrie (means 'noble strength' in old english)

14. tansie (its a flower in hopi indian)

15. soledad (means 'solitary' in spanish)

16. finley (means masculine in irish..how terrible such a cute girl name)

17. weetzie (from FLB books)

18. simone

19. norma-jean (marilyn monroe's real name)

20. kennedy - (just cute)

21. siobhan - (kind in hebrew, praise in irish PRONOUNCED SHI-VON OR SHI-VAUN)

22. lenore - (from edgar allen poe)

23. frankie - (male name girl-ified)

24. esmé - (emerald or precious gem)

25. paisley - (a type of print commonly worn in the 1960s in school pictures by fourth graders! but i like it)

26. love - (for a middle name. cute when paired with boy turned girlified name. i.e. Georgie Love <3)

27. tatum - (cute name)

28. emerson - (the name of my grandparent's street, emerson rose also name of celebrity's daughter. unisex name -- kind of prefer it as a boys, though)

29. audrey joan (moms name is joan, audrey is pretty. a more traditional choice)

30. francesca (who else?)

BOYS

1. santos (means all saints in spanish)

2. klaus (german for 'leader in victory')

3. gable (...clark gable's last name. i just like it. an inexplicable connection.)

4. pistol (from a shakespearean play...don't really like it but it's interesting)

5. linus (from the peanuts. duh.)

6. seven (andre & erykah's kid. i like it.)

7. leo (lion in greek)

8. quinn (wise in gaelic)

9. scully (haha. means town crier in celtic. but its a good name.)

10. angus (not just beef. it means superb or unique. one of my favorites)

11. miko (it's finnish. meaning unknown, though)

12. kearney (celtic for warrior. i'm not big into names chock full of 'y's and 'ae's with all of the trendy spelling. they just look...horrible and hopefully they're only a fad. this is about as far as i'd go.)

13. lennon (guess - what do you think? haha)

14. james (not bothering to look up..just james)

15. craiden (my dad and dennis made it up when they were drunk and my sex had not yet been discovered. craig + dennis = craiden)

16. elvis (such a great name. presley killed it, but i still like it)

17. mael (means prince in welsh. pronounced mah-L)

18. len (hopi for flute)

19. skah (good middle name means "white" in sioux)

20. eliott (a last name.)

21. ramón ( wise protector in spanish/latin)

that's about it. a lot of these names also have personal connections with me...but isn't that what a name is supposed to be?