hi.

[queen-exene.livejournal.com]

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?

Comments

[ericaamericka.livejournal.com]

I really like alot of those names...like Skah. I want that to be my kid's first name now. Lol.

And you forgot that Elliot is also the lead character in ET. :) Or perhaps the last name is just the reason it has meaning for you.

And I like the name Pistol.

I wanna start making a list like you. I think I will. In just a moment I'll go grab a notebook or two and start keeping a list.

You like Spanish alot, don't you?

My only thing with Mael is that not the spelling, but the pronunciation of the word means bad. But you probably new that. Or maybe I'm just not pronouncing it correctly.

Ummm...so yeah. I may have got a little enthusiastic and rambly just now. Sorry.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

I like...
Rosalie, Sofia, Bella, Devi, Finley (for a boy), Esme, Paisley
Leo, Quinn, Lennon, James, Elvis (I know a boy named this), Len

Lennon (nickname Leo or Len) is one of my fave boys names :)

Exene is a 'creative spelling' of Xenia. Which yes is a Russian name.

Totally agree that a name should have personal connections, I always try to find names that do in some way. 'Just because it sounds good' seems a lame reason.

[queen-exene.livejournal.com]

hey thanks for commenting !!

yes i do like spanish

yes, it's okay, but you are saying mael wrong you're saying in 'mal' like bad in spanish, it's actually said "mah (as in what you'd call your mom if you lived in the south - and then "el" like 'the' in spanish so Mah-El'

thanks for the enthusiasm, though.

[queen-exene.livejournal.com]

hey thanks for the comment!!

Thanks for clearing up Exene, i wasn't sure...

[ericaamericka.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sure if I was pronouncing it right. Lol. I guess not. And any time!

[happysaid.livejournal.com]

Nothing to do with names..But you know Exene! =D

[estrella-jenita.livejournal.com]

YES! thank you! you have now solved my problem of finding out what Esme means!

La Jenita

[pixiequeen112.livejournal.com]

THANK you, I finally know what Rosalie means.

I like the names Rosalie, Bella and Norma-Jean (almost any name w/ jean) and Seven (my favorite number)

I also interested in meanings of names, i actually have a notebook filled of names, meanigs and sometimes their orgins. It's important for me that my future children have names that have a good meaning like "noble" or "Defender and Helper of mankind" and the uniqueness and commonliness. I'm actually quite picky about names actually. If it's too common or if I don't like the meaning, I don't write down on my notebook.

You seem to like Spanish names don't you? I do too but I don't really like those ones that are too common like Maria, Jose, Manuel, Ana or Juan.