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[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

I usually just bitch and complain about everybody else's names, so I thought I'd post some I like. We hope to be having kids within the next year or two so this is a semi-practical discussion ;)

GIRLS

HANNA
this is a given, and has been my only choice for a first daughter since my grandma Hanna passed away when I was 12. It's annoying that it's so popular, but oh well.
ESTHER
love the look, love sound, love the story, love the nickname Esti. Swoon.
TERESA
for the many exemplary women named Teresa in history, and for the timelessness and strength of the name. I definitely want to use this.

HANNA ESTHER is my DREAM girl name.
Other combos:
Hanna Teresa
Teresa Miriam

I'd like to stick EUGENIA in there somewhere, after my other grandma and my great-grandpa Eugene, and because I like it, but it doesn't really fit anywhere.

BOYS

ADAM
The perfect international biblical masculine name, spelled the same way in lots of languages.
EZRA
Love the sound and the many traditions about the biblical Ezra.
SEBASTIAN
JEREMIAH
a great alternative to the boring Jeremy.
CHRISTOPHER
common, but it's my dad's name and my dad is the bomb ;)

Combinations
Adam Ezra
Adam Jeremiah
Sebastian Eugene (again, the grandma and great-grandpa)

I'm so bad at coming up with combos!



My taste:
1. Names that I would actually use have to be fairly "international" as I think we'll be spending a fair bit of time outside North America.

2. I study ancient Hebrew literature so I love Hebrew names, but am not Jewish - biblical names are great, but I don't think names that have traditionally only been used by Jewish families are appropriate for me to usurp, although I love many of them.

3. I hate names that are just some pretty sounds thrown together. They have to have a strong history and a strong sound. (Names that I think are bland and wishy-washy are, for example, most names with the sound -ay or -lyn.)

4. I HATE cute. Puppies are cute. Little girls will be women and I don't want any daughter of mine to be "cute." I want her to be strong, classy, and smart. With a name to match.

5. I'm a fan of spelling things right ;)



Comments, opinions, suggestions for other names I might like (lol, my list is so short!) are all welcome. Go ahead. I can dish it out AND I can take it ;)

Comments

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I like Hanna Teresa better than Hanna Esther. It flows really well. Do you say Teh-ree-suh or Ter-ay-sa? I also like Miriam.

I love ALL your boy names. Christopher is my hubby's name, and we plan to use it as a middle name for our first boy, if we're blessed with one.

I hate Eugene because I went to school in a town called Eugene. A horrible town called Eugene. :P

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I think I prefer Teresa pronounced the second way (the way my Polish family pronounces it and the way I think it's pronounced in Spanish), but Teh-ree-suh doesn't bother me. That's the way most people here would say it and I'm fine with that.

That's funny about Eugene :)

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I say Teh-ree-suh because that's how people say it here, but I secretly say it Ter-ay-suh because I think everything should be said the way it would be in Spanish. I love Spanish. Heehee.

[xcuore.livejournal.com]

4. I HATE cute. Puppies are cute. Little girls will be women and I don't want any daughter of mine to be "cute." I want her to be strong, classy, and smart. With a name to match.
I totally agree with that

love your boys names, but i think Ezra is a little too feminin-sounding for me.
From your girls names i only like Esther, the rest is not really my taste :)

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

That's surprising! I expected that people would like my girls' names EXCEPT Esther - I know most people hate that name. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who likes it!! :)

[thorabrighid.livejournal.com]

I love Hanna Esther, although I prefer it spelled Hannah, but because that's my name. ahah. I really like Sebastian, also.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Thank you.
The spellng isn't a big deal for me, but my grandma's name was without the H so I think we'll go with that. :)

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Nice names all around. I would keep Esther, Ezra, and Eugene/a as middle names just because they are either slightly older (Esther/Eugene) or sound feminine (Ezra). Otherwise, I really like your names. Also, I wouldn't put Adam and Ezra together because it sounds too short and choppy to me.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Good point about Adam Ezra. I just like both names separately so much that I wanted to stick 'em together! But the last name would be three syllables, so maybe it's not that bad?

And I agree about the middle names - that is how we'd probably use Esther, Ezra and Eugene (I really WANT to like Eugene, but somehow can't bring myself to like it enough for a fn anyway!).

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Of your names, Eugene/a is the one I like the least, but I understand wanting to honor someone. I think as MN it's totally fine though.

I've always loved Jeremiah so it makes me happy that someone else has it on their list :)

[anapology.livejournal.com]

HANNA- never liked but it means a lot to you so i like that.
ESTHER - Esti is pretty, Esme is a favourite of mine so perhaps that's why.
TERESA- really dislike this name. I live of Theresa Avenue, it just reminds me of my house (which i love!) but...it doesnt remind me of anything remotely attractive name wise.

BOYS

ADAM- it's okay, i do know a lot of Adam's though.

EZRA- like, but I don't like he fact it's biblical.
SEBASTIAN- love love
JEREMIAH - ehh jeremiah was a bullfrog... (and im not even american)
CHRISTOPHER- never liked

IMO sebastian is a wonderful first name but it's like Alexander, it seem sto fit with mostly anything as a middle name.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

LOL
I've never heard of the bullfrog thing, actually (I'm Canadian - should I have?)! Will look it up...

Thanks for your thoughts!

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

its a song

[yukonsally]

Three Dog Night's song Joy the World. I would upload an mp3 for you but I don't have it.

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

HERE'S THE SONG (http://download.yousendit.com/3B47403312D7689D) if you're interested in hearing it.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Ha ha - awesome :) Thanks!

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

HANNA - I've always loved this name, but since my fiance's last name is Hertz and I loathe alliteration, I'll never use it.
ESTHER - Not my taste, it's just too old for me.
TERESA - Another pretty one. Simple, but beautiful.

ADAM - I don't have anything against it, but it's too plain for me.
EZRA - I've found myself increasingly loving this name
SEBASTIAN - Ehhh, it'll always remind me of the crab in Little Mermaid.
JEREMIAH - I love this name, but I'd probably never use it for the "Jeremiah was a bullfrog" that my fiance reminds me of every time I bring up that name. LoL But he does really like the song, incidentally.
CHRISTOPHER - Like you said, common, but it's great for a middle name, especially with a short name, like Ezra perhaps.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Ah! Ezra Christopher. That IS good.

Thank you!

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

Aw, you're very welcome. :-)

[yukonsally]

I know a little girl named Hannah. She's wild and fun (I tried to get her to eat a leaf for a quarter when she was 6 or so). Though Hanna without the last H reminds me of the town in Wyoming. Don't worry, no one else will think of that, as no one outside of Wyoming knows any town names other than Cheyenne, Laramie, and Jackson Hole.

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty indifferent to Hanna(h). I've known a lot of Hannahs in my time and been pretty indifferent to most of them so that's probably why...

I really like Esther actually. My boss is named Esther and she's cool.

Teresa is quite nice, but it might get shortened to Tess, which I HATE. Having said that, the only Theresa I know just gets called Theresa so maybe not.

Not a big fan of Ezra, Jeremiah or Sebastian I'm afraid. Adam and Christopher are nice enough. I can't stand Eugene though, I don't know why. It conjures up the image of a really weedy kid who'd get picked on all the time...

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Actually... I WANT to like Eugene, but I can't quite shake that geeky image either! Looks like it will be a middle name, if anything.

I'm surprised people don't hate Esther! Yay!

[cloeigrrl.livejournal.com]

I've always liked Hannah - but that's because it's a palindromic word and those always make me smile. Yes I'm that much of a dork.

Ezra I had not even thought of good name. Adam is my brothers name.

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

GIRLS

HANNA - It's a 'little girl cutesy name' to me, but I like how it's after your grandmother, it's not a bad name, just not my style, that's all.
ESTHER - I have a great-aunt by this name who's, well, not someone I'd ever want to be associated with, so the name isn't attractive to me in the least.
TERESA - again, I have a bad association, well 2 bad associations, with this name... also I can't help but think of Passions, "Theresa...." "But momma!", wow, terrible show.
HANNA ESTHER - I do like the combo, it's very classy.
Hanna Teresa - I like the former better.
Teresa Miriam - I adore "Miriam", mostly because I love the nickname Mimi.

BOYS

ADAM - beautiful, classy, awesome name.
EZRA - I actually really like this name as well
SEBASTIAN - A little too "extreme" for my tastes, but ok.
JEREMIAH - too much of a mouthful for me, but again, could be worse.
CHRISTOPHER - hey, if you want to honour your dad, it makes a great middle name.

Adam Ezra - I don't really like these as a combo
Adam Jeremiah - As a combo this is nice.
Sebastian Eugene - Meh...

Of all your names, I like:
Hanna Miriam (pretty, but not frilly IMO)
&
Adam Christopher (I like middle names that are in honour of someone)

I'm so bad at coming up with combos!

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I like your suggestions a lot, especially Hannah Miriam.

[my-fair-kadie.livejournal.com]

Please tell me you are joking with the NN Esti? That is a curse in french, and living in Quebec I hear it quite often... I really hope you'll reconsider...

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

No, I'm not joking. It's the most common nickname in Hebrew for the name Esther. I don't live in Quebec and I've never heard it as a curse word. Is it spelled like that? What does it mean?

[my-fair-kadie.livejournal.com]

Yes its spelled that way and it means dammit or something of the like... but still not something nice to say about anyone or anything...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_French_profanity

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think I know what you're talking about. The curse you mean is ostie, like communion host, right? So it's not spelled OR pronounced the same way. I think I'm fine ;)

[my-fair-kadie.livejournal.com]

Yes it is spelled and pronounced the same way...

"ostie: cristie, titi, esti, estifie, ostique"

I've only ever heard/seen it pronounced "esti" thats why I brought it up...

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Oh - so it's some other version of "ostie"? Interesting. I'd still assume it's accented on the second syllable (es-TI) and not on the first, like the nn Esti (ESS-ti). Like I said, it's a common nn for Esther among people who speak Hebrew and doesn't bother anyone :)

Oh well. I'm not really concerned. I don't think many people outside of Quebec would think of it. Lots of names probably mean something bad in SOME language somewhere in the world! And, if a hypothetical Esther every did move to Quebec, she wouldn't have to use her nickname :)

Thanks for pointing it out though. You learn something new every day! Quebec curse words are so rich.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Well, no *only* Polish names, but lots of names that are spelled the same way in both Polish and English - like Hanna, Teresa, Sebastian, and Adam. It's important to me that a name is "international" :)

[corielcries.livejournal.com]

I love Ezra. I wanted to use it but the SO doesn't like it.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Aw! Keep working on 'im ;)

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I keep saying this, but I really am surprised that people like Esther! Yay!

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Those are some great suggestions. I really like Antonia but haven't thought of it before. Celina is also very nice. Thank you!

As for family names - It's not a huge thing for me in general, but my grandma Hanna was the most amazing lady in so many ways, and I'd love to tell a daughter about the great woman she was named after. AND I think it's a great name besides that. That is the only family name that I'm really set on!

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I agree that naming "traditions" like that are annoying. What if the mother and father have DIFFERENT naming traditions in their families? Or, what if your kid just *isn't* a Jacob or an Emily? :)

[miss-gracie.livejournal.com]

HANNA - I'd prefer it spelt Hannah, but it's a pretty name.
ESTHER - I love Esther. It's a beautiful, strong name.
TERESA - not really my style

SEBASTIAN, JEREMIAH - Both these names are great. I really like Sebastian in particular, and I think Seb makes a good nickname.

[hitzpink.livejournal.com]

Hanna Teresa is so sing-songy, I don't like that combination at all. I also don't like the spelling of Hanna, although I saw that is how your grandma spelled it, so I guess it's understandable. I like Adam and Ezra for boys, although Adam is pretty bland.