An unusual name...

[mirisa-ardruna.livejournal.com]

Upon scanning the local paper's obituaries the other day, I came across this name: Remembrance Faith Dowd. This was a 90-something woman, so I realize this is a roughly Victorian-era name from the rural Midwest, according to her obituary, but my initial reaction was something like "Remembrance? What kind of a name is THAT?!" Of course, it probably comes from the same school of thought that gives us names like Prudence (which I also don't care much for). Thoughts?

Comments

[danacarlesays.livejournal.com]

I think its endearing. Sort of like naming a daughter Patience. Ive heard of weirder regarding this trend, but damned if I can remember them right now.

[primarycolor.livejournal.com]

i like it! actually. :) i'd call her "Remy"

[xcuore.livejournal.com]

when i first saw Remembrance i thought someone horribly killed the name "Rembrand" (you know, that painter) but at second sight it looks like iewwieww

[lovablemess.livejournal.com]

Interesting.
I remember seeing an obituary for an elderly woman named Providence.

[hemsky83.livejournal.com]

Was she born November 11th?

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

If she was 90-something, she was born before November 11 was in any way connected with remembrance.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

It's quite lovely in a... quiet, stately sort of way? Not that I'd put it on my "real kid" list, but it has a certain charm.

Others commented about Patience and Providence as names - I like the feel of those, too.

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

I have a giant soft spot for Puritan names like this one. I would never saddle a child with any of them (except maybe Mercy?), but Remembrance is beautiful, in an abstract, Puritan way. I like it better than Temperance, and it's about a tie with Obedience.

True confessions of a barren name-addict.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's like the Puritans used to name their kids.