Something for fun!

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

I asked my husband this question tonight just for fun, and he had no answers. So, I figured I'd turn to you ladies because I'm positive you will have answers for me, and lots of great ones at that. Here's the question:

If you could only choose a WORD with no historical root as a name to name your child (girl or boy) what word/s would you use? (Language of origin doesnt matter, so long as it's not a word that's also used as a name i.e. Rose, Flora, Dawn-- and any words that mean that in other languages, such as Aurora means Dawn)

Here are my choices:

Prism- girl
Zanja- boy (Zanja is the spanish word for ditch)

Comments

[springtide-hfa.livejournal.com]

Poem is all I can think of.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Mariposa (butterfly in spanish) I've always thought it was beautiful.

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

I like that a lot! (I wouldnt use it under normal circumstances, but it's a great one for this little game!)

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

I wish I could use it, but yeah, I'm nice than that lol

[sherball.livejournal.com]

heh I was thinking.. Mariquita. Dunno why... but I really like the name.

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Yeah I love that word. I also love the French word, Papillon. Too bad English has to be so icky!

I also love Paloma (Spanish for dove) but that's already used as a name. :)

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

Serendipity. It's my favorite word. I love the sound of it, the meaning, pretty much everything. There's no way I'd ever use if for a child though. Maybe a dog.
Crinoline, Carousel, Novella, Lightning...

[yukonsally]

I know a Novella

[sherball.livejournal.com]

oo I like Zanja! :)

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

Apart from the historical virtue names like Mercy, I'd probably go with a botanical like Zinnia or Dahlia.

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

Felicity and Poet for me

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

Felicity is a well used name

[thetruefalse.livejournal.com]

Soleil Moon Frye (aka Punky Brewster) named her daughter Poet Sienna Rose.

[mooselet.livejournal.com]

We used Fennec for my son's middle name. It's an African desert fox.

[smileygoldfish.livejournal.com]

Kestral.
It's a type a bird. It just sounds pretty to me.

[feelslike-2day.livejournal.com]

Nadie- spanish for no one

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Verbena
Marzipan
Vespers
Even
Madrigal

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm I love marzipan! :)

Vesper is the name of the girl in the new Bond movie. It's kinda cool actually.

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

Azure
Lyrica
Cleric
Aloevera

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

haha aloevera... nice. that reminds me of aquanetta. oh wait, i've seen that as a name before. =\

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Chardonnay
Dapple
Kodak
Melancholy
Poinsettia
Taffeta
Tempest
Whisper

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

Chardonnay has an interesting ring to it.. I like it!

My aunt has a neice (on the other side of the family) named Wisper. I always thought it was a pretty name.

[thetruefalse.livejournal.com]

I knew a girl named Tempest.

[xcuore.livejournal.com]

Lente (spring)
Geluk (fortune)
Robijn (ruby)
Alles (everything)
Achja (it's an expression meaning; "Oh well")
Misschien (maybe)

&& in Belgium lots of people are named "Lieve" (meaning dear) in Holland that isnt a common name. I totally love Lieve :)

[thetruefalse.livejournal.com]

Margherita - Italian for "daisy"
Azure
Tempo - Italian for "time", also a musical term
Volpe - Italian for "fox"
Lavanda - Italian for "lavender", like the color
Luna - Italian for "moon"
Finestra - Italian for "window"

Can you tell I like the Italian language?

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Hehe I posted a similar question a few months back if you're interested:

http://community.livejournal.com/baby_names/772221.html

I think mine was Veranda. But there are some other good ones there.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Miel: means Honey in French; or Etoile, with a forward accent on the first 'e' means Star, with an accent on both e's means Starry.