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Speaking of Gilbert, a friend of mine (American but now living in the UK) just had a baby Gilbert a few weeks ago. They are calling him Gilly. I think it's adorable!
And the Twilight effect continues too - -Rosalie went from 857 to 590.
I was about to write the same thing as Blythe -- Tenley went from not in the top 1000 to #458. I know a few little Kinleys and some Kinsleys too.
speaking of androgynous sounding name, what do you all think of Jesse for a girl? not Jessica, just plain Jesse. I know it's a typical male spelling, but we are struggling to find a family name for our baby girl, due around 4th of July...middle name will likely be my maiden name, so paired with Jesse it would possibly seen as male...what do you think?
thanks for the sunny suggestions everyone. our last name ends in -ton so we don't want to use -son first names, but that is otherwise a cute idea.
speaking of Sunny, i have recently decided it would be an adorable nickname for a baby girl. i would prefer it as a nickname for a more classic/old-fashioned style name, but can't think of what would work best. does anyone know anyone who goes by the name Sunny, and do you know their full name? Sarah, Susan and Sandra would be out due to family/friends. i also don't love Samantha, to tie it in to this post. :)
going back to a name mentioned in the comments on the previous post, i met a baby named Marigold today. also interesting sib set at the playground the other day -- Ch@ndl3r (boy) 12-ish; Al3x@nder, called Aggie, 7-ish; Ann!k@, pronounced AHH-nika, 5-ish; and Ann@lis3, 3-ish, called Leesey.
I know 2 Briars, both in their thirties. Also a thirties Allegra, but she always goes by Ali. I loved the name Isabelle growing up, but now of course I think it's too popular. I saw the name Arabelle on a family tree the other day and thought it would be a great alternative to Isabelle! Hopefully it won't become too popular before (if) I have a baby girl, but it looks like it's on the way up...
My mom's name is Donna and I just can't see that coming back as popular, but I suppose it will. I am a mid-70s Sarah. I do know one baby Sarah, it is a name that seems to stay popular across generations. My dad kept suggesting the name Deana for a girl before we found out we were having a boy, which just made me cringe (no offense). --SarahC, I guess it depends on where you live, but around here in new england Caroline is extremely popular. I know a ton of little Carolines. So if you're worried about Evelyn becoming popular, I would worry about Caroline too. I do also know a few little Evelyns, but far more Carolines. That said, I do like both names. They both go well with William.
I know 2 little Eleanors --one goes by Nell and one goes by Nora. I also know an Annabel and an Annabelle. My new niece is named Elspeth, which I think is pretty and unusual... but they are calling her Ellie which is a little disappointing to me as an NE, because it is so popular and over-used. I know about 7 or 8 other little Ellies. Oh well. I am not a huge fan of the -belle/a names. My favorite is Mirabelle, probably because of Steve Martin's book Shopgirl.
Thanks emilyrae!
Stacy Leigh-- my neighbors just had a baby Annika 2 weeks ago. I think it is becoming more and more popular. It is also on my SIL's short list, and she is on the other side of the country! I do like it though. My neighbors pronounce it ANN-ika. A request: can someone with the 2nd edition of BNW tell me some of the brother name suggestions for Ava? Thanks in advance!
Eo- your list of Cornish names reminds me that I knew a girl named Derry. I always thought it was a cool name. She would be about 21 now. As for tree names, I know a 5 year old Cedar (boy). I also know a 30-something named Oakley. Oak and Ash sound to me like they should be nicknames for something longer.
Guest -- I know of a recently born baby Bree, big sister is Elle. All I can think of is the cheese! I like Brynne best from your list. Also like Violet, but I think it is becoming kind of trendy. Nora -- I know an Avonlea who is about 4 now. She goes by Ava. I agree with what others said about Avon being mispronounced (also it is a not so great town in the Boston area so I don't have a good association with it).
Valerie -- i thought the same thing about the Romijn/O'Donnell twins. Rebecca Rose and Tamara Tulip are cute, but Charlie and Dolly are definitely nms. Dolly O'Donnell is really hard to say! Charlie is cute if it's a nn for Charlotte, but i don't like nicknames as given names. i have a friend whose given name is Katie and now that she's a 30 year old lawyer, she hates it and feels like no one takes a lawyer named Katie seriously. i think she is legally changing her name to Kate.
J&H's mom -- Thayer is a surname, common here in the Boston area. My high school was called Thayer after General Sylvanus Thayer who was from MA and one of the founders of West Point. There is also the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth. I haven't heard it used as a first name, but I wouldn't be surprised if I heard it! Also, re: Marc Brown, he also lives in the Boston area and his children are Tucker (to tie in to the comments on the last post!) and Tolon. He hid their names in the illustrations of every Arthur book (my mom is a children's librarian who lives in the same town as him and she has met him and confirmed this).
a note about Tucker -- we like the name but crossed it off our list after a friend who works at pottery barn told us about the complaints they would get whenever someone ordered a monogram of that name - apparently in fancy cursive writing and monogramming, a T looks an awful lot like an F... Jane -- i love the name patrick. i don't think the PP initials would be a problem, especially with a different middle initial to break it up. kids will always find something to tease each other about, and really, pee isn't that bad. my cousin has twins named nicholas and patrick, i think those names are a good match!
a friend's sister just had a baby 2 weeks ago named George! (big brother is 0w3n). i don't know any baby Edwards...but i can see it becoming more popular.
I know a 20-something guy named Jamesley. It's sort of a combination of James and Tinsley, and you could use the nickname Jamie. Riley and Ainsley are both seeming to be more popular for girls these days, but I know boys under 3 with these names. Other ideas : Rory Tate Kale
Guest Anne -- all the little Eloises are in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.