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Hi, well, we're having a daughter in March, and we were thinking about some names. I like Arwen (yeah, I'm a geek geek), baby mama likes Ophelia (yeah, she's a lit geek). But, we're not really decided, so I'd like y'all to suggest some names as well, keeping in mind we dig literary, mythological or similarly referential names.
:)
Dark_Mistress
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Ceridwen.
Circe.
Helen.
Hermia.
Athena.
Hecate.
Tiaret.
Ariadne.
Personally, I think you should listen to your wife, and pick Ophelia.
I called my son Merlin. If he had been a girl, I would have used Merlyn.
I am very fond of Athena as well. A great name, and very empowering.
My niece is called Rhyanna.
I dated a Boedicaeia once.
Congratulations, Houston
A personal favorite of mine, also from Tolkien but slightly less "geeky", is Elanor, meaning "sun-star" and the name of Samwise's daughter. It has the benefit of actually sounding like a real, historical name "Eleanor".
In addition, Elanor Gardner (Sam's daughter) became maid of honor for Arwen, so there's even a connection there :)
Hope you find a good name :)
Congratulations, and prayers of good health for all involved.
I am no help at all when it comes to baby names. When my brother-in-law and sister (Alan and Mary Benes) were having their first son, I recommended "Dennis". Or perhaps "Benjamin Samuel". (To be "Ben S. Benes.") See? Not helpful at all.
Oh! But wait! Hah!
Along with such classics as "Meepo" and "Chewbacca", how about "Elminster" or "Mordenkainen"? (But really, "Orcus" and "Whispering Tyrant" are right out, 'cause babies don't whisper.) Once your lovely wife vetoes a bunch of clearly beyond-the-pale names, then she'll probably jump at anything that sounds halfway plausible.
Arwen [or Eowyn] would be pretty cool.
How about:
Esmé - J.D. Salinger
Alia - Frank Herbert
Dahlia - P.G. Wodehouse
Hermione - J.K. Rowling
Catriona - Robert Louis Stevenson
Cosette - Victor Hugo
Juliet, Bianca, Blanche, Celia, Cordelia, Imogen, Portia, Rosalind, Rosaline, Miranda, Viola, Ophelia, Emilia, Helena, Titania - Shakespeare
Athena or Persephone from mythology would be cool too.
Skeld
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Congrats HD, i hope everything goes well for you.
My fiancee and I called our Daughter Dominica Jade, but had a lot of other names we were throwing around, and you are more then welcome to them if you want them, they are just gathering dust on a shelf in my garage at the moment.
Some of the names we were throwing about were:
Korah
Brienne
Nova
Kiara
Sera
Tsu
So if any of these names sound good, then feel free to use them, and congrats again.
Peebo :D
I have no concrete suggestions, but I personally would avoid any name that sounds like a stripper stage name or that is from any high fantasy book or similar stuff unless it was originally from the real world.
In other words: No Sapphire, no Tawny, no Galadriel, no Numeria.
Another important big of information, something many people do not know: Using a hitherto unheard-of spelling of a common name isn't smart. It isn't witty. It's pure hatred of your child, forcing her to spell her name all her life.
And I know she's the cutest little thing, your precious darling, but don't forget that one day, she will be a woman. Choose a name that fits a woman as well as a child.
For cute names, there's always nicknames. Speaking of which: It might not be such a bad idea to choose a name that has its own pet name built in. That way, you can have a cutie-pie name, and if your daughter one day decides that she wants to exploit here cuteness to enthrall men, she can keep it, but if she wants to become, say, president, she'll have a serious name as well.
A final word about your kin: I'm sure your grandmother was a wonderful person. You wouldn't be who you are without her, she was always there for you, yada yada yada. Before you decide to honour her by naming your child after her, consider her name on its own merits. Does it fit a girl of the 21st century? Or was it already on its way out of style when your granny got it, being named after her nanna?
If you must appease your inner geek or something, there's always middle names.
Other than all that, I suggest Calistria or Cersei ;-)
I have no concrete suggestions, but I personally would avoid any name that sounds like a stripper stage name ...I wanted to call my daughter 'Bliss' but my friends said that sounded like a stripper's stage name. Does it?
I have a cousin who has Bliss as a middle name, but she despises it. Maybe that's why.
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Charlie Bell
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