help with baby names!!!

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Originally Posted by limajean

Nuh uh Virgil. *cousin, limajean

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Oh I'm sorry, you're right. It's your cousin. Silly me. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by limajean

My aunty is giving birth right this very minute.

Ahem.

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oh congrats!!!!:D:);)

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Originally Posted by limajean

Nah, he'll be associated with the beatles, if anything

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Poor kid, he's gonna have a hard time at school! :(
He'd better be tough!

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Originally Posted by Maximilianus

Poor kid, he's gonna have a hard time at school! :(
He'd better be tough!

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why? maybe by that time beatles will be off the minds of kids.:sick:

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Originally Posted by Beautifull

why? maybe by that time beatles will be off the minds of kids.:sick:

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Probably... the future has not yet been written!
Oh, how profound a phrase!... :p :D

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Originally Posted by Maximilianus

Probably... the future has not yet been written!
Oh, how profound a phrase!... :p :D

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phrases are sayings...that last depending on what it was.:D

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Originally Posted by Beautifull

phrases are sayings...that last depending on what it was.:D

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"the future has not yet been written" has been said so many times that it could well be regarded as a cliché, if anything. :p .... (someone should devise a substitute)

Congratulations.... Although i rather like the name "Aleron" for a boy.
Meaning "winged one".

Claire, Crystelle, Gudrun, Jodie, Kim, Tricia, Lea, Wendy... for a girl.

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Originally Posted by Beautifull

why? maybe by that time beatles will be off the minds of kids.:sick:

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Don't count on it. In the future, I'm guessing that people will be studying the Beatles with the same zeal that they currently do Beethoven.

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Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf

Don't count on it. In the future, I'm guessing that people will be studying the Beatles with the same zeal that they currently do Beethoven.

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That's very likely. I go with Beethoven all the way though.

i feel simple, so i'm going with Roger (as in Roger Rabbit.lol.jk)

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Originally Posted by Beautifull

i feel simple, so i'm going with Roger (as in Roger Rabbit.lol.jk)

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- Bandits at ten o'clock!
- Roger!

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:D :lol:

Keith, Kevin, Kenneth, Michael, Araon, Alexander, Mark, Jonas, Jake, David, Andrew, Christopher....for boys...I like all of those names a lot...

My grand-daughter's name is Brooke. It seems to fit her very well. It has a certain strength to it and it's cute, I think. My son used to call her Brookie Cookie, even before she was born. Elise is her middle name. Now I just love that and it goes well and softens 'Brooke'.

Celeste, Monica, Julia, Rebecca, Lisa, are interesting names and sound pretty to me....

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Originally Posted by Janine

Elise is her middle name. Now I just love that and it goes well and softens 'Brooke'.

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Sweet Elise
sounds as bliss,
like Beethoven's masterpiece
"Für Elise" :)

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Originally Posted by Maximilianus

Sweet Elise
sounds as bliss,
like Beethoven's masterpiece
"Für Elise" :)

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I know it. That is exactly what I thought of right off the bat, when they told me it would be her middle name. Also, I really secretly wanted to call her that and not Brooke; however, 'Brooke' has now grown on me and I like it. She seems to fit the name. She is my sweet little Brooke Elise.

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Originally Posted by Janine

I know it. That is exactly what I thought of right off the bat, when they told me it would be her middle name. Also, I really secretly wanted to call her that and not Brooke; however, 'Brooke' has now grown on me and I like it. She seems to fit the name. She is my sweet little Brooke Elise.

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Interestingly, I have found that "Brook" is still used as a verb in Scottish English, meaning "to enjoy" :)

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Originally Posted by Maximilianus

Interestingly, I have found that "Brook" is still used as a verb in Scottish English, meaning "to enjoy" :)

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Is that with the 'e' on the end? Her name is spelled 'Brooke'....

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Originally Posted by Janine

Is that with the 'e' on the end? Her name is spelled 'Brooke'....

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Actually "Brooke" as a given name is a variant of the word "Brook", and it seems it became popular since the 1950s, probably influenced by American socialite Brooke Astor (1902-2007) and further popularized by actress Brooke Shields. This is my source (I am a name freaky :p): http://www.behindthename.com/name/brooke

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Originally Posted by Beautifull

no, just as name i'd liked. i've never actually met someone wh's name is katja

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Originally Posted by Maximilianus

KATJA: German and Slovene diminutive of KATHERINE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Slovene
Pronounced: KAHT-yah (German)

Hope you liked the info, in case you don't know some of it already ;)

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My cousin is Katja, and she's not the only Katja I know. It's a Finnish name too :) (as is Anja, by the way)

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I like the name "Chloe" a lot :)

When I was a kid, I would have wanted to be "Emilia" (it's the Finnish form of "Emily"). Nowadays I'm quite happy being an Anna, even if it's one of the most common names there is (especially combined with my second name "Maria", which is the most popular female name in Finland :p).

I found out recently that I was almost a Greer. How cool would that be? I'd love to be Greer.

Janine, I really liked the name Jonas--until a certain pop band came around. :(

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Originally Posted by Annamariah

My cousin is Katja, and she's not the only Katja I know. It's a Finnish name too :) (as is Anja, by the way)

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I like the name "Chloe" a lot :)

When I was a kid, I would have wanted to be "Emilia" (it's the Finnish form of "Emily"). Nowadays I'm quite happy being an Anna, even if it's one of the most common names there is (especially combined with my second name "Maria", which is the most popular female name in Finland :p).

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CHLOE

Usage: English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Χλοη (Ancient Greek)
Means "green shoot" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter. As an English name, Chloe has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

In Spanish "Emilia" is very popular too, and we have legions of ladies called "Ana María" (both names are very much used, either separated or together).

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Originally Posted by higley

I found out recently that I was almost a Greer. How cool would that be? I'd love to be Greer.:(

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GREER

Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name GREGOR, which is the German, Scottish and Slovene form of GREGORY, which in turn comes from Latin Gregorius, which was from the late Greek name Γρηγοριος (Gregorios), derived from γρηγορος (gregoros) meaning "watchful, alert".

Sounds as a cool name :) ... and how did your parents finally name you, if I may ask?

Janine, Brooke with an "e" at the end is a small flow of water like a stream.
Brooke Elise, such a beautiful sounding name! I think with first and second names it is important that they sound well together, and this just sounds perfect!

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Originally Posted by Maximilianus

GREER

Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name GREGOR, which is the German, Scottish and Slovene form of GREGORY, which in turn comes from Latin Gregorius, which was from the late Greek name Γρηγοριος (Gregorios), derived from γρηγορος (gregoros) meaning "watchful, alert".

Sounds as a cool name :) ... and how did your parents finally name you, if I may ask?

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Nikki :D Rather anticlimactic!

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Originally Posted by Maximilianus

we have legions of ladies called "Ana María" (both names are very much used, either separated or together)

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I'm so not special :bawling:

But hey, at least my surname is a rare one, and there are no other Annas with the same last name, so maybe I'm a bit special after all :lol:

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Originally Posted by higley

Nikki :D Rather anticlimactic!

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Nikki sounds very climactic to me, really. It sounds as one of those names that give an idea of sweetness/fondness :D

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Originally Posted by Annamariah

I'm so not special :bawling:

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Yes you are :nod: :)

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Originally Posted by Annamariah

But hey, at least my surname is a rare one, and there are no other Annas with the same last name, so maybe I'm a bit special after all :lol:

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See? There you have it. A good combination of name + surname and you're totally original :lol: ... (and surely not just a bit ;))

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Originally Posted by Niamh

Janine, Brooke with an "e" at the end is a small flow of water like a stream.

Brooke Elise, such a beautiful sounding name! I think with first and second names it is important that they sound well together, and this just sounds perfect!

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Niamh, how strange; here, in the US, 'brook' does indeed mean 'the small flow of water like a stream', but is spelled without the 'e'. I wonder if this is one of those instances, of letters being dropped in the ocean, on their way over to America...for example 'labour,' 'harbour'....both spelled here 'labor' and 'harbor', leaving out that 'u'...actually I like them both better with the 'u'. Hahaha... I will have to tell my son and his wife that their daughter's name means 'a stream', in Ireland. They will laugh, since she has an very Irish last name. My son's name is very Irish, too...Sean...

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Originally Posted by Janine

Niamh, how strange; here, in the US, 'brook' does indeed mean 'the small flow of water like a stream', but is spelled without the 'e'. I wonder if this is one of those instances, of letters being dropped in the ocean, on their way over to America...for example 'labour,' 'harbour'....both spelled here 'labor' and 'harbor', leaving out that 'u'...actually I like them both better with the 'u'. Hahaha... I will have to tell my son and his wife that their daughter's name means 'a stream', in Ireland. They will laugh, since she has an very Irish last name. My son's name is very Irish, too...Sean...

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Here's a detailed explanation, I hope:

BROOK

Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
From an English surname which denoted one who lived near a brook.

BROOKE

Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Variant of BROOK. The name came into use in the 1950s, probably influenced by American socialite Brooke Astor (1902-2007). It was further popularized by actress Brooke Shields.

Source: Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Brooke

This being said, your granddaughter's name MEANS "a stream" EVERYWHERE, only that her name is an American variant of that stream :p

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Originally Posted by Maximilianus

Here's a detailed explanation, I hope:

BROOK

Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
From an English surname which denoted one who lived near a brook.

BROOKE

Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Variant of BROOK. The name came into use in the 1950s, probably influenced by American socialite Brooke Astor (1902-2007). It was further popularized by actress Brooke Shields.

Source: Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Brooke

This being said, your granddaughter's name MEANS "a stream" EVERYWHERE, only that her name is an American variant of that stream :p

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Max, thanks for all that information. Well, presently, she's a little babbling Brooke! hahah

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Originally Posted by Janine

Max, thanks for all that information. Well, presently, she's a little babbling Brooke! hahah

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You be welcome :D

Curiously there's a verse in Mariana in the South, by Tennyson, that says "She woke: the babble of the stream" :D

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Originally Posted by Maximilianus

You be welcome :D

Curiously there's a verse in Mariana in the South, by Tennyson, that says "She woke: the babble of the stream" :D

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hahah....now that would be my Brooke!...that is if she takes after her grannie. ;)

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Originally Posted by Janine

hahah....now that would be my Brooke!...that is if she takes after her grannie. ;)

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That can be somehow arranged by Nature contact, which is often not very difficult to accomplish on children (normally they love streams ;)). You can take her often by the streams and teach her how to listen to the babbles of Nature. I'm sure she'll love it :)

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Originally Posted by Maximilianus

- Bandits at ten o'clock!
- Roger!

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:D :lol:

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:lol:
-Roger that!

I had a dream a few years back about a little girl...maybe she is my daughter and I just haven't had her yet, who knows. Dreams are strange.
But in my dream her name was Aeryana Alyssia. Pronounced: (Aireeyana)

I am one of the doomed that cannot have children unless I have the procedure, but of course that will cost 11,000...money we don't have. :(
So, I'm putting her name out there if your friend wants to use it.

My sister is having a baby. I suggested Lolita if it was a girl (no, not because of the novel, but because it is a beautiful name, and is fun to say, Lo-li-ta :) ) and Art for either a boy or girl.