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Kimmo
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05-02-2003

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - 5:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I know Kieran is pronounced Keeran-- I just mentioned it because I like it, but not as much as Ciaran! :-)

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - 5:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah some Irish names are strange the way they're pronounced...like the Irish for Joan, which is Siobhan....Shivahn.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - 5:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What the Hare said, except he has been chewing on locoweed. He meant to say name them all Juju and then go with the numerics for multiples.

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like the name Michael, and it goes well with a last name starting with "W". What more do you need?

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - 6:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like Paige.

Spitfire
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07-18-2002

Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 6:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kimmo I named my cat Ripley. I never thought of it as a name for a girl though. We only named her that because she had many colors and they were all "ripley."

I usually like pretty simple names. Nothing to hard to figure out how to pronounce and spell.

I like Michael to, it reminds me of my favorite uncle.

And I like Paige. More for a middle name though.

Not1worry
Member

07-30-2002

Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 4:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow, Spitfire, you are getting lots of choices! I agree with the don't spell your kid's name weird sentiments. I used to have a hobby of clipping the truly outrageous baby names from the announcements in the paper. I'd paste them onto a page, and occasionally show a friend, but I don't know why else I did it. I lost it when I moved, or I'm sure I'd have some great ones to share. I do remember the twins named Precious and Promise. I thought that sounded like poodles.

We had a bit of trouble with initials. We were all settled on naming our Grace "Grace Olivia". There was an Olivia on both sides of the families, so it was a pleaser. However, our last name begins with D. DH didn't have a problem with the kid having the initials GOD, but I couldn't do it. She's Grace Gloria, which my mother says sounds like a hymn. We call her Gracie G.

Kimmo, don't tell your DH that Brooke Shields named her daughter Rowan.

I have a friend who named her DS Declan and DD Fiona. Good Irish names, I think.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 9:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If I had a girl, I'd consider Karalynne as a name, Kara for short. I like that its unique, yet slightly sounding familiar (sounds like Caroline). Though that would probably be a nightmare in the spelling thing. I guess I'm just used to it. I'm in real life Marianne. And I get it spelled Mary Ann all the time, and those who do try and take the time to spell it with one word insist on either two r's, or one n (or both). Thing is, there will always be someone out there who will tell you how they think your name should be spelled, regardless of how common it might sound. Oh, and then there was the elementary school science lab teacher who saw my name written down and called me Marlene!

Faery mentioned Anastasia. That's my neice's name. We call her Stasi for short (and she's faced with all sorts of ways other people think Stasi should be spelled!).

Abbynormal
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08-04-2001

Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 9:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Girls names I like:

Rebecca
Olivia
Gabrielle
Madelyn
Jacqueline
Gwendolyn
Alexandra

Boys:

Owen
Atticus
Keelan (LOVE this & it's Irish)


Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 5:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thumper. That would work, right son?

Kimmo
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05-02-2003

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 11:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Not, I was pretty chagrined when I found out that Brooke Shields's daughter was named Rowan! I thought, "Great, I hope it doesn't catch on as a girls' name!" DH is aware but seems to just feel sorry for the girl being named a boy's name. :-)

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Where does Rowan come from? A friend named her dog Rowan several years ago and since then it has been surfacing. I had never heard the name before.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 2:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi, Spitfire. This is fun!

How many syllables are in your last name? I think it is important to balance out the meter in the full name, as pronounced aloud. (I for, example, have a 1-syllable RL first name and a 1-syllable RL last name. HATE IT! Sounds so wooden.)

I LOVE the names Sam and Samantha! I think they are keepers.

But in case you want to roll some more off your tongue, here are some of my favorites. [Coming from someone who named every single doll I ever had Annabelle, not sure you should listen, but my kids' names (Lauren Michelle and Matthew Alan) came out pretty good, I think.]

My favorite girl names:
Alexis
Anna
Celeste
Danielle
Gabrielle
Leslie
Michelle
Nora
Paige


My favorite boy names:
Alan
Aaron
Connor
Eric
Ethan
Matthew
Paul



Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 3:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think a rowan is a tree...

I'm gonna go check.

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 3:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rowan-Gaelic or Old English: redhaired, rugged


Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 3:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ahhh....here we go:

Rowan


Meaning:
Little red one. Derived from Gaelic ruadh ‘red’ combined with a diminutive suffix. This name can also be given in reference to the tree.


Origin: Irish

Alternatives: Rowen, Rowyn.

Nicknames: -


Kimmo
Member

05-02-2003

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rowan is a tree (mountain ash) that is a Celtic symbol of luck/good fortune/protection....And I saw one site that said it meant "little one" in Gaelic, but that is the first I heard of that. Most say what Rupertbear posted.

But, it first came to my attention because of Rowan ("Mr. Bean"/"Black Adder") Atkinson, then the main (female) character in Anne Rice's "The Witching Hour" (The Mayfair Chronicles)-- The latter came out probably 12 or more years ago?

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 3:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like the name, Kimmo.

Actually, to me it sounds Druid.

Kimmo
Member

05-02-2003

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Aren't Druids Celtic?

Lorilor
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02-23-2004

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 4:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love Samantha for a girl. I work in a school with 1000 kids & I can only think of one Samantha so it must not be too overused. Another name that I love is Ashlyn. Of course I never heard it until I was done having kids.

We named our 2nd daughter Kristyn. Nobody ever spells it right. Even people in our family. Then again, nobody spells my name right either & it's Lori!!!

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 5:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, Kimmo...technically but I never considered the Irish as being Druids...though I suppose they were.I always thought of the mainlanders on English soil as the Druids.

Any way,I found this explaination which is quite interesting:

It is popularly believed that "Keltoi," the Greek designation for a particular linguistic group, was the first time that group had been called such. But there is ample evidence, arguing that the Celts themselves had the name, and the Greeks were merely Hellenizing that name as it made sense to them.

"Celtic" was indeed not a nationality, nor a particular tribe, but rather a linguistic group which was utilized by nomadic peoples who took that language group throughout Asia Minor and Europe, and eventually to the island now known as "Ireland."

This Celtic linguistic group grew up around the Danube River ("Danube" is from "Danu," the Celtic Mother Goddess. Her name means, "Waters of Heaven."). One of the Indo-European languages, it is effectively argued that the Irish language and spirituality are intimately related to Hindi, Sanskrit and Indian spirituality and philosophy. This information may sound new, perhaps even suspicious, but it is cited by Dr. Peter Berresford Ellis, in his seminal writing, THE DRUIDS. Dr. Ellis boldly puts forth a proposition that makes perfect sense then you read the arguments, that "...extraordinary parallels and similarities [exist] between the Celtic and Hindu cultures, occurring in the areas of language, law, religious attitudes and mythology, music and caste..." We might wish to explore this a bit further about the possible Celtic/Hindu or Vedic connections, its sprung up a few times on the druid message boards.

This connection makes absolute sense, given the geographic origins of these linguistic groups and a linguist's inspection of the two languages that eventually evolved: Irish and Hindi. The argument gives insight on many levels. It helps remove the "barbarian" label given by Roman writers, for example: the Romans surely would have found the Indians to be less-than-civilized, also. But--philosophically (logically)speaking--two examples of similar rituals and traits cannot be called a "Deviation from the Norm," but rather a "Different Norm."

Let us take for example the Celtic tradition of going into battle stark naked. The Romans, gloriously and vainly attired in red, gold and white with shining metal helmets, saw this practice as obscene and inappropriate for battle.

The Celts, however, believed that being naked brought them closer to their spiritual selves, cleansing their karma. This, they reasoned, would guarantee immediate transport to the Otherworld (Tir na Nog) if they perished in battle. Again, we must ask, "What is 'civilized'?" Let us recall that the Romans gave us the word, "decimated," meaning that they murdered every tenth person!

The Celts first appeared on the stage of history around 500 B.C.E. (Before Common Era: B.C.). From the Danube River region they spread to much of what is now known as Europe and parts of Turkey; the Galatians to whom Saint Paul addressed an Epistle were those Celtic people settled in Asia Minor. Evidence of settlements in Hallstatt, LaTene, Alesia, Lyon, Loire and Marsailles document the spread of Celtic culture westward. They eventually made their way to the British Isles and Ireland.

It is interesting to note that the Romans eventually had their way with all the mainland (continental) Celts; they got a foothold in Britain but lost it, and never conquered Ireland. No wonder Caesar was furious and thought them demonic: if Caesar was a god (as he declared), who could threaten the security of a god but someone from the underworld?

The descendants of Irish Celts would, in fact, turn it around and raid Roman Britain in the sixth-to-eighth centuries C.E. (A.D.); a golden era ensued. This will be discussed in depth in the appropriate upcoming edition.

It is argued that the Celts in Ireland became Irish by the fifth century C.E., and that the development of the Ogam (Ogham) alphabet contributed to the cementing of this cultural identification.



Kimmo
Member

05-02-2003

Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 1:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That is interesting! I would want to actually study up on this more. I had thought of Celt as a ethnic/language grouping and Druid as a belief system that was primarily Celtic (though I did read today that Druidism existed in Egypt and elsewhere). I'm an ignoramus about these things. I just hope Rowan doesn't grow up thinking I am a spooky witch because of what I named him! :-)

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 7:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Abbynormal, Ahhhhhhhh I like the name Gwendolyn. Very nice choice.

though just plain Gwen is best

Frogichik
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06-11-2002

Tuesday, May 04, 2004 - 11:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
For a girl:

Jordan
Morgan
Lily


For a boy:

Ian
Trevor
Cade

I like names that aren't so common. Growing up a "Michelle", I don't even turn my head when some calls my name because I assume its for the "other" Michelle. In one class of 25 students there were 5 Michelles. I hated that. I wanted to be unique! I think the new Michelle is Madison. It seems like 1 out of 3 girls named now are Madisons.

I also tend to like boys names for girls Shawn, Toni, Taylor, etc.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 10:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i like chloe and oliver. i didn't used to like them until i had the cutest kids in kindergym with those names.
i hated my name (michaela--pronounced mih-kay-luh) when i was little, but now i like it...and there are a lot of us these days! the nuns used to laugh at me because we were supposed to dress as and make posters for our patron saints. and i was so used to writing michaela, that i put the "a" on st. michael on my poster. i made myself a saint LOL
my nickname was caela (kayla) and now there are tons of them, too!

my kids are kyle and caitlin

kelsay is a family name and i was surprised when it became a first name (usually spelled kelsey) several years back.