Romantically Inspired Baby Names

Janet

I wasn't trying to be cute or charming.  It was meant to be a joke, the last name should be pronounce as 'loader'.  The first name split to: Denn - is

Hope that'll bring a little smile.

I like:

Cassandra: Cassie, Sandra

Chloe (you may not like this one, no short form, think of a middle name then)

Travis

Gavin

Orchid (this is my name)

I hope you start reading some other books well don't go to the J.R. Ward books till after you have kids. I don't want to hear of one with the name Tohrment or Phury. If you named a son Acheron he'd probably disown you or maybe save his money at a very young age and take you to court to change his name.

There was a piece of news recently, that a child (9 or 10 years old) in New Zealand took her parents to court to change name from 'Talula can do the Hula' to a regular name.  Don't believe me, go check it out in the odd news section of yahoo.

 The name is Talula Does The Hula.  Could you imagine?  The article says she tells everyone her name is K.  Not that you can blame her.  And just look at the celebrities.  I'm definitely wondering if some of those kids will be changing names later on down the road.

So, back to the original question.  I can tell you my oldest dd, Aurora, came straight out of a SSE book (#6 to be exact).  I still have the book.  I was 13 when I first read it and hadn't heard the name before (I obviously didn't remember is was Sleeping Beautys name).  I also liked that you could shorten it to Rory, if so desired.  My dd is definitely not a Rory. 

I find the nickname discussion interesting.  My name can be shortened (to Mandy), but my mom hated it.  So I only go by it with my nieces/nephews, and since the word "aunt" is in front, I remember to answer  I think when choosing a name, you have to consider what it can be shortened to. 

My cute name story is this girl I went to school with.  Her name was Ruby Ruby.  We used to all call her Ruby2 or Ruby squared.  She got to the point where she'd sign her name that way too!

Oh, and I loved the "Charlie Brown" name.  But maybe that's just because I'm a HUGE Peanuts fan?

Hi, Mandy Amanda:

Aurora is a lovely name, does it mean 'light' or 'brightness'?

Kids are very creative to make up a nickname for any name. 

Orchid

I have always leaned toward traditional names. I have always loved, for boys, Joshua, Michael (not Mike), David (not Dave), Matthew (Matt is okay I guess), Paul, Marcus, Jacob, Steven. Hum? I think these are all Biblical names.

For girls I have always liked, Eve/Eva, Elizabeth, Anna/Anne, Katherine/Catherine, Diana, Jacklyn, Mary, Rebecca, Rhyannon (discovered after reading romance), Cynthia, Sarah (But I don't like how it is pronounced in Spanish).

I know I am forgetting boy/girl names that I really like. As you can see, they are pretty much traditional names.

Margie :)

please pick one that is not at the top of the list today.

My name is Linda and in 1948 it was the most popular name given to girls and David was the most popular name given to boys. I always had  other Lindas and more than one sometimes in my classes at  school. Ditto for David. I came from a small town.The population wasn't that big. Give your future children a name they can call their own but not so unique that they get teased about it

I always liked the name Marilyn

I have an idea!

Instead of emotionally scarring a child for life <grin> with an exotic name, consider adopting a rescue dog or cat.  You can call them the most outlandish names possible and they will love you and think you are the best thing since dog biscuits anyway. 

I like Aurora too.

Crystal

P.S.  I have to say though, there were NO Crystals around when my mom named me that (even though you trip over them everywhere these days) and I always loved my name.

C.

'I have to say though, there were NO Crystals around when my mom named me that (even though you trip over them everywhere these days) and I always loved my name.'

LOL!  Actually, I like the name Crystal, too.  I've known four Crystals during my life - and all of them seemed appropriately named.  I think it has an enchanting sound.

Linda,(Kaelee) your name is Spanish, and it means "the pretty or beautiful one" - at least according to my name books.  I don't know about you, but that sounds romantic to me!  BTW, my name was also very popular the year I was born.  In my small school I went by Mandy because there were two more Amandas in my grade level.  So, I know what you mean about having a common name.  Still, at least we have common names that sound pretty and have nice meanings, right?  We could be stuck with something much, much worse! 

Okay.  You want only unusual names.  Well, of those you just mentioned, I like Julian. 

Other lesser-used male names I like:  Drake - though I think it's a little on the dark side.  Trevor.  Keegan.  Judson.  Colin.  Gavin.  Darius.  Bryson.  Adrian.  Alexander.  Aiden.  Montgomery (but I don't like it shortened to Monty).

 Female names: Emerald (shortened to Emma).  Adria.  Isadora.  Tabitha.  Nicola.  Larissa.  Gwendolyn & Gwyneth.  Daphne.  Savanna. 

All, or most of these could be shorted to something else if a person wanted to.  Or if the kid wanted to later.

I take it you don't like cowboys?  LOL  Well, I guess those first three do kind of sound that way.  But I read a mixture of subgenres, including western themes - guess it's rubbing off!

LOL about Monty Python!  I don't like the nickname of Monty either, but I still like the long version.

Darius does sound like a sexy vamp.  And it also sounds so very masculine to me.  It's different to think of a woman being called that.  But then I just recently heard of a guy called Shirley, so I guess genders are crossed even on names that you wouldn't think would be.

Xander would be good.  'X' names are rare.

Keegan is definitely Irish.  Colin has Gaelic roots too, but it's actually used a lot in England as well.  I like this name because of the actor Colin Firth.  Also, when I was a little girl and read 'The Secret Garden', Mary's cousin is named Colin, and I loved the sound of it. 

Of the girls names I'd posted, I particularly like Gwendolyn & Gwyneth.  Don't ask me why.  Maybe it's just the way they're pronounced.  Speaking of 'G' names, I used to think Gretchen is cute too, but over time I've gotten disenchanted with that one.

Glad you liked some of the names. 

i love the alan for a girl but al for short that my brother is sounds cool odd i know but that me

Orchid - Aurora is the Roman goddess of Dawn (for which the Aurora Borealis is named).  I'm glad you like it.  I had quite a few people who weren't crazy about my choice.  But then, its not there child  She's seems ok with her name up until now too.  My younger dd isn't totally fond of hers.  But maybe that's because when people hear her say Amelia, they instantly say "oh, like Amelia Bedilia".  She's only going into 2nd grade, so I'm hoping that part will go away in a few years.

with the name Katherine, I've been called just about every short form .... I'm named after my grandmother who was named after her grandmother and so on and so on .... Katherine or Katerina is a strong Ukrianian name ... as a kid my grandmother used to call me Katusia or Kasia  .... at school the kids wanted to call me Kathy or Kat ... odd it wasn't until highschool that someone called me Kate and then Katie .... my grandmother was known as Kay, and in honesty I love that short form, so grand ... to me my grandmother was a larger than life woman, she had such a hard life as an immigrant to Canada in the 30s

now as a grown up I'm called Katherine, Kathy, Kay  .... depends on who you are ;)   ..... Kathy usually because that's the name that followed from school  .... Kay by friends who heard dh call me that once ... and Katherine because that's always how I sign my name .... after all, it is my name :)

funny about name popularity .... in the early 50's my grandparents were living in Toronto on Shaw Street and there were quite a few Ukrainian families ... my aunt named Natalie met and married a Bill ...... my uncle named Bill met and married a Natalie .... so as kids we distinguished who was who by referring to one couple as Uncle Bill and Aunt Nettie from Toronto (the rest of the family were then living north of the City)

for a boy, I've always been partial to the name Adam ... there's alot of strength in that name .... my brother is Michael, and I adore that name .. though he only gets called that when we want to grab his attention!  LOL  ... another name is Ben or Benjamin ....

for a girl, Anna (after my Mom, that grandmother name tradition LOL)  .... I also like Sarah .... Emily is a nice traditional name and depending on the personality can be shortened to Emm or Millie 

I love romantic names.  I named my son Deverell after my favorite Romance hero Roark Deverell Beauchamp in Shana by Kathleen Woodiwiss. 

When Dev went off to college last year, he was asked where he got his name.  He told them the story and they nicknamed him Romeo, which he thought was pretty funny.   

... and origins of names.  I've done it ever since I was a teen, because it's fun to see if people's personalities actually fit their name's meaning.  For instance, my husband's first name means 'watchful' - and is he ever!  Also my dad's name mean 'leader of the people' - Oh, yeah, as a minister he's pretty bossy alright!  LOL  However, some names have strange meanings.  My brother Brandon's name means 'dweller on Beacon hill'.  What the heck is that supposed to mean?   Also my grandpa's name is Rufus, which means 'red-haired'.  What little hair he has left has never been red to my knowledge! <GG> 

Though I think the meanings are fun, I don't think they ought to have a lot of bearing on what you name a kid.  After all, a very romantic name might have a horrible or stupid meaning, and vice versa.

I had a friend one time her name was Bambi. People would kid her and ask her where Thumper and Flower were. Talk about getting mad....  I like names like Tristan, Bryce, Dallas, Isabelle, Alexis, Finn. Emma is a romantic name Jane Austin's Emma.

Shell

I've always liked Bryce, too.  My favorite name is acutally James, but there are too many of them, so if I have another son I'll probably use it as a middle name.

I totally agree about the one letter names thing.  My sis-in-lay took that one step farther.  She and my brother have the same initals and she made sure both her boys matched.  Now all 4 of them are KAH. 

I always loved the names Hyacinth, Lilly, Sarah and Tristan for a boy.

Bernie

For girls I like Emma and Devon.  For boys I like Nicholas and Tristan.  I like the sexy vampire name Darius too.  I once met a woman with the name Ngaire (pronounced Nye-Ree) - loved it so I named my cat after her.  That's the nice thing about pets you can use the unusual names and no one gets hurt - like Harley, Dudley, Diesel, Chevy...

A neighbour named her little girl Rowan for no reason whatsoever - just because she liked it.  I later read an old harlequin presents and the heroine's name was Rowan.  I gave the book to her to give to her daughter when she is older.

My aunt's name is Isabel and she was teased with "Is a bell necessary on a bicycle?"  Needless to say, she goes by Belle now!

A cousin of mine named all her 4 kids with "J" names, (Jason, Jack, Judith and Jennifer) they later adopted an older child (age 7), Michael, - when he was older he legally changed his name to a James Michael.

Carla - Shana was a favourite book too.

Great topic!

i love the name Anise which is one of my characters in my books that im writting and I love Adalaine and Elaina which means Helen kinda cool huh?

I think there is a brand name 'Avery' for address labels, file labels & such.

Byrony - shortened to be 'Ronnie'

Just a thought.