Some Newer Stuff
29 Jun 2009 11 Comments
in baby names, Boys, Girls, Lists, Musings, names Tags: Amos, August, Eulalie, India, Lucius, Matilda, Penelope, Peregrin, Romilly
Well, “newer” is figurative. 
I’ve had a few of these names on my lists before, I’m just liking them anew. Since I had so much down time, I worked on combos and came up with a handful that I really like. This is what I do with much of my free time (at least, in my head):
Romilly Allegra Violet
Penelope Violet Jane
India Ottilie Violet
Peregrin Henry Arthur
August James Tiberius
Matilda Esme Violet
Amos Willem Rafferty
Lucius George Pascal
Eulalie Saffron Jane
Romilly is back again, still searching for the perfect middles for India, Eulalie stays on the list despite Elisabeth having a brand new one while Matilda’s firmly on the list now and I’m still searching for the perfect middles for Penelope. Lucius never left, I’m still perfecting him and Amos is slowly replacing Clancy in my head. Not entirely, but starting to. So here’s a related question for you folks:
Clancy or Amos, which do you like better (or which would you rather see on a real kid)?
So there they are, anything strike you as keepable? I’d love to hear what you folks think! As always, thanks a million for stopping by. And, I’m back! 
August
03 Jun 2009 21 Comments
in baby names, Boys, Musings, names Tags: Augie, August, Gus
I’m back to August. Dignified, strong & handsome (do NOT start with me on how Month names are unisex unless you are willing to use May on a boy of yours!). yep, August is all manly for me, Augie & Gus are two lovely nickname options. I prefer Augie, but Gus is more mainstream should he want. And August honors my Mom, beloved Frances who hated her name, born 6 August 1940. I think it’s a subtle thing that she probably wouldn’t mind. And she’d probably dig Gus.
I came up with half a dozen combos as did He and between us, we narrowed the field to these 5. Which would you choose and why?
August James Tiberius (yes, I know, it’s kitschy, and geeky, but if I could make James Tiberius ___ flow with the surname I’d use it in a heartbeat and be thrilled. What a fabulous combo! and yes, I saw the new Star Trek movie and am so jazzed!)
August James Aloysius – a bit kitschier bit not as geeky.
August Julian Oliver – I’d rather Lucian, but August Lucian doesn’t sound as good as August Julian.
August Milo Aurelian – Aurelian’s awesome and I’m still stuck on Milo, but it’s too nicknamey for up front.
August Edward Bede – gets the honoring in there, and my beloved Bede.
Now August honors Mom, James honors not only Him, but my Pop’s oldest Brother (who’s still around) and Edward honors Mom’s brother, and my cousin (who I like much better than the Uncle). Milo is what Josie would have been had she been a boy, and I still like it very much. The rest are just fun.
So, what do you think? I’d love to know!
Help!
02 Feb 2009 19 Comments
in baby names, Boys, Girls, Lists, Musings, names Tags: Alasdair, Arthur, August, Barnaby, Beatrix, Cassius, Cecily, Clarence, Clementine, Cosmo, Francis, Jemima, Lucretia, Maud, Ottilie, Pomeline, Remy, Rufus, Winifred, Zelda
I want to narrow my top 10 to a top 5, at least for now. I’m going to either/or them and pick one? Thanks!
Ottilie or Jemima?
Winifred or Clementine?
Maud or Zelda?
Beatrix or Cecily?
Lucretia or Pomeline?
Cassius or Clarence?
Remy or Cosmo?
Rufus or Barnaby?
Alasdair or August?
Arthur or Francis?
I couldn’t choose if my life depended on it. One minute it’s one way, the next it’s the other. I love them all and just cannot decide which 5 are best! Can you help? I’d really appreciate it!
As always, Thanks!
Rufus!
15 Jan 2009 4 Comments
in baby names, Boys, Musings, names Tags: Alastair, August, Grey, John, Milo, Rufus, Wilder
Just a quick post to say we’ve finally come to an agreement on Rufus. Well, it’s down to three different choices at the moment.
Rufus Wilder John – His favorite
Rufus Milo August – My favorite
and
Rufus Alastair Grey – in case we’re still fighting over RWJ or RMA late this summer. 
August, Miles & Felix
21 Dec 2008 7 Comments
in baby names, Boys, Musings, names Tags: August, Barnaby, Edward, Felix, George, Miles, Xavier
Three guys today, duh. August, Miles & Felix. August is a relative newcomer to my lists. He’s been on less than a year but I really think he’s a keeper. August is strong, manly and honors my Mother, born in August without resorting to using the name she forbade me from using. And he’s pure sunshine to me, colorwise, that blinding yellow-white of the sun.
Miles, on the other hand, honors no one. I just like his feel and his look. His sound is rather crystalline too, sharp. If Josephine had been born with boy parts, Miles Xavier George/James she would have been. I’ve found better homes from Xavier (Remus Edward Xavier) and George (Alasdair Barnaby George) but am still rather smitten with Miles, even after nearly 5 years. Miles is a deep grass green to me, he’s another green M.
And Felix, which slides on & off my lists every few weeks for the last two years. I think he’s great. Stylish, sweet, and dashingly handsome. I have a poll going with Felix combos because we made a list of a bunch that appealed to us and now we can’t whittle them down to the one we like best. A poll always helps, whether I agree with the results or not. Felix is eggplant colored. Deep purple brown, really neat to look at for me.
The combos for August & Miles:
August Edward Valentine
Miles George Porfirio
If you’re not inclined to follow the link, here’s Felix:
Felix Edward Finnian
Felix Edward Rohan
Felix Arthur Jolyon
Felix Edward Alasdair
Felix Edward Anselm
Felix Arthur Grey
Felix Barnaby Edward
Felix Edward Bede
I’ve bolded the ones we seem to gravitate back towards in discussion, but again, there’s no hope of narrowing just yet.
Feel free to tell me what you think and as always, thanks for stopping by, Company’s always welcome!
And the Boys
22 Nov 2008 Leave a Comment
in baby names, Boys, Cosmo, Lists, names Tags: Alasdair, August, Cassius, Clarence, Cosmo, Ignatius, Lucius, Oscar, Rafael, Remus
I can’t leave the boys out! Here’s the top ten:
Cosmo – Coz
Cassius – Cash, Cass
Remus – Remy, Rex (due to initials in combo)
August – Augie, Gus
Lucius – Lou, Luc
Clarence – Clancy, Clare, Ren
Alasdair – Alec, AB (due to initials)
Oscar – Oz, Ozzy
Rafael – Rafe
Ignatius – Iggy, Nate, Nat
If you’re interested in them in full combos or you’d like to see the whole list, look here.
Top Boys List
09 Nov 2008 Leave a Comment
in Boys, Cosmo, Musings, names Tags: Alasdair, August, Casimir, Cassius, Clarence, Cosmo, Ignatius, Lucius, Maxim, Rafael, Remus, Sidney
I figure I should really post the top boys, since I did the girls a few days ago. Top Girls It’s only fair to give the bucks a turn!
So, without further ado,
Cosmo Henry Graham ♥
Cassius Barnaby Rex
Remus Edward Xavier
August Edward Valentine
Lucius Edward Porfirio
Clarence Henry Rafael
Alasdair Barnaby George
Rafael Edward Porfirio
Runnerups:
Ignatius Henry August
Sidney Edward Porfirio
Casimir Amadeus John
Maxim Edgar Rafael
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