The Official Girls List!
14 Apr 2011 10 Comments
in Announcement, baby names, Beatrix, Girls, Lists, Musings, Winifred Tags: Beatrix, Cecily, Clementine, Elspeth, Jemima, Ottilie, Penelope, Philippa, Winifred
After three weeks of neverending name discussions we have a tenative girls list!
And boy, do I mean neverending. They start before breakfast, ” Which do you like better, Poppy, Penny or Nell”. Continues throughout the day in texts/chat/email, “What do you think of Philippa Andromeda”? and winds down over supper, “I still like Maud, could we give her initials that spell it out”? So I’m happy to report that from here on out, it’ll be a less intense discussion. 
The list has 7 names plus 2 wildcards, one for Him (1) & one for me (2). Without further ado, the
‘Official’ Girls List!’
Penelope Juno Alice
Cecily Pandora Jane
Beatrix Juno Frances
Winifred Elinor Plum
Elspeth Scarlett Jane
Ottilie India Violet
Jemima Lucy Frances
(1) Philippa Guinevere Alice
(2) Clementine India Jane
Noot a bad set of 9,if I do say so myself. What do you think? Aw, c’mon, you know you wanna say something!
As always, thanks for reading! 
Rethinking My Top Girls
30 Dec 2009 3 Comments
in baby names, Girls Tags: Beatrix, Cecily, Clementine, Edith, Imogen, Jemima, Maud, Ottilie, Winifred, Zelda
My top girls have been ordered & reordered for months and I’m thinking of reordering them yet again. Here’s what I’ve got (& why):
Clementine – I just love her sprightly sound and the fact that she feels perfectly matched with Josephine. Her combo: Clementine India Jane is divine!
Winifred – Honors and I love Winnie. I have to admit the potential for Freda/Frida thrills me too. Her combo: Winifred Elinor Plum is sheer perfection.
Cecily – Again, honors, feels pretty but I’m worried about a possible rise in popularity also. I love her combo: Cecily Pandora Jane but I’m toying with a newer combo love: Cecily Oona Violet.
Maud – My favorite favorite. She honors the same relative Josie’s middle does and I adore that link between possible sisters. I love the delicate sound & the simple simpatico of four letters. Absolute perfection. She’s remaining on top, her combo makes me swoon: Maud India Scarlett.
Beatrix – I love Trixie! And her combo is sweet & her middles honor: Beatrix Violet Jane. Simply perfect.
Zelda – Don’t care about the video game, Zelda’s been my favorite name forever! And her combo makes me feel like singing: Zelda Violet Blythe.
Ottilie – Has been my # 1 or 2 for years. still deciding on combos, Ottilie Alice Ghislaine is lovely but Ottilie Frances Valentine, Ottilie Frances Godeleve & Ottilie Frances Loveday thrill me a bit more (while honoring too).
Jemima – The name on my list that’s been there near as long as Zelda! I love her nn potential: Jemma/Jem & Mimi. Her combo is perfect for us too: Jemima Lucy Maud.
Imogen – I love the quiet, regal feel of Imogen. And Immy’s cute, even if it’s not my fave nickname possibilty. I’ve got a couple of combos I love equally: Imogen Violet Mathilde, Imogen Ottilie Frances & Imogen Violet Ophélie.
Edith – Love Edie’s funky, starchy feel and her combo is divine: Edith Ottilie Violet.
Look for the Wildcards (read: runners up) in the next day or so!
The Girls in my Head
24 Oct 2009 4 Comments
in baby names Tags: Araminta, Cecily, Clementine, India, Maud, Ottilie, Wilhelmina
After taking a break and trying not to think about names (Ha!), I find these name combos still in my head. Any here that catch your eye?
Ottilie Frances Jane – Tillie still thrills me, and I’m charmed by the thought of Josephine & Ottilie sisters.
Wilhelmina Esme Jane – Yep, Mina is darling. Esme & Jane are pretty light and tiny next to weighty Wilhelmina, whose solidity makes me smile.
Araminta Lucy Violet – Again with Mina/Min possibility, I’m enchanted. I also think Josephine & Araminta are pretty stunning sisters.
Cecily Pandora Jane – Remains at the top of my “emminently usable” list. And Cecily is charming, if a bit confusing in my Cec- loaded family (yet Cecily remains unused!).
Clementine India Jane – Yep, Clementine thrills me. Cleo/Clio are possible nicknames but like Josephine, she’d be Clementine most often.
India Mehetabel Jane – India’s short but three syllbles, which makes her sit well with Josephine in my head. The middles, as always, honor.
And still tops after the break: Maud India Scarlett. Yes, India & Scarlett together. I like colors but find them a bit too much, the double ‘t’ makes it more namey, less color-ish for me. And India is one he adores, but I’m not thrilled with “Indy” potential.
Any up there that you prefer over the others? Or just let me know what you think of them. I’d love to hear!
As always, thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!
My “style”?
19 Apr 2009 10 Comments
in baby names, Boys, Girls, Lists, Musings, names, Weirdness Tags: Alasdair, Arthur, Barnaby, Beatrix, Bruno, Caspar, Cecilia, Cecily, Clarnece, Clementine, Cleo, Cosmo, Edith, Edward, Euphemia, Francis, Harvey, Ignatius, Imogen, Jemima, Lilias, Linus, Lucretia, Mathilda, Maud, Oscar, Ottilie, Philippa, Rafael, Remy, Rufus, style, Sylvie, Winifred, Xanthe, Zelda
I am apparently all over the map, style wise. I really looked at my top lists the other day and was struck by the fact that I seem to have at least 2 separate styles. Weird and funky. here, I’ve grouped them in similar piles:
Group 1
Maud India Scarlett
Ottilie Alice Ghislaine
Zelda Lucy Violet
Edith Zenobia Violet
Lilias Mehetabel June
Sylvie Mimosa Jane
Xanthe Iris Dorothea
Cleo Portia Rupinder
Cecily Pandora Jane
Group 2
Clementine India Jane
Jemima Lucy Maud
Lucretia Ruby Iris
Winifred Elinor Plum
Matilda Frances Ruby
Imogen Violet Jane
Beatrix Violet Jane
Euphemia Elinor Glory
Philippa Saskia Violet
Cecilia Violet Petronel
and those are just the girls! I can do that to the boys too, to a lesser extent. See:
Group1
Rufus Wilder John
Remy Edward Xavier
Cosmo Henry George
Bruno Edward Rafael
Barnaby Edward Rex
Ignatius Edward George
Clarence Arthur Finlay
Caspar James Porfirio
Alasdair Barnaby George
Group 2
Arthur Henry Llewellyn
Oscar Valentin George
Linus Willem Bleys
Harvey Edward Augustin
Francis Henry Porfirio
Edward Balthazar George
Rafael August Anselm
So, do you agree, I’m mildly crazy? or do you see these in different groups? Which group appeals more to you? Which ones? Anything really jump out at you up there? Let me know!
And, as always, thanks for stopping by!
Jemima
18 Apr 2009 13 Comments
in baby names, Girls, Jemima, Lists, Maud, Musings, names Tags: Clementine, Cleo, Jemima, Jemma, Mimi
I’ve been thinking about Jemima a lot recently. I think it all started with me thinking twinny again (they do run in the family and I’ve already had one set.. so I figure, potentially planning isn’t an awful thing to do). So I asked him what he’d name girl twins. He said Clementine & Jemima. Which surprised me. They’re sweet, but have history as a grownups name and I like the thought of Cleo & Mimi when they’re small. Why not? (Boys we already know would be Rufus & Cosmo).
Now, I have a Clementine combo I am completely happy with: Clementine India Jane, so that’s not where my head went. It headed for Jemima. Where I have a combo: Jemima Frances Ruby. I like her sentiment but I’m not sold, entirely, on her feel. So I went digging again. And came up with a very few that I *do* like:
Jemima Romilly Elinor
Jemima Louisa Caroline
Jemima Lucy Maud*
Jemima Elinor Blythe
(And of course: Jemima Frances Ruby)
I really like Jemima Lucy Maud. I have had Lucy Maud together in other combos (Ottoline Lucy Maud, Agatha Lucy Maud, Araminta Lucy Maud, Cecilia Lucy Maud, Matilda Lucy Maud, Sibyl Lucy Maud) But I think this one is where she shines.
Well, now you know which one appeals most to me! Which of these appeals to you, most? I’d love to hear thoughts on them!
As always, Thanks a million!
Lucy
19 Feb 2009 5 Comments
in baby names, Girls, Musings, names Tags: Adeline, Clementine, Edith. Mathilda, Elspeth, Euphemia, Lucy, Mina, Ottoline, Pearl, Primrose, Raphaela, Viola, Violet, Winifred
I’ve been loving Lucy (pardon the pun) most of my life. My Mother wanted to name me Lucy but was shot down by Pop. So she called me Lucy as an affectionate nickname. Is it any wonder I turned into the name-freak I did? Let’s see, Laura, Lola, Lucy, Lily.. those are the names I was called as a kid. Confusing to say the least, and that’s not counting all the names I insisted they call me! If the name starts with an L, I’m rather likely to answer to it thanks to my family!
I’ve been putting Lucy in the middle because she almost vanishes when I put her next to Josephine, in full. While she’s sweet, I think for me, she’s better there although I am toying with the idea of her in front.
Lucy Raphaela is my favorite two name pairing of Lucy to date, although Lucy Primrose appeals too.
I’ve had her in the middle loads of times, but wonder if I flipped some of them around… maybe they’d appeal to me more? Here’s a handful or so of Lucy-in-the-middles/flipped arounds:
Euphemia Lucy Jane/Lucy Euphemia Jane
Edith Lucy Valentina/Lucy Edith Valentina
Mathilda Lucy Imogen/Lucy Mathilda Imogen
Mathilda Lucy Elspeth/Lucy Mathilda Elspeth
Ottoline Lucy Maud/Lucy Ottoline Maud
Winifred Lucy Adele/Lucy Winifred Adele
and now some Lucy up front, playing around:
Lucy Clementine Pearl
Lucy Raphaela Elinor
Lucy Mina Raphaela
Lucy Elspeth Primrose
Lucy Romilly Primrose
Lucy Ottoline Viola
Lucy Violet Adeline
Lucy Kathleen Grey
While I can close my eyes and see my Mother’s glee over this one, I don’t know, maybe Lucy up front isn’t for me. What do you all think?
Alright, now what?
05 Feb 2009 6 Comments
in baby names, Girls, Musings, names Tags: Clementine, Lucretia, Maud, Ottilie, Pomeline, Tallulah, Winifred, Zelda
Tallulah Poppy Frances is clearly the winner for me, but now where do I add her? What should I take away to add her?
Help me out, in decending order, the girls:
Maud India Scarlett – Maudie
Ottilie Alice Mehitabel – Tillie
Clementine India Maud – Cleo
Winifred Elinor Plum – Winnie
Lucretia Ruby Iris – Lucy
Zelda Coralie Blithe – Zella
Pomeline Frances Elinor – Millie
Where does Tallulah – Lulu, fit in? I’m clearly not gong to write off any of the top 3, but Winifred to Pomeline, which one should I knock off to add Tallulah? Or should I not bother at all? I’m curious as to what you’d do in my shoes. Tell me!
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!
Clementine Redux
28 Jan 2009 12 Comments
in baby names, Clementine, Girls, Lists, Musings, names Tags: Adele, Agatha, Alice, Clementine, Cleo, Clotilde, Echo, Elinor, Eos, Grey, India, Jane, Jemima, Lilias, Lily, Maud, Mina, Odette, Ottilie, Pearl, Portia, Rosalind, Sylvie, Violet
Working on the thought I barely recalled: Clementine, nn Cleo. Since I adore Cleo and thoroughly like Clementine I figured I should try out some different combos for her, see if anything really jumps out out me. Wanna see?
Here goes:
Clementine Portia Clotilde – love the lush feel of this one
Clementine Lucy Isobel – feels a bit expected.
Clementine India Maud – ooh, interesting, I love India and well, Maud’s in contention for first place…
Clementine Alice Elinor – very pretty.
Clementine Eos Faye – No one’s going to ‘get” Eos, but she’s so pretty!
Clementine Mina Alice – love Mina and Alice together.
Clementine India Jane – a bit crisper than India Maud.
Clementine Ottilie Echo – Alright, so Echo’s whimsy. It gets two of my favorite names in there with the whimsy.
Clementine Ivy Agatha – Or maybe Agatha Ivy, either way, Agatha grounds both very nicely.
Clementine Sylvie Violet – Loving Sylvie recently and Violet’s gorgeous and honors.
Clementine Jemima Adele – Love, love, love Jemima andAdele feels light & sweet here.
Clementine Esme Viola -terminally elegant!
Clementine Violet Rosalind – maybe too nature-y all around?
Clementine Agatha Violet – utterly charming, Agatha Violet.
Clementine Edwina Violet – I love Edwina, she’s charmingly quaint. Violet honor, again.
Clementine Lily Adele – Lily honors Grandma, Adele is just sweet. (now if I could just get him to stop saying Adele like they do in “Natural Born Killers…)
Clementine Lilias Pearl – Lilias honors Grandma a bit more circularly, Pearl just charms me.
Clementine Viola Odette – still hooked on those Opera names!
Clementine Maud Elinor - My beloved Maud with Honoring Elinor.
Clementine Alice Grey – Still feeling a bit Steampunkish, this suits the mood. And feels sort of buttoned up and respectable at the same time.
So there you go, along with all my thoughts at the moment. What do you think? Let me know!
As always, Thanks!
Cleo
26 Jan 2009 4 Comments
in baby names, Girls, Lists, Musings, names Tags: Bluebell, Clementine, Cleo, Clotilde, Delphine, Katharine, Matilde, Melisande, Portia, Rosamund, Rupinder, Valentina
Alright, I’ve been trying to get people to call *me* Cleo since I was two and have failed miserably. So I keep coming back to her for another girl. yeah, I’d use Cleopatra for myself, even now but not on a kid, she was too nasty a bint, ruined it. So Cleo it is. (I love Clio, the muse but seeing as how Verity already has a daughter ‘named’ Clio… I feel I should go back to my first love). Still sticking with Cleo Portia; I have a whole bunch of combos to sift through, wanna help?
Cleo Portia Clementine
Cleo Portia Matilde
Cleo Portia Delphine
Cleo Portia Rupinder
Cleo Portia Melisande
Cleo Portia Rosamund
Cleo Portia Katharine
Cleo Portia Valentina
Cleo Portia Bluebell
Cleo Portia Clotilde
My favorites are Cleo Portia Clementine. Cleo Portia Matilde, Cleo Portia Rupinder (yes, still trying to fit her somewhere, I think here is Perfect!), Cleo Portia Rosamund & Cleo Portia Katharine (Katharine might balance Cleo & Portia a fair bit). But couldn’t pick one if my life depended on it. (well, maybe Cleo Portia Rupinder).
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
The Battling Girls!
17 Jan 2009 9 Comments
in baby names, Barnaby, Beatrix, Boys, Cecily, Clementine, Cosmo, Girls, Jemima, Musings, names, Rufus, Winifred, Zelda Tags: Barnaby, Beatrix, Cecily, Clementine, Cosmo, Jemima, Rufus, Winifred, Zelda
I am going crazy over girls names. With boys, I’m much pickier and it’s easier to figure out what I really like vs. what I simply enjoy. With boys, it’s practically a three way tie between Cosmo, Rufus & Barnaby and that’s about it. Everything else on the list pales by comparison. So it’ll be easy to decide on a boys name if we have one.
But a girl? I’m going crazy, literally.
There’s the “normals”: Cecily, Beatrix & Clementine and the oddballs: Jemima, Zelda & Winifred. I love all six of them and couldn’t decide which one I’d actually use if you paid me to decide. I could have sextuplets and happily use them all. Sadly, it’s probably just one and I have to choose. I love all their combos, really. Clementine’s probably been on the list longest of the normals, She went on the list back in ’95. Zelda’s been on the list of oddballs since ’73, since that’s when I first started keeping lists. She was on the mental list in ’69! I wanted to name my sister Zelda but Mom was having none of it. Cecily & Winifred are the newest; Winifred 5 years on, Cecily, two on. Beatrix & Jemima have probably been on the list for about 8 years now.
When I was deciding on Josephine’s name, I brought my notebooks of names in my bag and after she was born, I dug through the lists I had at the time, assembled what appealed in several instances and tried them out on her little self when she was in the room (I only sent her back to the nursery once, that first night, so I could sleep. Otherwise she was in my room no-stop so I had plenty of time to try them all out. I finally found something that not only made me sing, but seemed to suit her. I can’t explain how that huge name seemed to suit the little baby she was then, it just did.
How did you decide on your children(s) names? What were the deciding factors for you, How did you narrow it down? How do I do so? Goddess knows, I’d happily name a girl all of these, ridiculous as it sounds but I know I can’t. So, how do I go about choosing? Any hints? Pointers? Words of advice? Anything? 
Help!
Thanks!
Help me out!
07 Jan 2009 4 Comments
in baby names, Beatrix, Clementine, Girls, Lists, Musings, names Tags: Agatha, Araminta, Beatrix, Clementine, Elspeth, Euphemia, Henrietta, Mathilda, Maud, Wildcard, Zuleika
I’ve been narrowing down the names I like for my #10 spot. And I’m running a poll at BtN right now to try to see which ones are liked best.
Vote in the poll or scroll down a bit to see the list!
Here’s the 10 in line for #10:
Maud India Scarlett
Agatha Esme Plum
Euphemia Elinor Glory
Araminta Alice Green
Henrietta Ruby Lilias
Zuleika Esme Violet
Clementine India Jane
Mathilda Lucy Elanor
Beatrix Poppy Elinor
Elspeth Violet Elinor
Which would YOU put in my top 10, at #10? Vote or post! Please? Thanks!
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