I legit like the name Demelza

wise_rita · February 2012

This means I should never procreate, doesn't it?

Are there any special names that you like but, in reality, could never use?

glitterfart · February 2012

When I was a kid I wanted to have a boy named Leighton Hails, and I wanted to pronounce Leighton like lee instead of lay...i don?t think I can judge. We all have our guilty pleasures Wink

TotZiens · February 2012

Homer. I think it is a beautiful strong name and refuse

To let a stupid cartoon character ruin it.

anna7602 · February 2012

TotZiens:

Homer. I think it is a beautiful strong name and refuse

To let a stupid cartoon character ruin it.

One of my great uncles was named Homero.

azure_azure · February 2012

I love the name Damien, H vetoed it thanks to the Omen.

LadyMadrid08 · February 2012

azure_azure:
I love the name Damien, H vetoed it thanks to the Omen.

Same! How funny. I actually wanted to use the word Timanfaya (a volcano in the canary islands) as a girl name until a friend misheard and though I said"tim on fire". I still se retly think it would be a really cool, unique name.

anna7602 · February 2012

I looooooove the name Xiomara. I *might* be able to get away with a name like this in NYC, but if the girl decides to live anywhere else in the US besides maybe Miami, or anywhere in the world that is not a Spanish-speaking country, she would be totally screwed.

Also, I shudder to think of how my ILs would pronounce this name if we actually used it.

titicole · February 2012

I love the name Clementine, but DH would never whole-heartedly go with it, and the Brits would struggle with someone being named after a citrus fruit.

BlushingMama · February 2012

I once read a book where the main male character was called Sterling and I have loved that name ever since. I don't think it is something I could really name a son though.

LadyMadrid08 · February 2012

anna7602:
I looooooove the name Xiomara. I *might* be able to get away with a name like this in NYC, but if the girl decides to live anywhere else in the US besides maybe Miami, or anywhere in the world that is not a Spanish-speaking country, she would be totally screwed.

Is this a Spanish name? I have never heard it (or anything similar) here. Is it Mexican maybe?

wise_rita · February 2012

titicole:
I love the name Clementine, but DH would never whole-heartedly go with it, and the Brits would struggle with someone being named after a citrus fruit.

Love the name Clementine.

elenetxu · February 2012

It's really not that strange, but I've always liked Moses. It's a family name, but I fear it'll be vetoed if we have a boy because DH really wants to continue with the father-son family thing and use his name. (I have a hard time with this, knowing that there are some people in the region where we live that discriminate against him because he has a Basque name. Yes, there are people really are that blatantly "silly" here. I'm not sure I want a future son to deal with that.)

snowyowl · February 2012

I've always loved the name Ursula, but everyone associates it with The Little Mermaid (and/or just think it is ugly, and I can see why, but I just really like it). DH said there was no way, so I named my fat blue car Ursula

EnidFalcor · February 2012

I love the name Xochitl. LEGIT love it. Pronounced So-chee with a teeny tiny soft 't' on the end. LOVE.

wise_rita · February 2012

snowyowl:
I've always loved the name Ursula, but everyone associates it with The Little Mermaid (and/or just think it is ugly, and I can see why, but I just really like it). DH said there was no way, so I named my fat blue car Ursula

False. I think of Phoebe Buffet's slutty sister.

dorothyinAus · February 2012

I have always loved Phillipa. but wouldn't use it right now because of the popularity of Kate's sister. I would hate for people to think I named a child after someone famous.

I like Courtland as well, but DH says it sounds snooty.

I tried to get a friend to name her third child Michigan, but was unsuccessful. She named her first Mason, and I tried to get her to go with Dixon as a middle name -- it would have rhymed with her last name so he would have been Mason Dixon ___xon. She declined all my great ideas!

MintChocoChip · February 2012

I loved Effie for a girl. It was XH's deceased father's name and a definite boy name in Hebrew but I loved it. Not so much anymore.

gblake · February 2012

DH likes the name Laurent. He thought it was a girls name. Someone corrected him but he's a little stubborn and he still likes it for a girls name.

snowyowl · February 2012

wise_rita:
snowyowl:
I've always loved the name Ursula, but everyone associates it with The Little Mermaid (and/or just think it is ugly, and I can see why, but I just really like it). DH said there was no way, so I named my fat blue car Ursula
False. I think of Phoebe Buffet's slutty sister.

Damn, that name never had a chance!

sushisamba · February 2012

wise_rita:
titicole:
I love the name Clementine, but DH would never whole-heartedly go with it, and the Brits would struggle with someone being named after a citrus fruit.
Love the name Clementine.

I like it too. My coworkers daughter is Clementine, so it's not unheard of for the Brits!

Publius · February 2012

I love the name Patrice for a boy. For a while I told myself that the kid will be growing up in a francophone area so it would be fine. That being said, I think the vast majority of Americans would assume that a Patrice was a girl.

Publius · February 2012

snowyowl:
I've always loved the name Ursula, but everyone associates it with The Little Mermaid (and/or just think it is ugly, and I can see why, but I just really like it). DH said there was no way, so I named my fat blue car Ursula

Ursula was my grandmother's name. She went by Ula (Ew-luh). I'd love to use the name but I just can't.

azure_azure · February 2012

sushisamba:
wise_rita:
titicole:
I love the name Clementine, but DH would never whole-heartedly go with it, and the Brits would struggle with someone being named after a citrus fruit.
Love the name Clementine.
I like it too. My coworkers daughter is Clementine, so it's not unheard of for the Brits!

I really like this name too. I know 3 Clementines here. One goes by the nn Clem - I prefer her full name.

anna7602 · February 2012

LadyMadrid08:
anna7602:

I looooooove the name Xiomara. I *might* be able to get away with a name like this in NYC, but if the girl decides to live anywhere else in the US besides maybe Miami, or anywhere in the world that is not a Spanish-speaking country, she would be totally screwed.

Is this a Spanish name? I have never heard it (or anything similar) here. Is it Mexican maybe?

By "Mexican," do you mean "Nahuatl" or another indigenous language? No, it's definitely "Castellano" based, although it's kind of rare. It's derived from the male Guiomar (14 century or so) and isn't used very often, although it tends to be more common in certain Latin American countries, like Cuba, where my family is originally from. There is a dancer with the Cuban National Ballet now named Xiomara. That's the only semi-famous person I can think of with that name. But I've met women from other LA countries with the name Xiomara.

Val · February 2012

gblake:
DH likes the name Laurent. He thought it was a girls name. Someone corrected him but he's a little stubborn and he still likes it for a girls name.

You could go for Laurence - only problem is that english speakers might think it's a boy... my dad nearly had a heart attack when I told him I was staying over at my good friend's Laurence when I was 15...

anna7602 · February 2012

Val?rie:

gblake:
DH likes the name Laurent. He thought it was a girls name. Someone corrected him but he's a little stubborn and he still likes it for a girls name.

You could go for Laurence - only problem is that english speakers might think it's a boy... my dad nearly had a heart attack when I told him I was staying over at my good friend's Laurence when I was 15...

Ditto this. We rented a short-term apartment from a woman named Laurence when we were here househunting in the fall. DH took care of everything and I didn't know the person's name whom we spent 1 hour waiting for at a local cafe. I thought it was a little odd there was 1 woman waiting at the cafe as long as we were, but DH kept saying we were waiting for a man. Nope, it was Laurence, sitting 4 tables away from us the whole time.

rpic81 · February 2012

anna7602:
LadyMadrid08:
anna7602:

I looooooove the name Xiomara. I *might* be able to get away with a name like this in NYC, but if the girl decides to live anywhere else in the US besides maybe Miami, or anywhere in the world that is not a Spanish-speaking country, she would be totally screwed.

Is this a Spanish name? I have never heard it (or anything similar) here. Is it Mexican maybe?

By "Mexican," do you mean "Nahuatl" or another indigenous language? No, it's definitely "Castellano" based, although it's kind of rare. It's derived from the male Guiomar (14 century or so) and isn't used very often, although it tends to be more common in certain Latin American countries, like Cuba, where my family is originally from. There is a dancer with the Cuban National Ballet now named Xiomara. That's the only semi-famous person I can think of with that name. But I've met women from other LA countries with the name Xiomara.

I like the name Xiomara, but only pronounced properly in Spanish. I think an American accent would ruin it.

hamilton.ja · February 2012

MintChocoChip:
I loved Effie for a girl. It was XH's deceased father's name and a definite boy name in Hebrew but I loved it. Not so much anymore.

Its also a ickname for Evelyn. My Evie is named after my great aunt Evelyn who went by Effie her whole life. The only reason we didn't use Effie as a nn is bc DH said it sounded Ike him like saying F You and he didn't want to think that every time he said her name. I still love it.

My favorite girl name is Virginia, dh vetoes bc he thinks the nn will be vagina. I think kids will make fun of any name if they want to and refuse to give it up. T was my grandmothers name. We also both love the name fergus. Not terribly popular, probably.

lissadelsol · February 2012

anna7602:
I looooooove the name Xiomara. I *might* be able to get away with a name like this in NYC, but if the girl decides to live anywhere else in the US besides maybe Miami, or anywhere in the world that is not a Spanish-speaking country, she would be totally screwed.

Also, I shudder to think of how my ILs would pronounce this name if we actually used it.

I know two Xiomaras in NYC! It's a beautiful name, though I'm still not sure I pronounce it correctly. Ever. (They humor me).

I love the names Rhiannon and Tziporrah. We might actually use Tziporrah if/when we have kids, but probably not Rhiannon...

Emily523 · February 2012

hamilton.ja:

My favorite girl name is Virginia, dh vetoes bc he thinks the nn will be vagina. I think kids will make fun of any name if they want to and refuse to give it up. T was my grandmothers name. We also both love the name fergus. Not terribly popular, probably.

Virginia does remind me of vagina. Another nn is Ginny

elenetxu · February 2012

anna7602:
LadyMadrid08:
anna7602:

I looooooove the name Xiomara. I *might* be able to get away with a name like this in NYC, but if the girl decides to live anywhere else in the US besides maybe Miami, or anywhere in the world that is not a Spanish-speaking country, she would be totally screwed.

Is this a Spanish name? I have never heard it (or anything similar) here. Is it Mexican maybe?

By "Mexican," do you mean "Nahuatl" or another indigenous language? No, it's definitely "Castellano" based, although it's kind of rare. It's derived from the male Guiomar (14 century or so) and isn't used very often, although it tends to be more common in certain Latin American countries, like Cuba, where my family is originally from. There is a dancer with the Cuban National Ballet now named Xiomara. That's the only semi-famous person I can think of with that name. But I've met women from other LA countries with the name Xiomara.

So, I looked it up, thinking that with the "X" it might be Basque. (I've got a lot of "Xabier"s) It's got Arabic roots and means the most beautiful star in the sky. I like that meaning

I legit like the name Demelza

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