Comments on: The Name Game: Outstanding Outliers

By: Tove

Tove — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:34:49 +0000

Well I have to say the name Tove is great since it is my name I hated it when I was younger but now being 31, I love and appreciate it. I only wish it had been spelled with an “A”, but since I am Norwegian that is the way it is spelled in Norway. I also have two dots over my “+O”. So goos luck with whatever name you choose

By: richelle

richelle — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:02:27 +0000

I think a name should be looked back upon in 50 years and still be appropriate. I guess I think names should be timeless and classic. My names of choice:

Girls; Anabelle, Audrey, and Clara.
Boys; Sasha,Sebastian, and Oliver (I somehow find it harder to find good boy names)

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:07:00 +0000

I’m due to have my baby girl in February and we’ll be naming her Stella Emilia Rose.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:30:39 +0000

Eugenia: How do you pronounce your name? And I really like Reilly!!! And Rhiannon, Tirzah, and Killian and Rhys! Really like Rhiannon and Rhys!

but I went to school with a girl named Tamsyn and I have never heard of it since and never did hear it before school!!

By: Eugenia

Eugenia — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:22:12 +0000

I just love seeing how open everyone is to the use of unusual names. Even though my name often gets horribly mispronounced, I’ve never thought of changing it. Why would I? It belonged to my grandmother.

We went with Reilly for my daughter, but I like Rhiannon, Tamsyn, Glynis, Kestrel, Tripoli, Verity, Tirzah (pronounced TEER-zah,) for girls, Killian, and Rhys for boys.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:50:43 +0000

Olivia-Claire, Ruby-Claire, Claire-Olivia, Violet-Claire are some of the names that I’m considering for my baby if it is a girl. Also Leilani Claire or Olivia Violet.

For a boy it would be August Oliver, River Addison, or Ridge William. I don’t have very many boy names!

Also Lance is adorable. Roselaine and Rosalind. Amelia Rosalind is adorable. Also Anastasia. My names have already changed! haha

By: Melody

Melody — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:57:42 +0000

I have 3 boy’s Kent, Dylan,and Reid I have always thought their names seemed strong for a man and adorable for a boy. I also love the names Sawyer,Sanders,Saylor,Hammond,Trinten,Leah,Brackton,Kendyl,Kendre,Corrah,Caris, Brett(for a girl)just to name a few. I also had a friend who named her daughter Charlie, I thought that was so cute for a little girl.

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:27:55 +0000

We’re expecting our second child and we’ve decided on Madeline Rose for a girl and Max Jasper for a boy. I’m a little sad that my son’s name (Jack) is suddenly so popular. We chose it to honor my grandfather, but everywhere we turn there his name is. I always thought I’d go with a trendy name, but there’s a reason the traditional names have been around so long. They’re classic!

By: Erin, not Aaron

Erin, not Aaron — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:37:58 +0000

To CJ who posted on November 15 at 4:50pm – Erin is not the feminine version of Aaron. Aaron is an Old Testament name and comes from the Hebrew word “har” meaning “mountain”. Erin is a name that began being used in English-speaking countries during the last century and comes from the Gaelic “Eire”, the poetic term for Ireland. They are not even remotely related. They are also pronounced differently – Erin (air-en) and Aaron (long “a” sound-ren). Erin is a common name in Great Britain (esp. Scotland, N. Ireland and Wales).

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:33:36 +0000

My daughters are Alyssa (said Aleesha) which is not at all common in the UK and Bronte Rhiannon. They are both outliers round here – it was always nice to call their name in the playground at home time and only have my two turn their heads. My mum objected to Bronte as she said it was a surname.