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A reader is having a baby girl and looking for “a pretty first name.” Bonus points if it starts with an S. She says:
Our last name is a hard German name that starts with a K and rhymes with Dicer. I was thinking of honoring my mother who is Phyllis by making a middle name of Felicity.
Scotland’s General Register Office has just released its latest list of baby names. A total of 4,086 girl names and 2,999 boy names were registered in Scotland in 2010. Here are the top five names for each gender:
Boy Names
Girl Names
1. Jack 2. Lewis 3. James 4. Logan 5. Daniel & Ryan (tie)
1. Sophie 2. Olivia 3. Ava 4. Emily 5. Isla
If different spellings of the same name had been combined instead of counted separately, “Callum/Calum would be in fifth place as would Aimee/Amy.”
An article about Scotland’s strangest baby names didn’t deliver (Unique? Romeo? Come on…) so I decided to throw my own list together:
A reader named Abby is expecting fraternal twins, a boy and a girl, in October. She and her husband already have a son named Leo Sebastian.
They’re aiming for vintage names (with kind of a quirky/British feel) that aren’t too popular. These are their favorites so far, top picks in italics.
Boy Names
Girl Names
Her Picks:
Edward (Teddy) Henry Jasper Jude Maxwell (Max) Oliver
Alice Elsa (Elsie) Ivy Juliet Violet
His Picks:
August (Auggie/Gus) Dashiell (Dash)
Beatrix Felicity Matilda Penelope (Nellie) Ramona
Abby says, “He thinks mine are slightly boring, I think his are a tad too flamboyant.”
They’d like our opinions on two things:
What other boy and girl names would we suggest?
Out of the current favorites, what are the best pairings?
The twins’ surname will be similar to Waters.
Here are my thoughts…
1. First, name suggestions. Most of these names have a vintage feel, and none of are currently in the top 100 (though several are heading that way).
Boy Names
Girl Names
Archer Byron Calvin Elias Felix Gideon Graham Grant Heath Hugh Niles Oscar Pierce Roman Rufus Seth Silas Simon Theodore (Teddy) Tobias
Adele/Adeline Camille Cecily Celia Corinne Daphne Eloise Esme Eugenia Flora Hazel Helena Iris Jane Josephine Marion Millicent (Millie) Nicola Rosamund Stella
I didn’t include any w-names, but I was tempted to throw in Willa and Winifred (Winnie). Maybe even Wilhelmina (Minnie).
2. Out of the current favorites, Henry and Penelope are the two I like best for twins. I also like Maxwell and Beatrix (because both have that quirky x).
What other names/pairings would you suggest to Abby?
John and Margaret Nelson of Chesterfield, England, welcomed a baby girl at the very end of 1985. They named their daughter Tracy, but that’s not all they named her. This is Tracy’s full name:
Tracy Mariclaire Lisa Tammy Samantha Christine Alexandra Candy Bonnie Ursala Zoe Nichola Patricia Lynda Kate Jean Sandra Karren Julie Jane Elizabeth Felicity Gabriella Jackie Corina Constance Arabella Clara Honor Geraldine Fiona Erika Fillippa Anabel Elsie Amanda Cheryl Alanna Louisa Angie Beth Crystal Dawn Debbie Eileen Grace Susan Rebecca Valerie Kay Lena Margaret Anna Amy Carol Bella Avril Ava Audry Andrea Daphne Donna Cynthia Cassie Christabel Vivien Wendy Moira Jennifer Abbie Adelaide Carrissa Carla Anne Astrid Barbara Charissa Catalina Bonny Dee Hazel Iris Anthea Clarinda Bernadette Cara Alison Carrie Angela Beryl Caroline Emma Dana Vanessa Zara Violet Lynn Maggie Pamela Rosemary Ruth Cathlene Alexandrina Annette Hilary Diana Angelina Carrinna Victoria Sara Mandy Annabella Beverly Bridget Cecilia Catherine Brenda Jessica Isbella Delilah Camila Candace Helen Connie Charmaine Dorothy Melinda Nancy Mariam Vicki Selina Miriam Norma Pauline Toni Penny Shari Zsa-zsa Queenie Nelson
That’s 139 given names and 1 surname.
Why did John and Margaret do this to their daughter? According to John, “We just wanted to give her something for when she grows up.”
A reason that makes complete sense, of course.
Speaking of things that make sense, let’s pick out some of the needless repetition:
Alexandra (#7) and Alexandrina (#103)
Amanda (#36) and Mandy (#111)
Angela (#89), Angie (#40) and Angelina (#107)
Anna (#33), Anne (#74) and Annette (#104)
Bella (#56), Annabella (#112), Arabella (#27) and Isbella (#119)
Bonnie (#9) and Bonny (#79)
Candace (#122) and Candy (#8)
Carrissa (#72) and Charissa (#77)
Clara (#28) and Clarinda (#84)
Constance (#26) and Connie (#124)
Corina (#25) and Carrinna (#108)
Elizabeth (#21) and Beth (#41)
Margaret (#52) and Maggie (#98)
Mariam (#129) and Miriam (#131)
Victoria (#109) and Vicki (#130)
Zara (#95) and Sara (#110)
If you could go back in time and rename this baby, which two names (out of the 139) would you choose as her first and middle names?
Source: “Tracy for short.” Reading Eagle 24 Jan 1986: 1.
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