Comments on: THAT’S A LOTTA NAME

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:47:36 +0000

I met a Stormy Rose once. I thought her name was interesting, but a bit over the top. Just as a side note: I met a 5 year old Barbara the other day. How interesting is that?

By: Salome

Salome — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:04:43 +0000

Speaking as a Salome, it’s not so bad.

I think your reasoning behind it makes a difference. I was named after Saint Salome, the mother of James and John and one of the women at the tomb. (As a side note, the OTHER Salome isn’t even mentioned by name in the Bible).

To be sure, as much as I love the sound of Henrietta, I couldn’t do it to a child. But Jemima and Lazarus are fair game!

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By: Boston Girl

Boston Girl — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:43:44 +0000

Oh yeah, almost forgot! For most of my childhood we had a wonderful short-haired collie whose name was Henrietta…but she was called “Hank”. That got a few double-takes through the years.

By: Boston Girl

Boston Girl — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:42:38 +0000

Um…there are people who name their sons “Trout”??

Some of these names hit chords with me. I once worked with a Cornelius; he went by Neil (aren’t nicknames wonderful?). And I still have a children’s book whose main character’s name is Araminta, called Mindy.

I do like Pandora (but more for a cat!). I also have a Dutch pen pal whose middle name is Petronella. Her first name is Geertje (possibly a Dutch variant on Gertrude?), but she goes by Gerry, pronounced “Herry” with a strong aspirant on the “h” sound.

By: ZigZag

ZigZag — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:21:02 +0000

I think names become “A whole lessa of a name” if there is a good nickname. Nettie for Henrietta (LOVE both of those), Gwen for Guinevere, Ari for Araminta. Leave the long name for special occasions, or if the child really wants a long, show-stopping name like Lucretia. But maybe they’d also prefer to be called Lucy.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:16:42 +0000

my inlaws knew a family who named their twins oranjelo and lemanjelo. Except they spelled them Orange Jello and Lemon jello. ’nuff said.

By: SJ

SJ — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:26:14 +0000

I recently heard of a new baby boy named Odysseus, called Ody (long O), which I thought sounded really cute, especially with his Greek surname.

By: Annika

Annika — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:47:55 +0000

Actually, I would even put Isabella in that category. Don’t get me wrong: it’s a lovely, classic name, but the four syllables simply sound too long for me. I’d always choose Isabel/Isabelle over it for exactly that reason.

By: Lola

Lola — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:32:49 +0000

Indeed Moonie, Peregrine in full, Perry for daily use!

I adore names that are a whole mouthful and then some. Give you something to bite into when they’re in trouble, eh?

Henrietta, Dorothea (not Feodora), Jemima, Lucretia Pandora & Zuleika (another mouthful, like Zenobia) are on my girls list. Hattie, Dot, Mimi (or Jemma), Lucy (or Lulu), Dora and Zuzu are easily wearable on a daily basis, I think!
Caspar (alernate spelling), Balthazar, Ignatius & Lazarus ore on my list for boys. Caz, Baz, Iggy (or Nate) & Laz are easy enough to live with day to day.

And Erin, we have a copy of Chrysanthemum. One book I’d love to burn. It’s an ugly flower, smells awful, why would anyone name a kid after it? Lucky for me, Josephine dislikes it as well, so it sits, gathering dust. (maybe I’ll donate it to the library next time we go!)