Unusual Names: The Nameberry 9, from baby Rex Harrison to a girl named Casper

I actually think Casper is quite pretty on a girl. It gives off less of a “friendly ghost” vibe when put on a girl and paired with Alice. I quite like it.

And I am SO happy to see someone finally recognizing Noa as a girls’ name and not as a bastardization of the biblical Noah. I think Noa is such a darling name. Short and sweet with such a natural, almost whimsical meaning of movement/motion. Love it!

I realize Ciel is just a sibling to Rex Harrison, but I LOVE the name. Such a stunning sound and a lovely meaning.

I love Ciel, but dont like the boys names: Hunter, Jake, Rex. Really boring.
Noa is actually a gender neutral name, that spelling is used for boys in France for example. Although I suspect it is not the case in Israel. Other popular male choice in Israel is Ariel, I love it on a boy
Casper I’ll always associate it with the ghost, who happened to be male, so it’s a little hard for me to swallow on a girl.

I love Casper for a boy do it makes me sad to see it on a girl.

Alice is lovely, but paired with Casper; it just feels like Rose. Filler Girl name. Casper is all boy to me and is weird on a girl.

I love Rex! Paired with anything. Rex Harrison as a set doesn’t bother me nearly as much as Harlot, I mean Harlow as a celebri-tot. Rex is fabulous!

I’m not surprised to hear someone picked up Dovakiin. Nice to see Tom in second. Shoulda been Thomas, though. In case he really is more lawyer than handyman.

Not a bad haul this week. All I’ve got is new friend Mary’s little guy: 18 month old Enzo. Met them at the candy store back in July, just realised they live at thetop of our street!

Thanks for a great read!

LOVE Enzo, Lola – what a great name!

I met a man with two little boys named Zion and Asher. I thought that was a cute sibset

Here’s what I wonder about Ciel – beyond the general “is it tough to pronounce” question – is it perceived by others as religious? When I learned the Our Father in French, I seem to remember that ciel means heaven, as well as sky.

Press, as a name, is a fail for me. None of the images conjured up in my head are a pleasant association for a baby girl (or a grown girl for that matter!)

Rex, not bad. Harrison, not bad. Rex Harrison… I don’t know, it just seems odd to had a child a full name from somebody else.

Caspar Alice… I actually find this name sweet, quirky, soft, and fun. Much better than Pilot Inspektor (really, why even bother with a middle name if you’re just going to use it like this!). Caspar isn’t a very commonly used name, so it works fine on a girl (even if it’s not my own personal preference), and I love it paired with the classic Alice (which is also sweet, soft and fun).

I’ve known that Noa was a girl’s name for quite awhile, and actually like it. With enough parents already taking over boy’s names for their daughters, I don’t think that any parents need to feel worried over naming their daughter what is traditionally a feminine name

Noam I tend to pronounce more “nohm” then “NO-ah”, but I like either pronunciation.

Dovahkiin… REALLY?! I guess it sounds vaguely Slavic… and they did give the child a decent middle name (prefer Thomas or even Thom – but they didn’t ask me!).

I would prefer to see Yoby as a nickname, but I don’t see anything wrong with it. The overall name has a familiar feel (Toby and Colby immediately come to mind).

Blithe is a name that I adore. I think sister/sister siblings of Blithe and Tatum or brother/sister siblings of Tate and Blithe would be cute

*to had a child = to HAND a child

How can you mention Noam without reference to Chomsky? That’s my first connection, and I think it makes for a nice middle name.

Caspar Alice is interesting, and I suppose I can see this name working for a girl as well as a boy because of the Cass nickname. Hm. (I might like Pilot better, though, but I wish his name was Pilot Henry or something. Ah! I know – I’m nuts.)

I adore Ciel Taylor and Rex Harrison as siblings. With Hunter and Jake? Eh. But as a select set, they’re divine! Ciel is so girly and glam, and Rex is hardcore and tough. The names are nearly opposite, but both have strong and richly positive meanings, to me at least. I don’t find Ciel overly religious, Abby, though I see you’re point. I do confuse the name with Ceil (SEAL), as in short for Cecilia, though. It’s still pretty!

Two things in addendum to my previous post:

(1) I meant Noam as a middle name, though I know someone with Chomsky as her middle.

(2) I always seem to make grammatical errors on blog comments! That should be “your” not “you’re” point, Abby. Whoops!

Lemon

@lemon – I know what you mean about Pilot. I wouldn’t object to it (as much) if it didn’t have a mis-spelled word/name making it a “cutesy” (more like crazy!) job title.

Casper on a girl? Rex Harrison? I think people have lost their minds.

I love the idea of a Princess Alice of Cambridge, though. I think the other suggestions of Edward, Philip, Michael, or Rose are stretching it. Edward’s taken by the Earl of Wessex, the Duke of Edinburgh is not that popular and French kings are named Philip, not English kings, and only the Greeks use Michael. Rose is fine for a middle but there won’t be a Queen Rose. They might call her Victoria Rose with Rose as the familiar name, though. The Duke of Windsor was David because it was one of his middles, as was Mary, the Princess Royal.
I’m thinking the boy’s name will be a surprise, but we could see Elizabeth Diana Rose or something for a girl.

So if they named one child Press, will the next one be Paparazzi? I think Story would have been cuter and still refer to all of the attention they supposedly received. But having never watched the Bachelor or Living with the Lamas, I’ve never heard of either of the 2 parents.

@gabby1 LOL in Paparazzi for a little brother of Press =)

I loved this post because it sums up all the reasons I think I would be fine naming my next little boy (due in Feb) Hobbes Frederick. Hobbes fits the surname as first name trend, and as Abby pointed out–there aren’t any rules any longer. Seriously, Press as a name??

My little Hobbes (if I ever get hubby on board) wouldn’t even cause a ripple on today’s playground.