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Names my husband hates and I love

Jessjimmy

By Jessjimmy

Updated Sun Mar 26 2023

These are the names I love and my husband "won't" let me use....

Cleo
- Origin:
  Greek
- Meaning:
  "glory"
- Description:
  Cleo, one of the few girls' names to boast the cool-yet-lively o ending, is of course short for Cleopatra, the name of one of the most powerful women in history.
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Delilah
- Origin:
  Hebrew or Arabic
- Meaning:
  "delicate"
- Description:
  Melodic and lively, Delilah has cut itself (mostly) free from its treacherous past to become a contemporary favorite.
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Evander
- Origin:
  Scottish; Greek
- Meaning:
  "bow warrior; strong man"
- Description:
  Evander is a name that could build on the popularity of shorter form Evan, and could work and play well with schoolmates like Zander and Xander.
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Lilac
- Origin:
  English, from Persian
- Meaning:
  "bluish or lilac"
- Description:
  Could Lilac be the next Lila or Lily or Violet? It certainly has a lot going for it--those lilting double 'l's, the fabulous fragrance it exudes, and the fact that it's a color name as well, providing a ready made nursery theme. In addition, the lilac is symbolic of first love.
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Max
- Origin:
  English and German diminutive of Maximilian or Maxwell
- Meaning:
  "greatest"
- Description:
  Max was derived from Maximilian, a Latin name that originated from the Roman family name Maximus. The character name Max in the children's classic Where the Wild Things Are had an impact on baby namers. Max is a widely used name internationally.
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Maxima
- Origin:
  Latin, feminine variation of Maximus
- Description:
  Max names were one of the hottest trends for boys in the mid-2010s, and are still very popular. The girl versions haven't seen so much love, unfortunately. (Or fortunately, if you love them and want them to stay rare!) Maxima got some attention in 2015 when Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan used it for their daughter, but few parents have copied them.
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Memphis
- Origin:
  Greek and Coptic place-name
- Meaning:
  "Enduring and beautiful"
- Description:
  A place name with so much history, from Ancient Egypt, where so many pyramids were built, to the US blues southern city. The name also has a great meaning. Although it's being given to babies of both genders, Memphis (unlike most place names) is much more common for boys than girls.
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Orlando
- Origin:
  Italian variation of Roland
- Meaning:
  "famous throughout the land"
- Description:
  Orlando, the ornate Italianate twist on the dated Roland, with a literary heritage stretching back to Shakespeare and before, has appealing book-ended o's, and is open to combination with almost any last name, a la British actor, Orlando Bloom.
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Penn
- Origin:
  English
- Meaning:
  "enclosure"
- Description:
  This simple, elegant name offers something for many kinds of parents, from writers and history buffs to photographers to Pennsylvania dwellers. Most famous bearers are comedian Penn Jillette and Gossip Girl hottie Penn Badgley, both of whom were given this distinctive name at birth. Long obscure, Penn seems destined for greater usage.
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Valentine
- Origin:
  French variation of Valentina
- Meaning:
  "strength, health"
- Description:
  For a girl, we'd say Val-en-teen, though many would insist on pronouncing it like the holiday.
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Vesper
- Origin:
  Latin
- Meaning:
  "evening star"
- Description:
  This Latin word used for evening spiritual services was introduced to baby namers by the Eva Greene character Vesper Lynd in the modern James Bond film Casino Royale in 2006, based on the Ian Fleming novel, and is just now beginning to provoke interest among namers, with its spiritual reference and soft, whispery sound.
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