Baby Names 2012: The new babyberry quarterly report
One of my greatest joys is stepping back four times a year to gather up all the new names that have been added to the Birth Announcement forum, and seeing what names have moved from speculation and possibility into reality—onto the birth certificates of actual little people! There’s also the added pleasure of seeing the cool combinations of firsts and middles Berries have put together, and how the names fit in with those of their sibs.
Once again, I’m dazzled by the sheer splendor and variety of this list (the London Times has nothing on us!), the intriguing mix of the classic and the creative—so much of it the result of the savvy advice gleaned from the discussions on the forums.
Most of these names stand individually, but we do have some multiples: three Alices and three Hazels, and pairs of babyberries named Belle, Eliza, Emeline/Emmeline, Frances, Penelope, Ruby, Wren, James, Silas and Walter, and in the middle spots more than one June and Jane, Josephine, Scarlett and Penelope (again); Carter and Alexander.
So here it is, the first Quarterly Report of Nameberry Baby Names 2012.
Girls
Alice Matilda June, sister of Theodore Calvin Jay and Etta Daisy Lou
Alice Pearl, sister of Charlie Robert
Caroline Rae, sister of Brooke Nicole
Charlotte Josephine, sister of Avery Virginia
Clara Beatrix, sister to Leo Sebastian, Asher Hugo and Simon Frederick
Clementine Andrews, sister of Eleanor, Beatrice and Reynolds (nn Rhett)
Daphne Isabelle, sister of Andrew Joseph, Emmett Edward, Henry Thomas and Charlotte Mary
Delaney Meadow, twin sister to Boone Avery, and sister to Dean Clifford, Paisley Madison, Russell Blaise and Cheyenne Mariah
Eirlys Catriona, sister of Seren Roisin
Eliza Cecily, twin sister of Fleur Viola
Elowen Jane, sister of Tallulah Rose
Emeline Nova, sister of Adelaide Faith
Emmeline Faye, sister of Delaney Lou and Spencer Dean
Eve Madison, sister of Brennen Matthew, Chase Stephen, Jackson Lionel and Isla James
Fleur Viola, twin sister of Eliza Cecily
Frances Eliza, sister of Emery Jane
Gabrielle Marianne, sister of Lauren Rose
Georgia Nissa, sister of Frederick Bryce
Greer Hattie Aurelia, sister of Sloane Thora Eunice
Greyson Belle, twin sister of Jensen Carter and sister of Brady, Elliot and Quinn
Hazel Auria Belle, twin of Seamus Allen Beau
Hazel Magnolia June, triplet of August Django Kit and Walter Phineas Bay, and sister to Emmett Linus Jack, Flora Hermione Kate, Miles Oscar Inigo and Edith Marlo Wren
Isolde Mauricette Marie Jose
Ivy Lark, sister of Sonny Flynn and Jasper Ray
Juliet Penelope, sister of Christopher
Juliette Grier, sister of Henry Christopher
Leighton Paige, twin of Dashiell Carter, and sister of Juliette Connie
Leonie Genevieve, sister of Odette Seraphina and Acacia Penelope
Leonie Ida Simone
Louisa Bethany, sister of Jemima Loveday
Lucinda Jane, sister of Henry Christopher, Cora Jane and Jemima Rose
Lucy Penelope, sister of Alice, Molly and Jane
Madeline Frances Treat
Mae Elizabeth, sister of George Quincy
Maven Peri
Natalie Lyric Sinclair, sister of Sadie Brenda Genivieve, Harper Daisy and Jessie Lauren
Penelope June, sister of Phoebe Rose
Penelope Soleil, sister of Milo Arthur
Philippa Maeve, sister of Caitlin Mary
Quinn Andrea, sister of Xavier Eric
Ruby Holland, sister of John Alexander
Ruby Jasmine, sister of Sean, Eden and Quinn
Scarlet Poppy, sister of Kaiya Mai and Mahlia Joy
Vesper Irene, sister of Cora Adelaide
Wren Abilene, sister of Clara Jacqueline and Marielle Beatrice
Wren Evangeline–Lorelei, sister of Rosalyn Anastasia–Josephine and Arlo Ray–Baxter
Zelda Marigold, sister of George
Boys
Alastair Graham, brother of George Wyatt
Alfred Harley Green, brother of Kara Felicity, William Arden and Oliver Kendall
Asher Max, brother of Lila Page
August Django Kit, triplet of Hazel Magnolia June and Walter Phineas Bay, and brother to Emmett Linus Jack, Flora Hermione Kate, Miles Oscar Inigo and Edith Marlo Wren
Augustin Alexander, brother of Josephine, Genevieve and Rosemarie
Boone Avery, twin to Delaney Meadow, and brother to Dean Clifford, Paisley Madison, Russell Blaise and Cheyenne Mariah
Cyrus Isaiah, brother of Rosemary Jean, Judah Daniel, Adelaide Lorraine, Boaz John, Levi Peter and Gideon James
Darby Alexander, brother of Vale Benjamin and Flynn Elliot
Dashiell Carter, twin of Leighton Paige and brother of Juliette Corinne
Elia Bertil Lars–Jacek, brother of Aurora Pamela
Elliot Paul, twin brother of Kurt Donald
George Nicholas, brother of Lucy Matilda, Peter Elliot, Joseph Andrew, Sophie Elizabeth, Mary Elinor, William Thomas and Edward Matthew
Gideon Raphiel, brother of Henry and Mollie
Griffin Robert, brother of Kyra Noelle, Ava Caroline and Stella Juliet
Harrison Luc Walter, brother of Duncan Henry O’Keefe
Isaac John, brother of James, Noah and Lucy
James Aidan Malachi, brother of Melina L V Lykke and Jasper Oliver Zacjhariah
Jensen Carter, twin brother of Greyson Belle and brother of Brady, Elliot and Quinn
Kingston Dover, brother of Sadie and Nat
Kurt Donald, brother of Elliot Paul
Ledger Beckett, brother of Palyn Jade
Leo Antonio, brother of Maxwell Giovanni
Liam Donovan Blaze, brother of Jocelyn Aurelia Lee
Lucas Albert, brother of Holly Victoria
Matthias Joel, brother of Eliana Christine, and Abiela Evangeline
Miles Alexander, brother of Alec James, Silas Gale, Dashiell West and Elliot Grey
Pfeifer Marais, brother of Torin Jay, Paxton Dyre, and Alexander Belize
Seamus Allen Beau and twin Hazel Auria Belle
Shepherd Cameron, brother of Gage and Sadie
Silas David, brother of Kennedy Drew
Walter Phineas Bay, triplet of Hazel Magnolia June and August Django Kit, and brother to Emmett Linus Jack, Flora Hermione Kate, Miles Oscar Inigo and Edith Marlo Wren
Zachary Michael, brother of Alana Joan
And this time, as a special added attraction, here are a few berrybabies-once-removed—some particularly interestingly named godchildren, nieces and nephews and new arrivals of other family and friends and neighbors that you’ve told us about.
Alabaster Heath
Tzipporah Delilah
We hope you’ll add your new arrivals to the Forum, so we can make the next report as complete as possible.