November Babyberries: Jubilee, Elowen & Elowen
By Linda Rosenkrantz
There was a wide variety in the babyberry November baby name choices of the past month, from classics like Arthur and Alfred and Louisa to the adventurous Sequoia, Arrow and Jubilee. And there were some especially captivating name stories, such as those behind Scout (another shout-out to To Kill a Mockingbird), Arthur Genki, and Fawn, as well as the many cool first and middle combos and sibsets we’ve come to expect.
The one repeated name this month is the lovely Cornish appellation Elowen—as in Elowen Claire and Elowen Pearl.
A record four sets of twins was comprised of two girl-girl and two girl-boys:
Eliza Clementine & Clara Margot
Marley Indigo & Kiefer Bentley
And now here’s the complete list of reported November births:
GIRLS
Aida Alexandra, twin sister of Bastian Nilo
“Our baby girl arrived at dawn and has an ethereal beauty which fits her name perfectly.”
Clara Margot, twin of Eliza Clementine and sister of Ash Magnus and Rose Beatrix
Clementine Beatrice, sister of Josephine, Genevieve, Rosemarie and Augustin
Edie Scout, sister of Felix Elliot
“Scout is in honour of my big sister Louise Jean, who herself was named after Jean Louise “Scout” Finch but in reverse.”
Eliza Clementine, twin of Clara Margot and sister of Ash Magnus and Rose Beatrix
Elowen Claire, twin sister of Fawn Rosalind and sister of Henry David.
“I LOVED the name Ellie. My husband wouldn’t consider using a nickname as a first or middle though. So I went on a mission to find a name that wasn’t Elizabeth, Eleanor, Eliza, Ella, etc…My husband wasn’t sold on Elowen though, and it didn’t make the cut in our girl name option for our first pregnancy. So imagine my surprise when he told me that I could use it…since he works with trees, I think he like that it also means Elm.”
Elowen Pearl, sister of Kai Daniel and Arlo Keaton
Fawn Rosalind, twin sister of Elowen Claire, sister of Henry David
“The name Fawn was decided years before my husband and I got married. In fact, he whipped that name out in the first few months of us dating, and I wasn’t keen on it. But after we started camping and going on hikes together, he talked about what he pictured a little girl named Fawn being like. After his description, I fell in love with the name too. We wanted strong, normal, yet not too common middle names for them in case they didn’t like their first names. My husband chose Rosalind after reading it in a novel during my pregnancy.”
Greta Amelia Genevieve, sister of Scarlett Morgan, Pheniox Gray, Jordan Zoe and Helena Olivia Charlotte
Imogen Cecile, sister of Sabrina Clare and Gwendolen Mabry
Jubilee Emmeline, sister of Julia and Hannah
“Jubilee was decided because it is my great-grandmother’s name. Emmeline is my husband’s mother’s name. Jubilee doesn’t go perfectly with sisters Julia and Hannah, but I still love the name.
Karla Ebony, sister of Kendall Emilia, Kyle Evan, Kalani Elizabeth and Khloe Elle
Louisa Margaret, sister of Adelaide Charlotte
“We will call her Louisa and Lulu.”
Marley Indigo, twin of Kiefer Bentley and sister of Winona Opal, Hartley Jane and Teresa May
Rhea Celine, sister of Thiago Stefan
“Her first name we chose for her a name I have loved ever since I found it while writing an essay during high school.”
Our only hesitation in using (Rosalie) is that my mother’s name is Rosemary and goes by “Rosie” to many and I was worried about name confusion. We are calling her Rosalie and occasionally “Rosie” or “Rosebud.” No confusion so far! Rosalie was also the name of her great-grandmother on my side and her great-aunt on my husband’s side. Now I cherish all the family connections! I love the meaning of her middle name, Gabrielle: “God is my strength” and the association with Gabriel the archangel since her father also carries the name of an archangel: Michael.
Vanessa Mariska, sister of Parker Scott
Violet Francesca, sister of Phoebe Grace
Wilhelmina Kate (nn Willa), sister of August Henry
BOYS
Alfred Fox, brother of Oskar Thomas
“Alfred is just a name we both liked that worked well in both English and German, and Fox is the English version of my German maiden name.”
Arthur Genki
Arthur was chosen because of my love and sentiment for anything from days past. Also around the time I found out I was pregnant, there were many Bear references coming up for me, and Arthur means ‘man like a bear’…As Arthur is half Japanese (Dad), we decided t choose a Japanese middle. A Japanese name can have a variety of meanings depending on which Kanji (characters) you use, so it’s fun to create your own meanings to a name sound you like. The character Gen…means a bow string…, this was chosen as a reference to my maiden name—Murdoch, whose history dates back to some famous archers in Scotland. Also when Arthur would hear ‘Gen’ being spoken, he went wild in my tummy every time, so couldn’t say no to that!
Bastian Nilo, twin brother of Aida Alexandra
“It’s the Greek form of Elijah, so has biblical roots (we are both United Methodist pastors) and I like that the full name is a little different, but has a very mainstream nn (Eli) if that’s what Elias chooses later.”
Frederic Leo (Freddy), brother of Sadie, Rose, Clara and Elsie
Henry Everett, brother of Samuel Edward
“Early on we loved the name Henry, but were torn on the perfect middle name. When we met this little boy, we were impressed with his incredible strength for a newborn, and Everett was the perfect match. It also gives both of my sons ‘E’ middle names to match their father.”
Jacob Emmanuel, brother of Aaron
Kiefer Bentley, twin of Marley Indigo and brother of Winona Opal, Hartley Jane and Teresa May
Samson Gabriel, brother of Penelope Jane, Lucia Grace and Abram Vincent
Teller Duncan Shepherd, brother of Everett Charles and Nash Douglas
Have a favorite first and middle combo? Sibset?