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It's hard for me to say which ones are specifically my current obsessions however all of these names are names I have been obsessed with to some extent or in a way or another
The meaning and the origin of the name serve an additional value for me
Shiffa, Noor, Talib, Amalya (Hebrew name) Maelia, Eli (Male, אלי), Chaim, Ali (Arabic) Chaya, Dorothea, Gavriel, Claretha, Caledonia, Fredonia, Delara, Amei, Atallah, Elie (Male short form of Eliezer or Elijah) Hephzibah, Eidel, Erementrude, Siegrune, Vives, Irma (Mainly as a short form of Ermentrude), Dietlinde, Ditte, Hamza, Judea, Israel, Hamza, Henna (Judeo-Anglo-norman form Jehanna & Middle English feminine form of Henry) Delbert, Adelbert, Joliette, Gerda, Hildegarde/Hildegard, Hildebert, Roza, Volkbert, Nechama, Sidra, Menachem, Ovediah, Fiamma, Jumanah Rita, Olympia, Florice, Albert, Philistia, Clovis, Jericho (Ye-ree-kho), Donna, Annegret, Lieselotte, Liesel, Vladimir, Leda, Odessa, Rome, Invidia, Athena, Giselle, Claudius, Matilde, Milo, Mirko, Romeo, Roman, Sabiha, Zadok, Slavko, Bohemia, Dessie, Dessa, Desita, Dorelia, Gentille, Jerusalem, Levana, Lementina, Lemel, Ber, Wolf (As a Yiddish name only!), Ze'ev, Na'ama, Morana, Pleasant, Obedience, Pleasance, Laurentius, Starla, Laurence, Lawrence, Hiedemarie, Isis, Isadore
Most of my favorite names can be divided into 4 main categories: Arabic, Germanic, Jewish, Archaic/Rare names & Place names too
The meaning and the origin of the name serve an additional value for me
Shiffa, Noor, Talib, Amalya (Hebrew name) Maelia, Eli (Male, אלי), Chaim, Ali (Arabic) Chaya, Dorothea, Gavriel, Claretha, Caledonia, Fredonia, Delara, Amei, Atallah, Elie (Male short form of Eliezer or Elijah) Hephzibah, Eidel, Erementrude, Siegrune, Vives, Irma (Mainly as a short form of Ermentrude), Dietlinde, Ditte, Hamza, Judea, Israel, Hamza, Henna (Judeo-Anglo-norman form Jehanna & Middle English feminine form of Henry) Delbert, Adelbert, Joliette, Gerda, Hildegarde/Hildegard, Hildebert, Roza, Volkbert, Nechama, Sidra, Menachem, Ovediah, Fiamma, Jumanah Rita, Olympia, Florice, Albert, Philistia, Clovis, Jericho (Ye-ree-kho), Donna, Annegret, Lieselotte, Liesel, Vladimir, Leda, Odessa, Rome, Invidia, Athena, Giselle, Claudius, Matilde, Milo, Mirko, Romeo, Roman, Sabiha, Zadok, Slavko, Bohemia, Dessie, Dessa, Desita, Dorelia, Gentille, Jerusalem, Levana, Lementina, Lemel, Ber, Wolf (As a Yiddish name only!), Ze'ev, Na'ama, Morana, Pleasant, Obedience, Pleasance, Laurentius, Starla, Laurence, Lawrence, Hiedemarie, Isis, Isadore
Most of my favorite names can be divided into 4 main categories: Arabic, Germanic, Jewish, Archaic/Rare names & Place names too
This message was edited 3/4/2024, 8:00 AM
My favorites are Kazimierz and Ravenna.
I am also in love with Aelita, Ahtahkakoop, Ailsa, Aine, Aisling, Amadeus, Amaryllis, Anahita, Anima, Artemis, Ariadne, Asherah, Asra, Aureliusz, Aysel, Blodeuwedd, Bronwen, Chrysanthos, Constantine, Deianeira, Demeter, Dilyehe, Enna, Esmeralda, Esperanza, Evander, Evren, Gwynedd, Hala, Kalpana, Khadijah, Lacramioara, Licarayen, Lilith, Lyra, Maeline, Maira, Moira, Montserrat, Morana, Nausicaa, Nephele, Nereida, Nyx, Odessa, Olympia, Oswald, Percival, Peregrine, Rayyan, Rhea, Roimata,
I am also in love with Aelita, Ahtahkakoop, Ailsa, Aine, Aisling, Amadeus, Amaryllis, Anahita, Anima, Artemis, Ariadne, Asherah, Asra, Aureliusz, Aysel, Blodeuwedd, Bronwen, Chrysanthos, Constantine, Deianeira, Demeter, Dilyehe, Enna, Esmeralda, Esperanza, Evander, Evren, Gwynedd, Hala, Kalpana, Khadijah, Lacramioara, Licarayen, Lilith, Lyra, Maeline, Maira, Moira, Montserrat, Morana, Nausicaa, Nephele, Nereida, Nyx, Odessa, Olympia, Oswald, Percival, Peregrine, Rayyan, Rhea, Roimata,
Lăcrămioara is astonishing! The “tear” etymology!!
I had to add it to my PNL. Thanks for the introduction!
I had to add it to my PNL. Thanks for the introduction!
This message was edited 3/3/2024, 10:31 AM
You're very welcome! I was amazed by the color and sound of it, myself.
For boys, I'm absolutely obsessed with Bradley, Evander, Zachary, Curtis, Tristan, Vincent, Gregory, Kenneth, Trevor, and Irvin. I think that they're all very handsome names, each one of them.
As for female names, I love the names Tiffany, Kayla, Agatha, Pamela, Beatrice, Leanne, Dorothy, Megan, Lizzie, Natalie, Lina, Lisa, Miriam, Sally, Janet, Serena, Roxanne, Rebecca, Vanessa, Estelle, Gloria, Flora, Jasmine, Holly, Amber, Chloe, and Maria.
As for female names, I love the names Tiffany, Kayla, Agatha, Pamela, Beatrice, Leanne, Dorothy, Megan, Lizzie, Natalie, Lina, Lisa, Miriam, Sally, Janet, Serena, Roxanne, Rebecca, Vanessa, Estelle, Gloria, Flora, Jasmine, Holly, Amber, Chloe, and Maria.
Aldith is SO chic. It makes me think of a devastatingly fashionable-to-the-point-of-weirdness artistic type from the 1930s.
Ariadne
Leonie
Ottilie
Gabriel
Tobias
Blaise
Leonie
Ottilie
Gabriel
Tobias
Blaise
I would like to learn about the origin and usage of the spelling Jeffrey. As far as I know, this spelling has existed for a long time. And with this, I would like to know when the change in spelling of existing names began. (And actually, I'm planning to ask about this on the fact message board soon.)
This message was edited 3/2/2024, 9:12 PM
I’ve done a lot of work on medieval names so I can help with that if you like :)
One thing to remember is that until printing became commonplace there was no such thing as the “correct” spelling in English; and until compulsory education was widespread it was still very fluid. People spelt things however seemed best to get their sound across.
Additionally, names were frequently recorded in a Latinised form on official documents whereas they would use a vernacular form in everyday life. For example, a girl might be christened Matildis, and that name recorded in the parish register, but she would only ever have been called Matild in daily life.
So, spelling variations have been with us for a long time!
One thing to remember is that until printing became commonplace there was no such thing as the “correct” spelling in English; and until compulsory education was widespread it was still very fluid. People spelt things however seemed best to get their sound across.
Additionally, names were frequently recorded in a Latinised form on official documents whereas they would use a vernacular form in everyday life. For example, a girl might be christened Matildis, and that name recorded in the parish register, but she would only ever have been called Matild in daily life.
So, spelling variations have been with us for a long time!
Thank you. So the spelling Jeffrey also comes from this background.
This message was edited 3/2/2024, 10:10 PM
Yes, that’s right.
You might find this interesting: the DMNES entry for Geoffrey, which has a whole raft of recorded spellings with their locations and dates. https://dmnes.org/name/Geoffrey
You might find this interesting: the DMNES entry for Geoffrey, which has a whole raft of recorded spellings with their locations and dates. https://dmnes.org/name/Geoffrey
Thank you for the interesting information.
Jeanne (but pronounced like the feminine Jean, i.e., not the authentic French way)! It's so chic and universal in a sense without seeming pedestrian.
Euphrosyne is an ongoing love, as is Melpomene.
For the boys, Aubert is a new love (again, not pronounced the authentic French way).
Euphrosyne is an ongoing love, as is Melpomene.
For the boys, Aubert is a new love (again, not pronounced the authentic French way).