Message: "Inspired by Elemmennope's post below"

Inspired by Elemmennope's post below

by Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 1:08 PM

I'll see your -er names and raise you some -ing names!

I love occupation names, as I posted below. But jeez leweez, are there not enough -er's in the world already? I submit that there are virtually no -ing names in the world, but there could and should be, imo. Action verbs! What could be cooler? My favorite three (well, my only three) are Hawking and Dashing for boys, and Soaring for girls. Can anyone think of any others that would work?

Hawking
Dashing
Soaring

...

What else can you come up with? Sabrina Fair, I'm lookin at you and your dictionary...

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

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- bschoer10 +1

7/22/2006, 6:22 PM

Hey Lillian!

My favourite -ing names are:

Evening
Angling
Morning
Grinning
Painting
and...
Dancing

Great idea!

Bethanie... achieving beyond expectations...

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/23/2006, 10:15 AM

SunniBeth!

I really groove on Angling, that's particularly good!

I'll post a list of all the names everyone's suggested. :-)

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Eliza (savvy) +1

7/22/2006, 5:33 PM

Inkling (it's the first I thought of)
Browning (surname, but could also be an action)
Jiving or Joshing
Living
Lancing
Linking

Well, I could come up with more, but those are off the top of my head. I sort of like Browning, Joshing, and Lancing.

·•·Eliza·•·(See PPs in profile)
All children, except one, grow up.... You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end.

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/23/2006, 10:14 AM

Lancing is *quite* appealing, and Joshing makes corny sense :-)

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Bex +1

7/22/2006, 5:06 PM

Hmm im feeling creative

Sterling
Blazing
Trailing
Reiding (lol!)
Hunting
Channing
Harding
Manning (quite nice actually)
Gazing
Lightning (hippy parents?)
Caving
Gliding
Roaring (i could see someone using this!)
Sailing
Courting

The best one ..... Viking !

Yeah im scared now..

~~* BEX *~~
Sally - Upset that the world cup is over, still sitting, waiting and wishing that it was still on.

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- Sabrina Fair (rainbowstars)

7/22/2006, 7:55 PM

Oh! i love Lightning and Sailing

- Cera +1

7/22/2006, 4:01 PM

Blessing
Calling
Dawning
Holding
Knowing
Loving
Raining
Rising
Saving
Searching
Seeing
Seeking
Snowing
Willing
Wishing

---
Friendship is more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.
-Jane, Coupling

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 4:26 PM

A fantastic list, Cera, thank you!

There's not a single one I don't love! They're all wonderful, thanks so much again. :-)

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Sabrina Fair (rainbowstars) +1

7/22/2006, 3:39 PM

I LOVE Soaring obviously! lol I gave it to you!

Farthing is awesome but it has 'fart' in it....lol
Caring
Charming
Loving
Brightning
Honoring
Dreaming
Smiling
Iceing

ill come up with more

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 3:49 PM

Icing! That's quite clever, hadn't thought of that

Thanks for that alone, Sabrina, that's a marvelous contribution to the list! But I also love Caring and Brightening, those are really terrific. As are all the rest! Thanks again. :-D

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- raindancing +1

7/22/2006, 3:17 PM

other people have probably already listed these but

Blessing
Charming
Dancing
Dreaming
Farthing
Honouring
Hoping
Meriting
Rhyming
Starling
Trusting

Paula

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 3:47 PM

Actually, *raindancING*

is extraordinarily cool! I've always thought your username is quite beautiful. :-)

And no, of the list you posted, only Dancing and Dreaming were already mentioned (IIRC). But I love them all, most especially Blessing and Starling! And Farthing is quite clever. :-D

Excellent suggestions, Paula, thanks!

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Lakota (Lakota_so_italian) +1

7/22/2006, 2:34 PM

Dashing? I understand the other names, but Dashing? But Hawking is pretty awesome.

L'Eau Qui Pleure

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- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 3:44 PM

Dashing is both a present participle and an adjective

Someone can be dashing while running, or be dashing while standing still. :-)

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Eilis (Suibhne) +1

7/22/2006, 2:27 PM

I know of someone whose surname is

Going, and I think it's completely awesome. I personally wouldn't use it as a first name but I think it's one of those really cool last names. Ditto that for a friend of mine whose is Fair; I think the name has a beautiful sound to it, meaning aside or taken into account, and that it would actually make a very nice first name.

Speaking of being awesome I think my surname is, too, even though it's not a gerund. :-P I had thought for ages that I'd give a child my last name as a first name, but I'm far more inclined to pass along my last name as part of its last name, so it would be exceedingly redundant.

Well! Most of that is irrelevant to your message, but that's my contribution anyway. :-)

Motherland fatherland homeland native land.
It’s all the same. What the hell good to you
is your native land after you’re dead? Whose
native land is it after you’re dead?
Dalton Trumbo, JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN

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- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 3:43 PM

Going *is* a cool surname, you're right, I like that

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- adriatika +1

7/22/2006, 2:18 PM

Rising
Dreaming
Believing
Saving
Sleeting

...all I can think of for now. :)

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- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 3:41 PM

I think of all these

I like Rising the best. But they are all excellent suggestions, thank you, Ashley!

:-)

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Daddysdancer +1

7/22/2006, 2:11 PM

I love Dancing :-)
I've heard Gamling...I think it's a Tolkien name...

Love is the lord of the house within him and rules all the concerns of his soul- Plato

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 3:40 PM

Dancing - good one, I love it!

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Mar (X-Mar) +2

7/22/2006, 1:59 PM

I don't think that I'd ever use and -ing name.

Shining (a bit too "the Shining" maybe)
Lightning (although it's beter for a horse)
King (dunno if it counts ;)
Living
Charming (prince...)
Enduring (It's sort of Dante in a way)
Spicing
Tracking
Glowing
Rolling
Riding

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- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 3:40 PM

Lightning - better for a horse *LOL*

Although, if you can use Rain, Lightning's not such a stretch!

I like Enduring a lot. :-)

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Daddysdancer

7/22/2006, 2:11 PM

Sorry, wrong place

Love is the lord of the house within him and rules all the concerns of his soul- Plato

This message was edited 7/22/2006, 2:11 PM

- Isla +2

7/22/2006, 1:59 PM

The only -ing names I can think of I like would be Aisling and Sterling. So boring, I know. :b

ETA: Add Channing, Harding, and Irving to that list. :)

~Heather~
"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix

This message was edited 7/22/2006, 2:00 PM

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 3:38 PM

I hadn't even thought of those! Thanks for reminding me. Verbs or not, turns out there are a lot more -ing names than I originally thought. :-)

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Isla

7/22/2006, 2:00 PM

None of mine are actually verbs, though. Sorry. :-/

- Charlie Blue +5

7/22/2006, 1:41 PM

How about Amazing?

Charlie Blue
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- Lillian (LillianAMS) +4

7/22/2006, 1:50 PM

Okay, now that's what I'm talkin about!

Although the other kids are gonna be waaaay jealous! *LOL*

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Charlie Blue +3

7/22/2006, 1:59 PM

Well a sister could be...

Stunning.

No jealousy there then. ;)

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- Lillian (LillianAMS) +2

7/22/2006, 3:37 PM

*LOL* :-D

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Charlie Blue +1

7/22/2006, 6:07 PM

And a brother named...

Astounding.

Sorry couldn't resist. ;)

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- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/23/2006, 10:12 AM

*LOL*

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey) +5

7/22/2006, 1:20 PM

Well, there's plain old Ing, which is pretty cool.

Spring, Sterling, Kipling, and Harding are all in the database, among others.

I have to admit I like the sound of Burning, though it's not exactly the most useable of names! It reminds me of "A Church is Burning" by Simon and Garfunkel, whose chorus goes like this:

A church is burning
The flames rise higher
Like hands that are praying a-glow in the sky
Like hands that are praying the fire is saying,
“You can burn down my churches but I shall be free”.

It's triumph in adversity--but no one else would see that in the name but me.

I also rather like the sound of Turning for similar reasons. I'm hearing "Canticle of the Turning," one of my favourite church songs. The chorus to that:

My heart shall sing
Of the day you bring
Let the fires of your justice burn
Wipe away all tears
For the dawn draws near
And the world is about to turn

I can't think of any other brilliant ones off the top of my head, I'm afraid. I'll work on it, though.

Array

...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.

- Lillian (LillianAMS) +4

7/22/2006, 1:49 PM

There are also Evening and Morning, darlin

Remember? :-)

Spring, Sterling, Kipling and Harding are all cool. I was really thinking more of verbs, though. Burning, as you said, sounds cool but is probably not usable IRL. Turning is a good possibility.

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey) +3

7/22/2006, 1:58 PM

I don't think well on summer afternoons, I'm afraid. Besides, Morning and Evening aren't verbs. ;)

I did remember that another I like is Raining. I'll keep working on more.

Array

...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.

- Lillian (LillianAMS) +2

7/22/2006, 3:36 PM

Raining! Good one!

And yeah, I know, but I mentioned Evening and Morning because it's you, :-) , and you mentioned Spring, etc, but not your own favorites, which struck me as funny.

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey) +1

7/22/2006, 4:00 PM

Ah, but we're always oblivious to the things in front of us. It's why my sister can always find my Easter basket but I can't. ;D

Thoughts that I've had since then. Not necessarily as serious as Raining as far as suggestions go. ;)

Lightening (and her twin brother, Darkening)
Yearning (and thus Yearling, though it's not a verb)
Learning (what life is for, CSNY and Joni Mitchell have taught me)
Trekking (walking-related words sound cool I think)
Walking
Hiking (I'd suggest Journeying, but that looks so awkward)
Glowing
Dreaming
Knowing
Snowing (I like Snowbird for a girl in theory, so Snowing can't be all that much of a stretch ;)
Sailing (If Sailor works...)
Blessing
Lacing
Dancing
Twirling
Whirling
Creeping
Whispering
Sallying (Sallying Anne Deville--can't you see it? ;D)
Hoping
Being
Building
Ringing

Array

...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 4:43 PM

Being

is a good one, I think of it in the sense of "being in the moment," but even as I thought that thought, the obvious verbal tease would be "Human Being nyah-nyah-nyah" you get the picture. But I still like it!

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Lenny D. +4

7/22/2006, 1:15 PM

The first two to pop into my head were Blazing and Racing.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:1-2

- Isla +1

7/22/2006, 1:58 PM

I don't care for either, but Blazing's better than Flaming, at least. :-/

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 3:36 PM

Flaming! *LMAO* Hadn't thought of that!

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Kristen (iamkristen)

7/22/2006, 1:56 PM

Ooo, I like Blazing!

♥ Kristen ♥

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Shake Your Body Like A Bellydancer.
Here is where you are
There is where you want to be
But you can't get there from here ♥

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 1:50 PM

I really like those, that's just what I mean - thanks!

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

- Kristen (iamkristen) +1

7/22/2006, 1:13 PM

The only one I can think of is Sterling.

♥ Kristen ♥

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Shake Your Body Like A Bellydancer.
Here is where you are
There is where you want to be
But you can't get there from here ♥

- Lillian (LillianAMS)

7/22/2006, 1:51 PM

Oh, I forgot about Sterling

and he's on my favorites list, too. :( Should have remembered him. But I was really thinking more along the lines of present-participle verbs, KWIM?

~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

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