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Help[Opinions] Re: Weldon, Hilton, Chester (ETA)
in reply to a message by molly
I love Chester too. I don't think of it so much as a surname as a place name. It's so tweedy and fusty -- too things I love.
I'm not big on Hilton or Weldon. Of the two I prefer Weldon. I hadn't thought about "well done" until you mentioned it and now I can't get that out of my head.
Suggestions:
Sutton, Wystan, Hollis, Kendall, Alden, Bryson, Lowell, Leland, Hobart, Smith (nn Smitty?), Digby, Wexford, Neville, Clarence (nn Cary?), Wilkie / Wilmot, Dashiell, Jarvis, Lambert, Mycroft (Sherlock Holmes' elder brother), Trahaearn, Eustace, Makepeace, Llewellyn (nn Louie?).
ETA: Are there any good surnames in the family's tree that would work? I think that would be more meaningful to the littl'un, especially if he's welded / blended into it. :-)
I'm not big on Hilton or Weldon. Of the two I prefer Weldon. I hadn't thought about "well done" until you mentioned it and now I can't get that out of my head.
Suggestions:
Sutton, Wystan, Hollis, Kendall, Alden, Bryson, Lowell, Leland, Hobart, Smith (nn Smitty?), Digby, Wexford, Neville, Clarence (nn Cary?), Wilkie / Wilmot, Dashiell, Jarvis, Lambert, Mycroft (Sherlock Holmes' elder brother), Trahaearn, Eustace, Makepeace, Llewellyn (nn Louie?).
ETA: Are there any good surnames in the family's tree that would work? I think that would be more meaningful to the littl'un, especially if he's welded / blended into it. :-)
This message was edited 9/22/2011, 1:34 PM
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Wystan goes very well with Chester...Chester Kallman was W.H. Auden's boyfriend/platonic BFF. I've always been struck by how well those names go together. And you're right, Chester is more of a place name than a surname.
Hollis, Wexford, Clarence, Wilkie, Jarvis, Eustace, Makepeace, and Llewellyn are all so good.
Lowell is cool, and I love the nn Lowey (or however you would spell that). But Lowell, Massachusetts is kind of a sad place!
Mycroft is outrageous! I love it. And of course his brother's name is Sherlock!
Wilmot is neat. I'd never thought of it before. Now I'm off to go look up the Wilmot Proviso and see if that's something worth sharing a name with.
As for family LNs, I don't have an awful lot of Irish/English names in my family tree, and those seem to make the best transition to the FN spot. There's Mountain (which I'd love to use for a MN...as a FN it's just "too much.") And Greenlee (which is getting trendy now! But I think it's obnoxious as a FN.) I also have Crowley and Gilsenan (ghill-SENN-an), which are both awesome, but they still feel like acquired tastes to me. I've kind of mused of using Aguirre (uh-GHEE-ray) as a FN, perhaps with the NN Gui (ghee). But people have enough trouble pronouncing that as a LN, so I probably wouldn't inflict it on a kid.
Hollis, Wexford, Clarence, Wilkie, Jarvis, Eustace, Makepeace, and Llewellyn are all so good.
Lowell is cool, and I love the nn Lowey (or however you would spell that). But Lowell, Massachusetts is kind of a sad place!
Mycroft is outrageous! I love it. And of course his brother's name is Sherlock!
Wilmot is neat. I'd never thought of it before. Now I'm off to go look up the Wilmot Proviso and see if that's something worth sharing a name with.
As for family LNs, I don't have an awful lot of Irish/English names in my family tree, and those seem to make the best transition to the FN spot. There's Mountain (which I'd love to use for a MN...as a FN it's just "too much.") And Greenlee (which is getting trendy now! But I think it's obnoxious as a FN.) I also have Crowley and Gilsenan (ghill-SENN-an), which are both awesome, but they still feel like acquired tastes to me. I've kind of mused of using Aguirre (uh-GHEE-ray) as a FN, perhaps with the NN Gui (ghee). But people have enough trouble pronouncing that as a LN, so I probably wouldn't inflict it on a kid.
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Thanks for the feedback -- it's always much appreciated. :-)
Aguirre is too cool. Wasn't there a foreign movie by that name? Something like, "Aguirre, Wrath of God." That's what would come to mind if I ever met an Aguirre in real life -- his parents were movie buffs.
Now you've got me into the Wilmot Proviso thingy.
Aguirre is too cool. Wasn't there a foreign movie by that name? Something like, "Aguirre, Wrath of God." That's what would come to mind if I ever met an Aguirre in real life -- his parents were movie buffs.
Now you've got me into the Wilmot Proviso thingy.
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Yeah, Aguirre, Wrath of God was a movie based on a book based on a true story. I haven't seen it but my dad has told me about it--joking that we're the descendants of this bloodthirsty conquistador who drove his troops to death. I think in the place he died they sprinkled the field over with salt so nothing would ever grow there. Which is one reason I think it would make a badass FN. Lol.
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I didn't know it was based on a true story. Neat. I love movies based on real history.
Sowing salt over the fields where he died reminds me of Hannibal. The ancient Romans did that to his home Carthaginian (sp?) fields (although I don't think that's where he died.) I've always liked the name Hannibal as well. Darn that stupid movie for ruining it for a generation.
Sorry if I'm getting off topic here.
Sowing salt over the fields where he died reminds me of Hannibal. The ancient Romans did that to his home Carthaginian (sp?) fields (although I don't think that's where he died.) I've always liked the name Hannibal as well. Darn that stupid movie for ruining it for a generation.
Sorry if I'm getting off topic here.
This message was edited 9/22/2011, 5:22 PM
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I like Sutton, Alden, Leland, Hobart, Digby, Neville, Clarence, Wilmot, Mycroft and Llewellyn. Alden is my favorite of these. Leland, Hobart, Neville and Clarence are all in my top five out of these.
I almost suggested Lowell but it didn't have the feel that I thought she wanted. Lowell never has felt scholarly or upper class to me when I hear it. Jarvis I like the sound of but I can never get the image of a butler out of my head. I've met Sutton's, Leland's and Hobart's before. I've met more dogs named Hobart than humans but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't use it.
Also I love the idea of taking surnames from your own family tree.
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I almost suggested Lowell but it didn't have the feel that I thought she wanted. Lowell never has felt scholarly or upper class to me when I hear it. Jarvis I like the sound of but I can never get the image of a butler out of my head. I've met Sutton's, Leland's and Hobart's before. I've met more dogs named Hobart than humans but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't use it.
Also I love the idea of taking surnames from your own family tree.
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This message was edited 9/22/2011, 3:09 PM
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