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Wilhelmina, nn Billie is darling. And I love Mariam too.
I'm so happy you like Sylvia! Iris Murdoch, while not a poet, fits into the literary theme nicely. I was in a store yesterday and a mother called out to her four or five year old Iris. I smiled all the way through that store.
June Millay -- Sweet. I've always thought Juno was beautiful. Probably not down to earth enough for you, though. I know what you mean about making the name easy for the child to live with.
Solveig Edna -- Gorgeous. But she'll have pronunciation problems, at least here in the U.S.
Gilda Millay -- Love it. I just saw Rita Hayworth in Gild for the first time the other day.
Ingeborg Edna -- Oh. Ottoline is not down to earth enough for you, but Ingeborg is? The deck is stacked against me.*
Juniper Edna -- You must, you must, you must. Love it.
Janis Edna / Millay -- A Joplin fan? Personally, I prefer the Janice spelling. But it's not a favorite name of mine either way.
Janine Millay -- There must be a hundred ways to spell this name. I love Jeanine, nn Jeanie. Any chance? I suppose Nina would also work as a nn.
* Tongue planted firmly in cheek.
I'm so happy you like Sylvia! Iris Murdoch, while not a poet, fits into the literary theme nicely. I was in a store yesterday and a mother called out to her four or five year old Iris. I smiled all the way through that store.
June Millay -- Sweet. I've always thought Juno was beautiful. Probably not down to earth enough for you, though. I know what you mean about making the name easy for the child to live with.
Solveig Edna -- Gorgeous. But she'll have pronunciation problems, at least here in the U.S.
Gilda Millay -- Love it. I just saw Rita Hayworth in Gild for the first time the other day.
Ingeborg Edna -- Oh. Ottoline is not down to earth enough for you, but Ingeborg is? The deck is stacked against me.*
Juniper Edna -- You must, you must, you must. Love it.
Janis Edna / Millay -- A Joplin fan? Personally, I prefer the Janice spelling. But it's not a favorite name of mine either way.
Janine Millay -- There must be a hundred ways to spell this name. I love Jeanine, nn Jeanie. Any chance? I suppose Nina would also work as a nn.
* Tongue planted firmly in cheek.
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I am a fan of Iris Murdoch as well, though I don't know her works nearly as well as I do Edna and Sylvia's. :) I always patted her books lovingly when I passed them at work, as well as Muriel Spark's!
I suspect I might end up living out my life in my hometown, where I have known kids named Ingrid (x3), Lars, Nils, Bjorn, Sigrid, etc. So Solveig wouldn't have too much trouble growing up, at least.
I think the difference between Ottoline and Ingeborg are the endings. The -line ending is too much like Angeline-Marcelline-etc, while -borg isn't quite so heavenwards. ;) Plus, Ingeborg was the name of my first Norwegian ancestor to come to America, and familial legend has it that she walked quite a bit of the way to the Midwest--thus, Ingeborg sounds quite tough to me. I do like Ottilie and Bertilia, though--so I'm not completely hopeless, honestly.
Juniper sounds absolutely fabulous with all two-syllable-with-emphasis-on-first-syllable names, it seems. Juniper Edna will be on the Juniper shortlist with Juniper Sara and Juniper Frances.
And yes, I'm a Joplin fan. :) And the reason I like Janine as it's spelled is because of the David Bowie song by the same name. A Janine of mine would likely be called Jannie or perhaps Janey. Jeanie is already what I call my sister Sara, you see. :D
Array (tongue planted firmly in mouth)
She had fallen against the windows, which were pressed against the windows, which were pressed against the old oak near across the age of the old Aunt Sophronia--was almost dreadful enough to walk on.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
I suspect I might end up living out my life in my hometown, where I have known kids named Ingrid (x3), Lars, Nils, Bjorn, Sigrid, etc. So Solveig wouldn't have too much trouble growing up, at least.
I think the difference between Ottoline and Ingeborg are the endings. The -line ending is too much like Angeline-Marcelline-etc, while -borg isn't quite so heavenwards. ;) Plus, Ingeborg was the name of my first Norwegian ancestor to come to America, and familial legend has it that she walked quite a bit of the way to the Midwest--thus, Ingeborg sounds quite tough to me. I do like Ottilie and Bertilia, though--so I'm not completely hopeless, honestly.
Juniper sounds absolutely fabulous with all two-syllable-with-emphasis-on-first-syllable names, it seems. Juniper Edna will be on the Juniper shortlist with Juniper Sara and Juniper Frances.
And yes, I'm a Joplin fan. :) And the reason I like Janine as it's spelled is because of the David Bowie song by the same name. A Janine of mine would likely be called Jannie or perhaps Janey. Jeanie is already what I call my sister Sara, you see. :D
Array (tongue planted firmly in mouth)
She had fallen against the windows, which were pressed against the windows, which were pressed against the old oak near across the age of the old Aunt Sophronia--was almost dreadful enough to walk on.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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