Baby Names

[Chantho]

Hello all

It's a slow day at work and I apologise in advance, but I'd really grateful if some of you would help me to come up with some baby names. I am fairly certain that I like Lola for a girl (or maybe Evie, but Lola sounds more ballsy). However, I have no idea what I would call a boy. Any ideas?!

For a girl, some from my daughter's year at school

Madison
Kendal
Harvest

[cailin maith]

Stanley or Æthelstan?

Stanley

Never heard of the other one.

[Mich the Tester]

Stanley

Never heard of the other one.

You perhaps wouldn't have heard of it; it's the Saxon name of an early English king, in fact the first king of Britain. I figure if the Celts are celebrate their heritage by giving their children Gaelic names, the English might do the same.

linky

[Solidec]

Stanley

Never heard of the other one.

Apparently he was the king of Angle-land who went to war against the Picts back in the dark ages

[Mich the Tester]

Apparently he was the king of Angle-land who went to war against the Picts back in the dark ages

It's not entirely fair to call those times the 'dark ages'; evidence suggests that Saxon England was quite a civilised place, relatively enlightened in European terms, just as Celtic Ireland was renowned for the learnedness of it's monks and kings. The basis of English law is to be found in Saxon England. The term 'dark ages' perhaps comes from the fact that so little is known about those times, as the Normans pretty much wiped out many traces of Saxon culture. Also, the saxons link England pretty firmly to European culture as they were what we would now call Germans.

[cailin maith]

You perhaps wouldn't have heard of it; it's the Saxon name of an early English king, in fact the first king of Britain. I figure if the Celts are celebrate their heritage by giving their children Gaelic names, the English might do the same.

linky

They should, English people should be more proud of their heritage, its such a shame the St George flag is associated with hooligans and chavs.

[TheFaQQer]

Montgomery
Scott
The Judge.
Seven
Of
Nine

I like "The Judge" as a name. Adds gravitas.

[MaryPoppins]

Have we had Mildred?

Dorothy?

I love Dorothy actually, but cos I love Wizard of Oz (yes, I know) I would probably get the p1ss ripped out of me forever.

[MaryPoppins]

They should, English people should be more proud of their heritage, its such a shame the St George flag is associated with hooligans and chavs.

WSS

[TheFaQQer]

I love Dorothy actually, but cos I love Wizard of Oz (yes, I know) I would probably get the p1ss ripped out of me forever.

A lifetime of "there's no place like home" lines. And she'd never be able to wear red shoes of any kind.

Unless, of course, she took the whole thing quite seriously - bought a dog called Toto, painted the road yellow, only wore gingham dresses, and hung around with three rather strange men with a dressing-up fetish.

Eventually, they will change their name if they don't like it - George Osbourne is really called Gideon but he stopped using it.

Someone I grew up with let their elder children choose the names for the younger children. First couple were OK, but by the time they named the last one "Ottywell" it was going a bit far...