Best of British - some Telegraph birth announcements

They never fail to turn up some hidden gems! Here are some recent of the recent births from here in [name]England[/name] (siblings in brackets) :

Boys :
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Max[/name] ([name]Toby[/name])
[name]Angus[/name] [name]Peter[/name] ([name]Oscar[/name])
[name]Austin[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Blake[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Caius[/name] [name]Tom[/name] [name]Lloyd[/name] ([name]Tegan[/name])
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Easton[/name] [name]Campbell[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Jago[/name] Rhydian
[name]Charlie[/name] [name]George[/name] ([name]Megan[/name])
[name]David[/name] [name]Cosmo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] ”[name]Cosmo[/name]”
[name]Douglas[/name] [name]Stewart[/name] ([name]Henry[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name])
[name]Edward[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] Maconchy ([name]Georgiana[/name])
[name]Edward[/name] [name]Huw[/name] ”[name]Ned[/name]”
[name]Edward[/name] [name]Samuel[/name] ([name]Thomas[/name] [name]James[/name])
[name]Fergus[/name] [name]Moss[/name]
[name]Fergus[/name] [name]Timothy[/name] [name]Seymour[/name] ([name]Jasper[/name] and [name]Grace[/name])
[name]Finn[/name] [name]John[/name]-[name]Joseph[/name] ([name]Fabian[/name])
(The Hon) [name]Francis[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] [name]James[/name] Goulburn ([name]Sybilla[/name], [name]Octavia[/name] and [name]Venetia[/name])
[name]Frank[/name] [name]Ray[/name] ([name]Lydia[/name])
[name]Frederick[/name] [name]George[/name] [name]Francis[/name] (mother”s name - Muffy)
[name]Frederick[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Villiers[/name] ([name]Edward[/name])
[name]George[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Lewis[/name] ([name]Laura[/name])
[name]George[/name] [name]William[/name] Amherst ([name]Eleanor[/name])
[name]Hamish[/name] [name]Edwin[/name] ([name]Fenella[/name] and Rosabel)
[name]Harry[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Harry[/name] [name]Ernest[/name]
[name]Harry[/name] [name]George[/name] ([name]Milly[/name])
[name]Hector[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Angus[/name] ([name]Rory[/name])
[name]Hugh[/name] [name]James[/name] ([name]Art[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name])
[name]Hugh[/name] [name]Michael[/name] [name]Campbell[/name] ([name]William[/name])
[name]Jacob[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]James[/name] [name]Stanley[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]Louis[/name] [name]John[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] [name]George[/name] Seba
[name]Luca[/name] [name]Jack[/name] Matthieu
[name]Maximilian[/name] ”[name]Max[/name]”
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name] [name]Albert[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name] [name]Harry[/name] ([name]Ella[/name])
[name]Ranulph[/name] [name]Stephen[/name] [name]Talbot[/name] ([name]Rollo[/name])
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Isaac[/name] [name]Joseph[/name] ([name]Grace[/name])
[name]Rory[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Rufus[/name] [name]William[/name] ([name]Boris[/name])
[name]Ryan[/name] [name]Raymond[/name] ([name]Leandra[/name])
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Charles[/name] Porphyries [mother”s maiden name] ([name]Alexander[/name])
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Alistair[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Frederick[/name] [name]Brooks[/name] ([name]Dominic[/name], [name]Robert[/name] and [name]Theo[/name])
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] ([name]Samantha[/name])
[name]Tobias[/name] [name]Alistair[/name] [name]McQueen[/name] ”[name]Toby[/name]”
[name]Tomas[/name] [name]David[/name] ([name]Sofia[/name]).

Girls :
[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Grace[/name] Chiew (mother”s maiden name)
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Annie[/name] ”[name]Court[/name].
[name]Ariel[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Isaac[/name])
[name]Cara[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Grace[/name] ([name]Thomas[/name] and [name]Alexander[/name])
[name]Daisy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Ollie[/name])
[name]Daisy[/name] [name]Florence[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] ([name]Jack[/name], [name]Sammy[/name] and [name]Olly[/name])
[name]Eleri[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] - I love!
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Christina[/name] and [name]Alexandra[/name])
[name]Emily[/name] [name]Constance[/name] - I love [name]Constance[/name]!
[name]Emily[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Ann[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name] [name]Georgiana[/name] [name]Erica[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Audrey[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Emily[/name] ([name]Frederick[/name])
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Grainne[/name] [name]Caitlin[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Holly[/name] [name]Neve[/name]
[name]Honor[/name] [name]Julia[/name] [name]Patricia[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name] [name]Anjali[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Mary[/name] ([name]Maximilian[/name])
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Lily[/name])
[name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Lara[/name] Otillie Malenoire
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] (mother”s name - [name]Amelia[/name] ”Mims”)
[name]Lily[/name]-[name]Rose[/name] [name]Hilary[/name] Zinzile
[name]Lola[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Algernon[/name]) - I adore these names for siblings!
[name]Lulu[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] (mother”s name - Mariangela Angelucci)
[name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Poppy[/name])
[name]Mya[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Myla[/name] [name]Rose[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Nancy[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Kitty[/name]) - very sweet : )
[name]Nina[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Campbell[/name] ([name]William[/name])
[name]Olivia[/name] [name]Frances[/name] [name]Eileen[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Mollie[/name] - I love
[name]Rose[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name] ([name]Jago[/name])
[name]Savannah[/name] [name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Tacita[/name] [name]Margot[/name] - the first time I”ve actually heard of [name]Tacita[/name] being used
[name]Thalia[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] ([name]Chiara[/name] and [name]Xanthe[/name])
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Frances[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Ruth[/name] ([name]Ned[/name]) - I adore.

Twins :
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Imogen[/name] and [name]Martha[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Bridget[/name] - two of my favourites.

Evidently, [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Grace[/name] are still wildly popular as middle names, and the [name]Isabella[/name]-craze transcends the Atlantic, as well as the perennial favourites, such as [name]William[/name], [name]Edward[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name].

For the boys, [name]Luca[/name], [name]Jago[/name] and [name]Oscar[/name] are increasingly popular, as well as the renewed proliferance of [name]Thomas[/name] and [name]Harry[/name] (I can assure you that, depite what a Nameberry blog claimed a while ago, people are NOT naming their sons after [name]Prince[/name] [name]Harry[/name], nor [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]!).

[name]Florence[/name], [name]Lily[/name], [name]Daisy[/name] and [name]Emilia[/name] seem to be on the rise amongst the girls (flowers are obviously having a moment), and I”m hearing of more and more little Nancys.

And [name]Campbell[/name] cropped up three times as a middle name (and it was never the mother”s maiden name)!

I found it interesting that both of the mothers with obviously Spanish origins chose [name]Thomas[/name]/[name]Tomas[/name] for their sons.

And note the two little boys with three middle names!

So, any favourites or comments?

I like [name]Ranulph[/name] (my brother’s name is [name]Randolph[/name] but I think I like this better). I also loved [name]Fenella[/name]. I had not seen this version of Fionuala yet and I really like it. Her nn could be [name]Ella[/name]. Also, [name]Tacita[/name] is pretty…does anyone know what it means?

[name]Tacita[/name] means quiet, it is from the Latin. I imagine they would pronounce it ta-sit-a, but Ancient Romans would have said ta-kit-a. It’s definitely growing on me :slight_smile:

I love the names [name]Easton[/name], [name]Jago[/name], [name]George[/name], [name]Douglas[/name], [name]Hamish[/name] !
”[name]Cosmo[/name]” is an interesting choice
I love [name]Fergus[/name] [name]Moss[/name], so adorable!
[name]Luca[/name] [name]George[/name] combo is so handsome as is [name]Luca[/name] [name]Jack[/name].

For the girls I love [name]Ariel[/name] [name]Violet[/name],
[name]Daisy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name],
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Audrey[/name] [name]Eve[/name],
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Lily[/name])
[name]Lara[/name] Otillie
[name]Lulu[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] (absolutely gorgeous)
[name]Myla[/name] [name]Rose[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Nina[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Campbell[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Mollie[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name] ([name]Jago[/name]) (cute sibset)
[name]Savannah[/name] [name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]

Twins :
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Imogen[/name] and [name]Martha[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Bridget[/name] - beautiful

I know - the first time I met a [name]Cosmo[/name] I thought it very bizarre! Personally, I prefer [name]Cosima[/name] :slight_smile: