Crystal Ball

If you could look into a crystal ball and see that one day your daughter or son was going to be the future president of your country, what would you name him or her? Think of other possible jobs or titles or vocations that your son or daughter could possibly have and tell us names for each of those various scenarios.

I love classic and vintage names, and think they’d work well for a high-powered job.

[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] (or [name]Jane[/name])
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] (or [name]Beatrix[/name])
[name]Rose[/name] (or [name]Anne[/name]) [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]

[name]Henry[/name] [name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Edward[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Miles[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Gideon[/name]

([name]Nathaniel[/name], too…)

I picture these names having creative jobs (artist, writer…)

[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]/[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] (then again, I can see this in the other list, too, because it reminds me of [name]Hillary[/name])
[name]Magnolia[/name]/[name]Marigold[/name]

Great thread, [name]Susan[/name]! :slight_smile:

Wow, tough one, [name]Susan[/name]…

For a girl, I would name her [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Fuller[/name]. President [name]Fuller[/name] sounds simple yet dignified, classic and easy - so that’s where I got the surname. [name]Catherine[/name] is the middle name of my Great Grandma [name]Mary[/name] [name]Catherine[/name], who passed when my Grandma [name]Irene[/name] was eight years old. [name]Eleanor[/name] is in honor of [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Roosevelt[/name], who I see as an honorable, upstanding, courageous woman. Finally, [name]Sarah[/name] is for my twin sister, [name]Sarah[/name]. I would call [name]Catherine[/name] by a nickname, [name]Cate[/name], which I think is professional enough to be used by a President yet youthful and playful at the same time.

For a son, I would choose [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]James[/name] [name]Webber[/name] [name]Sutton[/name]. President [name]Sutton[/name] sounds dignified and strong, what I would look for in a Presidential candidate. [name]Nathaniel[/name] is one of my favorites, and [name]Nate[/name] is a simple yet handsome nickname that is appropriate yet fun. [name]James[/name] is in honor of my father, paternal grandfather, maternal uncle, and biological maternal grandfather, and I love it! [name]Webber[/name] is the maiden name of my maternal Great-Great Grandmother, [name]Anna[/name] [name]Webber[/name]. I think they pair nicely together!

Obviously, I would never have a [name]Cate[/name] and [name]Nate[/name] together!

I’m not feeling creative enough to come up with anything else, unfortunately…

President of United States

Boy

[name]Chester[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Grover[/name]
[name]Humphrey[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]

Girl

[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]

Minister (mainline church)

Boys

[name]Bram[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Gray[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Laird[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]

Girls

[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Sara[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]

Bareback rider in a circus

Boys
[name]Bruno[/name]
[name]Caruso[/name]
[name]Hopper[/name]
[name]Laszlo[/name]
[name]Peregrino[/name]
[name]Rollo[/name]
[name]Ryder[/name]
[name]Vito[/name]
[name]Zoltan[/name]

Girls

Chalisa
[name]Faline[/name]
[name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Luella[/name]
[name]Marcheline[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Rosette[/name]
[name]Zuleika[/name]

Bareback rider in a circus? Thanks for the laughs tonight. :slight_smile:

Oh, I did think of another one.

If my son were to be an author, I would name him [name]Herschel[/name]. It just screams bookish nerd/creative type to me!

[name]Zoltan[/name]! I’ve been infatuated with this name for some time.

President of the United States

Boys-
[name]Alan[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Camden[/name]
[name]Abbott[/name]
[name]Hartley[/name] - my great grandfathers first name.
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Porter[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Titus[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name]

Girls-
[name]Avis[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]/[name]Elin[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Margo[/name]/[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Paulina[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]/[name]Rosalind[/name]

Artists/Writers names -

Boys -
[name]Auden[/name]
[name]Bodhi[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Rafe[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]

Girls-
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Auden[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]/[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Dorian[/name]
[name]Danica[/name]
[name]Gray[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ione[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Indigo[/name]
[name]Eulalie[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
Lirit

Have you played Professor [name]Layton[/name]? Its a detective game on the DS and it’s so fun! Professor [name]Layton[/name]'s first name is [name]Herschel[/name], and because of that my husband wants to name a son that. It’s got a certain charm, but I really can’t imagine it flying today!

Have you played Professor [name]Layton[/name]? Its a detective game on the DS and it’s so fun! Professor [name]Layton[/name]'s first name is [name]Herschel[/name], and because of that my husband wants to name a son that. It’s got a certain charm, but I really can’t imagine it flying today![/quote]

Actually, no! I once knew a kid named [name]Herschel[/name], and the name just struck me as a cool one. His name was [name]Herschel[/name] Nardini, but I think [name]Herschel[/name] would be better with a simpler last name…

If I saw that my child would one day be president/Prime Minister, I think realistically I would stick with my naming style at the moment, as I can see most of the names we have used or like on someone with a very high-powered job.

Then again, I might name them [name]Flower[/name], [name]Sunshine[/name] or [name]Rainbow[/name], because wouldn’t it just brighten up Parliament to have Prime Minister [name]Rainbow[/name] in charge :slight_smile:

As a President, I would go with:

[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Katharine[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] [name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name] [name]Kate[/name]

[name]Alan[/name] [name]George[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name] [name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Anderson[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]John[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name] [name]Jerome[/name]

For an artist/writer:

[name]Marigold[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]- [name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Anne[/name]- [name]Dot[/name]/[name]Dottie[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Rose[/name]- [name]Tillie[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] [name]Jane[/name]- [name]Cora[/name]

[name]Frederick[/name] [name]William[/name]- [name]Fritz[/name]
[name]Kellan[/name] [name]Wolf[/name] (it looks like it was born to be seen on a book cover!)
[name]James[/name] [name]Connor[/name]
[name]Quinten[/name] [name]Ralph[/name]
[name]Reuben[/name] [name]Spencer[/name]

I’d definitely stick with my current favorites.

For a girl, it would be [name]Audra[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] [name]Marie[/name] or [name]Claire[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Marie[/name].
For a boy, it would definitely be [name]Darwin[/name] [name]Thomas[/name].
Strong names with meaning. I love them.

The hypotheticsl future occupations have such an impact on the names I like and the names I would use for my children. I think it’s so important to have a name that is respected (I think this is the word I’m looking for, because it doesn’t have to be liked by a person, but at least acknowledged as a real name) as I really do believe it helps in life. For example, I seriously doubt a female [name]Ayden[/name] would become prime minister/president…