Hedwig

ash_and_sooba · January 24, 2014, 1:50pm

One of our two girl choices is [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f]. We know it’s very unusual but we love it, it’s a saint name, and we think [name_f]Heddie[/name_f] is a great nickname, [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] is cute too.

Now we need classic middle names to go with it. Brother is [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Valor[/name_m] and last name is Blackwood.
For comparison, the boys choices are Cassius Joseph Merit, Bartholomew Arthur Noble, and Wulfric Tobin Brave.

bonfireazalea · January 24, 2014, 2:07pm

Hard to know what you like without more information, but I think of these names as classic (they’ve been well-known and/or in use for a long time):

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]/[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]/[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]

These names also sound “older” to me:
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]/[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]/[name_f]May[/name_f]

lis09 · January 24, 2014, 2:13pm

[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
Elise
Camille

ash_and_sooba · January 24, 2014, 2:29pm

bonfireazalea- Thank you. I wasn’t sure what else to put other than classic as far as information went. Classic but underused would be nice. We like:

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]

lis09- I like [name_f]Abigail[/name_f].

For comparison, the boys choices are [name_m]Cassius[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] Merit, [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Noble[/name_m], and Wulfric [name_m]Tobin[/name_m] Brave.

OliviaSarah · January 24, 2014, 2:29pm

My first thought was [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - it sounds gorgeous!

[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Viviane[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Lotte[/name_f]

lawsonhaley · January 24, 2014, 2:44pm

Hmmm

[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Rosanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Christina[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f]

UniqueNameLover · January 24, 2014, 6:57pm

[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] only reminds me of [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]'s owl!

possiblypascale · January 24, 2014, 7:21pm

Ooh, I’ve actually been thinking about [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] nn [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] for a while now! I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who likes this name!

niftylavalamp · January 24, 2014, 7:34pm

Aw, I would be so excited to meet a girl named [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f]! I think it’s darling and adorably clunky.

I think [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] would be so cute.

[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Sybilla[/name_f]

larkub101 · January 24, 2014, 8:21pm

I’m going to be totally honest, i am shocked at how much people seem to like [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f]. I didn’t think this was a serious post, because I could never imagine a little girl named [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f]. Sorry, but I can’t get on board. I am still very surprised by this post.

coco1010 · January 24, 2014, 8:46pm

I was waiting for someone to mention HP…that’s all I can think of when I hear this name…sorry!

ash_and_sooba · January 24, 2014, 9:09pm

@larkub101 and uniquenamelover and coco1010 ~ I get it. I know it’s not everyone’s thing, but my wife is [name_m]German[/name_m] and we have a connection to the saint. It’s only one of two girls names we’re choosing, but this might be our only biological child so we want to use a name we feel strongly connected to. She’ll have two middles, one a virtue like [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and the other classic so she can use those if she likes.

The rest of you that offered suggestions…

oliviasarah- [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is great. Better than plain [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] but still timeless. I like [name_f]Alice[/name_f] too.
lawsonhaley- I got to say that [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] and [name_f]Zuzanna[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] are great! I liked

[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f]

niftylavalamp- Thanks. I liked

[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Sybilla[/name_f]

katieydenberg · January 25, 2014, 12:04am

I think of both the owl, and [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] from the movie “[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] and the Angry Inch” (about a sex change gone wrong).

rosiemay · January 25, 2014, 1:13am

[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]

c11 · January 25, 2014, 4:39am

Potterhead here. I can only think about [name_m]Harry[/name_m]'s owl. Sorry.

lavenderbelle · January 25, 2014, 5:17am

With the nickname [name_f]Heddie[/name_f] all I can think of is a “heady” look it up in the urban dictionary and that might change your mind about that nickname.

princessariel · January 25, 2014, 5:29am

With respect… this name is very tied to [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]'s owl. Not to mention that it sounds like ‘head wig…’ and is very unusual name to begin with. I would be surprised if a little [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] wasn’t teased in some way because of her name… even the nameberry description says ‘insurmountable teasing opportunities!’ [name_m]Even[/name_m] if she decided to go by one of her middle names later on, that can be a hard transition and it’s always nicer to love the name you were ‘meant’ to be called. [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] is a lovely name and it obviously means a lot to you but I would just keep the latter in mind. Sorry for being so critical.

I really like [name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]… also…

[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Celestine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Marcheline[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedwig[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]