I was reading the blog post from today, the “Nameberry 9” and came across [name]Thames[/name]. I pretty much instantly fell in love! First off, I usually despise place names and names without a long tradition of being used as given names. This breaks both of these rules. In reality I probably would never actually use the name, and if I did, only in the middle spot. So, with that being said, what are your thoughts?
PS- I’m from the US and neither myself or my husband are British. The closest thing to a connection we have to [name]England[/name] and the river is that both my husband and I were in [name]England[/name] at the same time right before we met, and a year later in the same week we were both there, we got married. Kind of a cute story but not really that significant.
I think some place names can be alright, especially river names, but I’m not feeling [name]Thames[/name]. It reminds me of someone with a speech impediment trying to say [name]James[/name].
Awesome, I love it for either but have it as a middle name for a girl, it’s in my sig and yes that would be her name lol if she would be a boy it’s also the name of a real river [the [name]Jordan[/name]] but both have very important and special meanings to me.
It’s actually pronounced tehms, so sounds nothing like a speech-impeeded pronunciation of [name]James[/name]! And the confusing pronunciation is exactly why I’d only use it in the middle spot!
I was intrigued by that when I saw it, too! I’m currently obsessed with all things British/English (from British pop stars and television to British royalty all the way up to my 1700s-relatives in [name]Kent[/name]!), so I instantly connected with it but I’m not sure how usable it really is. I think something like [name]Timothy[/name] nn [name]Thames[/name] would be pretty cool, though!
OMG [name]Ash[/name], I really just love that you suggested that, as my father’s name is [name]Timothy[/name] and have always wanted to find a way to honor him, but am not a huge fan of the name [name]Timothy[/name]! Plus, he is the one who took me to [name]England[/name] to see the [name]Thames[/name]!
I may be in the minority here but I actually prefer it pronounced incorrectly (foolish, I know!). But, unfortunately, whether you like it pronounced one way or another, your child will always have to deal with mispronunciation. I would definitely only use it as a middle name.
I sort of like the incorrect pronunciation too I was going to suggest [name]Thane[/name] if that’s what you were going for, but I see you already know how it is pronounced. I think it’s great for the middle spot!
I was going to suggest [name]Thane[/name] if that’s what you were going for, but I see you already know how it is pronounced. I think it’s great for the middle spot!
I thought [name]Timothy[/name] nn [name]Thames[/name] was pretty ingenious, myself.