are officially twinkles in their father’s eye! Hip hooray!
The boy name was trickiest- we especially liked [name]Cy[/name], [name]Crispin[/name], and Ywen. With [name]Crispin[/name] Yew, we’ll call him [name]Cy[/name] much of the time ([name]CY[/name] initials.) [name]Crispin[/name] Yew almost contains Ywen (“YEW-en”) too, because of [name]Crispin[/name]'s ending. I can use Ywen as a once-in-a-small-while pet name, and if he prefers it to [name]Cy[/name] later in life, he’ll have the option. Heck I can call him Rumplestiltskin if I feel like it, but the kid’s name will be [name]Crispin[/name] Yew!
[name]Imogen[/name] Solace will have [name]Ginger[/name] as a nick. At the moment, no nickname feels intuitive or necessary for glorious [name]Mab[/name] [name]Margaret[/name].
I’m really happy about these names - they’re full of meaning, they honor family, they’re subtly Shakespearean, unusual but dignified, with cool nickname options. Thank you so much to everyone who helped me find and refine them!
If anyone can show any just cause why these names should not be used… speak now or forever hold your peace!
Thanks again. E
Sweet [name]Emma[/name], these are GORGEOUS! I think you’ve found three fantastic names. I’d have liked to see a little brother names as well, but it will all come in a good time I’m sure. You’re very clever, I think these balances class, spunk, beauty and sass. Well done!!!
Thanks [name]Ottilie[/name] dear. Yes, I know it seems like I’m just girl-crazy. Really I’d be happy to have two boys. At the moment, I seem to get too emotionally attached to names, so it’s better if I don’t have to discard too many when we have kids. I had so many girls’ names going on, and my list was all over the place. It was hard getting it down to two! With the boys, I loved lots of C names, Y names, and [name]Cy[/name], so they naturally consolidated themselves. If I have a second son, I’ll start afresh. I’ll really miss Wythe though. You must use him!
Why thank you [name]Araminta[/name]. [name]Ginger[/name] from the last syllable of [name]Imogen[/name]. I thought of [name]Imogen[/name] while looking for a more dignified full name for [name]Ginger[/name]. I have a great love of [name]Fred[/name] and [name]Ginger[/name], husband and I are both colored like marmalade cats, and I think of the name as so fun and cheerful yet spicy and a little tough like ginger root. Though the last few days, I’m really enjoying saying the full name, “[name]Imogen[/name] Solace G…”
Ha! Thanks B. I was told I should get a doctor’s ok. Does this count?
Also (just to be extra neurotic) …[name]Do[/name] you really think Yew works, or is it too much of a straightforward botanical with my last name? I have driven my mate completely berserk with this goosechase, and I can’t ask him for reassurance right now. I don’t understand why he dislikes Wythe, but I agree that Yew is a better (nearly perfect and I hope I’ll grow to love it unreservedly) way to get to [name]Cy[/name]. It’s just…
Something about Yew feels a little hemmed-in to me. Ywen is a more elegant expression of the Y, less literal, and the name rolls off the tongue. The way my lips purse when I say Yew…
Somebody just throw cold water over my head please.
I think Yew works just fine. It’s not exactly an everyday tree name like [name]Oak[/name] or [name]Pine[/name]. In an ideal world I would opt for Ywen too, but [name]Crispin[/name] Yew really is excellent and well-balanced. Is your last name actually Garden/ Gilgamesh or just very close?
[name]True[/name]… Yew is not so blatant to the average non-tree-surgeon’s-daughter. Ok.
And yes our surname is actually the second one you mentioned (will you edit it out of your post?) Kind of a bonus to have such a surname, unless you like botanical names as I do.
Thanks again [name]Doc[/name].
Yew is gorgeous [name]Emma[/name], don’t panic. It’s fantastic with [name]Crispin[/name] and your lovely surname. Ywen is slightly more romantic, but there would be a lot of -n endings in that name…
A very good friend of mine lives in a little cottage in the countryside called Yew Cottage. So romantic and sweet.
[name]Blade[/name]: You’re so right. I’m going to shout it from the rooftops- [name]Ginger[/name] Gilgamesh I don’t know you yet but I love you! With last name Gilgamesh, do you think I can further nickname her Gingil? (prn “Jingle”)
[name]Lori[/name]-[name]Jo[/name]: Thank you! I’m glad you didn’t hit me with one of your famous, “My suggestion is: Yew Candobetter”
Actually I love it when you do that. Some hapless berry will ask, “Is [name]Hemingway[/name] suitable for a girl, or should I spell it Hemingweigh?” and you bust in there with
“My suggestion for you is:
[name]Emily[/name] [name]Mae[/name] & [name]Henry[/name] [name]Watson[/name]
[name]Ernest[/name] [name]Charles[/name] & [name]Vera[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
(a sibset comprised of nice, sensible, old-fashioned names.)” End-post, no mention of the offending name. Ha!
Otter: Yew Cottage! [name]How[/name] lovely. Thank you.
