I’m back after a little break from name hunting…I mentioned in a previous post that I have already chosen a first name for my baby girl who is due anytime now and I still have not wavered on that choice, but it doesn’t stop me looking ‘just in case’! Ha. I came across the name Loveday on a list of Edwardian girls names. It’s not listed on any name sites and generally it seems to receive very negative feedback, I don’t understand that! I think it’s darling with a distinct vintage feel. People don’t seem to think it’s wearable in the modern day at all, but I honestly don’t feel it’s too out there. Not a huge fan of the nn [name_u]Love[/name_u], which is the only thing that would hold me back from using it as a first (plus, I love the name we’ve chosen). [name_u]Baby[/name_u] may well make an appearance on [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]'s day (she was also conceived on our wedding night) which makes me want to use it, even if it’s in the middle spot or an extra middle name. I know the valentines thing would be too cheesy for most, but I think it’s sweet.
It definitely has that antiquated, ‘only used in turn of the century novels’ kind of feel, I also get a bit of a British upper class vibe. I think it would work better in [name_f]England[/name_f]…and we are a transatlantic family who spend time in england and [name_f]Canada[/name_f]. I’m not sure how well recieved it would be in [name_u]North[/name_u] america.
Anyway, maybe I’m sleep deprived and losing my mind, but I don’t understand the [name_m]General[/name_m] dislike for this name. What are you thoughts? What kind of person do you imagine with this name?
Thanks! 
I like the idea as Loveday for a middle if it flows with the first name. I think you can get much more creative with middle names, and I think Loveday is interesting. I don’t think it would work as a first name, though. I think it’s a little too much.
I find names like these extremely pretentious (like, extremely, alongside names like Darling) so I don’t like it, unfortunately. I don’t think it’d work very well in [name_f]England[/name_f], either, honestly. Maybe in [name_f]England[/name_f] in Victorian times, but not now. I like the idea of a sweet Valentines-themed middle name though.
I love the meaning it has for you, but sorry, I don’t love Loveday. But hell, if you love it, stick it to the haters and use it! I love to see obscure names like this used and saved from total extinction.
Best of luck with the delivery - can’t wait to see what you’ve picked!
Loveday is interesting for sure, and if I met a girl named this I’d be intrigued as to how her parents chose the name, but I’m not sure it would be wearable. It seems like the kind of name that people would either love or hate. It would definitely get a lot of comments either way so you’d have to be prepared for that. It does sound like a name from an older British novel. If I were to use it I would put it in the middle spot.
Loveday is interesting for sure, and if I met a girl named this I’d be intrigued as to how her parents chose the name
This is EXACTLY the issue!! Reminds me of a girl I met named [name_f]Summer[/name_f] Remembrance. She said her father chose it. No need to ask why. It was really more about her parents than I wanted to know!
So just imagine your daughter in HS and explaining to her friends that she was named Loveday because she was conceived on her parents wedding night. Then imagine her friends staring at you and speculating. It’s hard for kids to imagine that their parents had sex, and generally not something they want to dwell on, never mind share with their friends. In other words, it’s just way too much information!
What’s wrong with [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], something to commemorate her BIRTH rather than her conception?
I love [name_f]Rosamunde[/name_f] Pilcher’s books- they’re great for curling up on the couch with a cup of tea and a quilt- and there was a Loveday in her novel “Coming Home.” It was set in [name_f]England[/name_f] around World War II, and Loveday was the name of a spunky young woman from a British upper class family (she was also the BFF of the main character).
Anyway, what I liked about the name Loveday for that particular character was that it exactly fit who she was: a spoiled but beloved member of a family that was very, very nice but didn’t quite “fit” with the regular world. They were aristocrats and didn’t pretend not to be, if that makes sense. That’s how I’ve come to be with the name itself: I like it theoretically and I have positive associations with it as a fictional character, but I can’t see it working in “real life.” I do think it could work as a middle name, though, especially if you generally prefer names that are pretty unique.