My daughter’s name is [name]Scout[/name]. I am one of those that would never touch a name that is in the top 1000, though there are definitely gorgeous names in the top 100. [name]Scout[/name], to me, is light-hearted and artsy…it fits my daughter so well. I am also quite aware of the literary reference…my second choice was Dodger.
I don’t have any children, but one name I’ve always liked is [name]McKinley[/name]. Though, I would pair it with [name]Grace[/name], as it was my Great Grandmother’s name!
Great post!
[name]Reuben[/name] was a name we saw in a baby name book. We pointed to it at the same time and loved its meaning ‘behold, a son’. After 3 years, IVF and an ectopic pregnancy, it just seemed fitting. His middle name is [name]Saul[/name] which means ‘prayed for’ or ‘wanted’ and rhymes with DH’s name [name]Paul[/name]. [name]Reuben[/name] is 6 now and loves his name. He likes that noone else has it, that he knows, and that it is alliterative with our surname.
[name]Cordelia[/name] was hubby’s suggestion. He likes the [name]Buffy[/name]/[name]Angel[/name] connection and I like the [name]Shakespeare[/name] connection. Her mn [name]Jane[/name] is my mum and sister’s mn. My mum is known by her middle name only so was a tribute to her.
[name]Persephone[/name] also has a film connection that hubby likes (she’s the wife of the Merovingian in The Matrix) and a literary connection for me (Noughts and Crosses by [name]Mallory[/name] Blackman). Her mn [name]Lily[/name] is DH’s gran’s name. She died before Sephy was born.