These are all names I’ve loved for a long time for a variety of reasons:
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[name_f]Silvie[/name_f] is similar to a character from the [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_f]Maida[/name_f] books from the early 20th century. [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Theodosia[/name_f] references a princess from around 1000 who’s mentioned in the [name_m]Brother[/name_m] [name_m]Cadfael[/name_m] books. [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] was a name in a kids’ book I read 50+ years ago…I don’t remember the book, but I’ve loved the name ever since. [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] is the name of the protagonist in [name_f]Celeste[/name_f] de Blasis’s [name_f]Swan[/name_f] trilogy. [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ione[/name_f] is an island in [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] & a reference to my wee bit of Scottish ancestry. [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Josephine[/name_f] references [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], a prevalent name on my dad’s side of the family, as well as [name_f]Jo[/name_f] [name_m]March[/name_m] from [name_m]Little[/name_m] Women & one of the two [name_f]Dana[/name_f] Girls. [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cecilie[/name_f] (spelled Cecily) was a main character in the [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] [name_m]Drew[/name_m] mystery (rewritten version) The Clue of the Broken [name_m]Locket[/name_m]. [name_f][/name_f]Jenneveve is the phonetic version of [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] & I had a great-aunt Genevieve…I like the way Jenneveve looks as opposed to [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f].
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], and [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rue[/name_f], [name_m]Harry[/name_m], Zeldie, and [name_f]Aggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Kindred[/name_f], [name_f]Vision[/name_f], [name_m]Concord[/name_m], and [name_f]Marvel[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]Kibby, Vis, [name_f]Cordie[/name_f], and [name_f]Mae[/name_f][name_f][/name_f]
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And as to be expected, I imagine [name_f]Kindred[/name_f] being a reflective reader, [name_f]Vision[/name_f] being the cooky tree-climber, [name_m]Concord[/name_m] being mischievous and inquisitive, and [name_f]Marvel[/name_f] being the adored and doted on baby.
I almost named one of the sisters [name_f]Lennon[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]June[/name_f], but dropped it in favor of the double-L that [name_m]Bellamy[/name_m] and [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] share