snowleo Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 It’s been a long time, but here I am back in Gen Chat asking for your input. After baby #1 was born I had to seriously cut back on TV, internet or reading, and I chose internet, resulting in no time to read the board. But I’ve missed the community and knew there was no better place to ask for help with a baby name. Our first, some of you may recall, is named Edric. I love introducing him and having people ask and comment on the name. No one has asked if I got the name from ASOIAF—I tell them it is a very old English name, which it is :) So: Our upcoming kid is a girl. I’m looking for something rare and probably British/ Irish so it sounds good with Edric. I am open to fantasy-sounding names as long as it is an actually documented name. (And not too obviously ASOIAF, no Cersie or Melisandra). I haven’t made it through the World book, and am hoping there might be something good in there? My true favorite is Cecily, but my husband is convinced it sounds too “sing-song” with our last name, O’Malley. We are temporarily settled on Cecilia, which is no Sophia or Emma, but still far too common for my taste. Please give me your suggestions! snow “thanks Ormond for telling us to look at alternate spellings on the SS database and combine to find the true popularity” leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairparavel Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I suggest Lyra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 What about Magdelan? Not an ASOIAF name, but I think it sounds lovely with your surname. :)Or, perhaps Jocelyn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 wb Snowleo! :)My first thought was Maisie, but that is a bit too precious with O'Malley.I do like FB's suggestion of Jocelyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyron Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Oh congratulations, Snowleo!!! Welcome back! I love the name Edric, so that was a great choice :) I'll give you the girls name that is in top of my list, if I ever have one: Elvira. It might be a little close sounding to Edric though.As far as unusual names (more for you than me in some cases, but still) I like Vera, Alina, Sigrid, Viola, Alia, Desiree, Ria, Tima. Not so unusual: Anna, Beatrice, Johanna and well, many more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterOJ Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I think this thread title would have been much more interesting if the "with a name" part had been left off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Welcome back, congratulations, I'm going with my standard recommendation of Rollo or Nargousious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyron Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Optimus Prime and Cthulhu All-Spark are still not taken, I believe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Welcome back, and congrats! I love Edric, great choice. :) There are so many girls' names that I love, but my mind seems to have gone blank! From ASoIaF, I do like Arya, I love the way it sounds, but would probably spell it Aria. I think I read somewhere that it means lioness in India or something. Nymeria too, but I'd probably save that for a dog :laugh: Ellaria, Asha, Alys. Victoria is, of course, a beautiful British name... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Cool Germanic names:AthelindHildaMathilda Cool Welsh names (there are lots):CatrinRhiannonSioned Cool Scottish names:Ummm...Gruoch??? Generally cool historical names: Eleanor (as in, of Acquitaine!) Heloise (as in Héloïse d'Argenteuil!) Grace (as in Grace O'Malley!) Grainne (as in Gráinne Ní Mháille!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Fergus. Fergus is an awesome name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraPrime Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 We already have a board-girl Lyra (one of J's daughters) :-) Not quite British/English, but Welsh: Llywelyn. Nothing beats a name from an imaginary world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liffguard Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 What about Isolde? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyron Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Mathilda and Antonia are great names, but not what you're looking for perhaps. From the asoiaf theme: Catelyn, Val, Amabel. (Alia is on that list too, but I was thinking of Alia Atreides) Maybe this list will give you some ideas from asoiaf: Name Nerds For Welsh names there is always Eira (means snow) and Siân :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedles Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Along the same lines as Liffguard, and one of my favourites when we were choosing a name for our little girl; Iseult. I think it both works with your surname, and with Edric. Niamh and Aoife might be nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetiger Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 http://www.behindthename.com/ I use it when my creativity fails during naming characters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leofric Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Guinevere or Miranda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetiger Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Deanna is cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetiger Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Just don't name her "khaleesi" http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/shortcuts/2014/aug/15/are-people-really-calling-their-baby-girls-khaleesi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Welcome Back and Congrats! Lana SkylarWrenAveryKinseyGemmaAlannaCiara/KiraEileen JeyneElinorSerraGennaAlysAlyxAlayneAlyssa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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