?

Evangeline?

Amelia?

Genevieve?

Rosalie?

Lucy? Charlotte?

I feel like these names would belong to a house full of princesses! But I really love them.

Names... again :)

So, I just finished reading Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman.

Fabulous. Absolutely amazing. One of my very favorite books I've ever read.

ANYWAY,

the heroine's name in the book has caused me to ponder more baby names, as I have said that I am wont to do quite often. :) I LOVE the character, she is the best example of a chivalrous women in any story that I've ever read.

Edith.

Well, what do you think? I've never liked it before, but I'm kind of head-over heels in love now.

Isn't it interesting how a character or a person can totally change the way you think about a name?

Oh, and Edith means "Rich Battle" or "Prosperous in War"

Have I ever mentioned....

Have I ever mentioned that I happen to be obsessed with baby names? I'm surprised at myself for not saying something sooner. Really. OBSESSED. I hardly converse on any topic with more delight than names. Few, very very few people will talk with me about it long enough for me to voluntarily change the subject.

Oh, and I don't just love random names floating around--- I like categorizing them and thinking about how they go with other names.

Did someone say names? Funny- I love names! While we're on the subject, d'you want to discuss a few? GREAT!

So, there are those names which I like, but not enough to name my child, there are those names which I think are so much fun but I'm not quite sure my child would still love me if I named them that, and there are those names which I can see myself having a child with that name.

How do you feel about:
Ivy --- been planning on naming my daughter this since I was eight. It means 'ivy' duhhh. But it always makes me think of Life- of things that are green and growing

Bethlehem --- as in "oh little town of"--- its actually a common name in Ethiopia. "But, you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days." ~Micah 5:2~

Joseph ---- its my little brother's name and Joseph father of Jesus is one of my VERY VERY FAVORITE characters in the Bible. It means, 'He shall add" and it is usually taken to mean "God shall add another son". The meaning doesn't really do a ton for me, but I'd name my son after my brother and the biblical hero, not for what it means, on this one.

alright, so those are just a few of my all-time-favorites-I-might -name-my-child-this kind of names.

ALSO:

Sparrow- I'm afraid that I won't have the courage to do this to my own little girl, but if some Mommy out there does, go her!

Please tell me what you think!!! Extensively! :)