I really want to use this name but...
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| Mon, 11-14-2005 - 5:52am |
I know your all gonna yell at me, but i want to call my baby Dragonfly, boy or girl. I was sitting on the porch when suddenly everything just clicked and i realised all my symptoms were pregnancy symptoms, and at that moment this huge dragonfly flew inches from my face, it was about four inches long and shimmering all different colours, then it flew around the porch a few times and flew off. For me that was meaningful, or at least a nice story to be able to tell, and i think i should commemorate it. I think my baby is symbolised by that dragonfly and want to honour it accordingly, as i have a deep feeling also, that the baby is going to live up to its name, flighty tempered, swift, and colourful in personality.
Do you think that this is passable? I have heard weirder names, and it isn't quite as odd as some of those celebrity baby names!
I am thinking for a girl, Dragonfly Amaia/Akaia, for a boy, Dragonfly Filipe

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Okay, you need to think about your child here. Do you really think they want to grow up with the name Dragonfly? Its horrible. How about this? Have the meaning of the first name mean "dragon" and the mn mean "fly". Here are some examples...
Drake/Draco Elsu
Cadmus Elsu
Kaida Kallima
Kaida Vanessa
Kaida Neveah
I really like the suggestions of the other posts, using names that mean "dragon" and "fly". Maybe you can use dragonfly as a mn or just call the child that. It will be your little special nickname for him/her.
But hey, if you are serious about this and not joking than go for it. No one can stop you. You can be sure that he/she will be the ONLY dragonfly in their class, that's for sure!
Have you thought about translating it into another language and using it? He/she might not be teased as much.
Or use it as a middle name and still calling he/she by Dragonfly.
Good Luck.
It would probably be best to keep Dragonfly as a "mommy" nickname. Mommy's little dragonfly.
Please keep in mind that your child will grow up to be its own person and it probably will not appreciate being named after an insect :)
Hello,
I really liked the suggestion of translating it into another language, and I got curious, so I did a bit of homework for you :) Don't know what your background is, so maybe there's a language with more meaning to you, but I looked it up in French and Spanish and it's
libellule (pronounced Lee-bay-lewl) in French
or, similarly
libelula (lee-BAY-loo-la) in Spanish (accent over the e that I don't know how to type, sorry)
I actually think the Spanish one would make a pretty good girls' name. She could go by Libby or Lulu, Lula.
HTH,
Jodi
I agree that it would be neat to translate it into some other language, too.
In addition to the PP, I found the following...
Japanese: kagerou, tonbo (no idea how to pronounce them)
French: demoiselle
Latin classification order: Odonata
Cute story...I like the idea of using the name meanings...there were some very cute suggestions. Please let us know what you decide!
Michelle
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