I really want to use this name but...

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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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Registered: 12-16-2004
Mon, 11-14-2005 - 4:04pm

Dragonfly in Swedish is Trollslända ( Trollslenda)

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Registered: 01-17-2005
Mon, 11-14-2005 - 4:13pm
Sorry but it seems klind of cruel to name your child dragonfly. I will say that it could be a cute momma nickname for your child and I have seen some REALLY cute dragonfly nursery decor.
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Registered: 11-09-2005
Mon, 11-14-2005 - 4:14pm
Hello!
Although I truly applaud a name with creativity and meaning.......I think many of the suggestions from the other MTBs are great! There is nothing better then a theme or nickname to give as a legacy to a child. However, there is a difference between uniqueness and an oddity. The other languages have some great sounds!
Good luck!
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Registered: 10-27-2005
Mon, 11-14-2005 - 6:19pm

My first thought, like others, was to find a name that means "dragonfly" in another language (though I've been studying names for years and cannot think of any off the top of my head) or to use the vocabulary word in another language. Another idea would be to look at the Linnaean (Latin) names for dragonfly genera and species. I found a list (probably not comprehensive) of North American dragonflies which contains some good possibilities. (And, of course, some very bad choices too. Corruptum, hymenaea and incesta are obviously out, for example.)

Actual girl names found on the list (from genera, species and common names) include Amanda, Bella, Berenice, Carolina, Danae, Delta, Elisa, Emerald, Georgina, Hyacinth, Jade, Julia, Laura and Laurae, Lydia, Margarita, Maya, Regina, Saffron and Verna.

You obviously like uncommon names, though. There are many dragonfly names on the list that could work on a girl, those I thought most suitable are: Aeshna, Annulata, Aphylla, Axilena, Calico, Cannaphila, Connata, Cordulia, Cyanea, Domitia, Flavida, Gravida, Janata, Jesseana, Libellula, Libera, Miathyria, Ornata, Pacifica, Palmata, Pantala, Pulchella, Roseate, Tenera, Tramea, and Vinosa.

Boys are harder. A few possibilities (some alter the dragonfly name slightly, the original is in brackets) that sound reasonably like boy names are: Adelphus, Albright (albrighti), Banner, Calvert (calverti), Cardinal, Crimson, Darner, Gray, Hagen (hagenii), Hudson (hudsonica), Junius, Lancet, Marcell (marcells), Mendax, Needham, Pennant, Regal, Royal, Russet, Sely, Slaty, William or Williamson (williamsonii).

Keep in mind that they all mean something in Latin (unless they refer to the discoverer or location) and those meanings may not be positive, so if that matters to you, grab a Latin/English dictionary or consult an entomological reference to find the meanings.

I've included the whole list below (be warned, it's quite long) so you can look yourself. There's also a complete - and very, very long - list of all known species in the world, which you can find beginning here: http://www2.ups.edu/biology/museum/worldodonates.html

Family Ashnidae:
Aeshna canadensis - Canada Darner
A. multicolor - Blue-Eyed Darner
A. palmata - Paddle-tailed Darner
A. tuberculifera - Black-tipped Darner
A. umbrosa - Shadow Darner
Anax junius - Green Darner
A. longipes - Comet Darner
A. walsinghami - Comet Darner
Basiaeschna janata - Springtime Darner
Boyeria vinosa - Fawn Darner
Coryphaeschna adnexa - Blue-Faced Darner
C. ingens - Regal Darner
Epiaeschna heros - Swamp Darner
Gomphaechna furcillata - Harlequin Darner
Nasiaeschna pentacantha - Cyrano Darner

Family Cordulegastridae:
Cordulegaster diastatops - Delta-spotted Darner
C. maculata - Twin-spotted Darner
C. obliqua - Arrowhead Spiketail

Family Cordulidae:
Cordulia shurtleffii - American Emerald
Dorocordulia libera - Racket-tailed Emerald
Epitheca canis - Beaverpond Baskettail
E. cynosura - Common Baskettail
E. petechialis - Dot-winged Baskettail
E. princeps - Prince Baskettail
E. regina
E. semiaquea - Mantled Baskettail
E. spinigera - Spiny Baskettail
Helocordulia selysii - Sely's Sundragon
Neurocordulia xauthosoma - Orange Shadowdragon
Somatochlora linearis - Mocha Emerald
S. margarita - Texas Emerald

Family Gomphidae:
Aphylla angustifolia - Broad-striped Forceptail
A. protracta - Narrow-striped Forceptail
A. Williamsonii - Two-striped Forceptail
Arigomphus cornutis - Horned clubtail
A. furcifer - Lilypad Clubtail
A. lentulus - Stillwater Clubtail
A. submedianus - Jade Clubtail
Dromogomphus spinosus - Black-shouldered Spinyleg
D. spoliatus - Flag-tailed Spinyleg
Erpetogomphus compositus - White-belted Ringtail
E. designatus - Eastern Ringtail
E. lampropeltis - Serpent Ringtail
Gomphus adelphus - Mustached Clubtail
G. apomyicus - Banner Clubtail
G. exilis - Lancet Clubtail
G. externus - Plains Clubtail
G. fraternus - Midland Clubtail
G. graslinellus - Pronghorn Clubtail
G. laurae
G. lineatifrons - Splendid Clubtail
G. lividus - Ashy Clubtail
G. militaris - Sulpher-tipped Clubtail
G. modestus - Gulf Coast Clubtail
G. oklahomensis - Oklahoma Clubtail
G. quadricolor - Rapids Clubtail
G. spicatus - Dusky Clubtail
G. vastus - Cobra Clubtail
Hagenius brevistylus - Dragonhunter
Phyllogomphoides albrighti - Five-striped Leaftail
P. stigmatus - Four-striped Leaftail
Progomphus alachuensis - Tawny Sanddragon
P. borealis - Gray Sanddragon
P. obscurus - Common Sanddragon
Stylurus laurae - Laura's Clubtail
S. plagiatus - Russet-tipped Clubtail

Family Libellulidae:
Brachymesia furcata - Red-tailed Pennant
B. gravida - Four-spotted Pennant
Brechmorhoga mendax - Pale-faced Clubskimmer
Cannaphila insularis - Narrow-winged Skimmer
Celithemis amanda - Amanda's Pennant
C. elisa - Calico Pennant
C. eponina - Halloween Pennant
C. fasciata - Banded Pennant
C. ornata - Faded Pennant
C. verna - Double-ringed Pennant
Dythemis fugax - Checkered Setwing
D. maya - Mayan Setwing
D. nigrescens - Black Setwing
D. velox - Swift Setwing
Erythemis collocata - Western Pondhawk
E. peruviana
E. plebeja - Pin-tailed Pondhawk
E. simplicicollis - Eastern Pondhawk
E. vesiculosa - Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax basifusca - Plateau Dragonlet
E. berenice - Seaside Dragonlet
E. connata - Plateau Dragonlet
E. fusca - Red-faced Dragonlet
E. miniscula - Little Blue Dragonlet
E. umbrata - Band-winged Dragonlet
Leucorrhinia frigida - Frosted Whiteface
L. glacialis - Crimson-ringed Whiteface
L. husdonica - Hudsonian Whiteface
L. intacta - Dot-tailed Whiteface
L. proxima - Red-waisted Whiteface
Libellula auripennis - Golden-winged Skimmer
L. axilena - Bar-winged Skimmer
L. comanche - Comanche Skimmer
L. composita - Bleached Skimmer
L. croceipennis - Neon Skimmer
L. cyanea - Spangled Skimmer
L. deplanata - Blue Corporal
L. flavida - Yellow-sided Skimmer
L. forensis - Eight-spotted Skimmer
L. incesta - Slaty Skimmer
L. jesseana - Purple Skimmer
L. julia - Chalk-fronted Corporal
L. luctuosa - Widow Skimmer
L. lydia - Common Whitetail
L. needhami - Needham's Skimmer
L. pulchella - Twelve-spotted Skimmer
L. quadrimaculata - Four-spotted Skimmer
L. saturata - Flame Skimmer
L. semifasciata - Painted Skimmer
L. subornata - Desert Whitetail
L. vibrans - Great Blue Skimmer
Macrodiplax balteata - Marl Pennant
Macrothemis inacuta - Straw-colored Sylph
Miathyria marcells - Hyacinth Glider
Micrathyria aequalis - Spot-tailed Dasher
M. hagenii - Thornbush Dasher
Nannothemis bella - Elfin Skimmer
Orthemis discolor - Orange-bellied Skimmer
O. ferruginea - Roseate Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis - Blue Dasher
Paltothemis lineatipes - Red Rock Skimmer
Pantala flavescens - Wandering Glider
P. hymenaea - Spot-winged Glider
Perithemis Domitia - Slough Amberwing
P. mooma
P. tenera - Eastern Amberwing
Pseudoleon superbus - Filigree Skimmer
Sympetrum ambiguum - Blue-faced Meadowhawk
S. corruptum - Variegated Meadowhawk
S. costiferum - Saffron-Winged Meadowhawk
S. danae - Black Meadowhaek
S. fasciatum
S. illotum - Cardinal Meadowhawk
S. obtrusum - White-faced Meadowhawk
S. semicinctum - Band-winged Meadowhawk
S. vinicum - Yellow-legged Meadowhawk
Tramea calverti - Striped Saddlebags
T. carolina - Carolina Saddlebags
T. lacerata - Black Saddlebags
T. onusta - Red Saddlebags

Family Macromidae:
Didymops transversa - Stream Cruiser
Macromia annulata - Bronzed River Cruiser
M. illioensis georgina
M. pacifica - Gilded River Cruiser
M. taeniolata - Royal River Cruiser
M. wabashensis

Family Petaluridae:
Tachopteryx thoreyi - Gray Petaltail

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