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SW FL Birth Announcements WDYT?
| Mon, 10-02-2006 - 9:02am |
Here are the birth announcements from this weekend's paper: WDYT??
GIRLS:
Matilda Rose
Beatrice Cecilia
Lucy Marianne
Phoebe Constance
Francesca Martha
Molly Fortescue
Hannah Alice
Rose Paloma
Isabel Lucy
Katie Martha
Cecily Olivia
Leah Charlotte
Elyse Bella
Jessica Rayne
BOYS:
Max Paul
Russell James
David Peter
Patrick Farrel
Rohan William
George Edgar
Matthew Thomas
Finn Joseph
Jack Ryan
Denman Walter
TWINS:
Angus Robert & Annabelle Kathleen
TRIPLETS:
Sophie Georgina, Serena Isabelle & Grace Elisabeth

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Interesting list! This is my favorite birth announcement list we've seen in a long time. There are so many names on here that I love!
GIRLS:
Matilda Rose -- LOVE this. I think it's a gorgeous combination, even if Rose is overly popular/filler for my taste. I absolutely adore Matilda.
Beatrice Cecilia -- I love this one too. I LOVE Beatrice. I prefer Cecily to Cecilia, but in this case, Cecilia flows much better. Very nice combination.
Lucy Marianne -- eh, okay. I'm so over Lucy. It's PAINFULLY popular here and I'm sick of it. I prefer Mary or Anne to Marianne.
Phoebe Constance -- ooh, I love this. I LOVE Phoebe and almost never hear it. And Constance is one of the VERY few virtue names I actually like.
Francesca Martha -- love Francesca. If I had a drop of Italian blood, it would be on my list. Martha is not a favorite of mine.
Molly Fortescue -- I love Molly, but it's too "cute" for me. I think it's adorable on a little girl, but not great on an adult.
Hannah Alice -- Hannah is nice, but overdone. I LOVE Alice.
Rose Paloma -- Paloma! I LOVE this name and suggest it all the time and people always look at me like I'm crazy. I'd have used it as a first name. I like Paloma Rose much better.
Isabel Lucy -- Clearly I'm sick of the Isabel derivations. However, this is my favorite spelling. And aside from the popularity issue, I like it a lot. Again, I'm over Lucy. And I don't think this flows very well.
Katie Martha -- ugh. Katie is WAY too cutesy as a given name. It should be a nickname for Katherine or Katrina or Kathleen or something. Again, Martha is not for me.
Cecily Olivia -- LOVE Cecily! I love Olivia too, actually, it's just too popular for me. This doesn't have the greatest flow, but it's not bad.
Leah Charlotte -- This is very pretty. Leah has grown on me over the past few years. I still don't LOVE it, but I like it. I adore Charlotte.
Elyse Bella -- I prefer the Elise spelling unless the parents are Greek or Greek scholars, etc and are purposely using this spelling due to it's unique history. I'm guessing this is not the case though and they were just trying to be "unique" by replacing a vowel with a y. I am SO sick of Bella.
Jessica Rayne -- Jessica is a long-time favorite of mine. I could never use it given it's painful popularity in the 80s and it's continued popularity. But I do love it. Rayne is nms.
BOYS:
Max Paul -- this is really awkward. I like Max despite its popularity. Not a fan of Paul. Definitely don't like them together.
Russell James -- This is really nice. I like it a lot.
David Peter -- eh. I don't love either of these names. Together they are fine, but blah.
Patrick Farrel -- LOVE this! Patrick is in my top five. I love it paired with Farrel. I hope Farrel is a family name.
Rohan William -- Love it! Love both of these and love them paired together.
George Edgar -- I like George. I don't love it, but I like it. I'm not wild about Edgar. This combination seems too stodgy to me.
Matthew Thomas -- This is really nice. Standard, but nice.
Finn Joseph -- Love this! I have a friend whose son is Finnian Joseph. I do prefer that combination, but Finn Joseph is great too.
Jack Ryan -- I prefer John nn Jack. Jack is far too popular for me anyway. I love Ryan as a middle name. This combination is probably not a great choice given the fact that Jack Ryan is also the name of a former US Senator from Illinois who was forced to withdraw his bid for reelection when allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced during his divorce from his wife, Jeri Ryan (who played Six of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager. Tom Clancy's most favorite character is also named Jack Ryan.
Denman Walter -- eh, okay. Denman is nms. Walter isn't a favorite of mine, but I like it if it's a family surname.
TWINS:
Angus Robert & Annabelle Kathleen -- Love Angus Robert (esp w/ nn Gus). I LOVE Kathleen. I'm not wild about Annabelle. I'm sick of the -belle names.
TRIPLETS:
Sophie Georgina, Serena Isabelle & Grace Elisabeth -- hmm, this is a very odd grouping. First we've got two with an S first name, and one left out. Then we've got two who share a name (Isabelle and Elisabeth). Also, I'm not a fan of Georgina AT ALL, but I love Georgia. I wish they'd gone with that instead.
Wow ... I actually like a lot of these (surprising LOL).
GIRLS:
Matilda Rose -- love it
Beatrice Cecilia -- I like both of these a lot, but not sure I'd do the back-to-back Cs. Cecilia Beatrice would work better, but still nice names.
Lucy Marianne -- Lucy's "cute," but seems too nicknamey next to Marianne for some reason. I still like them, but I'd have used different forms of Lucy and Mary myself.
Phoebe Constance -- nms, but nothing wrong with it
Francesca Martha -- not for me, but Francesca is nice
Molly Fortescue -- I don't like Molly as a given name, and I'm guessing Fortescue is a family name.
Hannah Alice -- I like Alice. Hannah is really common around here.
Rose Paloma -- love Rose as a fn. Paloma just isn't doing it for me in this combo.
Isabel Lucy -- pretty common, and I don't like the back-to-back Ls
Katie Martha -- Kate would have been fine
Cecily Olivia -- love Cecily. Olivia is nms (although I know it's popular), but I don't like the flow of this anyway
Leah Charlotte -- I've known quite a few Leahs, so I'd never use it myself, but Charlotte really compliments it.
Elyse Bella -- both so popular, and I don't care for Bella with, well, pretty much anything LOL (so I'm biased)
Jessica Rayne -- this one's nmsaa ... it seems so popular -- for the 80s
BOYS:
Max Paul -- nms, but I really don't like the abruptness of both single-syllables names together, especially when there are so many "Max" names to choose from
Russell James -- I like that
David Peter -- nothing stunning about it, but it works
Patrick Farrel -- I love this combo, although I prefer Farrell with the double Ls
Rohan William -- LOVE Rohan, although I'm not sure I would have paired it with William
George Edgar -- ooh, I like George on a little guy ;)
Matthew Thomas -- like David Peter, it's a "safe" choice
Finn Joseph -- love Finn, although I don't like the flow of Finn Joseph (I think it's just hard to find a mn that flows well with a one-syllable fn, though). I'd like Finnian Joseph or Findlay Joseph even more.
Jack Ryan -- nice, but isn't that Harrison Ford's character in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger?
Denman Walter -- hmm ... that's a new one for me. Not sure if I like it or not. ;)
TWINS:
Angus Robert & Annabelle Kathleen -- like I said, the "belle" names aren't for me, but I'd think either of these were fine apart. Pairing Angus and Annabelle really waters them down for me, though. Switching the girl combo around, Angus and Kathleen would be great. Why do they have to match??? Ugh.
TRIPLETS:
Sophie Georgina, Serena Isabelle & Grace Elisabeth -- eh ... all these but Georgina are pretty S heavy, and having both Isabelle and Elisabeth as mns really throws me -- I'd expect Sophie's mn to be Ilse, Liesel or Eilis or something LOL
~Kelli
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I thought the same thing, Annie. I'm also really glad I posted my thoughts before reading yours ... otherwise I'd have felt like I was copying. ROFL That list was so much better than the ones you usually see. SW Florida has great taste.
~Kelli
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What's the connection with Isabelle and Elizabeth? (The triplets) Am I missing something?
Okay! Here are my favourites:
GIRLS:
Matilda Rose-Aw, that's lovely.
Beatrice Cecilia-Ooh, that's also lovely!
Lucy Marianne-Very sweet.
Phoebe Constance-I really like the Phoebe part.
Francesca Martha-I like Francesca a lot.
Molly Fortescue-Molly is cute. I don't know what Fortescue is.
Hannah Alice-Very nice.
Rose Paloma-I like Rosa.
Isabel Lucy-Pretty.
Katie Martha-Wow, that's odd to see two Martha mns. I like Katie as a nn.
Cecily Olivia-Beautiful!
Leah Charlotte-Very nice.
Elyse Bella-I like Elise spelled this way, & Bella as a nn.
Jessica Rayne-That's nms, but it's okay.
BOYS:
Max Paul-I love Max. I like Paul too, but this is sort of abrupt.
Russell James-I like James. Russell is not my favourite, but it's sort of refreshing.
David Peter-Nice.
Patrick Farrel-I love the Patrick part.
Rohan William-I love William. Rohan is nms, yet I really like Roan & Rowan.
George Edgar-Not bad.
Matthew Thomas-I love it.
Finn Joseph-I love that too.
Jack Ryan-Nice.
Denman Walter-That kind of sounds like 'dead man'. I like Walter.
TWINS:
Angus Robert & Annabelle Kathleen-Those are adorable.
TRIPLETS:
Sophie Georgina, Serena Isabelle & Grace Elisabeth -Those are all nice.
Good group! Thanks for sharing.
Does anyone else think of "Waltzing Matilda" with the first one? I really am not a fan of that name. I like older names, but that one just sounds too old for me. Elyse, Leah and Hannah are my favorites of the girls.
I really love Rohan and Finn for the boys.
AJ, enjoying life with C.
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