your thots on names for #2?
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| Fri, 12-24-2004 - 3:59am |
hi all! been a loonnnng time since i've been here---prolly about two years since before our first pg. DD is now 11 mo old and we're TTC#2 and working on names. DD is Anastazia Lukas Cannova (nn Zia) Anastazia is pronounced with soft AH's not Eh's (ahhh-nahh-stahhh'-zziuh). She is named after her grandmom, great grandma and great-great grandma.
Here are the names we are considering so far:
Boy (DH's fave boy name is Jack--but it doesnt work with a hard C last name, so he wants something similarly short and strong)
Rocco Stephen
Rocco Amadeo
Brando Thoreau
Girl
Artemesia Zofia (prolly nn ZOfi, cause i cant think of any nn's for Artemesia. "arty" is not acceptable. Temi might do--not sure. any suggestions? )
Constanza Zofia (nn either Stanzi (stahhn'zee) or Zofi or maybe CC)(again, pronounced with soft ahh's)
Zofia Constanza (nn Zofi)
any ideas to help us narrow them down?
tia!
sim

thanks! i appreciate your response!
-sim
Congratulations, and good luck! Anastasia is one of my favorite names, and although I'm not sure how I feel about spelling it with a Z, I can see why you did because of her nickname. Is Cannova the last name?
I'm not particularly crazy about the name Rocco--not because of any real objection to the name, but just because Madonna named her son that. I'll always think of that when I hear the name. And Brando reminds me of Marlon--which is good in A Streetcar Named Desire way, but not so good when you consider how weird he got when he got older. Although I like the name Jack, I don't think it fits with your last name either, and I think it's too plain alongside Anastazia. I LOVE the name Thoreau, and although I don't dislike Stephen, I think it's too plain, too. Thoreau Amadeo gets my vote (if we're allowed to combine). Also, Zeke is my favorite little boy name--in fact, I intend to have Ezekiel, nicknamed Zeke. It sounds really cute with Zia...Zia and Zeke. SO CUTE! But still strong and masculine.
As for girls, I don't love the name Artemesia, not the least reason for which is the fact that she almost certainly WILL be called Art or Arty. I don't care for Temi, either. If you decide to use it, though, what about Ari as a nickname? My favorite name of yours is Zofia Constanza, but I also like Zofie Artemesia. Whether you name her Zofia or Zofie, though, you could call her Zoe. Either Zofi or Zoe sounds really cute with Zia.
I really would not suggest Artemesia Zofia, nicknamed Zofi. She'll have to correct everyone for her whole life, because everyone will assume that she's called by her first name. Also, although I don't mind Constanza, I hate the nickname Stanzi.
hi and thank you for your thotful response. yes, cannova is the surname. anastazia was given the z in part because her paternal grandma is nn'd sia and we wanted our DD to have her own identity, and my maiden name started with a z.
ITA regarding the madonna/rocco thang--rocco has the same meaning as my DH's name, Peter and its one of the few names he loves. Stephen is my dad, brother and a fave cousin. so while i agree that it's plain and doesnt dazzle, it has a lot of meaning for us. i think its the plainness that i'm trying to get around, because DH would be happy just going with this name combo that we selected from before we knew Zia was a girl.
personally, i also love the name Zeke! i have a feeling it will be a long time before DH agrees to it (not that he has to like it---since he inisted on anastazia, the rest of the kids are mine to name *tee hee* )i do like the combination of Thoreau Amadeo---but i prefer it in its reverse Amadeo Thoreau.
Artemesia I like for its botanical meaning--and that it was used to make absinthe--and that an Artemesia was the first female painter of the rennaissance to be accepted to study with the men.( I think i'd name a daughter Absinthe if it werent so gothy.) I think it works well with anastazia, which was the reason for using it for a first name, but i understand completely your thots on her needing to explain--and dont disagree. The nickname Ari is a stroke of genius---especially because we're also considering the name Aria, Ari for short. Zofia is a nod to my grandmother--Sophia, which i would use save that its become so popular that i fear it would be lost in trendiness. the Z again relates to my maiden name. i think Zia and Zofi would be just so gosh darn CUTE together!
you've given me a lot to think about---thank you so much, again, for your responses--
sim