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Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
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Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

429.0. "SEEKING SUGGESTIONS" by WFOV11::BRODOWSKI () Thu Aug 17 1989 09:51

    WHAT ABOUT THESE!
    
    I am going to have a New Years baby!  I have a few names picked
    out - wanted to share them with you and here your thoughts.  I like
    names that are different - ones that you seldom here and names that
    cannot be shortened.  Although, some of the name I have picked can
    be shortened - it would be a matter of calling my child by their
    full name.    I am new to this notes file, but have been reading it 
    for some time now.  I really enjoy all of the energy that goes into
    this file.  
    
    Below are the names that "I" really like.  Both my husband and I
    picked out the name for our son, if that is what we have.  If we
    have a daughter, I am torn with the following.
    
        Girls
        ----
     Maddison Leigh
     Elora (can't come up with a middle name)
     Mercedes (can't come up with a middle name)
    
        Boys
        ----
    Austin Nichols
    
    By the way, our last name is Brodowski.
    
    
    Thanks,
    Denise
     
                  
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429.1From the boy's nameSTOREM::MARGOLISThu Aug 17 1989 10:488
    Capitalizing on the boy's name which you both like, how is
    Elora Nicole Brodowski?  The full name has variation in the number
    of syllables (3-2-3), making the name appealing to listen to.
    
    Good luck!
    
    Kelly
    
429.2How about:STORK::MASSICOTTEThu Aug 17 1989 12:3512
    
    On the girls names, why not:
    
    Elora Daenon (like in the movie Willow)
    
    Mercedes (why not a relatives name of whom you and your husband
    are fond of -or- the name of the person who introduced you two)
    
    I love all of your choices!
    
    -Jeanne           
    
429.3Certainly are unusual...CHCLAT::HAGENPlease send truffles!Thu Aug 17 1989 13:3611
>     Maddison Leigh
>     Elora (can't come up with a middle name)
>     Mercedes (can't come up with a middle name)

Where did you get Maddison and Elora?  Just curious ... I looked them up in my
babyname book, and Madison was found under "boys", and I couldn't find Elora
at all.

How about Elora Maeve?

- �ori
429.4I love the unusual!WFOV11::BRODOWSKIThu Aug 17 1989 14:0110
    I was hoping that someone would find them unusual!  I heard the
    name Maddie some time ago and thought Maddison would be more formal.
    I came up with the name Elora, I think it sounds so peaceful.  Another
    person who sent me a reply said that they heard this name in the
    movie Willow.
    
    How do you pronounce Maeve?
    
    Thanks,
    Denise
429.5Isn't Maddie short for Madelene?STEREO::FAHELAmalthea, the Silver UnicornThu Aug 17 1989 14:421
    
429.6SplashCLOVE::MACDONALD_KThu Aug 17 1989 15:5410
    re:-1
    Yes, I've always thought Maddie was short for Madelaine.  But
    anybody remember the movie "Splash"?  Darryl Hannah's character
    was named Madison - she got the name as she and Tom Hanks were
    crossing over Madison Ave. while they were discussing possible
    names for her.  She insisted on being called Madison even though
    Tom Hanks didn't approve.
    
    - Kathryn
    
429.7How about Foreign namesSMOGGY::AMIRIFri Aug 18 1989 06:5923
If you want names that are different, how about some foreign ones.
This is a list of Persian names.  Maybe other foreigners can give
you some more from another country.

Because your primarily interested in Girl names, I clarified some
of them.

    Boy		Girl

    SHO-ROGK	SHAH-NOZ
    FA-RI-BORZ	SHAY-DA
    FAR-HANG	FAR-ZO-NE
    KA-VON	MOSH-GON (the SH sounds like the SU in the word "meaSUre")
    BAH-ROM	SHEE-REEN (means "sweet")
    BA-HO-DOR	SE-TA-REH  (means "star"
    BAH-MAN	SHAHAR-ZOD
    MEHR-DOD	BEH-NOZ
    MEH-RON	SU-DO-BE
    BEH-ZOD	PAR-VO-NE (means "butterfly")
    KO-VEH	RO-MESH	
    SHAH-ROM
    RA-SHEED
    SHO-HEEN
429.8Elora MaeMANFAC::DIAZFri Aug 18 1989 12:091
I like Elora Mae
429.9CHCLAT::HAGENPlease send truffles!Fri Aug 18 1989 14:3012
RE:                     <<< Note 429.4 by WFOV11::BRODOWSKI >>>
    
>    How do you pronounce Maeve?
    
Denise,

Maeve is pronounced like Mayve (rhymes with save).

I think Elora Maeve has a nice ring to it, don't you?

- �ori

429.10KAOFS::S_BROOKHere today and here again tomorrowFri Aug 18 1989 14:505
    Elora is the name of a small mill town in South Western Ontario,
    with Scots and Pennsylvania Deutch history.  So, my guess is that
    Elora is likely a Germanic variant of Laura.
    
    
429.11"Maeve"WFOV12::BRODOWSKIFri Aug 18 1989 15:0411
    RE:  pronunciation of Maeve.
    
    Lori,
    
    Thank you, it does sound really nice.  By the way, my maiden name
    is Mavis - my husband always calls me Mave.  This combo sounds like
    a winner to me!! 
    
    Thanks for your suggestion.
    
    Denise (Mave)
429.12AUSTIN OR BRENNA??TOLKIN::SALLETTue Aug 22 1989 16:2012
    Denise:
    
    I like the name Austin a great deal is its a boy.  My nephew is
    named Austin Miles and I think its really different.  Have you ever
    considered the name Brenna for a girl?  Its different and can't
    be shortened thats for sure.  Perhaps it wouldn't sound too good
    with your last name; not sure.  Anyone else out there ever hear
    of Brenna?  Read it in a book somewhere.  Anyways...I think Austin
    is great and different too....Elora Maeva sounds great too.  Good
    luck!
    
    
429.13IMHOSTEREO::FAHELAmalthea, the Silver UnicornTue Aug 22 1989 16:477
    I have heard of Brynna (pronounced with a long I).  I like that
    one.
    
    My vote is against Elora Maeva.  Also against Austin; makes it sound
    as if the babe will be born with a cowboy hat on.
    
    K.C.
429.14a typo?USWAV1::BRADISHWed Aug 23 1989 16:332
    Brenna can be shortened to Brenn.  It also looks like it may be
    a typo for Brenda.
429.15Madison BaileyWORDS::SIMPSONIglooFri Aug 25 1989 12:018
    When my husband and I saw "Splash" he fell in love with the name
    Madison.  So, depending on if we end up wih two girls, the second
    one will be named, Madison Bailey.  I think it sounds nice together.
    
    Of course, we haven't had the first one yet. (Kylie Corinne) or
    even a boy, but we're working on it...!
    
    -Michelle-
429.16CLOVE::MACDONALD_KFri Aug 25 1989 13:248
    re:.15
    
    Are you sure it was just the name he fell in love with? :-)
    I know my husband would go for any name as long as Darryl
    Hannah was playing the role!
    
    - Kathryn (just a little envious)
    
429.17Of course it was the name.....WORDS::SIMPSONIglooMon Aug 28 1989 11:465
    Well........
    
    	I'm pretty sure...!  :-)
    
    -Michelle-
429.18My VoteKAOFS::M_FETTIts a Mystery to MeMon Oct 02 1989 16:2415
    I like Elora Maeve, but I have the feeling that Maeve would be
    pronounced May-Eve by people reading it (I know I always do...I
    actually like it better that way).
    
    Just be warned that when people come across an unusual name, they
    usually pronounce or write it incorrectly. I think when I start my
    family, I will do as my parents did - get a name that people have heard
    before, but not one that's too common. I'm actually very happy with
    mine.
    
    Monica Fett-Barney
    
    
    By the way, I'm not sure about the Germanticity of Elora, but a variant
    that I like a lot - Elona - is definitely German.