Today i heard the names Irena & Eileena (not related luckily!)..... I think i kinda like Irena... although i wouldn't use it. But it def jumped out at me as a "striking" name!
Not today, but other week (and just remembered about it now) on the train I heard the names Faith, Skye, Rainbow, River, Tiger and Red (all siblings) and thought they're a bit too out there for me!!
Yesterday I heard the name ELI (short for ELIJAH), and I couldn't believe that's the 2nd baby boy given that name & nickname in my circle of friends - not sure if I like it or not - just surprised 2 people I know chose it.
Today I saw the name Kayla and love it, I think it sounds lovely... just a shame OH isn't so sure about it!!
We talked about this name... it was great until my OH is like, what will the middle name be? And I immediately said Aliannah... Oxenfree. Maybe not. Any child with that name on a playground is gonna hear that one.
Lol... maybe, although that wouldn't have come to mind for me. Besides, it's "Olly olly oxen free" right? I think if the kids on the playground were gonna chant it, it would be directed at all the little Olivers... not sweet little Aly!
I feel like I contribute a lot to this thread. However, I work in a call-center and deal with the "general public" everyday. Therefore, I hear a lot of names. Sometimes they're "place names" and I like them. Today I heard the names: Isis Iris Cohen Payson and they caught my attention. Cohen is apparently a suburb of Austin, TX (?) & Payson is a city outside of Phoenix, AZ. I like them, but would probably never use them. Iris & Isis were sisters, I would never do that to my daughters. I also work with a guy named Felix... I really didnt like it in the beginning but the more I hear it, the less I dislike it. I would never name my son Felix though.
I love Isis & Iris! (after the Bob Dylan & Goo Goo Dolls Songs) OH's friend has just had his second little boy. His first is called Lord and the second is called Liam Lucifer xx
I teach a girl called Angel...... and an angel she is not!!!!! ps love this thread, it's not your usual 'I really like this do you' but it's the other side of it too.
Isis and Iris remind me of Osiris which was an Egyptian Goddess. To name your child after a Goddess is pretty cool.
I heard the name Vivian tonight... and remembered my mom working with a little old lady named Vivian when i was a kid....... I don't personally prefer older names...... but i'm surprised Vivian isn't more popular, since old fashioned names are "all the rage" right now! Also, since Angelina Jolie named her daughter Vivienne.... i would just expect the name to be a bit more popular at the moment! (Yet i don't know any babies/kids with this name! ) "Vivi" is a cute nickname!