Comments on: Spotlight: Phoebe and Daphne http://appellationmountain.net/2008/02/08/spotlight-phoebe-and-daphne/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:49:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alphabet: D is for Girls « Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/02/08/spotlight-phoebe-and-daphne/#comment-257 Sun, 04 May 2008 12:52:47 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-257 [...] written about Daphne elsewhere on ApMtn.  With roots in Greek myth and steady use throughout history, it’s the definitive [...]

]]> By: coolteamblt http://appellationmountain.net/2008/02/08/spotlight-phoebe-and-daphne/#comment-30 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:21:58 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-30 Actually, it’s Eleanor. I love the historical connections to Eleanor Roosevelt and Eleanor of Aquitaine. I think the nicknames Nora and Nellie are sweet. If my Eleanor was a trendy girl, she could use Ellie if she wanted to. Unfortunately, the fiance hates Eleanor because ‘it’s too old’, but thankfully likes Daphne!

]]> By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/02/08/spotlight-phoebe-and-daphne/#comment-24 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:19:35 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-24 Funny how TV makes names hot – or taboo. My husband tells me that Gareth is out for boys, forever, because of a nerdy character on the British office. Of course, I neglected to mention a more heroic Phoebe, one of the witches on Charmed. So perhaps Phoebe Buffay has been eclipsed by Phoebe Halliwell in some circles.

I’d love to know your favorite name for a girl!

]]> By: coolteamblt http://appellationmountain.net/2008/02/08/spotlight-phoebe-and-daphne/#comment-18 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:54:14 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-18 Phoebe from Friends ruined Phoebe for me. I think my sister’s generation might be more able to use Phoebe without thinking of Friends (she’s 16 right now). That’s just me.

Now, Daphne is my second favorite girl’s name, and the name for my first hypothetical daughter. It’s the only girl’s name my fiance and I agree on right now that we both love. I love all the connections of Daphne, and how unusual but known the name is. We like the nickname Dav said like Daf, but with a V instead. We’re just debating which family name to use for a middle name, Jane or Margaret!

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