Comments on: Name of the Day: Flannery

By: raychulannie

raychulannie — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:22:55 +0000

I love “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” Great short story. Great name!

By: raychulannie

raychulannie — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:19:36 +0000

Well, we had twin girls, and it’s funny that Flannery is the name of the day b/c just yesterday my husband and I were looking at our little red-haired darlings and said, “They could’ve been Flannery and Scarlett after all!” We decided against Flannery and Scarlett b/c we never dreamed daughters of ours would have red hair (my sons is light blonde and my daughter is golden), and we decided in the delivery room to honor my grandmother with family names of she and her twin sister! We now have, Jack William, Annabel (Annie), Mary Catherine (Molly) and Margaret Clare (Maggie). However, I sometimes wonder if we shouldn’t have stuck to our guns and gone Flannery and Scarlett….

By: kath

kath — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:12:36 +0000

My son Frankie would have been Flannery if he’d been a girl. Flannery O’Connor is my favorite author and, Sebastiane, I do hope that someday she is canonized.

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By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:13:09 +0000

I love Eleanor Ivy and Flannery Jane! It’s funny … Flannery feels like the odd one out, as she’s the surname choice, but she sounds compatible with your kids’ names.

For boys … Gabriel Gearen appeals to me, but I love alliteration – my kids are CCW and AA. (And I’m an AA, too.) I love Declan, but I think I’d choose Daniel Gallagher over Declan Gallagher. Plus Jack, Gabe and Dan seems more compatible than Jack, Gabe and Declan … though if you’re going to use Gabriel, no nickname, then Gabriel and Declan go together better.

I like Eleanor Ivy and Daniel Gallagher for a boy/girl set.

Is Ivy an option in the first spot? It’s one of my favorites, though it is a little brief with Annabel and Eleanor.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:11:20 +0000

Thanks, JNE! I love the way Eleanor and Ivy sound together. I almost used it last time (Annabel Ivy) but chose to honor a grandparent with Margaret….

Beatrice/x is also on our list!

By: JNE

JNE — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:36:27 +0000

Eleanor Ivy was one of two girl names we were sure were the final-two had my son been a girl… love it! Our other girl choice was Beatrix Fern. (We already have an Imogen Lily.)

Congratulations on the impending arrivals!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:53:33 +0000

Thank you for the well wishes. I currently have Jack William, 8, Annabel Margaret 4, and we have chosen not to find out the genders of our twins (much to the chagrin of family and friends).

I love Flannery Jane and am thinking Eleanor Ivy, if we have two girls…

For boys, we are considering Daniel, Declan and Gabriel, but are unsure in what combination at this point. Thinking possibly Gearen (pronounced Garren) and Gallagher for middle names.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:54:24 +0000

Congrats on your babies on the way! Annabel and Flannery make for an interesting pair. Do you know the gender of maybe-Flannery’s twin?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:29:16 +0000

I love the name Flannery. It was on my short list 5 years ago when I was pregnant. I, too, was conflicted b/c of lack of nn and the largeness of the name. I thought it might be a lot to harness a baby with…

However, I am currently pregnant with twins and am considering it. I love the literary ties and Irish element (being half Irish!).

I also think that it would go well with Annabel (my 4 yr old). We are thinking of using the nickname Fanny (as in old English nickname, not rear).