Comments on: Yea or Nay: Lorna

By: Emmy Jo

Emmy Jo — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:49:56 +0000

In that case, thanks Photoquilty! I had forgotten you were the one who suggested it as NotD. Wesley really IS such a good name.

By: photoquilty

photoquilty — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:42:52 +0000

Um, you should also thank me. I was the one who suggested it.

You’re so close! How exciting! I wish I was there, too – but I still have three months to go.

By: Emmy Jo

Emmy Jo — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:05:49 +0000

The name decision has not been finalized. I really want to wait until we meet him, but my husband insisted we narrow our list of nine to at most a top three. I kind of liked having the whole list of nine to pick from. Anyway, the top three (of the moment — I’m sure they could change) are Julius, Elliot, and Wesley. Frederick and Gideon are also top contenders in my mind. And I do love Henry… it’s not very common where I live in California, but I know it seems like a very predictable choice elsewhere, and that bugs me.

I actually should thank you for adding Wesley back on to my list. It was an old high school favorite that I had sort of forgotten about, but your Name of the Day article reminded me of it again and convinced me it was worth considering. (It’s a good consolation for not being able to call my first son Ashley.)

Naming a person is a huge decision, isn’t it?

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:18:57 +0000

Oh, that it close! How exciting. I know you’ll have a few other priorities in those early days, but we all want to hear from you, too.

And you know I’m dying to know – is the name decision final or will you be debating it right through the non-alcoholic champagne toast on New Year’s?

By: Emmy Jo

Emmy Jo — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:00:16 +0000

My due date is January 4 — less than two weeks away! Eek!

I suppose I’m really getting to the point where he could come any time. That’s scary.

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:05:34 +0000

Good to hear from you, Emmy Jo! I was trying to think of your due date the other day – is it February? Hope you’re doing well and enjoying the holiday.

By: Emmy Jo

Emmy Jo — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:58 +0000

Hello! It has been FOREVER since I’ve posted here, Abby! Now that school’s out, I thought I’d stop by again and say hello.

I know a Scottish girl named Lorna who would be about my age (late 20′s). The name does sound a bit dated, but I can appreciate its Scottish literary charm.

It’s amazing to me how two syllable A enders with a single intervening consonant between the vowel sounds (a la Nora, Laura, or Lana) sound very current, but stick TWO consonants in between the vowels (a la Norma, Edna, Myrna) and you have an old-lady name. Strange, huh?

By: Juliet

Juliet — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:20:50 +0000

Personally, I don’t find any attraction in the name. I’m not against vintage names, but this names sounds very old and heavy. It just doesn’t sound youthful and full of vitality

It does sound like a British name to me, for some reason. I suppose names like Edith also sound British to me

Hmm, I don’t consider in unusual. To me it’s like a name like Edith,Gertrude etc
I suppose it can be unusual because of its popularity

By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:30:07 +0000

Lorna is not for me, but I can definitely see the appeal, especially for one of Scottish decent.

By: Panya

Panya — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:03:32 +0000

I’ve always loved Lorna. I also like Lorne for a boy.