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I hadn’t initially planned to say anything about the tenth anniversary of September 11, but it is almost jarring to see the date up there. Elisabeth posted a list of the victims. The sheer length of the post speaks volumes.
In other news:
- Newcomer Name Must Stay had a great list of O Names. My favorite factoid comes at the very end: one of the daughters of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal was named Olivia Twenty, because she was born on April 20, 1955. More proof that daring baby naming is nothing new;
- This question at Swistle is interesting – she named her son Edison to honor grandpa Edward, but now her sis wants to call him E. Mom is on board with the nickname Ed, but really can’t stand E. Swistle has a good – and realistic – answer;
- Vega, Aravis Jade, Nicander, Lula Bell, Eidel, Echo, Mercer, Paloma, Lidia, Pepper Valentine … the comments on this post at Girls Gone Child are addictive;
- Kaos? That’s going too far;
- It’s Fashion Week again. Name Candy looked at a few designer names, and here’s a link to my post at Nameberry from a previous Fashion Week;
- I do like this one at Bewitching Baby Names: Bellicent;
- Let’s end on a high note: Lyz Lenz is right on track with her story of a girl named Blue, and a general defense of unusual baby names.
There wasn’t much news from the celebrisphere this week. Mel B. revealed her daughter’s name – Madison, chosen by her firstborn daughter, Phoenix. It was a surprisingly mainstream choice for a mama with Mel’s daring style – she’s also mom to Angel. We did learn that Shannyn Sossamon, mom to Audio Science, is expecting #2. That’s a name that I’m eagerly anticipating!
That’s all for this week. As always, thank you for reading, and I’ll see you soon.
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E is too Entourage–what they call Eric (Kevin Connally). KAOS is too Get Smart!
I wonder if they call Audio Science just Audie…that would seem less odd. (No pun intended.)
Hm that is a tough one. Where do you go after Audio Science?
James. Elizabeth?
I wouldn’t be surprised if the name was pretty normal after the outcry the first baby’s name caused. Either they will pick something normal or they will go way out and pick something else odd.
I know that Shannyn Sossamon was (is?) a DJ, so I’m assuming that Audio Science is a tribute to her craft. If so, will the second child’s name be similarly strange and referential?
Audio doesn’t bother me, probably because of it’s similarity to Otto and Indio. It’s not a name I’d suggest to parents-to-be — but without his middle name, Audio Clayton sounds pretty cool.
Speaking of “word names” we attended a wedding yesterday and met siblings name Kindred and Memory. Kindred came from Mom’s maiden name, but Memory was just a “pretty word.” (It was also a reference to a book.) With Emery’s rising popularity, Memory felt different, but I kind of liked it.
Kindred and Memory – wow! I do kind of like them both, but they’re an awful lot to wear. You’re very right about Audio – on sound alone, not so weird.
Huge thanks for the shout-out! Just posted my follow-up, on names that end with O. Personally, I love a middle name with a story, too.
And I agree with Julie on Audio. Looks odd, IS a noun, but sounds like a great name. But the name didn’t make it into my post, boo me!