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Baby Name of the Day: Eunomie

March 29, 2010 By appellationmountain 21 Comments

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  1. semicharmed says

    February 8, 2018 at 1:51 PM

    This reminds me of the OPP song by Naughty by Nature and the Sister Act 2 version of the song.

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    • appellationmountain says

      February 8, 2018 at 6:34 PM

      I am now watching my way through every SA2 video on YouTube trying to find it! I may have to break down and watch the movie this weekend. It’s been years since I saw the original, but I loved it.

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  2. appellationmountain says

    April 2, 2010 at 8:25 PM

    Thanks, Anya!

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  3. Anya says

    April 2, 2010 at 4:11 PM

    @Appellation Mountain/Abby
    Curls in Polish is pronounced “Loki” (like you said) and it’s written that way too.

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  4. youcantcallitit says

    March 31, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    Jane: In French, EU becomes like the vowel sound in “book”, if you can imagine.

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  5. Jane says

    March 30, 2010 at 12:37 AM

    Sorry, I’m with most of you – the first thing that came into my head when I saw Eunomie was “you know me” – although I think the first syllable may be pronounced “Oo” rather than “Ew” in French. Anyone know for sure?

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  6. Charlotte Vera says

    March 29, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    Joy, that’s HILARIOUS! Add me to the throng, “you-know-me” was the first thing I saw when I read today’s NotD. I just don’t see how it could ever be pulled off. And Phthinophoron? Good grief! Sometimes obscure names are meant to remain obscure.

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  7. Joy says

    March 29, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    The Scene: a cocktail party in 2031…
    A man named Tristan sees a lovely young lady across a crowded room. He walks up to introduce himself…

    “Hi, I’m Tristan. What’s your name?”
    “Eunomie.”
    “No, I don’t know you. That’s why I asked.”
    “It’s Eunomie Jennings.”
    “Hi, Jennings. Good to meet you.”
    “No, Jennings is my last name.”

    Tristan wonders why this lovely girl is being so difficult. Doesn’t she want to be on a first-name basis? Fine, he thinks, I’ll play along.

    “Sorry, MISS Jennings.”
    “No, my first name is Eunomie.”
    “Well, I don’t think we’ve met before…do you know me?”
    “No, we haven’t met before. My name is actually Eunomie. Eunomie Jennings.”
    “Well, since we’ve never met, I don’t know you as anything.”
    (awkward pause)
    “Excuse me, I need a drink.”

    Tristan gets the hell away from the girl who wouldn’t tell him her name.

    END SCENE

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    • UrbanAngel says

      March 29, 2010 at 11:48 AM

      Oh! That’s brilliant !

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    • photoquilty says

      March 29, 2010 at 11:58 AM

      Very cute.

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    • EK says

      March 29, 2010 at 4:26 PM

      Joy, that was too, too funny! You had me laughing out loud.
      Abbott & Costello would be proud!
      It’s strange, but I never made the connection
      to “You know me” in English. Now I can see why its use would be rare,
      especially in English-speaking countries:-)
      Thanks for the neat writeup on Eunomie, Abby.

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      • Joy says

        March 29, 2010 at 4:57 PM

        Yup, Who’s On First was the first thing I thought of! That and What’s the vector, Victor?

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      • photoquilty says

        March 29, 2010 at 5:37 PM

        Oh good, let’s have some Airplane! jokes.

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  8. Lady Gwyn says

    March 29, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    Pretty, but to far out there for me (and this is from a girl who like Ariadne and Torquil!) It is lovely, and if someone named there daughter that, I’d probably drool over it. It is sweet and realatively easy to pronounce, which is a plus. I think it would work somewhere more urban and liberal than the conservative and rural area in which I live, though.

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  9. youcantcallitit says

    March 29, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    Eunomie does sound like you know me! That’s funny.

    Glad you think Eulalie is the “most engaging of the bunch!” I’m inclined to agree. 😉

    Of the “eu” names, I did see somebody considering Euphrasia the other day. It was that or Thomasin. To me they make a lovely pair.

    I must say, I’d love to see goddess Eunomie come out of retirement and help our own society govern itself more smoothly. Wouldn’t that be nice?

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    • Kristine says

      May 30, 2010 at 3:28 PM

      How funny. In Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia,” a main character’s name is Thomasina. I always wondered if he made it up.

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  10. Sebastiane says

    March 29, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    Oops, meant to say I don’t hear or see You Know Me.

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  11. Sebastiane says

    March 29, 2010 at 9:23 AM

    I don’t see Eunomie because I tend to pronounce (you-no-MEE). I think its beautiful and one of the more engaging names you have posted in the last few weeks.

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  12. photoquilty says

    March 29, 2010 at 8:09 AM

    You know me? Odd name… I’ll stick with the more known Greek names: Penelope, Helen, etc.

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    • UrbanAngel says

      March 29, 2010 at 8:55 AM

      I also just see ‘you know me’. Is it maybe said ‘MY’ at the end as opposed to ‘ee’?
      Either way, Eunomie’s vibes aren’t doing anything for me.Besides, I’m more bohemian so organized cupboards aren’t really working for me. 🙂 heheh
      Overall, if I was going to use a Mythological name or an extremely obvious name in this vein, I’d go for Persephone ,Luna,Juno,Penelope and at a stretch Calypso

      By the way, I came across an Aloysius in my newspaper today – was so excited to see that! He goes by Loki.

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      • appellationmountain says

        March 29, 2010 at 9:34 AM

        Aloysius called Loki? That is fabulous! I’m not sure about the spelling, but the Polish word for curls sounds like Loki. It was one of Aly’s many nicknames for a while … not one that stuck, but he does have the most fabulous curls.

        Persephone is one of my favorites, but we’d be more likely to use Penelope.

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