tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post6676961400751867102..comments2023-11-02T04:05:19.890-07:00Comments on The Happy Sad Mama: TouchpointsCharlotte's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664161835198688326noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-6617961372748884042011-04-14T21:48:41.233-07:002011-04-14T21:48:41.233-07:00I'm going to go with some of my favourite Iris...I'm going to go with some of my favourite Irish ones....Saoirse (my daughter!)- we pronounce it Soar-sha rather than the more common Seer-sha, Maeve (her middle name), Caoimhe, Fionnuala, Grainne, Niamh.Emma in Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058142553612290594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-26483614027729294992011-03-24T13:14:31.550-07:002011-03-24T13:14:31.550-07:00margaretmargaretElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549068155719996908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-77302406519667385342011-03-03T07:38:05.155-08:002011-03-03T07:38:05.155-08:00I have a friend who named her daughter Eowyn, yes,...I have a friend who named her daughter Eowyn, yes, from Lord of the Rings. The immediately popped into my mind when I read your post.LoritheOverchieverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164087197629176100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-60806631536958724782011-03-01T20:36:40.544-08:002011-03-01T20:36:40.544-08:00You have the BEST names. Hmm other girl names: Oli...You have the BEST names. Hmm other girl names: Olive, Penelope, Annika, Sage, Nola<br /><br />xoRikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04290135651527412399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-2598563498674827822011-03-01T17:51:55.754-08:002011-03-01T17:51:55.754-08:00Wren was our baby name for a girl, but since I am ...Wren was our baby name for a girl, but since I am done reproducing it's all yours! And I agree with the folks who said Maeve. It fits with your other kids' names very well, and it's sweet and beautiful.jojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950375778299131849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-9549303726616177082011-03-01T16:11:58.942-08:002011-03-01T16:11:58.942-08:00chiming back in to ask if you've seen the &quo...chiming back in to ask if you've seen the "name voyager" online. it graphs the popularity of children's names through the years. brian and i used it when we were looking for something a bit different. of course i also like it because it is a graph and i am sort of a dork. another girl name: june. my paternal grandmother was irish catholic and named mary, and when she took her confirmation name she really wanted it to be "june." but the nuns wouldn't let her and she got stuck with "mary patricia"- and was forever annoyed about it. xoJennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682133967979817385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-89609683742050272822011-03-01T14:45:53.332-08:002011-03-01T14:45:53.332-08:00I love your children's names - I loved when yo...I love your children's names - I loved when you named Fiona "Fiona" - so beautiful. <br /><br />Anna, Juliet, Eden, Clara, Ida, Caroline, Lucy. And I loved the earlier suggestion of June (although I think you're due in May...) Chloe is lovely (I'm biased there). I remember you once pointing out that her name contains the same letters as "Charlotte," in the same order.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006389716657237089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-26881115088930992942011-03-01T13:03:33.398-08:002011-03-01T13:03:33.398-08:00I really wanted to name my little Phoebe something...I really wanted to name my little Phoebe something else. Claire and Cassandra were my tops. We *love* Phoebe, of course, but you can't have a Fiona and a Phoebe. I like June as well. Miranda (from The Tempest). Siobhan would fit in nicely with the Gaelic names in your home. Boys? Who knows. Mine is Johnny. Straightforward, simple, strong.rebeccaeeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336435778965955548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-72510130361087692022011-03-01T12:52:39.597-08:002011-03-01T12:52:39.597-08:00Ok, silly me. I lay in bed last night after I comm...Ok, silly me. I lay in bed last night after I commented and thought, you can't have a Liam and a WilLIAM! That doesn't work.<br />So Benjamin and Oliver came to mind. But of course, you can also have Angus if you like!<br />xoHope's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984543289642681339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-34065895581379022762011-03-01T09:43:57.226-08:002011-03-01T09:43:57.226-08:00I posted at the same time as you. And used the wr...I posted at the same time as you. And used the wrong google account so I showed up as just Erika instead of Erika P, but you know who I am. No, the Baby Name Wizard book doesn't have a whole lot of names, which is why I like that namipedia part of the website - huge lists of names for each letter and when you click, you get the kind of info on the name that is in the book - origin, associations, popularity, etc. There's also nymbler.com, which generates a list of names based on names you like. Have you ever played with that?Erika Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150412288276955488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-90004970533342422902011-03-01T09:29:46.374-08:002011-03-01T09:29:46.374-08:00Thanks for remembering us, too. What an odd inter...Thanks for remembering us, too. What an odd intersection, but Jenni is right about connection. (And yes, there is always that unfortunate side effect that in supporting one another we learn more than we ever wanted to know about the bad things that can happen.) Sending you healthy vibes - and love.<br /><br />Baby sister names... Kiera/Kira/Kyra, Chloe, Colleen, Caitlyn, Kayleigh, Kayla, Callie. But I think he's a boy. ;) I have a copy of the Baby Name Wizard; let me know if you don't have it and want to borrow it. The website is good too, especially the "namipedia" part that gives the pronunciation, origin, and meaning. xoErika Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604255026745860560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-61546266114699491082011-03-01T09:25:14.249-08:002011-03-01T09:25:14.249-08:00I actually had the baby name wizard but just gave ...I actually had the baby name wizard but just gave it away. I did like it, but it doesn't have that many names in it-- I have read it thru and the suggestions for not only sibs of my kids names, but also the sibs of the names I like or would consider... but I'm still having a tough time. I love reading these suggestions, though! More, more!! Somehow getting suggestions feels helpful, less random than reading a book.Charlotte's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664161835198688326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-16059861449718698552011-03-01T01:54:43.686-08:002011-03-01T01:54:43.686-08:00I know you've implied you don't want to re...I know you've implied you don't want to read more baby name books, but just making sure you knew the Baby Name Wizard book has sibling matchups that are so correct, it even connected my name/my sibling's names right 4 out of 5 times. Does that sentence even make any sense. Anyway, it's a great book, and in a whole nother league than any other baby name book, so I'd recommend it. Because it does get trickier to name children the more children you have...if you are the sort of person who wants name harmony among siblings anyway. I named my son Liam too, btw. And the suggestion "Nell" above for a girl sort of clicked to me as well.C Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225667288642674172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-80760889774127486842011-03-01T01:30:59.896-08:002011-03-01T01:30:59.896-08:00For some reason when I read the list of your child...For some reason when I read the list of your children's names, William just jumped out and popped in to my head. It seems to fit. Take it or leave it. Also a name I love myself. Tess was the girls name that came to mind. Both very random and I did not spend time thinking about them, they just appeared in my thoughts so I am sharing them with you here in the hope that they might help!!<br />And yes, yes, yes on the vaxxing non-vaxxing issue. And a huge sigh.<br />xoHope's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984543289642681339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-77907618826864874362011-02-28T19:22:36.863-08:002011-02-28T19:22:36.863-08:00was thinking of you this weekend as i spent time i...was thinking of you this weekend as i spent time in that cozy yellow house...though not writing, but chasing kids.<br /><br />hope all stay relatively healthy...spring is coming, i know she is.<br /><br />girls girls girls...grainne is a fave in the irish column these days. maeve. nell. mairead.krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000832911239038894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-51613841080668754832011-02-28T18:34:11.750-08:002011-02-28T18:34:11.750-08:00I am wondering if you have had a whooping cough bo...I am wondering if you have had a whooping cough booster lately that you forgot about? I think we adults still get it with the 10 -year tetanus booster. ?<br /><br />And I am with you on the unvaxed kids. Grr.Ya Chunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816837461370619194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-55511257688047938952011-02-28T17:37:48.871-08:002011-02-28T17:37:48.871-08:00i know you didn't ask for a boy's name, so...i know you didn't ask for a boy's name, so this is not a suggestion but rather a guess: geordie? baby sister: june? nell? i like the old fashioned names.<br /><br />thank you for remembering us today. funny about the randomness of dates and ages. sometimes feels more like connection than coincidence.<br /><br />dearly hoping that pertussis will pass by you and liam and unnamed little one peaceably. sending love. xoJennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682133967979817385noreply@blogger.com