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Happy Baby Naming!

Urgh! NO! Think about these names and do they honestly suit a adult? Can you see a lawyer been named that? A doctor? A vet? etc
 
Laura

People said the same thing of Aiden/Cayden/Jaden/etc as well as all the Kayleighs and Brynlees. Some of these children will wind up as a lawyer or a doctor or a vet. The name itself has nothing to do with a child's potential unless it is something offensive/humiliating or otherwise detrimental to a child's well-being. It has to do with the child, the child's environment. Bhutterfli Reignbo is detrimental, not Dayton.
Is a child named Aiden, who's parents help him with homework, have him participate in sports and make sure he's growing up well really as bad off as the child named Luke who's parents leave him to his own devices or not give him the support he needs? The name has nothing to do with it.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a wonderful New Years! 

I've spent the past couple of days looking at baby girl's name in depth. 

What really has been sparking my interest is how lovely it sounds with the boys and how right at home it feels to say.

Coincidentally, the first baby born on New Years in our county was named this and the paper put the heading as "Hey There, _______". I couldn't help but think of how precious and soft it sounded. It may have a bad rep but what name doesn't? 

 

 

If you haven't guessed what the name is yet, due to the uber popular song, then here you go!

 

 

Delilah Kate

 

 

 

As for the middle name you ask? Kate is after Craig's grandmother, Katherine. Some double brownie points because Kate Spade is one of my favorite designers. So we kind of hit two birds with one stone in this stunning combo for our little girl. 

While it may not match the pattern of a short first name and long middle name, we know that this is THE perfect name for her. 

 

We can't wait to meet you Delilah!   

This is inspired by Puppylover12397's CAFs and Addison's If You Were a Royal CAF, as well as some historical CAFs from Nameberry. This will follow 100 years of your family from 1830-1930, through the Victorian Era, the Edwardian Era, World War I, and the years before World War II. Each part will be 10 years of your family, and you'll roll each year for each couple to see what happens.

 

First, roll for the title of your starting couple:

1. Viscount & Viscountess (The Honourable)

2. Duke & Duchess (Lord/Lady)

3. King & Queen (Crown Prince)(Prince/Princess)

4. Baron & Baroness (The Honourable)

5. Marquess & Marchioness (Lord/Lady)

6. Earl & Countess (Lord) (The Honourable)

 

Roll for their ages in 1830:

1. 18

2. 19

3. 20

4. 21

5. 22

6. 23

 

Choose their first name and two middle names from this namebank:

Albert, Adoniram, Andrew, Bertram, Benjamin, Carlisle, Clifford, Douglas, Ebenezer, Eleazar, Enoch, Floyd, Francis, Frederick, Gabriel, Gerald, Guy, Harold, Henry, Howard, Isaac, John, James, Jeremy, Joseph, Joshua, Jude, Leopold, Leonard, Llewellyn, Magnus, Melvin, Mortimer, Maurice, Mordecai, Moses, Nehemiah, Norbert, Orson, Oswald, Oscar, Percival, Phillip, Phineas, Raphael, Raymond, Robert, Roger, Richard, Samuel, Simon, Theodore, Ulysses, Victor, Vincent, William, Zebedee

 

Abigail, Ada, Adell, Agnes, Agatha, Barbara, Beryl, Caroline, Cecelia, Clementine, Comfort, Deborah, Dorothy, Dorcas, Elinor, Elizabeth, Emmeline, Ethel, Frances, Freda, Georgiana, Harriet, Hepsibah, Imelda, Ivy, Irene, Jane, Jemima, Jennifer, Lavinia, Lillian, Lorena, Mabel, Margaret, Mary, Maude, Minerva, Myrtle, Nancy, Naomi, Obedience, Olive, Patience, Pearl, Prudence, Rebecca, Rosalind, Rosemary, Sarah, Silvia, Sophronia, Temperance, Theodosia, Wilhelmina, Veda, Zelene, Zilpah

 

Choose their surname from this namebank:

Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown, Hayes, Diaz, Griffin, Russell, Alexander, Morris, Carter, Henderson, Robinson, Hill

 

Your founding couple were married in 1829, and are now beginning their life together at the beginning of 1830. Each year roll once to see if your couple has a child or not. The titles of your children are in brackets next to the titles of your couple. If there are two sets of brackets, the first title is for the eldest son only.

 

Names: Boys/Girls

 

1830

1. Baby boy

2. Baby girl

3. Miscarriage

4. Baby girl

5. No pregnancy

6. Baby boy

 

1831

1. Baby girl

2. Baby girl

3. Twin boys

4. Baby boy

5. Miscarriage

6. Baby girl

 

1832

1. Baby boy

2. Baby girl

3. Baby boy

4. Baby boy

5. Baby girl

6. Baby girl

 

1833

1. Twin girls

2. Baby boy

3. Baby boy

4. Baby girl

5. Twins (you choose genders)

6. Miscarriage

 

1834

1. Baby boy

2. Baby girl

3. No pregnancy

4. Baby girl

5. Baby boy

6. Baby girl

 

1835

1. Miscarriage

2. Baby girl

3. Miscarriage

4. Baby boy

5. Baby boy

6. No pregnancy

 

1836

1. No pregnancy

2. Baby girl

3. Twins; boy & girl

4. Baby boy

5. Baby boy

6. Baby girl

 

1837

1. Baby boy

2. Miscarriage

3. Baby girl

4. Baby girl

5. Twin girls

6. Baby boy

 

1838

1. Triplet boys

2. No pregnancy

3. Baby girl

4. Miscarriage

5. No pregnancy

6. Baby boy

 

1839

1. Baby girl

2. Baby boy

3. Miscarriage

4. Baby boy

5. Baby girl

6. No pregnancy

 

List your family and their ages. I hope you enjoy this, and I'll try and get the next part up soon . Feel free to add stories and pictures if you wish. I'll put my family in the reply below, as an example.

I loved Puppylover12397's family tree CAF series' so much that I decided to try making one of my own (hopefully that's okay!  ). I'd already filled them out a couple times I think lol so...    Anyway. Hopefully it's alright! 

 

Part 1 - 1975 

 

https://www.wizards....d/dice/dice.htm

 

DH: (42)
DW: (39) 

 

Roll the 8 sided dice to determine how many children you have. 

 

Roll again to determine the sex, with even being female and odd being male. 

 

Roll an 8 sided dice to determine their age 

1. 17

2. 19

3. 18

4. 16

5. 15

6. 20

7. 14

8. 21

 

First and Middle name banks 

1.  https://nameberry.com/list/498/1930s-Baby-Names?all=1 

2. https://www.ssa.gov/...names1950s.html 

3. https://www.emmasdia...-name-generator 

(choose correct sex and chose out of 5 guesses) 

4. https://www.behindthename.com/random/ 

(choose 5 categories, the correct sex, and 5x. Feel free to click avoid rare and avoid diminutives if you prefer) 

5. https://stacker.com/stories/3876/most-popular-baby-names-countries-around-world 

(feel free to use all pages!)

6. http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/virtue.html 

7. Girl: https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1838698/baby-names-by-syllable-one-syllable-names/ 

Boy: https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1838698/baby-names-by-syllable-one-syllable-names/2/ 

8. Girl: http://www.theartofnaming.com/2015/01/4-syllable-girl-names.html 

Boy: http://www.theartofnaming.com/2014/12/4-syllable-boy-names.html 

9. https://bookriot.com...ary-baby-names/ 

10. https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1838698/baby-names-by-syllable-one-syllable-names/2/ 

 

Surname bank 

1. https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/length/10 

2. https://www.traveltalkmag.com.au/blog/revealed-most-common-surnames-in-every-country 

3. https://www.wattpad.com/702083084-the-art-of-names-old-money-surnames 

4. Ashcroft, Bahar, Charpentier, Del Pino, Fitzgerald, Gopal, Hawthorne, Jennings, Maalouf, Murdoch, Najjar, Salinas, Talwar, Winston, Zetterberg 

5. https://www.fantasyn...yalty-names.php 

6. https://www.randomlists.com/last-names 

1 Bramble Bush Road

Jack & Eve are raising their nephews, Wally & Abe, & niece, Nell, after Jack's brother & sister-in-law passed away.

 

DH: Jack Lawrence Gullifer (31)

DW: Evelyn 'Eve' Magdalene Jamison Gullifer (28)

 

DNephew: Wallace 'Wally' Finch Gullifer (7)

DNephew: Abraham 'Abe' Wolf Gullifer (6)

DNiece: Cornelia 'Nell' Wren Gullifer (3)

 

Jack & Eve Gullifer; w/ Wally, Abe, & Nell

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2 Bramble Bush Road

Ethan & Gabi married after their previous relationships ended. They are raising Ethan's two sons, Kane & Wyatt, Gabi's daughter, Layla, & their twin boys, Dylan & Spencer, together.

 

DH: Ethan Dominic Holmwood (40)

DW: Gabrielle 'Gabi' Bianca Tanu Holmwood (32)

 

DS: Kane Dominic Holmwood (13)

DS: Wyatt Andrew Holmwood (11)

DD: Layla Bethany Madley (5)

DS/DS: Dylan Gabriel Holmwood/Spencer Maddox Holmwood (1)

 

Ethan & Gabi Holmwood; w/ Kane, Wyatt, Layla, Dylan, & Spencer

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3 Bramble Bush Road

Miguel & Jordan are raising their grandson, Henry, after his single mother went to jail.

 

DH: Miguel Santiago Villarreal (67)

DH: Jordan Alexander Pratt (64)

 

DGS: Henry Miguel Jordan Grimsby (4)

 

Miguel & Jordan Villarreal-Pratt; w/ Henry

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4 Bramble Bush Road

Grace and her children, Wynn, Atley, & Flora, recently moved back in with her parents, Mike & Mina, after the breakdown of her marriage.

 

DGF: Michael 'Mike' Ingram van Hoorn (75)

DGM: Romina 'Mina' Isadora Stanwyck van Hoorn (74)

 

DFemale: Grace Catherine van Hoorn Bright (40)

 

DS: Wynn Michael Bright (13)

DS: Atley Sterling Bright (7)

DD: Flora Catherine Bright (5)

 

Mike & Mina van Hoorn; w/ Grace

Grace Bright; w/ Wynn, Atley, & Flora

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5 Bramble Bush Road

College friends, Elsie, Isaac, & Ashley decided to live together after graduating. They collectively raise Isaac's daughter, Laurel, & Ashley's daughter, Dove.

 

DFemale: Elsie Philippa Stafford (25)

 

Elsie Stafford

-

 

DMale: Isaac Rupert Macauley (25)

 

DD: Laurel Indigo Macauley (3)

 

Isaac Macauley; w/ Laurel

-

 

DFemale: Ashley Iris Dorsey (24)

 

DD: Dove Josephine Dorsey (2)

 

Ashley Dorsey; w/ Dove

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6 Bramble Bush Road

Kaira is raising her two godsons, Titus & Lennon, after the tragic passing of their parents.

 

DFemale: Kaira Roxanne Subbana (32)

 

ADS: Titus Danger Metcalf (10)

ADS: Lennon Dax Metcalf (9)

 

Kaira Subbana; w/ Titus & Lennon

~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

7 Bramble Bush Road

Lowell is raising his three children, Jonah, Lily, & Conrad, alone after his wife walked out on the family.

 

DMale: Lowell Percy Babbling (35)

 

DS: Jonah Cypress Babbling (12)

DD: Lily Emmeline Babbling (8)

DS: Conrad Sky Babbling (6)

 

Lowell Babbling; w/ Jonah, Lily, & Conrad

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8 Bramble Bush Road

Ben is raising his three sons, Toby, Joe, & Davy, alone after his wife passed away.

 

DMale: Benjamin 'Ben' John Giger (46)

 

DS/DS: Tobias 'Toby' John Giger/Joseph 'Joe' Theron Giger (17)

DS: David 'Davy' Hawthorne Giger (15)

 

Ben Giger; w/ Toby, Joe, & Davy

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9 Bramble Bush Road

Austin & Ruby decided to not have children, and are living with their pet turtle, Gilderoy.

 

DH: Austin Makalo Hollingberry (50)

DW: Ruby Jacqueline Renfield Hollingberry (51)

 

Austin & Ruby Hollingberry

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10 Bramble Bush Road

Ellie is raising her six children, Linden, Moss, Polly, Nora, Sage, & Birdie, alone due to relationship breakdowns with their fathers.

 

DFemale: Eleanor 'Ellie' Lucy Cobb (36)

 

DS: Linden Oscar Cobb (11)

DS: Moss Roland Cobb (9)

DD/DD/DD: Polly Augusta Cobb/Nora Vivienne Cobb/Sage Theodora Cobb (7)

DD: Birdie Luna Cobb (4)

 

Ellie Cobb; w/ Linden, Moss, Polly, Nora, Sage, & Birdie

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Oh what I said in my above post still stands but I thought about this after I posted. If you spell it as Rise to get the Rh-eyes pronunciation but maybe you could also spell it as Ryse to get the same Rh-eyes pronunciation if you like the look of the ‘y’ being in there. It could work for a child or a book character and would get the pronunciation you want it to be. 

examples of my illustrations:

 

 

 

 

Birth One: Arizona Daphne and Boston Wyatt
Birth Two: Annabeth Holly and Anakin Klaus
Birth Three: Eliza Emily and August Matthew
Birth Four: Penelope Lauren and Horatio Adam
Birth Five: Clara Autumn and Jonas Zachary
Birth Six: Piper Liberty and Julian Anchor
Birth Seven: Lois Fiona and Russell Gabriel

I was shopping online for some spring/summer clothing for my daughters and it sparked the idea for this. For each child, choose an outfit and an accessory. Precede to name your "child" using the namebanks. (These are toddler outfits from American stores, by the way)

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LN: Kennedy

 

DH: Gabriel Jacob

DW: Eden Chloe (Doyle)

 

DD: Rose Victoria (hidari11)

DD: Sara Beatrice (hidari11)

DS: Alexander 'Alex' Scott (hidari11)

DS: Theodore 'Theo' Lucas (MusicCharm)

DD: Emma Nicole (hidari11)

 

Gabe & Eden

Rose, Sara, Alex, Theo & Emma

 

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LN: Vaughn

 

DH: Jared Dominic Vaughn

DW: Teagan Olivia (Flannery)

 

DS: Jared "Jay" Dominic Jr. (Puppylover12397)

DD: Emily Cecilia (MusicCharm)

DS: Isaac Roman (Puppylover12397)

DD: Julia Margaret (hidari11)

DD/DD: Laura Sophie & Lydia Catherine (arhythmofnames)

 

Jared & Teagan

Jay, Emily, Isaac, Julia, Laura & Lydia

 

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LN: Shea

 

DH: Benjamin Isaac

DW: Hailey Piper (Donovan)

 

DS: Nicholas "Niko" Aaron (ashooles)

DS: William "Will" Bradley (Puppylover12397)

DS: Sebastian "Seb" Carter (arhythmofnames)

DS: Christopher "Topher" Daniel (Puppylover12397)

DD: Paige Eleanore (Puppylover12397)

 

Ben & Hailey

Niko, Will, Seb, Topher & Paige

 

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LN: Conroy

 

DH: Shane Russell

DW: Lola Megan (Roarke)

 

DD: Brenna Quinn (MusicCharm)

DS: Liam Patrick (MalloryMae)

DS: Charleston "Chad" Roarke (Marvelous_Things)

DD: Presley Emilia (MalloryMae)

DD: Callie Shaye (Kristi18)

 

Shane & Lola

Brenna, Liam, Chad, Presley & Callie

 

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LN: Sheridan

 

DH: Adam Tanner

DW: Julia Rachel (Cullen)

 

DS: Jameson Colt (arhythmofnames)

DD: Aurora Kennedy (Marvelous_Things)

DS: Jack Bennett (Meghan<3)

DS: Aaron Justice (Marvelous_Things)

DD/DD: Juliet Avery & Amelia Jade (Meghan<3)

 

Adam & Julia

Jameson, Aurora, Jack, Aaron, Juliet & Amelia

 

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LN: McLean

 

DH: Dean Michael

DW: Tessa Molly (Forbes)

 

DD: Willa Genevieve (Hannah)

DS: Luca Maxwell (arhythmofnames)

DS: Micah Tate (MalloryMae & Laugh-Dream-Love)

DD: Thea Adele (arhythmofnames)

DD: Hannah Lorelai (Meghan<3)

 

Dean & Tessa

Willa, Luca, Micah, Thea & Hannah

 

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I'm just gonna leave this here...

Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

 

 

Source - http://www.itv.com/n...lizabeth-diana/

Addison

 

 

Avery // Cara // Hudson // Tallulah

 

***

 

Cascades22

 

 

Declan // Laurel // Felix // Coby // Lennon // Maisie // Sawyer // Hana

 

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Satanist

 

 

Nathaniel // Celeste // Luna // Jude // Abel // Tova // Remy // Babe

Normally I look at the statistics to get a better idea of how popular a name is.  If a name is #243 in popularity, that doesn't really give you an idea of how popular it is.  But if that name (Fernando in 2012) was used on 0.0733% of total male births that year.  That means that there is 1 Fernando in 1,364 male births for 2012.  Not too popular in my opinion.  Really, the percentage tells you more about the name than the ranking, since male names verse female names are very different...

 

#100 in 2012 (Ryder - 1 in 532) and (Annabelle - 1 in 635)

#50 in 2012 (Tyler - 1 in 263)  and (Ashley - 1 in 411)

#10 in 2012 (Aiden - 1 in 136) and (Elizabeth - 1 in 200) 

 

And of course names with multiple spellings would be even more popular.  If there were a particular name that you liked, you could look up the % for each spelling and add them together to get a better idea of how popular the name is. 

I love Autumn, but James really gets me on a girl. It's not feminine or pretty, it's a handsome, strong BOYS name. I just can't stand it on a girl.

I'm sorry, weren't you having twins named Gracelyn and Garrison?

Ben & I have agreed on our top boy and girl name for if/when we decide to have a baby....

Theodore Lark Alfred -or- Leona Evermay

"Teddy" -or- "Lennie"

Leona Evermay is in honor of Ben's deceased grandmother, Leona Mae.

Lark Alfred is my grandfather's full name.

I am a firm believer in choosing names you like, not names that match. I'd think that if you choose names that match, you might end up hating them.

There's nothing wrong with Maci and Sarah, or Maci and Toby!

Delia Ruth is very nice Ruth is such a lovely name and so underused. I love slightly older, less used names these days