Saturday, 1 October 2016

Wee Bairn

Masculine first names:

Torgeir - Norwegian meaning Thor's Spear.

Lysander - inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Gabriel - a name that transcends Islam and Christianity.

Benedict - after Pope Benedict XVI.

Ianto - Welsh form of John; pronounced 'Yan-toe'.

Faramir - Captain of Gondor.

2018 update: 
Aneurin - after Aneurin Bevan, founder of the NHS




Feminine first names:

Gwen - inspired by the Malory Towers series by Enid Blyton

Claudine - inspired by Claudine at St Clare's by Enid Blyton

Padmé - Queen of Naboo; mother of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia

Aurora - named after the dawn; inspired by Sleeping Beauty

Mitsouko - after one of my favourite perfumes

Isabel - after my favourite primary school teacher



Chinese middle names:

Tin-Lok: 天樂 Heavenly Joy

Hei-Yee: 喜兒  Happy Child




Update 2022 - first names for twins:

Hadrian and Hecate - named after the Roman Emporer 117-138 AD and Goddess of magic and spells.



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