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I was looking at au-pair job ads and found these names of children from England and Scotland. The kids are all under 13.
Wdyt?
Freddie, Bertie and Matilda
Jamie, Rory and Gus
Charlotte, Francesca and Arabella
Seah and Beatrice
James and Sue
James and Jasmine - too close imo
Violet, Alice, Eliza, Charles and Hugo - this family apparently are aristocratic and live in a castle. In the ad it said that you'd get a (proper) British accent if you went to work with them. Amusing.
Suzan and Mariah
Alfredo and Lola
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Wdyt?
Freddie, Bertie and Matilda
Jamie, Rory and Gus
Charlotte, Francesca and Arabella
Seah and Beatrice
James and Sue
James and Jasmine - too close imo
Violet, Alice, Eliza, Charles and Hugo - this family apparently are aristocratic and live in a castle. In the ad it said that you'd get a (proper) British accent if you went to work with them. Amusing.
Suzan and Mariah
Alfredo and Lola
- - Kat - -
This message was edited 5/24/2005, 6:40 AM
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I like:
Freddie (I prefer Frederick with Freddie as a nickname)
Charlotte, Francesca
James and Sue (I prefer Susan or Susannah with Sue as a nickname)
James and Jasmine
Alice, Eliza, Charles
Suzan (I prefer the spelling Susan)
Lola
Edit: Spelling.
-Lissa Hannah-
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Freddie (I prefer Frederick with Freddie as a nickname)
Charlotte, Francesca
James and Sue (I prefer Susan or Susannah with Sue as a nickname)
James and Jasmine
Alice, Eliza, Charles
Suzan (I prefer the spelling Susan)
Lola
Edit: Spelling.
-Lissa Hannah-
This message was edited 5/24/2005, 11:05 AM
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Hmm.
A proper British accent, eh? And what's that when it's at home?
These families sound like something out of 1905, btw. Every child in England is called either Chloe or Chelsea nowadays, I think. ;-)
Anyway, I like:
Freddie
Bertie (for a boy)
Rory
Beatrice (prefer nn Bea as full name)
James (prefer nn Jim as full name)
Violet
Eliza (prefer Lisa)
Charles (prefer nn Charlie as full name
Suzan
Lola
The truth is hard to swallow when your choking on your pride.
A proper British accent, eh? And what's that when it's at home?
These families sound like something out of 1905, btw. Every child in England is called either Chloe or Chelsea nowadays, I think. ;-)
Anyway, I like:
Freddie
Bertie (for a boy)
Rory
Beatrice (prefer nn Bea as full name)
James (prefer nn Jim as full name)
Violet
Eliza (prefer Lisa)
Charles (prefer nn Charlie as full name
Suzan
Lola
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Freddie, Bertie and Matilda: I like Freddie as a nickname for Frederick and Bertie as a nickname for Egbert. I like the spelling Mathilda as well.
Jamie, Rory and Gus: Hopefully, Gus is a nickname. The name kind-of sticks out there like a sore thumb.
Charlotte, Francesca and Arabella: They make a great sibset.
Seah and Beatrice: How do you pronounce Seah?
James and Sue: I like Sue as a nickname for Susannah.
James and Jasmine: A little theme-y imo
Violet, Alice, Eliza, Charles and Hugo: I love these names, but only like Eliza short for Elizabeth.
Suzan and Mariah: Dislike the names and spellings.
Alfredo and Lola: Why would you name your kid after pasta? (Fettucine alfredo). Alfred and Lola (as nn) are ok, but sound like a Mexican couple in their sixties.
"Dance like no one's watching."
This is a favorite quote of mine
Jamie, Rory and Gus: Hopefully, Gus is a nickname. The name kind-of sticks out there like a sore thumb.
Charlotte, Francesca and Arabella: They make a great sibset.
Seah and Beatrice: How do you pronounce Seah?
James and Sue: I like Sue as a nickname for Susannah.
James and Jasmine: A little theme-y imo
Violet, Alice, Eliza, Charles and Hugo: I love these names, but only like Eliza short for Elizabeth.
Suzan and Mariah: Dislike the names and spellings.
Alfredo and Lola: Why would you name your kid after pasta? (Fettucine alfredo). Alfred and Lola (as nn) are ok, but sound like a Mexican couple in their sixties.
"Dance like no one's watching."
This is a favorite quote of mine
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Freddie, Bertie and Matilda~ I think that if Freddie was a Frederick (or a Winifred, depending) and Bertie was an Albert (Roberta?), I'd like it more. I love Matilda with the nickname Tilly; my cousins in England are Tilly and Abi.
Jamie, Rory and Gus~ I can't stand any of them personally, but I like James and Augustus. (I'd rather they be Jims and Augies, though.)
Charlotte, Francesca and Arabella~ They're great, but I'd want to call them Tatty, Frannie, and Araby.
Seah and Beatrice~ I don't like Seah, but Beatrice is all right. It's another one of those names I would find much cozier if it had a nickname--Bea, Trixie, Bixby...
James and Sue~ I like James, and Sue would be a fine nickname for Susan.
James and Jasmine~ I misread Jasmine as Jamesine! I agree--MUCH too close. But I like them both.
Violet, Alice, Eliza, Charles and Hugo~ I like Violet and Alice. I used to like Eliza, but I know an awful one (her mother insinuated that my sisters and I had different fathers, and she's better behaved than her daughter!), and so I've grown a lot more fond of Liza lately. Charles makes me cringe, and so does Hugo.
Jamie, Rory and Gus~ I can't stand any of them personally, but I like James and Augustus. (I'd rather they be Jims and Augies, though.)
Charlotte, Francesca and Arabella~ They're great, but I'd want to call them Tatty, Frannie, and Araby.
Seah and Beatrice~ I don't like Seah, but Beatrice is all right. It's another one of those names I would find much cozier if it had a nickname--Bea, Trixie, Bixby...
James and Sue~ I like James, and Sue would be a fine nickname for Susan.
James and Jasmine~ I misread Jasmine as Jamesine! I agree--MUCH too close. But I like them both.
Violet, Alice, Eliza, Charles and Hugo~ I like Violet and Alice. I used to like Eliza, but I know an awful one (her mother insinuated that my sisters and I had different fathers, and she's better behaved than her daughter!), and so I've grown a lot more fond of Liza lately. Charles makes me cringe, and so does Hugo.
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Lmao!! Was this the magazine "The Lady" by any chance? I used to laugh hysterically at those adverts in dentist/doctor waiting rooms ;-) A "proper" British accent indeed ... haha.
Of the names, I like Rory, Charlotte, Arabella, James (mn only, cos of overuse), Alice and Mariah.
All I can say about Hugo is ... It reminds me *exactly* of a child whose parents would be aristocratic and flaunt it within an inch of their lives. It's very poncy.
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"Heaven's not a place that you go when you die, it's that moment in life when you actually feel alive."
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(Proud "mother" to Dallán, Aubrianna)
Of the names, I like Rory, Charlotte, Arabella, James (mn only, cos of overuse), Alice and Mariah.
All I can say about Hugo is ... It reminds me *exactly* of a child whose parents would be aristocratic and flaunt it within an inch of their lives. It's very poncy.
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"Heaven's not a place that you go when you die, it's that moment in life when you actually feel alive."
♥Elinor♥
(Proud "mother" to Dallán, Aubrianna)
This message was edited 5/24/2005, 7:10 AM
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Nah, the proper was my word, what other accent could they possibly mean? :)
The ads were on the jobcentre netsite.
Wealthy people in England give their kids such adorable names, just slightly poncy.
- - Kat - -
The ads were on the jobcentre netsite.
Wealthy people in England give their kids such adorable names, just slightly poncy.
- - Kat - -
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I like/love*:
Jamie, Gus -both are cute, but I don't think they go together at all
Charlotte***, Francesca*** and Arabella* -adore the 3 names, what a wonderful sib set!! :-D
Violet***, Alice*, Eliza, Charles*** and Hugo* - another great sib set, imo! I adore Violet and Charles, Hugo and Alice are lovely, and Eliza is very nice too.
Lola -cute
And, that's off topic but, about this au-pair thing, have you ever done it? I've been thinking on trying it, so I could improve my English and have a different summer, but I'm not sure. I'm just 17 and this could be handicap, but anyway I'd love to do it! And I love kids.
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Jamie, Gus -both are cute, but I don't think they go together at all
Charlotte***, Francesca*** and Arabella* -adore the 3 names, what a wonderful sib set!! :-D
Violet***, Alice*, Eliza, Charles*** and Hugo* - another great sib set, imo! I adore Violet and Charles, Hugo and Alice are lovely, and Eliza is very nice too.
Lola -cute
And, that's off topic but, about this au-pair thing, have you ever done it? I've been thinking on trying it, so I could improve my English and have a different summer, but I'm not sure. I'm just 17 and this could be handicap, but anyway I'd love to do it! And I love kids.
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A few of my ESL (english as a second language) students have done it.....
And its difficult. Especially if you get stuck with a bad family, so think long and hard first!
Siri
And its difficult. Especially if you get stuck with a bad family, so think long and hard first!
Siri
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I haven't done it. I'd love to live abroad, and there aren't many ways to do that.
I'm not sure if I'm au-pair material though.
- - Kat - -
I'm not sure if I'm au-pair material though.
- - Kat - -
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Thank you!
I want to study Translation (don't know if that's what you call these studies) and so I need to LEARN English, not what we do at school. I've been searching for some summer courses but they're way too expensive. I've tried with some fellowships too, but it's very difficult (very limited posts). BUT!, my mother talked to a women she knows some days ago. She has a daughter that's about 7yo, and the mother wants a British girl to come here for two weeks and take care of her daughter, talking to her in English. The thing is, she needs to do an exchange, and I could be the one exchanged, going there tot possibly take care of some kid. So, maybe there's still some possibility!
Hope this makes sense! :-/
I want to study Translation (don't know if that's what you call these studies) and so I need to LEARN English, not what we do at school. I've been searching for some summer courses but they're way too expensive. I've tried with some fellowships too, but it's very difficult (very limited posts). BUT!, my mother talked to a women she knows some days ago. She has a daughter that's about 7yo, and the mother wants a British girl to come here for two weeks and take care of her daughter, talking to her in English. The thing is, she needs to do an exchange, and I could be the one exchanged, going there tot possibly take care of some kid. So, maybe there's still some possibility!
Hope this makes sense! :-/
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That's cool, I wish I had connections too.
The workpossabilities ARE limited, I haven't got a drivings lisence (Shock! Horror!), so it leaves maybe 30 % jobs that I can apply for.
- - Kat - -
The workpossabilities ARE limited, I haven't got a drivings lisence (Shock! Horror!), so it leaves maybe 30 % jobs that I can apply for.
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Yeah, I saw that too. I CAN'T drive yet (I'm 17), so... :-/
Good luck to you!
Good luck to you!
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