[Opinions] Interesting BAs from The Telegraph (long)
These are from the past month from the Telegraph website. As it's a newspaper read by upper and middle class people, there are a lot of old fashioned, classical names. I have just copied and pasted but removed dates, surnames and mothers' maiden names.
Girls:
To Annabel and Tom, a daughter, Flora Annabel, a sister for Dais
To Lisa and Jonathan, a daughter, Beatrice Lily Grace, a sister for Henry
To Kirsten and Mark, a daughter, Bo Mali
To Sarah and James, a daughter, Tara Poppy
To Gemma and Will, a most welcome daughter, Rosanna Lucia de Carteret, a sister for Jessica and Georgia
To Lizzie and Tim, a daughter, Indigo Josephine
To Portia and Mark, a daughter Mimosa Araminta Agnes, a sister for Florence, Poppy, Posy, William and Theo
To Sarah and David, a beautiful baby girl, Elöise Nuala, a sister for Sophie
To Sarah and Andrew, a daughter, Penelope (Poppy) May, a sister for Annabel Rose
To Gilly and Rupert, a daughter, Dorothy Diane
To Kaela and Edward, a daughter, Maia Esmée, a sister for Alexandra
To Roslyn and Rupert, a daughter, Kitty Elizabeth
To Miranda and Orlando, a daughter, Lila Corinna, a sister for Matilda, Cosmo and Jemima
A daughter Tiger (no parents names given)
To Daisy and James, a daughter, Cora Elizabeth Jean
To Mariella and Charlie, a daughter, Alexa Krystyna Livia, a sister for Louis and Percy
Juliet and Hugo, a daughter, Lettice Mimi Hespa, a sister for Beatrice
To Saleema and Gareth, a daughter, Noor
To Cat and Ed, a daughter, Camilla Kiki, a sister for Arabella
To Katie and Roderick, a daughter, Constance Elizabeth
To Rebecca and Nicholas (Mutley), a second beautiful daughter, Jahzara Rose, a sister for Alia
To Lucinda and Trelawny, a daughter, Isabella Coco Jane
To Tiffany-Alice and James, a daughter, Florence Liberty Opal, a sister for Badger and Clementine
To Rachael and Arrun, a daughter, Arianna Violet, a sister for Bethani
To Anna and Rupert, a daughter, Tatiana Xanthe Perugia Lettice
To Chris and Nina Jay a daughter, Annika Sofi Rose, born in Singapore
To Katie and James, a daughter, Clementine Alice India
Boys:
To Danielle and Damian, a beautiful son, Gregory John, a brother for Chloe and Connor
To Angie and Richard, a son, Leo Rufus, a brother for Edie
To Isabel and Matthieu, a son, Rufus Ludovic, a brother for Rose
To Lucy and Tim, a son, Guy Patrick Glanfield
To Caroline and Jonathan, a son, Charles Theodore Talbot, a brother for Eleanor, Imogen and Hannah
To Wei Wen and Mark, a son, Clive Ying Hao
To Maria Sofia and Adam, a son, Orlando Antonio Andrew, a brother for Robert
To Sasha and John, a son, Hamish Albert Maurice. A brother for Finian
To Amy and Hugh, a son, Benedict Stuart James. A brother for Phoebe and Hugh
To Kara and Dale, a son, Marley
To Dana and Mark, a son, Leo Hans Harrison
To Sarah and Alastair, a son, Hugo Read Baly, a brother for Charlie
To Amy and Henry, a son, Horace Charles, a brother for Rory
To Victoria and Graeme, a son, Montgomery Anthony Hector
To Olivia and Rupert, a son, Willoughby Sebastian Auberon, a brother for Orlando and Felix
To Georgina, and Damian, a son, Willoughby Frederick Charles
To Emily and Adam, a son, Acer William, a brother for Jago and Lysander
To Natasha and Oliver, a son, Joshua Johnny Campbell, a brother for Henry
To Emma and Nick, a son, Frederick George Virtue
To Linda and Nicholas, a son, Kit Thomas Simeon, a brother for Betty, Hebe and Felix
To Kate and Dan, a son, Jonty Andrew, a brother for Freddie
To Karine and Philip, a son, Maxim Daniel
To Olivia and Carlo, a son, Enzo Osman Mpho
To Deborah and Nathan, a miracle son, Valentino Xander, a brother for Isabella
To Fiona and James, a son, Caspian Daniel McTeer, a brother for Coco
To Melissa and Frank, a son, Jonny Francis, a brother for Anya
To Mandy and Dean, a son, Keran Colin (KC)
To Kate and Hugo, a son, Wilfred George Stanley, a brother for Samuel
To Verity and Thomas, a son, Frederick Cecil Taylor
To Valentina and Tom, a son, Hugo Harold Francis, a brother for Libby and Dominic
To Puneet and David, a son, Sachin Jack
To Emily and Paul, a son, Benedict Magnus
Twins:
To Louise and Andrew, twins, a son, Monty Rupert FitzJohn and a daughter, Florence Molly, a brother and sister for Felix
To Fiona and Andrew, twin daughters Esmée Grace and Alice Nancy, sisters for Hannah and Nicholas
Girls:
To Annabel and Tom, a daughter, Flora Annabel, a sister for Dais
To Lisa and Jonathan, a daughter, Beatrice Lily Grace, a sister for Henry
To Kirsten and Mark, a daughter, Bo Mali
To Sarah and James, a daughter, Tara Poppy
To Gemma and Will, a most welcome daughter, Rosanna Lucia de Carteret, a sister for Jessica and Georgia
To Lizzie and Tim, a daughter, Indigo Josephine
To Portia and Mark, a daughter Mimosa Araminta Agnes, a sister for Florence, Poppy, Posy, William and Theo
To Sarah and David, a beautiful baby girl, Elöise Nuala, a sister for Sophie
To Sarah and Andrew, a daughter, Penelope (Poppy) May, a sister for Annabel Rose
To Gilly and Rupert, a daughter, Dorothy Diane
To Kaela and Edward, a daughter, Maia Esmée, a sister for Alexandra
To Roslyn and Rupert, a daughter, Kitty Elizabeth
To Miranda and Orlando, a daughter, Lila Corinna, a sister for Matilda, Cosmo and Jemima
A daughter Tiger (no parents names given)
To Daisy and James, a daughter, Cora Elizabeth Jean
To Mariella and Charlie, a daughter, Alexa Krystyna Livia, a sister for Louis and Percy
Juliet and Hugo, a daughter, Lettice Mimi Hespa, a sister for Beatrice
To Saleema and Gareth, a daughter, Noor
To Cat and Ed, a daughter, Camilla Kiki, a sister for Arabella
To Katie and Roderick, a daughter, Constance Elizabeth
To Rebecca and Nicholas (Mutley), a second beautiful daughter, Jahzara Rose, a sister for Alia
To Lucinda and Trelawny, a daughter, Isabella Coco Jane
To Tiffany-Alice and James, a daughter, Florence Liberty Opal, a sister for Badger and Clementine
To Rachael and Arrun, a daughter, Arianna Violet, a sister for Bethani
To Anna and Rupert, a daughter, Tatiana Xanthe Perugia Lettice
To Chris and Nina Jay a daughter, Annika Sofi Rose, born in Singapore
To Katie and James, a daughter, Clementine Alice India
Boys:
To Danielle and Damian, a beautiful son, Gregory John, a brother for Chloe and Connor
To Angie and Richard, a son, Leo Rufus, a brother for Edie
To Isabel and Matthieu, a son, Rufus Ludovic, a brother for Rose
To Lucy and Tim, a son, Guy Patrick Glanfield
To Caroline and Jonathan, a son, Charles Theodore Talbot, a brother for Eleanor, Imogen and Hannah
To Wei Wen and Mark, a son, Clive Ying Hao
To Maria Sofia and Adam, a son, Orlando Antonio Andrew, a brother for Robert
To Sasha and John, a son, Hamish Albert Maurice. A brother for Finian
To Amy and Hugh, a son, Benedict Stuart James. A brother for Phoebe and Hugh
To Kara and Dale, a son, Marley
To Dana and Mark, a son, Leo Hans Harrison
To Sarah and Alastair, a son, Hugo Read Baly, a brother for Charlie
To Amy and Henry, a son, Horace Charles, a brother for Rory
To Victoria and Graeme, a son, Montgomery Anthony Hector
To Olivia and Rupert, a son, Willoughby Sebastian Auberon, a brother for Orlando and Felix
To Georgina, and Damian, a son, Willoughby Frederick Charles
To Emily and Adam, a son, Acer William, a brother for Jago and Lysander
To Natasha and Oliver, a son, Joshua Johnny Campbell, a brother for Henry
To Emma and Nick, a son, Frederick George Virtue
To Linda and Nicholas, a son, Kit Thomas Simeon, a brother for Betty, Hebe and Felix
To Kate and Dan, a son, Jonty Andrew, a brother for Freddie
To Karine and Philip, a son, Maxim Daniel
To Olivia and Carlo, a son, Enzo Osman Mpho
To Deborah and Nathan, a miracle son, Valentino Xander, a brother for Isabella
To Fiona and James, a son, Caspian Daniel McTeer, a brother for Coco
To Melissa and Frank, a son, Jonny Francis, a brother for Anya
To Mandy and Dean, a son, Keran Colin (KC)
To Kate and Hugo, a son, Wilfred George Stanley, a brother for Samuel
To Verity and Thomas, a son, Frederick Cecil Taylor
To Valentina and Tom, a son, Hugo Harold Francis, a brother for Libby and Dominic
To Puneet and David, a son, Sachin Jack
To Emily and Paul, a son, Benedict Magnus
Twins:
To Louise and Andrew, twins, a son, Monty Rupert FitzJohn and a daughter, Florence Molly, a brother and sister for Felix
To Fiona and Andrew, twin daughters Esmée Grace and Alice Nancy, sisters for Hannah and Nicholas
Replies
There's a lot of good stuff there.
List of inexcusables and breaths of fresh air:
INEXCUSABLE ABOMINATIONS:
Dais -- what, like a pedestal?
Mimosa -- Mommy was liquor-starved after a hard pregnancy
Lettice -- how about siblings Cale and Pepper? You could have yourself a little family salad.
Hespa -- as in Vespa...
Jahzara -- Al-Jahzara will have fun in the Middle East.
Badger -- Animal names suck. This is not an exception.
Perugia -- um. Even if you didn't have three other kooky names around it, this would still be a bummer of a name. Tatiana isn't actually that bad, but it should be paired with something simpler for balance's sake.
Virtue -- This wasn't good on a girl. Putting it on a boy doesn't improve it.
FitzJohn -- we know where the syllables are, thank you.
AAAAAAHHH NAMES:
Eloise
Diane
Maia
Alexandra
Lila
Anya
Esmee
Grace
Gregory John (what an attractive sibset!)
Charles Theodore Talbot -- my little sister is named Talbot and I've always thought it was bizarre on a girl. It's nice to see it used again!
Thomas Simeon
INEXCUSABLE ABOMINATIONS:
Dais -- what, like a pedestal?
Mimosa -- Mommy was liquor-starved after a hard pregnancy
Lettice -- how about siblings Cale and Pepper? You could have yourself a little family salad.
Hespa -- as in Vespa...
Jahzara -- Al-Jahzara will have fun in the Middle East.
Badger -- Animal names suck. This is not an exception.
Perugia -- um. Even if you didn't have three other kooky names around it, this would still be a bummer of a name. Tatiana isn't actually that bad, but it should be paired with something simpler for balance's sake.
Virtue -- This wasn't good on a girl. Putting it on a boy doesn't improve it.
FitzJohn -- we know where the syllables are, thank you.
AAAAAAHHH NAMES:
Eloise
Diane
Maia
Alexandra
Lila
Anya
Esmee
Grace
Gregory John (what an attractive sibset!)
Charles Theodore Talbot -- my little sister is named Talbot and I've always thought it was bizarre on a girl. It's nice to see it used again!
Thomas Simeon
Lovely list I must say! It seems like two middle names are quite popular which I like.
My favorites:
Girls:
Flora Annabel
Indigo Josephine
Mimosa Araminta Agnes,
Cora Elizabeth Jean
(brothers Louis and Percy) - very nice sibset imo
Florence Liberty Opal - I feel sorry for her brother Badger
Clementine Alice India
Boys:
Leo Rufus - so glad to see Rufus being used
Rufus Ludovic - ditto and I really like Ludovic as a mn
Guy Patrick Glanfield - Guy is a GP of mine
Charles Theodore Talbot - lovely combo, would have been fantastic without Talbot
Benedict Stuart James - love it, great to see Benedict being used
Montgomery Anthony Hector - I can't help but liking it but it's a bit too much
Willoughby Sebastian Auberon - love it, this one is the better of the Willoughby combos although I like Willoughby Frederick Charles too. And I quite like the idea of such a long and somewhat snobbish name being reduced to just Will as a nn.
Acer William, Jago and Lysander - nice sibset
Frederick George Virtue - Virtue was unexpected but it's what makes me like this combo
Kit Thomas Simeon - very nice
Benedict Magnus - again, great to see Benedict and it's a good combo
My favorites:
Girls:
Flora Annabel
Indigo Josephine
Mimosa Araminta Agnes,
Cora Elizabeth Jean
(brothers Louis and Percy) - very nice sibset imo
Florence Liberty Opal - I feel sorry for her brother Badger
Clementine Alice India
Boys:
Leo Rufus - so glad to see Rufus being used
Rufus Ludovic - ditto and I really like Ludovic as a mn
Guy Patrick Glanfield - Guy is a GP of mine
Charles Theodore Talbot - lovely combo, would have been fantastic without Talbot
Benedict Stuart James - love it, great to see Benedict being used
Montgomery Anthony Hector - I can't help but liking it but it's a bit too much
Willoughby Sebastian Auberon - love it, this one is the better of the Willoughby combos although I like Willoughby Frederick Charles too. And I quite like the idea of such a long and somewhat snobbish name being reduced to just Will as a nn.
Acer William, Jago and Lysander - nice sibset
Frederick George Virtue - Virtue was unexpected but it's what makes me like this combo
Kit Thomas Simeon - very nice
Benedict Magnus - again, great to see Benedict and it's a good combo
I like/love*
Jonathan*
Beatrice Lily*
James
Jessica
Indigo*
Theo (nn for Theodore)*
Eloise*
Sophie (prefer Sophia)
Rose*
Alexandra*
Elizabeth (spelt Elisabeth)*
Matilda
Krystyna (spelt Christina)
Camilla (prefer Camille)*
Rebecca (spelt Rebekah)
Lucinda
Isabella Jane
Arianna Violet (spelt Ariana)
Xanthe*
Danielle (prefer Daniella)
Isabel (spelt Isobel)*
Matthieu (spelt Matthew)
Hannah
Kara
Victoria*
Felix*
Adam
Joshua
Daniel
Nathan*
Xander (nn for Alexander)*
Melissa
Frederick (mn)
David
Louise (mn)
Esmee (spelt Esme)
Alot of lovely names. :)
Jonathan*
Beatrice Lily*
James
Jessica
Indigo*
Theo (nn for Theodore)*
Eloise*
Sophie (prefer Sophia)
Rose*
Alexandra*
Elizabeth (spelt Elisabeth)*
Matilda
Krystyna (spelt Christina)
Camilla (prefer Camille)*
Rebecca (spelt Rebekah)
Lucinda
Isabella Jane
Arianna Violet (spelt Ariana)
Xanthe*
Danielle (prefer Daniella)
Isabel (spelt Isobel)*
Matthieu (spelt Matthew)
Hannah
Kara
Victoria*
Felix*
Adam
Joshua
Daniel
Nathan*
Xander (nn for Alexander)*
Melissa
Frederick (mn)
David
Louise (mn)
Esmee (spelt Esme)
Alot of lovely names. :)
Wow, some of these are definitely very 'upper-class!'
I like...
Henry
Rosanna
Agnes
Florence
William
Theo
Nuala
Sophie
Penelope
Rose
Dorothy
Kitty
Elizabeth
Lila
Matilda
Cosmo
Louis
Constance
Clementine
Jonathan
Mark- prefer Marc
James
Andrew
David
Anna
John
Leo
Edie- as a nn for Edith
Matthieu
Caroline
Maria Sofia
Albert
Hans
Sarah
Anthony
Hector
Sebastian
Frederick
Jago
Lysander
Johnny
George
Kit
Thomas
Maxim
Enzo
Samuel
Francis
Dominic
Magnus
I like...
Henry
Rosanna
Agnes
Florence
William
Theo
Nuala
Sophie
Penelope
Rose
Dorothy
Kitty
Elizabeth
Lila
Matilda
Cosmo
Louis
Constance
Clementine
Jonathan
Mark- prefer Marc
James
Andrew
David
Anna
John
Leo
Edie- as a nn for Edith
Matthieu
Caroline
Maria Sofia
Albert
Hans
Sarah
Anthony
Hector
Sebastian
Frederick
Jago
Lysander
Johnny
George
Kit
Thomas
Maxim
Enzo
Samuel
Francis
Dominic
Magnus