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Help[Opinions] Loveday
I'm currently poking around in the old records of my family's village of origin under the pretense of researching my geneaology, and I'm coming across some really neat names.
One I keep stumbling across a lot is Loveday (on girls). It starts showing up around 1560 (where the records Latinize it as "Lovda", I think) and it's just sprinkled liberally throughout. At first I thought it was a family surname thing, but it's everywhere. My second guess is that it's a Puritan favourite. And it's kinda growing on me.
Do you think Loveday is useable today?
One I keep stumbling across a lot is Loveday (on girls). It starts showing up around 1560 (where the records Latinize it as "Lovda", I think) and it's just sprinkled liberally throughout. At first I thought it was a family surname thing, but it's everywhere. My second guess is that it's a Puritan favourite. And it's kinda growing on me.
Do you think Loveday is useable today?
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I had a doll, when I was little but literate, that I called Loveday; her everyday name was Daisy!
I still like it, and I'd greatly enjoy seeing a real, live one.
I still like it, and I'd greatly enjoy seeing a real, live one.
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I kinda love it. I think to use it, it would definitely have to be in your family though. It is unique, and kind of pretty. Love or Day could be used as nicknames. I think it is usable for you, but probably not for someone who doesn't have a connection to that name. It is a neat family name.
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I don't think so. It sounds a little too Puritan.
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I've seen it a few times here on the boards as a middle name and have thought, "oh, that's lovely" each time. Not sure I can really see it as a first name on a real person, though. Totally willing to let that simmer, though, and see if I can convince myself. :)
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I love the quirkiness of Loveday. It's so unapologetically happy. That said, I'd keep it in the GP column. It just wouldn't be taken seriously as a fn.
Loveday comes from Leofdag, or something like that. Fun, fun, fun. (Ah. I see Llewella gets it correctly: Leofdaeg.)
Loveday comes from Leofdag, or something like that. Fun, fun, fun. (Ah. I see Llewella gets it correctly: Leofdaeg.)
This message was edited 6/6/2011, 10:28 AM
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I love Loveday. It's so much fun and so sweet, and has a great medieval flair. It's actually just modern English for Leofdæg (Leofdaeg). I really like it as a middle name in male combos too when I'm going for something medieval-y.
I think it's usable, since I'm hesitant to say anything isn't usable. But I think most people will think it's a hippie-ish name.
I think it's usable, since I'm hesitant to say anything isn't usable. But I think most people will think it's a hippie-ish name.
This message was edited 6/6/2011, 9:43 AM
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For some reason it reminds me of fruit or juice. Is there a company called Loveday?
I'm more concerned with it sounding overly precious and modern, like Princess or Heaven or something. I want to emphasise that medieval/Puritan feeling I got from it, all nestled among Ishmaels and Temperances and Prudences like it was.
I'm more concerned with it sounding overly precious and modern, like Princess or Heaven or something. I want to emphasise that medieval/Puritan feeling I got from it, all nestled among Ishmaels and Temperances and Prudences like it was.
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Ooh!
In searching for Loveday juice (bwaha) I found the Wikipedia entry for Loveday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveday
Oh look at all the lovely alternate versions! Lief Tag is killer.
Nothing connecting Loveday to fruit or juice, though.
In searching for Loveday juice (bwaha) I found the Wikipedia entry for Loveday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveday
Oh look at all the lovely alternate versions! Lief Tag is killer.
Nothing connecting Loveday to fruit or juice, though.
This message was edited 6/6/2011, 11:22 AM
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Wow neat! There are also a lot of Lowdys on the lists too... Lovedaia is soooo beautiful omg. And Dayluue, how cute is that! I totally want to get my hands on a copy of that book in the article, "Names for the Cornish".
That's it, I love this name.
That's it, I love this name.
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How would you pronounce Lovedaia?
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Correctly, I have no idea, but in my head I'm saying daia to rhyme with Gaia. But it could very well be like "Day-ah". Both are nice in my opinion
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yes, they are!
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