Message: "Lake" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Lake

by Lily (Destry)

6/6/2011, 5:07 PM

I watched Little House on the Prairie yesterday and then did some research on the web and found out that Caroline Ingalls' middle name was Lake. Pretty cool, she was born in 1839. A classic nature name :P

Oh and her daughter's middle name was Celestia. I also like the name of her youngest daughter Grace Pearl.

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#Lake

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- krisscouture

6/8/2011, 11:46 AM

I love the name Lake, mostly on a boy, but I love Laken on a girl!
So cool!

- ninjato

6/8/2011, 8:42 AM

It's also so NASCAR...

Lake Speed was a driver in the NASCAR racing scene from 1983 to 1998.

- Dragon_Clarinet

6/8/2011, 6:30 AM

I know a little boy named Lake actually. It's not my style though.

- kelly

6/7/2011, 1:32 PM

I think it is kind of cool. It feels very modern & almost trendy though. I wonder, was it a family name?

- Elena +1

6/6/2011, 6:52 PM

I knew that but I always assumed that Lake was a surname. OTOH, why not? I've a dd named Brooke and I also like Ocean and Bay. Why can't Lake work?

- Lily (Destry)

6/7/2011, 12:15 PM

I thought so at first, but it really was her middle name. I love Brooke, it's on my list.

- Mistawis +1

6/6/2011, 6:15 PM

Lake is nice as a middle name. I love Caroline.

Grace Pearl is also pretty ("short and sweet") and I like Celestia. Eve Celestia is one of my favorite Eve combos.

This message was edited 6/6/2011, 6:16 PM

- Lily (Destry)

6/7/2011, 12:15 PM

Eve Celestia is beautiful. I like it combined with a one syllable first name.

- Kate +4

6/6/2011, 6:08 PM

I've always wondered if Lake was the surname of a friend or family member. Caroline's siblings all appear to named for family or friends.

There was a Celestia in the TV series Lark Rise to Candleford. Celestia should be in the database.

This message was edited 6/6/2011, 6:18 PM

- Lily (Destry) +2

6/7/2011, 12:14 PM

I thought so at first, but it really was her middle name. Yeah, it should be. It's a lovely classic.

- Kate +1

6/7/2011, 3:41 PM

I know it was her middle name. I was wondering if Lake was the surname of a friend or family member, and Caroline was given Lake as a middle name in honor of that person. Having a surname as a middle name was a very common in the 1800s.

- Lily (Destry)

6/8/2011, 8:27 AM

Oh I guess it's likely but I haven't been able to find out anything about her being named after someone.
I don't know much about naming in the 1800s, I wish I knew more. I was actually surprised so many different names and middle names were being used. People were quite creative it seems. I thought at the time there were lots and lots of girls named Mary, but I guess that was a bit earlier.

- Joy12

6/7/2011, 11:41 AM

I agree, Celestia should be in database

- Orsino (bananarama) +1

6/6/2011, 5:50 PM

Celestia is interesting. I've heard of it before. Oil tycoon John Rockefeller's wife was named Laura Celestia.

- Lily (Destry)

6/7/2011, 12:16 PM

Nice combo. I like Celestia as a middle name, it's so unexpected.

- Lily (Destry) +3

6/6/2011, 5:42 PM

does anyone know

how Caroline's name was pronounced? Because in the German version of the series (dubbed) it's pronounced like Carolyn and not -line. Does anyone know?

- Kate +1

6/6/2011, 6:02 PM

In the TV series, it was usually pronounced like Carolyn because Michael Landon wanted to pronounce it that way. The real Caroline's name would have been pronounced correctly (-line).

- Elena

6/6/2011, 6:45 PM

Ignore

This message was edited 6/6/2011, 6:53 PM

- Joy12

6/6/2011, 5:45 PM

no idea. that's an interesting point though.

I have no idea. I've always assumed it was Caro-line, but I guess it could be Carolyn.

- Zeppelin +3

6/6/2011, 5:15 PM

Ah, I love Little House On The Prairie. I read those books until they literally fell apart (I went through about four copies of "Farmer Boy"). I remember reading somewhere that Caroline had Lake as her middle name; it did surprise me, since she lived so long ago. I really like Grace Pearl. It reminds me of a 1920's flapper girl.

Was it Carrie who's middle name was Celestia? That's pretty cool!

- Lily (Destry) +2

6/6/2011, 5:18 PM

Yeah, Caroline Celestia (Carrie). Pretty awesome name :) I should get the books. I live in Germany and they're not so popular here (the TV series was, though), but I will try to get them I think they would be interesting to read.

- Zeppelin +1

6/6/2011, 5:22 PM

They are really great. After a while, the series became a total departure from the books; still entertaining, though. I colored in all the pictures in my set of books with colored pencils, I loved them so much. Then my twin and I began to play pioneers in our yard. Good times.

- Lily (Destry)

6/6/2011, 5:26 PM

Yeah, I think they will be very interesting to read! I think I should be able to get them through amazon or ebay. Maybe I'll find some other cool names I will like :P

- Joy12 +4

6/6/2011, 5:11 PM

Wow, I never knew that! I looove LHOTP :-) :-)

Caroline Lake is great. I really like Caroline; it's my middle name (Joy Caroline). I've never been drawn to Lake, but Caroline Lake has such classic, simple beauty that you have to like it. Grace Pearl is OK but Grace and Pearl are not my favorite names.

Which daughter's middle name was Celestia? Laura Celestia...Mary Celestia...Caroline Celestia "Carrie"? Laura Celestia doesn't sound that good...too heavy on the a's :-)

- Lily (Destry) +3

6/6/2011, 5:16 PM

Caroline Lake
Charles Phillip

Mary Amelia
Laura Elizabeth
Caroline Celestia
Charles Frederick
Grace Pearl

Laura's daughter was Rose, but I've not been able to find out her middle name. Joy Caroline is lovely, by the way :)

- Kate

6/6/2011, 5:59 PM

Laura apparently had a hard time naming her children. Rose did not have a middle name, and her brother died unnamed at two weeks old.

- Joy12 +1

6/6/2011, 5:26 PM

Thanks, I've always really liked my name :-)

Wow, Caroline and Charles had great taste! :P Charles Frederick died at or directly after birth, correct?

- Lily (Destry)

6/6/2011, 5:35 PM

In the series, but in real life he died when he was about a year old. And he was called Freddie :P

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