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WDYT of this name for a girl and what middle name would work best for Bow?
The first time I've heard this name is when I was flicking through the spreadsheet showing the names and how many babies in E&W were born with a particular name in 2013.
I always thought it's a nice name since it's a variant of Bo (which I also like for a girl) influenced by the bow. Some of us (like me) would associate the bow and arrow with archery more than a part of ancient warfare.
Suggestions:
Bow Marie
Bow Davina
Bow Jayne
Bow Dina
Also, what first name would work best for Bow?
My ones are:
Ella Bow
Lindy Bow
Marlene Bow
~I luv London Tipton 'cause she's an idiot like moi~
My pinool: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/149249
The first time I've heard this name is when I was flicking through the spreadsheet showing the names and how many babies in E&W were born with a particular name in 2013.
I always thought it's a nice name since it's a variant of Bo (which I also like for a girl) influenced by the bow. Some of us (like me) would associate the bow and arrow with archery more than a part of ancient warfare.
Suggestions:
Bow Marie
Bow Davina
Bow Jayne
Bow Dina
Also, what first name would work best for Bow?
My ones are:
Ella Bow
Lindy Bow
Marlene Bow
~I luv London Tipton 'cause she's an idiot like moi~
My pinool: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/149249
This message was edited 1/20/2015, 9:35 AM
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Pronunciation issues put me right off. Bow as in boat or as in bow-wow-wow? Either way, it's silly, and also inconsiderate towards the person whose name it will be for, we hope, a whole long lifetime.
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Makes me think of Clara Bow.
I'm not sure I like it as a middle name. It sounds weird.
I'm not sure I like it as a middle name. It sounds weird.
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Ella Bow - Elbow...
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An even closer combo to 'elbow' would be Elle Bow.
Still, I don't think middle names are important for people meeting up with a girl with a name like Ella or Elle Bow for the first time.
That being said, there would be a time when you will start being called Elbow e.g. weddings where your name is announced as Elle Bow Whaddahellyouat. Some people would giggle at you. Ella Bow would be less likely to be called Elbow but it's still likely.
Still, I don't think middle names are important for people meeting up with a girl with a name like Ella or Elle Bow for the first time.
That being said, there would be a time when you will start being called Elbow e.g. weddings where your name is announced as Elle Bow Whaddahellyouat. Some people would giggle at you. Ella Bow would be less likely to be called Elbow but it's still likely.
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I personally think it would be funny.
My brother is named Edward, but his initials spell EAR... so we always teased him by calling him EARward. We were not very creative.
My brother is named Edward, but his initials spell EAR... so we always teased him by calling him EARward. We were not very creative.
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When I first read the subject of your post, I wondered whether it was bow, as in a ribbon bow or "bow" as in "take a bow", then "bow wow" came next to mind, along with an English Bull dog. My brain is weird sometimes.
Reading your first combo, Bow Marie, brought me right back to ribbon bows, specifically the big bow Minnie Mouse wears on top of her head.
I very much like the sound of "bow" and I also love associations to archery, but that isn't what came to mind when I saw "Bow" as a name.
I love the Beau spelling for boys and like the Bo spelling for either gender (the feminine side of that associated with Bo Peep and lambs).
Of your suggestions, I like Bow Marie best, but I would like Bo Marie better. Davina and Dina both feel better suited with Bo as well; there's a kind of country sweetness there. While I like Jayne very much, both Bow/Bo and Jayne have only one syllable and there just isn't any flow in that combo.
If you are set on the *sound* of Bow/Bo as a first name, I really do think the Bo spelling is best and won't be confused with "take a bow".
If you are set on "Bow" as a reference to archery, I would suggest trying it as a middle name. The meaning would be there for you and your daughter wouldn't be plagued with questions about ribbons.
If the reference to archery is really your focus, rather than the sound of "bow", how about considering a name associated with archery...
Artemis - she was also known as Diana, though Artemis is the name most likely to make people think of archery
Apollonia - feminine form of the Greek name associated with Apollo, also an archer
Reading your first combo, Bow Marie, brought me right back to ribbon bows, specifically the big bow Minnie Mouse wears on top of her head.
I very much like the sound of "bow" and I also love associations to archery, but that isn't what came to mind when I saw "Bow" as a name.
I love the Beau spelling for boys and like the Bo spelling for either gender (the feminine side of that associated with Bo Peep and lambs).
Of your suggestions, I like Bow Marie best, but I would like Bo Marie better. Davina and Dina both feel better suited with Bo as well; there's a kind of country sweetness there. While I like Jayne very much, both Bow/Bo and Jayne have only one syllable and there just isn't any flow in that combo.
If you are set on the *sound* of Bow/Bo as a first name, I really do think the Bo spelling is best and won't be confused with "take a bow".
If you are set on "Bow" as a reference to archery, I would suggest trying it as a middle name. The meaning would be there for you and your daughter wouldn't be plagued with questions about ribbons.
If the reference to archery is really your focus, rather than the sound of "bow", how about considering a name associated with archery...
Artemis - she was also known as Diana, though Artemis is the name most likely to make people think of archery
Apollonia - feminine form of the Greek name associated with Apollo, also an archer
This message was edited 1/20/2015, 10:35 AM
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I wouldn't know whether to say Bow as in "tie it on a bow" or Bow as in "he had to bow before the King"
Overall, I dislike it. I doesn't sound like a real name
Overall, I dislike it. I doesn't sound like a real name
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I also read Bow (before the King) first before I saw the archery reference. I think that would be a common mistake - which, unfortunately, lends to bow-wow... like a dog.
Eep. Maybe not the best choice in names after all.
Eep. Maybe not the best choice in names after all.
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I hadn't associated it with a bow and arrow. I just think of ribbons and frilly bows.
I have always assumed (perhaps wrongly) that the Bows born in England/Wales were misspellings of Bo or Beau (which gets used for girls). It makes me think the parents were perhaps illiterate, not that they had deliberately chosen that spelling. That also puts me off it!
I have always assumed (perhaps wrongly) that the Bows born in England/Wales were misspellings of Bo or Beau (which gets used for girls). It makes me think the parents were perhaps illiterate, not that they had deliberately chosen that spelling. That also puts me off it!
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I love seeing Beau or even Bo on boys, but I'm not sure I can get behind Bow for a girl. It feels silly to me. Now if Beau was used as a nickname for say, Isabeau, I'd think it was a lot cuter.
But if you really love Bow on its own, I like it better as a middle name.
Madeline Bow
Evangeline Bow
Charlotte Bow
Bow Amaryllis
Bow Adelina
Bow Victoria
Of your suggestions, I guess I like Bow Marie the best. It sounds best paired with a very girly, soft middle name.
But if you really love Bow on its own, I like it better as a middle name.
Madeline Bow
Evangeline Bow
Charlotte Bow
Bow Amaryllis
Bow Adelina
Bow Victoria
Of your suggestions, I guess I like Bow Marie the best. It sounds best paired with a very girly, soft middle name.
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Like Joiya, Bow makes me think of hair bows and lace. I don't hate it though. I feel like I say this a lot, but I would like it best as a middle name. Like Charlotte Bow, Amelia Bow, etc. It sounds good with a lot of my favorite first names, so I like!
I think it was queenv, but I remember someone saying about Ribbon, which I actually like a lot too.
I think it was queenv, but I remember someone saying about Ribbon, which I actually like a lot too.
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To be honest, my first association had nothing to do with archery or warfare... it had to do with hair bows or lace bows, the bows you see tied on girls dresses. This is probably because I put a bow in my daughter's hair every morning.
In any case - it is certainly an interesting name. I didn't really like it at first, but the more I see it and say it, the more I like it.
I think I would shy away from middle names that are one syllable, because it makes the name a bit too stunted and phrase-y. For example, Bow Jayne looks pretty, but when you say it aloud... well, I personally want to add "jangles" and say bojangles. But that is just me.
Bow Marie is actually quite lovely. I would go with the French theme since it adds a pretty little feminie touch to the name. Bow Amelie, Bow Maelys, Bow Zenaide, Bow Sybille, or Bow Roselle would be pretty.
Bow Dina sounds a bit off... like some catch phrase from the late 80's or early 90's (bodacious dude).
Bow Davina works, but it's not really appealing to me personally. I think Bow Nevena would be better.
It's a quirky choice, I will give you that!
In any case - it is certainly an interesting name. I didn't really like it at first, but the more I see it and say it, the more I like it.
I think I would shy away from middle names that are one syllable, because it makes the name a bit too stunted and phrase-y. For example, Bow Jayne looks pretty, but when you say it aloud... well, I personally want to add "jangles" and say bojangles. But that is just me.
Bow Marie is actually quite lovely. I would go with the French theme since it adds a pretty little feminie touch to the name. Bow Amelie, Bow Maelys, Bow Zenaide, Bow Sybille, or Bow Roselle would be pretty.
Bow Dina sounds a bit off... like some catch phrase from the late 80's or early 90's (bodacious dude).
Bow Davina works, but it's not really appealing to me personally. I think Bow Nevena would be better.
It's a quirky choice, I will give you that!
This message was edited 1/20/2015, 5:56 AM
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In the case for middle names, which ones that I haven't put up in my post would work best in your opinion?
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I am not exactly sure what you are asking, so I will respond in three ways.
1) My favorite middle that you suggested is Marie. Bow Marie.
2) A few middle names that I think would be pretty are Bow Amelie, Bow Dahlia, Bow Evangeline or Bow Shirley.
3) A few combos that use "Bow" in the middle, and I find pretty, are: Cynthia Bow, Madeline Bow, Cecilia Bow, Anastasia Bow and Aimee Bow.
hope that helps!
1) My favorite middle that you suggested is Marie. Bow Marie.
2) A few middle names that I think would be pretty are Bow Amelie, Bow Dahlia, Bow Evangeline or Bow Shirley.
3) A few combos that use "Bow" in the middle, and I find pretty, are: Cynthia Bow, Madeline Bow, Cecilia Bow, Anastasia Bow and Aimee Bow.
hope that helps!
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Well, it's definitely not 1. 2 is an answer from you that I was looking for, but since some suggest first names that go well with Bow, I guess it would be 3 also.
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