[Opinions] Tennyson and Alexandrovna
Here are some names found in the poetry of Tennyson. What do you think of them? Outdated, too popular, future trendsters? [long]
Claribel
Lilian
Isabel
Mariana
Madeline
Oriana
Adeline
Margaret
Rosalind
Eleanore
Kate
Alexander
Fatima
CEnone
Clara
Arthur
Dora
Edwin
Simeon
Ulysses
Tithonus
Godiva
Amphion
Agnes
Galahad
Edward
Clare
Launcelot
Guinevere
Maud
Enoch
Aylmer
Alexandra
Marie
Gareth
Lynette
Geraint
Enid
Balin
Balan
Merlin
Vivien
Elaine
Pelleas
Ettarre
Alfred
Rizpah
Victor
Achilles
Frederica
John
Dante
Tiresias
Helen
Beatrice
Victoria
Mary
Romney
Parnassus
Harold
Becket
Antony
Cleopatra
Nadir
Also, what do you think of the name Alexandrovna?
Claribel
Lilian
Isabel
Mariana
Madeline
Oriana
Adeline
Margaret
Rosalind
Eleanore
Kate
Alexander
Fatima
CEnone
Clara
Arthur
Dora
Edwin
Simeon
Ulysses
Tithonus
Godiva
Amphion
Agnes
Galahad
Edward
Clare
Launcelot
Guinevere
Maud
Enoch
Aylmer
Alexandra
Marie
Gareth
Lynette
Geraint
Enid
Balin
Balan
Merlin
Vivien
Elaine
Pelleas
Ettarre
Alfred
Rizpah
Victor
Achilles
Frederica
John
Dante
Tiresias
Helen
Beatrice
Victoria
Mary
Romney
Parnassus
Harold
Becket
Antony
Cleopatra
Nadir
Also, what do you think of the name Alexandrovna?
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I love Tennyson's poetry.
Names from your list I particularly love:
Mariana
Adeline
Margaret
Rosalind
Eleanore
Alexander
Arthur
Dora
Edwin
Ulysses
Edward
Guinevere
Maud- The windmill in my hometown is named after Maud. The house with the gardens that inspired the poem, Harrington Hall, is beautiful.
Alexandra
Marie
Enid
Alfred
Frederica
Dante
Beatrice
Victoria
Romney
Becket
Antony
I also love Hallam.
Names from your list I particularly love:
Mariana
Adeline
Margaret
Rosalind
Eleanore
Alexander
Arthur
Dora
Edwin
Ulysses
Edward
Guinevere
Maud- The windmill in my hometown is named after Maud. The house with the gardens that inspired the poem, Harrington Hall, is beautiful.
Alexandra
Marie
Enid
Alfred
Frederica
Dante
Beatrice
Victoria
Romney
Becket
Antony
I also love Hallam.
How could you skip Hallam?
It's one of my favorites from him, and Tennyson was so obsessed with his friend that he wrote a huge poem upon his passing (In Memoriam, A.H.H.) and then named his son Hallam in honor.
I like:
Lilian
Mariana
Madeline
Oriana
Adeline
Margaret
Rosalind
Eleanore
Kate
Alexander
Fatima
Clara
Arthur
Dora
Edwin
Simeon
Ulysses
Tithonus
Agnes
Galahad
Edward
Clare
Guinevere
Maud
Enoch
Alexandra
Marie
Gareth
Lynette
Enid
Vivien
Victor
Achilles
Frederica
John
Dante
Tiresias
Helen
Beatrice
Victoria
Mary
Antony
Cleopatra
Though I recognize that not all would be usable today. I just read Maud last night. :)
It's one of my favorites from him, and Tennyson was so obsessed with his friend that he wrote a huge poem upon his passing (In Memoriam, A.H.H.) and then named his son Hallam in honor.
I like:
Lilian
Mariana
Madeline
Oriana
Adeline
Margaret
Rosalind
Eleanore
Kate
Alexander
Fatima
Clara
Arthur
Dora
Edwin
Simeon
Ulysses
Tithonus
Agnes
Galahad
Edward
Clare
Guinevere
Maud
Enoch
Alexandra
Marie
Gareth
Lynette
Enid
Vivien
Victor
Achilles
Frederica
John
Dante
Tiresias
Helen
Beatrice
Victoria
Mary
Antony
Cleopatra
Though I recognize that not all would be usable today. I just read Maud last night. :)
This message was edited 2/13/2007, 5:49 AM
I like:
Isabel
Mariana --love this
Madeline
Oriana
Margaret
Eleanore
Kate
Alexander --love this
Fatima
Clara
Arthur
Dora
Simeon
Ulysses
Agnes
Edward
Alexandra
Marie
Vivien
Elaine
Victor
Achilles
Frederica
John
Helen
Beatrice
Victoria --love this
Mary
Antony
Cleopatra
Nadir
Alexandrova follows traditional Russian middle naming, which I like. It is used as a middle name when a girl's father is named Alexander (a boy's middle name would be Alexandrovich). If her father is Nikolai, her middle name will be Nikolaevna (a boy's middle name would be Nikolaevich).
Isabel
Mariana --love this
Madeline
Oriana
Margaret
Eleanore
Kate
Alexander --love this
Fatima
Clara
Arthur
Dora
Simeon
Ulysses
Agnes
Edward
Alexandra
Marie
Vivien
Elaine
Victor
Achilles
Frederica
John
Helen
Beatrice
Victoria --love this
Mary
Antony
Cleopatra
Nadir
Alexandrova follows traditional Russian middle naming, which I like. It is used as a middle name when a girl's father is named Alexander (a boy's middle name would be Alexandrovich). If her father is Nikolai, her middle name will be Nikolaevna (a boy's middle name would be Nikolaevich).
Wow...thanks so much for that info about Alexandrova. Do you have anymore examples? Does it work for all Russian names?
Sooo...(m)
So the ending for a female would just be -ovna and a male would be -ich? I am really interested in this now. Do you know of any good sites that can explain the "rules" of it, so to speak?
So the ending for a female would just be -ovna and a male would be -ich? I am really interested in this now. Do you know of any good sites that can explain the "rules" of it, so to speak?
The female can be -ovna or -evna
if father's name ends in consonant (Anton, Alexandr, Oleg), it will be -ovna. (Antonovna, Olegovna)
if the name ends in -y (Alexey, Andrey and so on), it will be -evna (Alexeyevna)
And the male patronimic can be -ovich or -evich, the same rules (Antonovich, Alexeyevich)
there are some exceptions anyway
if father's name ends in consonant (Anton, Alexandr, Oleg), it will be -ovna. (Antonovna, Olegovna)
if the name ends in -y (Alexey, Andrey and so on), it will be -evna (Alexeyevna)
And the male patronimic can be -ovich or -evich, the same rules (Antonovich, Alexeyevich)
there are some exceptions anyway
Yup :)