The Beauty of Names

Darcey Bussell                                     Fitzwilliam Darcy ( P & P 2005) I'm back with a name game. It was really interesting seeing the results of my two "This or That's", so I figured I would continue on and come up with another. In this one, for each name listed you will add what gender you prefer it on or see it as. Let me know yours and I'll list mine. Morgan Devon Hollis Greer Taylor Winter Sasha Joss Shannon Aubrey Briar Harper Darcy Flannery Mel River Jaimie Nikita Indiana Kelly Jordan Rory Alex Casey Kit Riley

Gisela of Austria Archduchess Gisela of Austria was born Gisela Louise Marie to Franz Joseph I of Austria and Elisabeth of Bavaria. She married Prince Leopold of Bavaria , who was born Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf. Their children were: Elisabeth Marie Auguste, " Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria " Auguste Maria Luise, " Princess Auguste of Bavaria " Georg Franz Joseph Luitpold Maria, " Prince Georg of Bavaria " Konrad Luitpold Franz Joseph Maria, " Prince Konrad of Bavaria "

I totally forgot to post about this, but I did a post on a few more obscure names from Arthurian myth over at Nameberry ! Please go and check it out.

"Brünnhilde" by Arthur Rackham I have so many guilty pleasure names, and they are some of my favorite to talk about. These are the names I absolutely love but (probably) wouldn't use in real life. This post will probably be really long, so I apologize in advance. Please post some of your guilty pleasures in the comments! Girls: Veruca Hortensia Dymphna Myfanwy Atalanta Aviatrix Nimue Belphoebe Romola Iphigenia Bloom Noomi Tanaquil Bidelia Hero Priya Garland Thisbe Bathsheba Andromeda Thistle Dahl Persia Valkyrie Nasrin Virgilia Brunhilde Nym/Nim Calpurnia Ursula Truly Clothilde Gosling Eglantine Dagmar Tinúviel Celandine Sidonia Eilonwy Hecate Delphi Mirabeau and Isabeau Fiammetta Evening Moth Abbott Bliss Fairuza Coppélia Temple Rosegold Mauve Scholastica Heatherbell Nebula Easter Haruka Tuesday Cassiopeia Illyria Rosevine Boys: Sigurd Ivar Aneirin/Aneurin Bede Haytham Eamonn Leopold Ferdinand...

Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich was born to Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg. He married Princess Elizabeth of Saxe-Altenburg , or  Elizaveta Mavrikievna ,   who was born Elisabeth Auguste Marie Agnes. Their children were: John Konstantinovich, " Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia ", or "Ioannchik" Gabriel Konstantinovich, " Prince Gabriel Konstantinovich " Tatiana Konstantinovna, " Princess Tatiana Konstantinovna " Konstantine Konstantinovich, " Prince Konstantine Konstantinovich ", or "Kostia" Oleg Konstantinovich, " Prince Oleg Konstantinovich " Igor Konstantinovich, " Prince Igor Konstantinovich " Georgy Konstantinovich, " Prince Georgy Konstantinovich " Natalia Konstantinovna, " Princess Natalia Konstantinovna " (Died at 2 months) Vera Konstantinovna, " Princess Vera...

Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia Nikolaevna This is the sister post to my Short But Sweet one. These are the long, dramatic, and frilly names that I adore, and would absolutely love to see someone use. What are your favorite long and dramatic names? Do you have any reservations about using one? Girls: Anastasia Perdita Celestine Gwendolen Theodosia Josephine Thomasina Wilhelmina Eugenia Tatiana Ophelia Ursula Georgina Romilly Perpetua Henrietta Cecilia Lucinda Fortuna Demelza Angelica Evangeline Fenella Rowena Hesperia Felicity Casilda Sibylla Rosamund Penelope Adelaide Lavinia Cosima Ottilie Artemisia Zenobia Violetta Cressida Aurelia Boys: Rafferty Frederick Horatio Emmanuel Llewellyn Leander Orlando Thaddeus Casimir Amadeus Octavian Montgomery Florian Everard Lucius Ignatius Cillian Gideon Benedict Leopold Nicodemus Sebastian Cornelius Atticus Ferdinand Constantine Solomon Lysander Pere...

Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born Cecilie Auguste Marie to Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia. She married Wilhelm, German Crown Prince , who was born Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst. Their children were: Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Joseph Christian Olaf, " Prince Wilhelm of Prussia " Louis Ferdinand Viktor Eduard Albert Michael Hubertus, " Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia " Hubertus Karl Wilhelm, " Prince Hubertus of Prussia " Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Christoph, " Prince Friedrich of Prussia " Alexandrine Irene, " Princess Alexandrine of Prussia ", or "Adini" Cecilie Viktoria Anastasia Zita Thyra Adelheid, " Princess Cecilie of Prussia "