The Beauty of Names

Lily Cole The beautiful model and actress Lily Cole has just given birth to her first child, a little girl she named Wylde Cole Ferreira, with boyfriend Kwame Ferreira.

Edith Sitwell and her brothers Osbert and Sacheverell by Cecil Beaton This is essentially a companion to the "For the Shabby Aristocrat Family" , but less modern. I love these sort of names, the ones I can imagine on rich families from the 1900's to the 20's, that perhaps didn't fit in with their peers. The Aunt was probably wild and traveled the world, always bringing gifts for the children and never settling down. The father was obsessed with finding first edition classics and spent all his money on it, while the mother was a celebrated beauty who rubbed elbows with artists and intellects. The daughter had a fling with a jazz musician, and the son lived modestly renouncing his aristocratic roots. They all have weird little nicknames for each other, derived from their actual names or not, and most of their names could only be pulled off by someone as strangely cool as them. Ladies: Ursula Eadie Diantha Hermione Imelda Romola Lobelia Prudenti...

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...