According to a recent survey the most popular girl's name in New Zealand is Olivia. The fact that the most popular male name is Oliver reveals either a lack of originality or a determination to call your child Oli; I'm not sure which.
I have a double confession - I haven't got a middle name (a fact which has always miffed me somewhat), and I used to dislike the name I have. Now, I really appreciate it - Katherine has a regal dignity to it; Kate is pure and elegant; Kitty is a Celtic twist; and Katy is an adorable way for my family and certain friends to show affection. Some call me Katie Pie, which I like because Kei Te Pai (pronounced the same way) means 'good' in Maori.
Now, I'm not for one moment suggesting that I have any influence at all on what moniker my friend may bestow on her baby (I don't like the name Monica, by the way - even before the Lewinsky/Friends associations), but I do have certain girls' names that I prefer to others.
5 Girls' Names I Like:
- Rachael/ Rebecca - I've never met one I didn't like
- Juanita - I read a book when I was a child where the heroine had this name - it might have been something by Rumer Godden - I forget the novel but I remember the name
- Sophie - although it does sound best with a Northern English accent
- Emma - even Jane Austen's self-obssessed heroine can't ruin this name for me
- Zoë - I have no idea why
3 comments:
1. Emma - just do and not because its my sister's name
2. Phoebe - I find it interesting
3. Sophie - had a lovely friend at school with this name, liked it ever since
4. Alexandra (Alex, Ali) - slightly old fashioned as in a real name but also trendy, hip and cool
5. Jane - not plain at all, in fact very versatile, easy to spell and it's my own middle name!
is this a comment about me?! We have a name now. Rather she does.
Robin
Actually, much though I love you, Robin, not everything is about you! I'm glad that you have a name though.
It was actually about another friend who has since called her daughter Sienna.
Love
Kate x
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