Victorian Romany names!

[lucysnowe]

Just came across this blog and the names are amazing!! Especially like Anselo, Starlina, Greenleaf, Marbeleni, Northalion.

Also like the Victorian gothic names - Arphaxad, Clarimond, Vesperina.

Any stand out for you?

[lucysnowe]

Ooh, long lost rarities. Kind of wish I could rename my children now!

[spiderlight]

Not sure Bobum would pass the MN High Court Judge test! Fluenzi and Froniga might work for twins?

[Rainybohoho]

Anselo is nice, I like that.

[SumAndSubstance]

My son’s name is on the ‘Victorian Gothic’ list

[lucysnowe]

Is it Mycroft, Sum? :)

Froniga is nice but pronounciation might be problematic!!

[64BooLane]

Wow, this is so interesting!

Greenleaf is lovely. I quite like Fennix for a boy, too.

Perhaps not Fluenzi or Wacka, though.

[lucysnowe]

I LOVE Greenleaf. A lot of them seem to have a kind of Tolkien/Gaiman otherwordly kind of vibe.

[SumAndSubstance]

Ha, no, not Mycroft! I don’t think it’s quite as niche as that, but maybe I am deluded- we certainly weren’t going for Victorian Gothic

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

I love Clarimond.

[lucysnowe]

It's weird as I always thought Mycroft was a made up name. Sherlock too. But the pre-raphealites were a bit before Sherlock Holmes?

Clarimond is lovely!

[Sophronia]

This is really interesting. I know a few Romany children with unusual names not dissimilar to some of these.

[PsammeadPaintedTheLion]

Wistan and Merewen are great. If I ever write a novel...

[SylviaTietjens]

Ooh my ds is a Victorian Gothic too apparently. Are you my dh sum?

[SumAndSubstance]

Haha, I'm pretty sure I'm not your DH, Sylvia, unless you are mine

[TorNayDoh]

I feel a bit sorry for poor "Repentence".

[FizzyGreenWater]

Lol at Bobum and Wacka. Those poor twins

[mathanxiety]

Amazing.

[exLtEveDallas]

Ooh they are great. I know an older gypsy called Shadrach, and he’s from Worcestershire - I wonder if he’s related?

(And I know a few names on the Gothic list too, maybe they are coming back in?)

[SchadenfreudePersonified]

Fluenzi and Froniga

Fluenzi sounds a little infectious to me - and Froniga is too close to Frogmella, but some of the others are rather lovely.

[SchadenfreudePersonified]

Most of these names would be wonderful for cats . . .

[TossDaily]

Endelyn is lovely.

[FizzyGreenWater]

Can honestly say that this is the first baby name thread I've seen where 'Balonz' looks perfectly in step with the times

[lucysnowe]

Haha I did wonder if Balonz was on one of the lists.

They do have a lovely quasi-fantasy feel to them don't they!

I also like Studivares (Stud for short) and Stari.

[Toyboysrus]

Thank you for posting that so interesting. So many beautiful and unusual names. If DD ever gets another hamster I will want it to be Nipkin!

[InfiniteSheldon]

He!dric is my favorite