Names with nice (or not) meanings...

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Anybody know of any names (girls or boys) with really nice/interesting meanings....?? OR the opposite, names with not nice meanings...!!

We3kings - my Nan wanted me to be called Philippa, after my dad, Philip!

Wow, what a great response, and so interesting!

I like the meaning 'light'. I think this is what Phoebe means, which is lovely. And nice to see that Eleanor means the same - another option!

I too love the meaning 'laughter' for Isaac, and read somewhere that Zak (spelt this way) could be short for Isaac, so is another option for the same meaning. I actually know someone of with a Zak Isaac - wonder if they knew of this?!

I also like that Amabel means 'lovable' and 'beautiful'.

Some of the 'not nice' ones made me laugh. And I didn't know that Dulcie meant 'sweet' - I like that meaning too! How is Dulcie pronounced...? (incase I'm saying it wrong!)

Thanks all, keep them coming! x

I love the name Elysia which, I think, means blissful.

Dulcie is pronounced pretty much as it looks, as far as I'm aware.

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busybusybumblebee I am loving this thread, have laughed out loud a few times - after a rubbish day, thank you for starting it!!

Shannon - little old wise one or small and wise

Oisín - little deer

Dolores = bitter :)

My pleasure Barbie. I'm loving too!

Blake - white, shining

Blase - stammering, lisping, hesitating in speech

What a difference a letter makes!

loving 'it' too, sorry

Oh and Calvin - little bald one - another appropriate one for a lot of newborns

blake either means very pale or very dark apparently from anglo saxon which allows you to hedge your bets

persephone lovely name but means bringer of death

brona meaning sadness in gaelic

bronwyn unfortunately means white breast which could cause problems

mehitabel awful name but lovely meaning ie god brings happiness

My name means "a strong woman" so I wanted something equally strong for my DD. She ended up being called Bridget which means "exalted one" and in Irish mythology Brighid (Bridget) was the goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom. I thought that seemed suitably tough, yet feminine.

But then DH always says I put too much thought into meanings of names.

Rue - meaning regret

Brodie means muddy water or ditch.

Leah means cow.

David means darling

Iarla (Ear - la) means prince

Brendan doesn't mean smelly hair it means prince. Brean in Irish means smelly which is why the two get confused apparently.

Brutus - 'heavy, irrational, stupid, unreasonable'

HEPZIBAH - my delight is in her loved the meaning but unfortunately not the name

miranda - she who must be admired or wonderful

Aliina (pronounced ah-lee-nah) means bright and beautiful
Daegan (pronounced day-gan) means dark haired

although our Daegan gets called Bear

Rachel = ewe
Mary = bitterness

Helen = light/bright

My full name means light warrior which I like :)