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Names reflecting birth during pandemic/crisis?

48 replies

Eledamorena · 04/04/2020 15:57

Sorry if this has been done, but I haven't seen a thread on it.

I've seen some quite funny memes suggesting names for babies born during the pandemic e.g. Demi nn for Pandemic, Tina nn for Quarantine.

It got me thinking... do you think there might be a rise in names like Hope, Faith, Joy? I don't know the sex of my baby but I've suddenly started leaning towards Hope as a possible first or middle name for a girl. Never considered it before.

What other names (not necessarily virtue names) might 'work' to reflect the fact a child was born during this very strange period in history?

I'm not necessarily looking for a name like this, just curious to see if people have any thoughts!

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BuffaloCauliflower · 04/04/2020 15:59

A couple in India have named their twins Corona and Covid

GemmeFatale · 04/04/2020 16:00

Stacey

Eledamorena · 04/04/2020 16:03

@BuffaloCauliflower that's terrible Grin

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LotusClover · 04/04/2020 16:35

I think Patience reflects it perfectly - we have to be patient as we wait for it all to pass over.

That being said, I don't like the name Patience or any virtue names for that matter.

sadpapercourtesan · 04/04/2020 16:36

Phoenix

Tartyflette · 04/04/2020 16:36

Cora

elizabethdraper · 04/04/2020 16:38

Corina

CottonSock · 04/04/2020 16:38

Enfys is rainbow in Welsh. Pronounced En-vis (roughly)

FawnDrench · 04/04/2020 17:39

Rhona

Redshoeblueshoe · 04/04/2020 17:45

Corin

bridgetreilly · 04/04/2020 17:51

Liberty

HildaSnibbs · 04/04/2020 17:53

My 5yo DD was referring to the virus as "Corona Iris" - a lovely name for a girl Wink

MikeUniformMike · 04/04/2020 19:06

Lockdown

MikeUniformMike · 04/04/2020 19:11

Enfys is a bit silly - please don't use it. It is too similar to Elvis and the spelling will be an issue, and if you haven't heard or seen it before you will say it incorrectly.

Crunchymum · 04/04/2020 23:06

Florence

(As in Nightingale, after the hospitals, which are named after the nurse!)

Tillygetsit · 04/04/2020 23:09

I love Enfys and think it would be lovely for the end of this.

SpangledPandemonium · 04/04/2020 23:10

I agree Enfys has charm. Is it used a lot in Wales?

Omashu · 04/04/2020 23:21

@SpangledPandemonium I know two welsh girls with that name!

SpangledPandemonium · 04/04/2020 23:23

Thanks Omashu. Can you say roughly what age group?

BikeRunSki · 04/04/2020 23:26

Hope and Faith

Ellmau · 05/04/2020 00:35

I remember once seeing Coronata in a baby name book.

Hope would be a lovely mn.

MikeUniformMike · 05/04/2020 17:48

@SpangledPandemonium, no, but neither was Seren until recently. Both are nouns.Would you call your daughters Star and Rainbow?

difficulttod · 05/04/2020 17:52

Lockdown

Found my DD's middle name

FawnDrench · 05/04/2020 18:15

Elvirus

heidbuttsupper · 05/04/2020 18:21

Hope is lovely
Florence, Flora for short