For a girl...... Arrietty and Homily

[summerstrawberry]

I know where they are from (and I may have been influenced by the pregnancy hormones also) but the more I think about these, the more I like them.
So Arrietty and Homily for a girl, what do you think?

And Pod if it's a boy?

Lol - Arietty is lovely; don't like Homily purely because it makes me think of the character who is rather sharp and fussy iirc.

Emmm. A little unusual? Isn't a homily a note on a bible passage?

No.

Is you surname Clock? If so then no, if not they are better than burberry and chardonnay.

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I know Homily is riskier because of the sermon meaning.
I think Arrietty with a shortening of Etty could be quite nice.
I do like unusual names.

'Fraid Pod doesn't appeal

I know an Etty, short for Etty-Ann tho. Prefer Arrietty rather than Homily.

I'm slightly ashamed I didn't recognise where they're from

I like them though, particularly Arrietty

Romilly instead maybe?

P.M.S.L.

Sorry but PLEASE don't do that to your child...

Barmy

OK you can have Ariadne or Harriet but I forbid you to call your daughter after a Borrower. And as for Homily? Words fail me.

are you a very small family?

Sorry, in theory I like them but in reality...please do the test of imagining shouting your dc by either name in the park, in tescos etc etc. .

Ariadne and Harriet are both great names.

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OOh yes, love Alexandra.
And lol at Justinemumsnot

no, no, no!

I really like Arriety and considered it myself. Luckily I have boys, and no not called Pod. There could be far worse names, Arietty was a feisty little thing.

Sorry not in the mood to dress it up, 'tis just this side of child abuse.

I was doing a quick scan down the list of threads, and wondered why anyone would want to name their child Homely.

Please take a long term view. When her classmates read or watch 'The Borrowers' do you think they're going to forget to tease her??