I woke up today and it was October. I think I must have been watching too much True Blood in the last week, since I can barely keep track of the days at the moment. Oh and I've been reading the books as well - as light and fluffy as they are, they really are perfect for the holidays.
I'm also reading D.W. Lawrence's book Women In Love and I cannot for the life of me understand how he could use the name Gudrun for the main character - its just so unfitting of everything - she's meant to be sophisticated, but her name sounds simply rural. The novel is about the love lives of two sisters and how they and their partners lives become intertwined. I wouldn't blame you if you thought the book was about something else - I was sure it would have been some intellectual discussion on the state of two female loves, so much for getting my hopes up. Titles are misleading. I guess names can be too.
I always wonder what is the point of a name meaning anything - you can name your child whatever you like, but in the end the name isn't going to influence their behaviour - despite my name I'm not a heavenly being, I assure you. Or worse their name might be embarrassing or plain unsuitable. Like the rise of misspelling traditional names in an attempt to be original like Tieler (Tyler) or Maree (Mary) somehow I feel like this is ridiculous, your child shouldn't be an example of your inability to spell.
I guess I'm just a little bit conservative, since I really do love old names. Recently I was watching the Man in the Iron Mask - with Leonardo di Caprio - who I really don't get, his attendants Alexandre Dumas's Aramis, Porthos and Athos, I don't know about you but I think these names are quite lovely, perfect for a pet. Who doesn't love a literary reference here or there.
When it comes to sourcing old names, I definitely can't think of a better place than old novels, especially those cheap paperback romances with ridiculous covers. Here are my pic of old names; Alice, Adelaide or Veronica and Theodore, Henry or Christian. Charming, right?
Maybe I need a new pet.
