The Name of the Blog

Made me laugh...

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Which spelling do you prefer?

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Emily or Emilie?
Ann or Anne?
Catherine or Katherine?
Jeffery or Geoffry?

New Names

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Moses Sumner

Mesha Rose

Marley Phoenix

Rare English Girl Names: A

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Abilene
Alfreda
Arden
Auden
Atherton
Alvina

Updated Favorites

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Kharman

Zephyr

Phoenix

Jack

Clive

Names that mean "pleasant"

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Girls:
Effie
Farrah

Boys:
Cary
Marley

Name Giveaway

2009-06-11T19:20:00.001-07:00

Hey Guys,
I thought that this was a neat opportunity for name-lovers. Joy Michelle of Blueberry Days is hosting a give-away here. Check it out!

Everly

Some unusual names I like

2009-05-09T08:09:00.000-07:00

Kharman

Tegan

Chene ( pronounced shane)

Remedy

Recent Thoughts from www.everlypleasant.blogspot.com

2009-03-30T18:25:00.001-07:00

For those of you who are new to Clickety-Clack, there are a few things you should know about me. Along with the fact that I love snail~mail, novels and babies comes the fact that I love names. They fascinate me. I love to scour baby name books and websites, learn the latest and greatest and the oldest and strangest. I love to know what everybody's name means, where it originated and why they were named that. Here I posted about how I name my belongings. My desk is named Alcott, my laptop Merryrose, my trench coat Bertram, my hammock Skimmy, my house Eyrie Park...the list goes on! Here I have a name blog with my dear friend named Rita. (We'll have to be more active on that in the future!)
The point is, for as long as I remember, I've loved names and found myself increasingly more and more interested in them.
As far as naming my possesions, I think that it is a sort of sign of affection. The things that are important to me or contain some sentimental value are given names. When I detect personality in something, I name it. It is much more personal to say "I'm going to write at Alcott" than "I'm going to write at my desk." It also helps me remember things. When I'm thirty-five, I'll probably still remember the car we have today. Who could forget Lafawnduh The Honda?
In almost every culture since the beginning of time, names have been important. The first thing a Haitian person will ask you is "Kijan Ou Rele?" Meaning "what are you called?" In Catholicism, the greatest honor is to receive a posthumous title such as "great" at the end of your name. To be dubbed by the queen of England adds "Sir" to the beginning of your name. Beach houses are named as are the hurricanes that tear them down. Greek gods and goddesses are all named. Cars are named, electronics are named. Ships and the seas they sail are named. The army is full of titles, as were native American tribes and pro-bowling! People have always called, named, dubbed and titled. This shows either honor or affection or both. Did you ever find a wild animal or stray dog? What was the first thing your parents told you?
"We're probably not going to keep it, so don't name it."
To name something is to hold part of it as your own. It creates an attachment between the namer and the named.
In the garden of Eden, Adam was told to name each of the animals. What an honor that was! In the rest of the bible, a person's name reflects their personality or their future. People were named for their character (i.e. Jacob, meaning "cheater" or Samuel, meaning "asked of God")
But something else struck me the other day. God was the first name-giver. He named us Man and Woman. He named the garden Eden. His own name is regarded as holy and unspeakable throughout the Bible. And in Psalm 147:4 The Bible tells us that He "telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names..."
Just imagine that! If you've ever been outside on a clear night in the country, you may have been wise enough to glance up toward Heaven. What did you see? Thousands of sparkles peaking out between the clouds. This is just a sample of the trillions of stars dancing through the universe, but God knows the exact count. And (to my great delight) he calls them each by name. Yes! He named each of them. God likes names too!
Isn't that interesting? Now all that needs a name is this post...
Everly

a few new names

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Shire

Rita

Lola

"favs revised"

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Jack Sumner

Morris

Henry

Rodger

Winsor Sparrow

Maeve Brighton

Rose Kensington

I would love suggestions for some boy middle names. I am going with a British Isles theme.

The Names of Everly's Future Children

2008-12-17T19:31:00.000-08:00

Alright, I have been working on naming my future children (don't you have some of those?) for...my whole life. Here are my most recent favorites. Comments are welcome, even this type:
"I would like the name_____ but it reminds me of____."
I've listed some nicknames as well, but for the most part, I think I'll want my kids to go by their full names. Here it goes:

Female First Names:
Emmeline (Em, Emily)
Charlotte (Lottie)
Elizabeth (Eliza, Liz, Lizzie, Beth)
Winifred (Winnie)
Clementine
Merry or Merry-Rose
Fairlight
Violet
Josephine (Josie)
Beatrice (Bea)
Alexandra or Alexandria (Alex)
Evangeline
Dorothy (Dot, Dotty)
Harriet
Ingrid
Daphne
Bella
Wendy

Female Middle Names:
Jane
Rose
Ruth
June
Grace
Emily
Estelle
May
Dove

Male First Names:
Alexander
James
Daniel or Timothy (for the biblical characters)
Nathanial

Male Middle Names:
Lewis
William
Isaac

And there you have it!
Lately I've been more tempted to go with weird middle names, but I'm not sure where to limit myself...
I think it would be really neat to give my boys last names as middle names, but not the ugly last names that are getting common in nurseries. Also, I thought that these would be cool middle names for my boys (the first names are just for the example):
Alexander Bronson (after Bronson Alcott)
Nathanial Benson (which is the last name of a dear friend)
James Branwell (after Branwell Bronte)

I just thought that they all went together and had neat meanings. They are very antique sounding and kind of a mouthful, especially the last one which sounds like a cereal, but I like them in a way. They are very English and masculine in a way.

Tell me what you think!
Everly Pleasant

My Favorite Names

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Jack Sumner

Johnny Moses

Peter Morris

Winsor Sparrow

Maeve Brighton

Braverie Rose

Verity Garden

Synonymous Names

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Names Meanings! The Best Part!

Christmasy Names:

-Christian, Christa, Christine, Christopher etc.
-Noel
-Merry
-Holly
-Winter
-December
-Eve (for an "almost Christmas baby")
-Carol
-Shia (means "gift.")
-Stella or Estelle (for "star")
And, of course,
-Elfilia ;)

Names Meaning "Happy" or "Happiness":
-Joy
-Merry
-Felicity
-Jubilee

E

Some boy names

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Rooney London

Theodore Knight

Tweet, tweet!

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Inspired by Rita's curiosity and a particularly adorable young lady named Phoebe, here (with some stars from myself) is a list of bird names from Namberry.com :

Alouette *****
Avis ***
Aya **
Birdie *****
Byrd **

Deryn *
Dove *****
Eagle *
Falcon *
Finch **
Gannet *
Gull *

Hawk **
Heron ***
Jarita *
Jay *
Lark **
Lonan **
Manu *
Merle *
Oriole **
Palila *
Paloma *
Phoenix ***
Raven ***
Robin ***
Sparrow****

Starling ***

Talon *
Teal *

Wren ***

Jasmine On Names

2008-11-14T17:09:00.000-08:00

Hello, Hello!
Guess what?
I recently found a great new blog called Joyfully Home. The blogger is Jasmine Baucham (you may have heard of her father; the Christian pastor and author; Voddie Baucham.) Jasmine writes fantastic articles about just about anything relating to young Christian women but lately she's been talking about names.
In one of her posts she talks about her own name and in the most recent, she simply talks about baby names.
I hope you click the links and enjoy!
Everly

Speaking of names...

2008-11-06T18:39:00.001-08:00

We have a question for you:

"What's In A Name?" was a temporary choice for the name of this blog, so what do you think it should be named?

Everly Pleasant

Some of my favorites

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some favorites of Rita's

Jack Sumner

Grier

Phineas....(Finn)

Winsor Lilac

Rose Kensington

Maeve Brighton

Saorsie Green

If you like Emily, you might love:

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Yes, I believe it did!

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Love, Rita

Did it work this time?

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Love, Everly