What are your favorite baby names and why?

Do you know there meanings?

What origins do they come from?What are your favorite baby names and why?
for girls:



Vivienne - French, meaning has to do with life. I like the name because it's really gorgeous, and I love the nicknames that can come out of it.



Cate - It's a short form of catherine so therefore it doesn't have its own meaning. I like it because it has a completely different feel than the name Kate, but it still will fit for the rest of her life.



Bellamy - It's English and Irish, but it takes its roots from French. It was originally a surname, and means "beautiful friend / fine friend". I just love the way it sounds.



Bellatrix - It's Latin. Means Female warrior. Unfortunately, due to Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter (she does happen to be a favourite character of mine, but still), I can't name a kid or character this, so I've relegated it to middle name status. I like it because while I think the nicknames Belle and Bella are really great, I like the fact that Bellatrix sounds harder than Isabella.



Cecilia / Celia: Hate the fact that in Latin it means blind one, but hey, St. Cecilia was the patron of music! I also really think the name "Cece" is cute, so that's a nickname for these longer names.



Eloise: French/English background, and means healthy. I like it because it's beautiful, and has a couple of great nicknames to go along with it: Elle, Ellie, and Lola.



Esm茅: I hate the fact that this name was popularized by Twilight, because I liked it back when I read the Lemony Snicket series, and when I found out it had other literary pedigrees. In French, it has the meaning of beloved and esteemed, whereas the Persian version has the meaning "emerald."



Paloma: It's Spanish, and means Dove. I used to hate the idea of this name, but then I heard it said a bunch of times -- I watched Australia's Next Top Model season 3, and there was a Paloma in it -- and began to fall in love with it.



Roux - In French, it means reddish-brown. Nothing special. But I love this as a middle name, and it's also the name of Johnny Depp's character in the film Chocolat!



Madeleine - It means High Tower in French, and although I've always hated the name Maddie on its own, for some reason, I've recently started adoring this name. It's also the name of a type of French cookie, and is very tasty.



Rosalie - It's the French version of Rosalia, and yes, I do know this was used in Twilight, too. I hate Twilight, but honestly, the woman picked out good names for the most part -- names that I've liked for ages. I think it's extremely pretty.



Violet - Latin, and of course, it refers to the flower and the colour. I think it's gorgeous. Old fashioned, but coming back into style, and a bunch of YA series -- most notably A Series of Unfortunate Events -- and a few movies -- The Incredibles, for instance -- have a Violet.



Isabelle / Isabel / Isobel - I hate the meaning for this name, because it means "pledged to god" and I, unfortunately, happen to be an athiest. But regardless, I think it's such a nice name, and has given birth to the nicknames Belle Bella, and Izzy -- all of which are extremely adorable.



Luciela - As far as I know, this name does not actually exist in babyname indexes. But I saw it once in a series, and I loved it. It's pretty. It's unique but it isn't crazy. And LOOKS like a real name.



for boys:



Byron - Unfortunately, it means Barn for Cows. Lame. But I happen to like the name because of the famous poet Lord Byron. It's a really nice alternative to Brian, in my opinion.



Cillian / Killian - It means strife or war, and is of Irish origin. I love this name, partially because of the fact that every time I hear it, it reminds me of the EXTREMELY attractive Irish actor Cillian Murphy. I fluctuate back and forth with the spelling I prefer, though.



Cullen - Like Cillian, but somewhat different, it is an Irish surname that means "puppy" or "cub". I happen to really enjoy Irish male names, and this is one of my very favourites, again, despite the Twilight reference.



Charles - Yeah. It's kind of traditional. It has variations in all different regions, and generally means "free man", but each language is slightly different. I happen to like it because I know someone named Charles, and the association has stuck with me and made it one of my top faves. A good point to make would be that I actually PREFER not to use nicknames with this one.



Maxwell - means "great stream" and is of Scottish origin. I prefer the full name Maxwell to the diminuitive Max, but both are nice.



Brice / Bryce: A Celtic or Welsh name meaning either "freckled" or "bright strength". It's actually an old saint's names, though in pop culture you typically see the name bryce as being somewhat of a bad boy, like in the TV series Chuck.



Sullivan - It's an Irish surname meaning "dark eyed." It's also the last name of one of my idols. It is my absolute favourite male name, and without a doubt will be the name of my son if I ever have one.
GIRL NAMES:

Sara (Hebrew. Means "Princess")

Sophie (French. Means "Wisdom")

Leah (Hebrew. Means "Weary")

Faith (English. Means "Faith")

Emily (English. Means "To Strive or Excel or Rival")

Ella (Spanish. Means "Young Girl")

Amber (English. Means "Precious Stone")

Riley (Irish. Means "Descendant Of Roghallach")



BOY NAMES:

Caleb (Hebrew. Means "Rage Like a Dog")

Blake (English. Means "Pale Blond One or Dark")

Ryan (Irish. Means "King")

Connor (Irish. Means "Wolf Lover")

Matthew (English. Means "Gift of God")

Jordan (Hebrew. Means "To Flow Down")

Nicholas (Greek. Means "Victory of the People")

Kevin (Irish. Means "Handsome, Beautiful")

Joseph (Hebrew. Means "God Will Increase")

Jay (Latin. Means "A Bird in the Crow Family")What are your favorite baby names and why?
michael

shira (means song in hebrew)

deborah - debbie

simcha (means joy in hebrew)

daniel

yisrael (like israel)

yehuda (my husbands name)

hodaya (means thanks in hebrew)



these are hebrew names, it;s what i consider calling my kids as i am jewish. there are also english names i like but i'm not going to call my kids them.What are your favorite baby names and why?
For most of them, the meanings/origins are unknown to me, or if they are, that's the whole reason I like them! I'm sure this list will change in the future, but for the moment...



Male:

Timothy- Father's name

Elijah- Solid name, good friend

Arthur- Love the tales of King Arthur, good old-fashion chivalric name

Clark- Huge Superman fan

Spencer- It's just quirky enough



Female:

Bythe- Not only is it pretty, but I love Anne of Green Gables

Anne- See above comment

Rose- It's gorgeous to me

Seneca- A bit different, still slightly feminine

Rowan- From a book

Merlyn- See the King Arthur comment above

Paxson- Love the idea of using Pax ("peace" in Latin) as a nickname

Charlotte- Beautiful, old-world, traditional
Mahal (Filipino for love)

Ava

Kalayaan (freedom) (Filipino)

Malaya (free) (Filipino)

Amihan (winter wind) (filipino)

Bituin (Star) (Filipino)

Lawan- Thai for beautiful

Maganda-filpino for beautiful

Aurora

Analyn(Thai)

Anyamanee- precious jewel (Thai)



Most of them are Filipino as my husband is filipino and 3 r thai as i live in thailand.
Isabella

Eloise

Anna

Alice

Natalia

Lyla



Rowan

Alexander

Janes

Dominic



Dont know bout the meanings
Malaki because it sounds awesome and Shayla because it sounds very pretty.
jason-Healer

Ocean-ocean



etc