Origin of the name Augusta:
Feminine form of the Latin Augustus, which is derived from augustus (great, venerable).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman
Archive for August, 2009
Names from magazine
Maia & Riley. Lydia, Elias & Lucas.
Sam & Molly. Johannes & Amelia.
Eliana. Caitlin & Carrie (t)
Joshua. Blake & Evelyn.
Phoebe, Sophie & Chali.
Benjamin. Emma. Ella.
Turner & Jack.
Sacha, Thomas & Ben.
George & Madison.
Lachlan & Zachary.
Georgia & Max.
Tyler & Gemma.
William. Cameron.
Hannah & Josh.
Elijah & Patrick.
Nicholas & Mikayla.
Chloe & Nicholas.
Caleb, Jade & Thomas.
Miller & Tyler.
Ben & Olivia.
My predictions so far 2009 NZ top 10
Taken from soley Christchurch weekend press.
Boys
William
Benjamin
Samuel
Harry
Charlie
Thomas
Jack
James
Joshua
Alexander.
Girls
Charlotte
Olivia
Isla
Emma
Isabella
Emily
Lucy
Amelia
Lily
Ruby
Name for today- Archibald
Derived from the Germanic elements ercan “genuine” and bald “bold”. The first element was altered due to the influence of Greek names beginning with the elementαρχος (archos) meaning “master”. This name was brought to England by the Normans. It first became common in Scotland in the Middle Ages. (Behindthename)
Name for yesterday- Agnes
Agnes is a female given name, which derives from the Greek word hagnē, meaning “pure” or “holy”. The Latinized form of the Greek name isHagnes, the feminine form of Hagnos, meaning “chaste” or “sacred”. The name passed to Italian as Agnese, to (Portuguese) as Inês, and toSpanish, as Inés.
It was the name of a popular Christian saint, Saint Agnes of Rome, a fact which encouraged the wide use of the name. Agnes was the third most popular name for women in the English speaking world for more than 400 years
(Wikipedia)
Cutsie names- NZ birth announcements
Taken from the Christchurch weekend press.
I have a feeling some of these won’t grow with the child well,
what do you think?
Kynzie, Evie, Felicity, Peri, Verity, Wendy,
Roxie, Abbey, Maggie, Nellie, Charlie, Ellie,
Rylee, Bonnie, Lottie, Sydney, Millie, Amy,
Poppy, Lucy, Xanthe, Zoe, Daisy, Kelly, Jodi,
Lily, Ashley, Katie, Emily, Ruby, Josie, Lexie,
Skye, Maisie, Kaci, Libby, Holly, Molly, Tilly.
If you like Lachlan, or brother for Lachlan
Ronan, Hugo, Dominic, Jethro, Rory, Amos, Bryce, Conroy,
Darcy, Drew, Gregor, Angus, Arthur, Glenn, Joseph, Jeremy,
Keanu, Micah, Heath, Mitchell, Mackinley, Mackenzie, Monty,
Owen, Preston, Michael, Matthew, Connor, Lance, Corey, Quinn,
Roscoe, Rafferty, Ruarke, Spencer.
Names from magazine
Megan, Amelie, Amali, Isabella, Charlotte,
Natalie & Rachel, Poppy, Elizabeth, Vanya,
Jehya, Veronica, Simone.
Blake, Kye, Milo, Aaryan, Jonte, Hanwei,
Jack, Soumya, James, Milos, Cole, Daniel & James.
Combos- Cemetery records
Marjorie Ina, Edith Mahalah, Josephine Thea, Melba Maud,
Julian Edward, Victor George, Hector Alexander,
Hazel Florence, Anna Dora, Tui Huia, Lilias Maud,
Annie Isabella, Evelyn Daisy, Olive Mary Joy,
Horatio Alexander, Raphael Paul, Percival Lewis,
Alice Myrtle, Freda Georgina, Helen Harriet, Inez Ruby,
Violet Elizabeth,
Instead of NZ top ten (1-5)
Sophie- Sadie, Susannah, Soraya, Milena, Anne, Diana, Fiona, Phoebe,
Fifi, Solenne, Maeve, Zofiel.
Olivia- Olive, Olympia, Aurelia, Liviya, Lydia, Ottilie, Otylia, Ophelia,
Oralia, Indira, Ocean, Claudia, Orabel.
Ella- Ada, Eula, Arella, Eliana, Elle, Giselle, Eleora, Eleanora, Phila, Cleo,
Ailis, Ivah, Opal, Moselle, Adele, Orla, Astra, Aello.
Isabella- Isadora, Isis, Mehitabel, Antonia, Bellamy, Tallulah, Ellen,
Allegra, Nellie, Sybella, Isabeau, India, Ismay.
Charlotte- Tabitha, Beatrix, Augusta, Cecilia, Celeste, Audrey, Bathsheba,
Francesca, Gloria, Caroline, Katherine, Philippa, Margaret.
