Posts tagged Girl
June 24, 2018 · Filed under Birth Announcements, Blog, girls names · Tagged Baby, Clarke Gayford, Girl, Jacinda Adern, meaning, name, Neave, Neva, Neve, Neve Te Aroha, Neve Te Aroha Adern Gayford, New Zealand, Niamh, Nieve, Prime minister
This morning we learnt the name of Jacinda Adern and Clarke Gayford’s beautiful daughter.
Neve is an anglicised version of the Irish Gaelic Niamh, meaning bright or radiant, in mythology she is the daughter of the Ocean god and one of the Queens of eternal youth. The anglicised versions are spelt Neave and Nieve. Jacinda said that she and Clarke chose this spelling as they both understood that it was hard having a name that was spelt differently. Neve is also a variant of Neva (Latin) and the meaning is snow, it also has the same meaning in Spanish and Portuguese.
Te Aroha means” The Love” in Te Reo Maori, to love, to feel concern or be compassionate and to empathise.It links Neve to her whakapapa as Jacinda grew up in the small rural Waikato town Te Aroha, it sits at the foot of the 952m mountain with the same name, which is the highest point in the Kaimai range. This was decided on quite early as a reflection of all the love the baby was shown before it arrived and the generosity of the names several iwi had gifted.
Famous Neve’s include Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress who most recently starred in Netflix series “House of Cards,” Neve McIntosh Scottish actress appeared in “Doctor Who” and Neve Glacier in Washington State.
Niamh has only featured in the top 100 once since 1954, it placed at #94 in 2000 with 49 girls bestowed.
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Irish names placed in the top 100 in 2017 were
Girls; Riley #49, Quinn #59 and Keira #78.
Boys; Liam #12, Finn #29, Ryan #40, Riley #41, Aiden #52, Connor #54, Flynn #68 and Angus #89.
Other Irish names ripe for picking; Aoife, Breda, Caoimhe, Fenella, Fia, Nola, Orla & Tully.
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Other Ev names in the top 100 2017
Evelyn #24
Eva #26
Evie #36
Other Ev names ripe for picking; Evangeline, Everly, Genevieve, Maeve, Neva.
Also similar sounding; Hebe and Sylvie.
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June 23, 2018 · Filed under Birth Announcements, Blog, girls names · Tagged Clarke, Girl, Jacinda, Jacinda baby name, kiwi inspired, New Zealand, Prime minister
Welcome to the world 🙂
So she’s here and the question a lot of us are pondering on is what will she be named?
Will the happy new parents choose a popular moniker, a family name, a kiwi inspired number or perhaps something a little more unusual and less common like their own?
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Popular choices #1-10 in the NZ top ten 2017
Charlotte, Harper, Isla, Olivia, Ava,
Amelia, Mia, Mila, Sophie or Emily.
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Less Common #90-100 in the NZ top 100 2017
Maya, Lola, Brooklyn, Sarah, Arabella (niece is Isabella so may be unlikely),
Skylar, Madeline, Faith, Holly or Clara.
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Kiwi inspired
Amaia
Anakiwa
Huia
Kahurangi
Kea
Kimihia
Kowhai
Mariua
Ngaio
Opaea
Rangimarie
Rata
Tahaia
Te Hana
Tui
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My choices
Audra
Athena
Caoimhe
Cora
Dulcie
Edith/Edie
Freida
Imogen
Josephine/Josie
Lotta
Maisie
Neva
Orla
Phaedra
Polly
Ramona
Tess
July 16, 2011 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Admire, Africa, Alabama, Amadea, Amarylis, Amazing, Andromeda, Aphrodite, Apollonia, Aquarius, Ariadne, Artemis, Aster, Astraea, Atlantis, Baby, Beauty, Bellatrix, Bless, Blessings, Cairo, California, Calliope, Canada, Cassiopeia, Chapel, Clio, Comfort, Corinthia, Cosima, Delphine, Dublin, England, Fancy, Fate, Gaia, Germany, Gift, Girl, Glorious, Goddess, Golden, Gorgeous, Gracious, Harvest, Hera, Hero, Honest, Houston, Imagine, Innocence, Island, Isolde, Jerusalem, Loyalty, Lux, Majestic, Manhattan, Marvelous, Missori, Mystery, Nature, Oasis, Odyssey, Pandora, Persephone, Persis, Petal, Poet, Poetry, Portland, Prairie, Prosperity, Providence, Purity, Rainbow, Reality, Rogue, Rome, Rue, Saffron, Scotland, Scout, Season, Snow, Solstice, Sonnet, Sparkle, Spring, Starling, Success, Sunset, Teal, Tennesse, Texas, Thailand, Thora, Treazure, True, Truly, Trust, Unity, Vegas, Victorious, Wren, Zealand
The more unusual choices outside the USA top 1000 GIRLS.
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Mythological/Nature Inspired
Wren (184)
Scout (148)
Persephone (110)
Ariadne (96)
Calliope (86)
Lux (84)
Pandora (52)
Gaia (42)
Saffron (25)
Amarylis (24)
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Artemis (21)
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Clio (18)
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Season & Solstice (6)
Astraea (5)
Nature (5)
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Virtue Names/Characteristics
True (29)
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Success & Trust (8)
Bless (7)
Chapel (7)
Gift & Glorious (7)
Imagine (7)
Poetry (7)
Admire & Amazing (6)
Fancy (6)
Fate (6)
Honest (6)
Majestic & Marvelous (6)
Persis (6)
Prosperity & Reality (6)
Sparkle (6)
Victorious (6)
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Geographical influence
Island (15)
Alabama (12)
Germany (12)
Nigeria (11)
Jerusalem (10)
Tennesse (10)
Africa (9)
Rome (9)
Vegas (9)
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Portland (7)
Scotland (7)
Texas (6)
Cairo (5)
Canada (5)
Houston (5)
Missouri (5)
Thailand (5)
Zealand (5)
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Miscellaneous
Legend (15)
Paw & Cashmere (14)
Cannon & Holiday (10)
Rebel & Rhythm (10)
Sable (10)
Disney (9)
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July 15, 2011 · Filed under Blog · Tagged Achaia, Alabama, Amabel, Amadea, Aretha, Artemis, Astra, Astrid, Audra, Aurelia, Aveline, Averil, Baby, Bay, Beatriz, Beauty, Bette, Briony, Bronte, Bruna, Calle, Calliope, Cannon, Cashmere, Cassioeia, Catriona, Cecily, Clea, Clementine, Cleopatra, Clio, Clover, Coco, Coralina, Cordelia, Cosima, Dulcie, Eilidh, Eira, Elspeth, Eula, Evangelina, Evelina, Faye, Fern, Finola, Fleur, Flor, Florence, Gaia, Galilea, Georgina, Ginevra, Girl, Goddess, Gretchen, Harriet, Hattie, Henrietta, Hera, Hermione, Honora, Imogen, Iola, Isabeau, Ishbel, Isidora, Island, Jemima, Jessamine, Junia, Juniper, Kaye, Lark, Lavender, Leone, Leonora, Letty, Lilu, Lou, Lucinda, Lulamae, Lulu, Mabel, Madelina, Magnolia, Maple, Margot, Marigold, Mathilde, May, Meg, Mimi, Mystery, Nell, Nelle, Noor, Nuala, Olympia, Oona, Orla, Pandora, Paolina, Paw, Petra, Philippa, Pippa, Pixie, Polly, Poppy, Purity, Rainbow, Ramona, Rogue, Rowena, Rufina, Ruslana, Saloma, Saskia, Sebastiana, Seraphina, Sigourney, Sinead, Snow, Spring, Tallulah, Tamsin, Temerance, Tempest, Theodora, Thora, True, Truly, Tula, Unity, Valentine, Vienna, Viola, Wilhelmina, Winifred, Winona, Xanthe, Zala
The name is followed by how many girls were given that name. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did 🙂
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