My gram's name is Frances, Burrell, so it makes me think happy thoughts.
Gram named my mom Eunice. Mom says could have been worse--Gram originally wanted to name her Wanda Hope. So not kidding.
Also, I think I'm getting a cold. Feh.
Or maybe you could just be Buffy, he'll see your amazing heart, and he'll fall in love with you.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix - Jan 10, 2008 7:43:18 pm PST #2379 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Cass - Jan 10, 2008 7:44:54 pm PST #2380 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
(I am unsurprised that I am one with Cass in that.)We've similar taste in yummy, it's true.
Burrell - Jan 10, 2008 7:46:35 pm PST #2381 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm with Jilli, that toast sounds good in a good sort of way, but I love a sprinkle of salt on bread & unsalted butter. For reasons I don't know and probably don't need explained it tastes way better than using salted butter in the first place.
Burrell - Jan 10, 2008 7:49:33 pm PST #2382 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
The one odd thing about the name Frances is it had a brief resurgence in some circles in the 90s when Courtney Love named her daughter Frances Bean. So when Franny does meet another random Frances, she's usually about 9 or 10 or so and hence she earns great reverence from my daughter.
Pix - Jan 10, 2008 7:55:53 pm PST #2383 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Jilli, did Clovis have something to do with this?
sumi - Jan 10, 2008 7:56:44 pm PST #2384 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I had no idea that Ava was at all a unisex name.
(My other niece's name is not in the top 100: Maya. Unless I missed it.)
Atropa - Jan 10, 2008 7:57:26 pm PST #2385 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli, did Clovis have something to do with this?
Hee! No, but he approves.
DavidS - Jan 10, 2008 8:10:01 pm PST #2386 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
How the hell can Brooklyn be the #43 girl's name?
JZ is right that people get excited when they hear Matilda's name. I don't know if that means she'll always be a quaint novelty or that we're on the bleeding edge of girl baby naming.
We've actually run into a (very small) number of Emmetts around the Bay Area. Often by repute. "Oh, I know a kid named Emmett." But it's (I think) in a class of names that's popular around here being vaguely Irish/Scottish. That whole batch of Duncan/Connor names.
erikaj - Jan 10, 2008 8:58:16 pm PST #2387 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
The few I've met were grandpas, so I sort of think of "Emmett" fitting in with "Max" and "Sophie" and names like that. Because they are coming back in, and stuff.
meara - Jan 10, 2008 9:28:41 pm PST #2388 of 10001
I think with the resurgence of "old fashioned" names, Matilda will be having her day in a few years. You're jsut cutting edge when it comes to tiny humans.
Frances makes me think of that children's book series. I dont' remember what kind of animal she is, but...