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.
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
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.
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!
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...
P.M. Marc - Jan 10, 2008 9:29:17 pm PST #2389 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
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.
Probably the latter. Lillian's experienced quite the resurgence in the last few years, and when she was wee, people were always excited by the name.
Susan W. - Jan 10, 2008 9:35:45 pm PST #2390 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
We've gotten the same reactions to Annabel's name, FWIW.
meara - Jan 10, 2008 9:51:44 pm PST #2391 of 10001
Hey Susan, do you work at the hospital that starts with an H? I'll be there in the morning, getting my head checked! I will wave in your direction. Assuming I manage to get up, get there, and find the damn place by 7:30AM. BLEH.