[Opinions] UK BAs including Ruby-Red and Rafferty Rocket
Some UK BAs February - May 2015, from The Telegraph newspaper.
Girls:
Camille Isabelle
Poppy Isla
Charlotte Michaela (Sophia and Georgina)
Eve Isobel
Georgia Liberty Andrena
Poppy Willow Elizabeth
Eleanor May (William)
Pippa Elizabeth (Natasha)
Helena Jane French
Nancy Ellen Sarah
Matilda Florence
Ebba May Elonwy
Hermione Rosalind Audrey (Matilda)
Rose Florence Etta
Flora Selina (Elsie, Lucinda)
Arabella (Barnaby)
Caragh Isabella
Muriel Rosemary Eleanor
Ella Gunseli (Oscar)
Penelope Isabella
Coco Daphne Grace
Fawn Alexandria Sari (Harry, Raef)
Ruby-Red
Celine Isabella Floris (Oscar)
Fern Poppy
Matilda Lenka
Isobel Grace Adelaide (Matilda)
Esme Azura Sarah
Julia Rose (Annabel, Katrina)
Nell Ryder Cecilia
Vesta Lee
Sybil Coco Featherstone
Cressida Rose (Carina)
Matilda Lalage Mary
Charlotte Mabel Ellesmere (Isabella, Louisa, Violet)
Esmee Nora Rose
Ophelia Sylvianne Fortune (Merlin, Lorcan, Hector)
Amalia Cicely
Clara Matilda (William, Emilie)
Eliza Caroline Irene
Lavinia Esme Mary
Amelia Patricia "Millie"
Camilla Lucy Ailsa (Oliver, Thomas)
Elysia Hazel (Charles)
Charlotte Poppy Hornsby
Harriet Maisie (Erykah)
Tarka Valentine Mary
Jemima Nisset
Lara Primrose (Lily, Arthur)
Florence Purdy Rebecca (Oscar, Tilly)
Darcey Elizabeth (Isabella Rose)
Louisa Emily Megan (Sophia)
Florence Robin Storey (Fred)
Clementine Mary (Leo, Holly)
Violette Martina
Philippa Alexandra May
Rose Eleanor Jessica
Elizabeth Rosie
Cecily Rose (Lettice, Margot)
Francesca Alexandra Fearn
India Olivia
Clementine Constance Anna (Xanthe)
Grace Margaret Rosalynd (Freddie)
Ottilie Florence Rose
Louisa Rose de Maré (Sasha, Theodore)
Bonham Arlandria (Theodora)
Clemency Lily Lawrence (Ottilie)
Jemima Joanna Emmeta (Maximus)
Thomasina Carlotta
Daphne Cordelia Dorothy
Marina Frances April
Emma Sophie Bunny (Annabelle)
Myrtle Primrose (Walter)
Suki Jemima (Eliza, Rufus)
Tassia Polly Katie (Jasper)
Astrid Lily Aliette Mary
Marguerite Coco Beatrice (Oscar)
Flora Susannah (Rory)
Elspeth Dorothy
Angelica Mary Rose
Boys:
Arthur Henry Alan
Benjamin Stanley Thomas
Milo John William (Harry)
Alasdair William Arthur (Evie)
George Ronald John
Alexander George Sebastian
Alfred David
Thomas John Camille
Frederick William Thomas (Hector)
Ivo Henry Rickard (Esme)
William Albert Eric
Maximilian Philippe
Hector Stanley Sebastian
Ludo Maximilian Thomas
Hugo James (Imogen)
Edward David (Emilia, Dominic)
Harry Padraic Charles (Cecilia)
Rupert Nicholas Jack (Maude)
Mahela Sebastian Archer
Bertram Frederick Jex "Bertie" (Florence)
Ranulph Charles Hemelryk (Teddy)
Felix Riley
Massimo James (Rosco, Cecilia)
Arthur Jago Oscar
Timothy Peter John
Walter David Rupert
Johannes Eugene Christiaan "Hannes" (Roselie, Marieta)
Humphrey Prakash Sen Wykeham
Elijah Michael Christopher "Eli"
Zachary Stephen Roderic
Maximilian Gilbert Henry David
Jack Robin
Griff James Wilmot
Harry David Fergus (Alexander, Davina)
Edward Ralph (Ellie)
Otto Xander (Chloe)
Patrick Alastair
Milo Toby Alexander (Martha)
Nikolai Dmitri Sergeyevich
Caspar Cem Raffi (Ralph Atlas)
John Patrick Carnegy "Jock"
Thomas Jack Deacon (Sam, Benjamin, Freddie)
Montagu Arthur Francis "Monty" (Hector)
Clark Oliver
Theo Peter Michael (Isabella)
Gabriel Edward Bjorn (Elspeth)
Rex Alexander Bruce
Otto Edward Pakenham de Grey
Rory Michael Holland (Lecky, Ned)
George Edward Ignatius (Henry)
Rafferty Rocket (Katinka, Arki)
Nicholas Robert William Peel "Nicko" (Isla, Willa, Florence)
Rufus Rex Wystan
Conrad Alexander Graham (Jasmine)
Rupert Thomas Fernau
Arlo Finnian
Ludwik Walter
Victor Frederick Gavin (Frank)
Hugo Joseph Dubois
Evelyn Ralph Constantine
Otto Johnny Peregrine (George Peregrine)
Thomas Frederick Charles Valerian
Nico James Cospatrick
Samuel Aubrey Sugden
Hugo Ridley Lernborg
Twins:
Alice Elizabeth Bardy and George Peter Raine (William, Annabel)
Wilfred Edwin Ferdinand and Agnes Constance Joan
William Gerrard and Hugo Lockwood
Charles Frederick Crawford and Hugo John Francis
Girls:
Camille Isabelle
Poppy Isla
Charlotte Michaela (Sophia and Georgina)
Eve Isobel
Georgia Liberty Andrena
Poppy Willow Elizabeth
Eleanor May (William)
Pippa Elizabeth (Natasha)
Helena Jane French
Nancy Ellen Sarah
Matilda Florence
Ebba May Elonwy
Hermione Rosalind Audrey (Matilda)
Rose Florence Etta
Flora Selina (Elsie, Lucinda)
Arabella (Barnaby)
Caragh Isabella
Muriel Rosemary Eleanor
Ella Gunseli (Oscar)
Penelope Isabella
Coco Daphne Grace
Fawn Alexandria Sari (Harry, Raef)
Ruby-Red
Celine Isabella Floris (Oscar)
Fern Poppy
Matilda Lenka
Isobel Grace Adelaide (Matilda)
Esme Azura Sarah
Julia Rose (Annabel, Katrina)
Nell Ryder Cecilia
Vesta Lee
Sybil Coco Featherstone
Cressida Rose (Carina)
Matilda Lalage Mary
Charlotte Mabel Ellesmere (Isabella, Louisa, Violet)
Esmee Nora Rose
Ophelia Sylvianne Fortune (Merlin, Lorcan, Hector)
Amalia Cicely
Clara Matilda (William, Emilie)
Eliza Caroline Irene
Lavinia Esme Mary
Amelia Patricia "Millie"
Camilla Lucy Ailsa (Oliver, Thomas)
Elysia Hazel (Charles)
Charlotte Poppy Hornsby
Harriet Maisie (Erykah)
Tarka Valentine Mary
Jemima Nisset
Lara Primrose (Lily, Arthur)
Florence Purdy Rebecca (Oscar, Tilly)
Darcey Elizabeth (Isabella Rose)
Louisa Emily Megan (Sophia)
Florence Robin Storey (Fred)
Clementine Mary (Leo, Holly)
Violette Martina
Philippa Alexandra May
Rose Eleanor Jessica
Elizabeth Rosie
Cecily Rose (Lettice, Margot)
Francesca Alexandra Fearn
India Olivia
Clementine Constance Anna (Xanthe)
Grace Margaret Rosalynd (Freddie)
Ottilie Florence Rose
Louisa Rose de Maré (Sasha, Theodore)
Bonham Arlandria (Theodora)
Clemency Lily Lawrence (Ottilie)
Jemima Joanna Emmeta (Maximus)
Thomasina Carlotta
Daphne Cordelia Dorothy
Marina Frances April
Emma Sophie Bunny (Annabelle)
Myrtle Primrose (Walter)
Suki Jemima (Eliza, Rufus)
Tassia Polly Katie (Jasper)
Astrid Lily Aliette Mary
Marguerite Coco Beatrice (Oscar)
Flora Susannah (Rory)
Elspeth Dorothy
Angelica Mary Rose
Boys:
Arthur Henry Alan
Benjamin Stanley Thomas
Milo John William (Harry)
Alasdair William Arthur (Evie)
George Ronald John
Alexander George Sebastian
Alfred David
Thomas John Camille
Frederick William Thomas (Hector)
Ivo Henry Rickard (Esme)
William Albert Eric
Maximilian Philippe
Hector Stanley Sebastian
Ludo Maximilian Thomas
Hugo James (Imogen)
Edward David (Emilia, Dominic)
Harry Padraic Charles (Cecilia)
Rupert Nicholas Jack (Maude)
Mahela Sebastian Archer
Bertram Frederick Jex "Bertie" (Florence)
Ranulph Charles Hemelryk (Teddy)
Felix Riley
Massimo James (Rosco, Cecilia)
Arthur Jago Oscar
Timothy Peter John
Walter David Rupert
Johannes Eugene Christiaan "Hannes" (Roselie, Marieta)
Humphrey Prakash Sen Wykeham
Elijah Michael Christopher "Eli"
Zachary Stephen Roderic
Maximilian Gilbert Henry David
Jack Robin
Griff James Wilmot
Harry David Fergus (Alexander, Davina)
Edward Ralph (Ellie)
Otto Xander (Chloe)
Patrick Alastair
Milo Toby Alexander (Martha)
Nikolai Dmitri Sergeyevich
Caspar Cem Raffi (Ralph Atlas)
John Patrick Carnegy "Jock"
Thomas Jack Deacon (Sam, Benjamin, Freddie)
Montagu Arthur Francis "Monty" (Hector)
Clark Oliver
Theo Peter Michael (Isabella)
Gabriel Edward Bjorn (Elspeth)
Rex Alexander Bruce
Otto Edward Pakenham de Grey
Rory Michael Holland (Lecky, Ned)
George Edward Ignatius (Henry)
Rafferty Rocket (Katinka, Arki)
Nicholas Robert William Peel "Nicko" (Isla, Willa, Florence)
Rufus Rex Wystan
Conrad Alexander Graham (Jasmine)
Rupert Thomas Fernau
Arlo Finnian
Ludwik Walter
Victor Frederick Gavin (Frank)
Hugo Joseph Dubois
Evelyn Ralph Constantine
Otto Johnny Peregrine (George Peregrine)
Thomas Frederick Charles Valerian
Nico James Cospatrick
Samuel Aubrey Sugden
Hugo Ridley Lernborg
Twins:
Alice Elizabeth Bardy and George Peter Raine (William, Annabel)
Wilfred Edwin Ferdinand and Agnes Constance Joan
William Gerrard and Hugo Lockwood
Charles Frederick Crawford and Hugo John Francis
Replies
I like a lot of the female names, just not in the combos they are in.
Eve Isobel: I like this but think it would flow better as Eva Isobel.
Eleanor May: Would be pretty as Eleanor Mae, but all I see is a 'mother may I' scenario when I see the name May in the middle name slot.
Matilda Florence
Hermione Rosalind Audrey (Matilda): This would have been better if they stopped at Hermione Rosalind. Adding the Audrey makes it look tacked on last minute, as I don't see them as similar in style.
Elysia Hazel
Elspeth Dorothy
Jack Robin
Eve Isobel: I like this but think it would flow better as Eva Isobel.
Eleanor May: Would be pretty as Eleanor Mae, but all I see is a 'mother may I' scenario when I see the name May in the middle name slot.
Matilda Florence
Hermione Rosalind Audrey (Matilda): This would have been better if they stopped at Hermione Rosalind. Adding the Audrey makes it look tacked on last minute, as I don't see them as similar in style.
Elysia Hazel
Elspeth Dorothy
Jack Robin
Ruby-Red and Rafferty Rocket... I have no words.
British BA's are generally much more interesting to me than American ones (at least from the areas I've lived in). More variety, both in first names and middle names.
Combos I liked:
Eve Isobel
Eleanor May
Hermione Rosalind Audrey
Clara Matilda
Frederick William Thomas
Hugo James
Edward David
Walter David Rupert
Agnes Constance Joan
British BA's are generally much more interesting to me than American ones (at least from the areas I've lived in). More variety, both in first names and middle names.
Combos I liked:
Eve Isobel
Eleanor May
Hermione Rosalind Audrey
Clara Matilda
Frederick William Thomas
Hugo James
Edward David
Walter David Rupert
Agnes Constance Joan
I like:
Elonwy - but shouldn't it be spelled Eilonwy? I had a friend who read Lloyd Alexander's books and loved this name.
Lucinda
Barnaby - so wonderfully frumpy!
Oscar
Fern - but Fern Poppy sounds strange.
Vesta
Cressida Rose - cool!
Charlotte Mabel Ellesmere - wow, Ellesmere! Like the island!
Ophelia Sylvianne Fortune (Merlin, Lorcan, Hector) - a bit too much, but still...wow.
Elysia
Jemima
Primrose
Violette Martina
Louisa Rose de Maré (Sasha, Theodore)
Ottilie Florence Rose
Carlotta
Cordelia
Jasper
Aliette - cool!
Stanley
Marguerite
Alasdair
Sebastian
Humphrey - so totally wrong it's right.
Dmitri
Wystan
Arlo Finnian
Blargh:
Liberty
Coco
Ruby-Red
Erykah
Bunny - ickety ick!
Rex - dog's name.
Rafferty Rocket - sounds like a wrestler.
Bonham Arlandria - what the heck is this? Stockholm's biggest airport is called Arlanda, so this sounds like an airport to me. "We will land at Boham Arlandria in ten minutes, please fasten your seatbelts..."
FYI: Günseli apparently means "a stream of light" in Turkish. Nice!
Elonwy - but shouldn't it be spelled Eilonwy? I had a friend who read Lloyd Alexander's books and loved this name.
Lucinda
Barnaby - so wonderfully frumpy!
Oscar
Fern - but Fern Poppy sounds strange.
Vesta
Cressida Rose - cool!
Charlotte Mabel Ellesmere - wow, Ellesmere! Like the island!
Ophelia Sylvianne Fortune (Merlin, Lorcan, Hector) - a bit too much, but still...wow.
Elysia
Jemima
Primrose
Violette Martina
Louisa Rose de Maré (Sasha, Theodore)
Ottilie Florence Rose
Carlotta
Cordelia
Jasper
Aliette - cool!
Stanley
Marguerite
Alasdair
Sebastian
Humphrey - so totally wrong it's right.
Dmitri
Wystan
Arlo Finnian
Blargh:
Liberty
Coco
Ruby-Red
Erykah
Bunny - ickety ick!
Rex - dog's name.
Rafferty Rocket - sounds like a wrestler.
Bonham Arlandria - what the heck is this? Stockholm's biggest airport is called Arlanda, so this sounds like an airport to me. "We will land at Boham Arlandria in ten minutes, please fasten your seatbelts..."
FYI: Günseli apparently means "a stream of light" in Turkish. Nice!
I like
Helena Jane
Matilda Florence
Hermione Rosalind Audrey
Rose Florence
Daphne Grace
Isobel Grace Adelaide
Julia Rose
Ophelia Sylvianne
Amalia Cicely
Clara Matilda
Eliza Caroline Irene
Amelia Patricia "Millie"
Lucy Ailsa
Elysia Hazel
Harriet Maisie
Rose Eleanor
Cecily Rose
Francesca Alexandra
Constance Anna
Grace Margaret
Florence Rose
Jemima Joanna
Daphne Cordelia Dorothy
Emma Sophie
Elspeth Dorothy
Angelica Mary Rose
Helena Jane
Matilda Florence
Hermione Rosalind Audrey
Rose Florence
Daphne Grace
Isobel Grace Adelaide
Julia Rose
Ophelia Sylvianne
Amalia Cicely
Clara Matilda
Eliza Caroline Irene
Amelia Patricia "Millie"
Lucy Ailsa
Elysia Hazel
Harriet Maisie
Rose Eleanor
Cecily Rose
Francesca Alexandra
Constance Anna
Grace Margaret
Florence Rose
Jemima Joanna
Daphne Cordelia Dorothy
Emma Sophie
Elspeth Dorothy
Angelica Mary Rose
I read "Ruby-Red Rocket." YIKES.
Tassia is interesting.
It's neat that Cressida seems to be getting some use - I noticed it on another BA list that was posted recently.
Jack Robin is super spiffy!
Conrad Alexander & Jasmine is just my style.
Marina Frances is nice.
Poppy Isla makes me think of eyes popping
Vesta - cool! though not the greatest combo with Lee.
Tassia is interesting.
It's neat that Cressida seems to be getting some use - I noticed it on another BA list that was posted recently.
Jack Robin is super spiffy!
Conrad Alexander & Jasmine is just my style.
Marina Frances is nice.
Poppy Isla makes me think of eyes popping
Vesta - cool! though not the greatest combo with Lee.