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We do, but I'm scared to share in case someone thinks they are ridiculous. I love gaelic names but that would cause predjudice if we went home. Even from our families, one member reacted in horror to the name Liam with "but that's a catholic name!" 1. I did not know that and 2. I don't see that it matters. There isn't that same problem over here with names and I would be sscared of picking what would be deemed a typically protestant or catholic name as my next door neighbour got beaten up when visiting a friend because he is called Michael.

It's actually a nightmare!

I have enough trouble naming characters let alone children. I haven't had a pet since I was a child. We got gerbils when I was 6 and I named mine sunny.

I love longer pretty names that can be shortened. I knew a pair of sisters called Arrabella and Jemima (not sure on spelling) but my main concern would be choosing a name that would suit a child and an adult and couldn't be easily made fun of at school. My parents chose names that couldn't be shortened because they didn't like it. So of course random people sometimes decide to call me Em, which is very annoying considering my name is not very long to start with and I never introduce myself like that and only answer if forced to!

I have a couple of Polish friends who had to chose names that would work in Ireland and in Poland. They went with Julianna and Pola (both girls) Names other friends picked - Adrianna and Alexia, Brendan and Moya, Noah, Lucas, and Elijah...

I really like Elijah but Gareth doesn't. I really like biblical names for boys but they are very popular now so friends have already nabbed them - Micah, Eli, Jacob. I really like Benjamin but our nephew is Ben (although in his case it is short for Benedict).

There's still a few left... Samuel, Moses, Abraham, Melchizedek, Uzzen-sherah, Zin, Zuzims....

Oh I like Melchizedek

You could shorten it to Chiz

You don't think Melch is a good nickname?

It could work. Definitely not Dek though...

You could have Jonah or Gideon or even Obededom (which one of my many times great-grandparents called one of their children)

I kind of like Zuzims, and at least no-one else would have it!

There were some more obscure biblical names that I liked but knew Gareth would never agree to. Uriah was one.

I do like Jonah and Gideon actually :o) and we have considered Joshua for a boy too.

How about Nathan, Jeramiah, Malachi or Hosea?

I know a guy who has called his daughter Tirzah, and I know a Bethany and a Faith.

Nathan is already on the short list :o)

Gareth would never agree to the others.

I quite like Tobiah or Tobias, Josiah and Isaiah as well, but they are all very similar. Esau is another. I think they all sound lovely with our surname but maybe that's just me.

Other names from my family history - Hephzibah, Thirza


Josiah, Daniel, Joel and Caleb.

There's too many names to choose from.

I know twins called Star and Angel...

See my initial reaction to names like that is pretty much 'OMG' but then why not? Realistically it's just an anglicised version of existing names really.

I think I'll stick to something more traditional though.

I've just dug up an ancestor (well, not literally, though I suppose it could count as research!) called Bathsheba Wansey Cantelo. And our next door neighbour had a sister called Bathia, which I quite like. But again, boys' names are very restricted!

Two of our grandsons are called Asa and Ezri - both Bible names. (We had to be shown where the name Ezri came from as I think it's only mentioned once or twice!)

I love the name, Bathsheba - makes me think of Far From the Madding Crowd (Bathsheba Everdean)

I like both of those :o) Although Asa Allison is maybe a few too many A's and S's...

Here is a list of 535 biblical names and their meanings.

http://www.behindthename.com/names/us...

Gareth should like Abimelech - 'My father is king'


probably not Abishag - 'My father strays'

Lol

I would recommend waiting till baby arrives before choosing a name. We had preferred names for a boy or a girl but when son was born I took one look at him and the name just didn't suit. We only finally decided on his name on the day we registered the birth.

He now gets called mainly by his surname(except by family)

Philip (sarah) wrote: "I would recommend waiting till baby arrives before choosing a name. We had preferred names for a boy or a girl but when son was born I took one look at him and the name just didn't suit. We only fi..."

That is true. My second niece was going to be called Emily until the day she was born, and one of the other new mothers had a screaming and disruptive small child who was running up and down the ward causing havoc with accompanying shouts from the parents "Emily stop!!" SIL grabbed brother by the throat and told him that if her baby was a girl she would not be Emily.

It's awful but it's so easy to be biased over people's names, isn't it? There's a very common boy's name which I won't say in case I offend anyone: I've never met anyone I've liked with it, and I've known several distinctly odd people with it - and I'm beginning to suspect I'll never be able to like anyone with that name simply because I expect not to.

That's my thoughts Sarah, I don't want to decide on a particular name just yet.

I really want to know what the name is now, Lexie!

We did buy my daughter a book of Welsh names - partly a joke - but there are some lovely girls' names. But my side of the family have some really weird names - Othniel (boy) and Eurgan (female, a Welsh saint)

Daughter's boss did suggest she called him after the software they promote...

Well folks I've been and gone and done it. New machine, square rulers and lots of sheets and pillowcases to cut up with my cutter, plus decent material if I get that far. What am I doing? I'm trying to learn to quilt. Using youtube and anything else I can find. No courses down here that I can find yet. If I get anywhere with it I will let you know. There must be quilters down here somewhere. I just got to find them.

Good luck! We've a course round the corner but I suspect that's a bit far for you!

Thanks Lexie,

I am afraid you are right ;-D but everywhere is too far for Plymouth. Seems like nothing happens down here, or else it's all hush hush and need to know only (sigh). Never mind I'll have fun trying.

Got off to a poor start when I couldn't thread the machine needle, and the machine has a needle threader on it!

So far have made four six and a half inch squares into two 6 inch blocks stitched together. Progress, well if you don't look too closely it is. Lol.

edit to add I finished the moss stitch jumper. It worked out just fine. Thanks again.

These people might be able to help you Pat

http://www.swq.org.uk/

Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Thanks Lexie,

I am afraid you are right ;-D but everywhere is too far for Plymouth. Seems like nothing happens down here, or else it's all hush hush and need to know only (sigh). Never mind I'll ..."

Great to hear you finished the jersey all right!

There's a direct train again from Aberdeen to Penzance - you could go to the classes and stitch on the journey!

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "That's my thoughts Sarah, I don't want to decide on a particular name just yet.

I really want to know what the name is now, Lexie!"

Can't possibly say!

Gingerlily - Elephant Philosopher wrote: "These people might be able to help you Pat

http://www.swq.org.uk/"

Thanks Susan, I am hoping to hear back from them for classes on learning. At the moment it's all workshops and I am just not up to the standard required.

Lexie wrote: "Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Thanks Lexie,


There's a direct train again from Aberdeen to Penzance - you could go to the classes and stitch on the journey!

Yeay! I'll drop in for a quick cuppa on the way home #;-D

If you've come all that way I hope we could do better than just a fly cup, as they say here!

Lexie wrote: "If you've come all that way I hope we could do better than just a fly cup, as they say here!"

#;-D

Hope you'll soon get to grips with your quilting, Pat. My first one was a hand-sewn hexagon quilt which I enjoyed doing. When it comes to machine sewing, my seams never line up exactly, hence my preference for art quilts and applique!

Oh, mine too - a huge quilt (well, it felt like it) made by hand from hexagons that were far too small! It took me 16 years on and off. My machine sewing always looks as if my machine fell into the rag box and someone stepped on the pedal. I wish I could do art quilts - I want to so much but feel I lack the art bit!

Karen wrote: "Hope you'll soon get to grips with your quilting, Pat. My first one was a hand-sewn hexagon quilt which I enjoyed doing. When it comes to machine sewing, my seams never line up exactly, hence my pr..."

Thanks Karen, I would like to do a hexagon but will settle for blocks to start with. As to seams lining up, I need to practice more first.

Don't think I can do art quilts they look too hard for me.
I had a reply from one group and will be going next Monday evening. I don't think it will be much help to me as they are making bags, so not really for beginners. The beginners class has 22 ladies and is full up. Am watching youtube and Crafty videos, hope this will help me get some idea what to do.

Youtube's great for 'how to' vids, I'm sure they'll be a help. Our quilt group have had a couple of workshops on bags - they look really professional. One of them was using bits of old jeans - esp the embroidered pockets from some of them. More sewing than quilting tho.

My first attempts at metal sculpture (hopefully I'll get better): https://www.goodreads.com/photo/group...

I left my craft things at home when I came back to uni after Easter. I've only been without 2 weeks and I already miss it! Two more weeks till I'm back home again and can do some more crafting.

Shaun wrote: "My first attempts at metal sculpture (hopefully I'll get better): https://www.goodreads.com/photo/group..."

Oh I do like those Shaun! If you were selling them Id be very interested.

Gingerlily - Elephant Philosopher wrote: "Oh I do like those Shaun! If you were selling them Id be very interested. "

Thanks. Appreciate that. I do want to look at selling in the future. Just need to hone my craft first to make them the best that I can. Still learning how to braze to not make the solder show so much, but I have lots of ideas, most of which are probably too advanced for me at the moment!

Shaun wrote: "My first attempts at metal sculpture (hopefully I'll get better): https://www.goodreads.com/photo/group..."

Shaun, they're gorgeous!

Shaun wrote: "My first attempts at metal sculpture (hopefully I'll get better): https://www.goodreads.com/photo/group..."

How clever Shaun, I really like them.