Name with history

bumpuser5823822 · October 2012

If you were to name a child strictly after someone in history that you admire (no relatives more like writers, scientists, activists) what would you name the child and who is it after (in case it isn't obvious)

Ex: Mark Albert (Mark Twain) (Albert Einstein)

I'm curious to hear what people come up with! Thought it would be fun!

Off the top of my head I might do:

Maya Florence (Maya Angelou) (Florence Nightingale)

EDIT (because of course I think of something after I post): Hannah Florence (Kristin Hannah, favorite author) (Florence Nightingale, nursing connection)

gimmietimmies · October 2012

Off the top of my head, Leonardo. But it is kind of funny that you say Florence. We were going to use that with one of our dds, or use Flora. It is my gma's middle name, and dh is related to Florence Nightingale. It would have been for both, but gma raised such a stink about no one using her name, we dropped it.

brighteyes2123 · October 2012

Technically ds is named after an artist, but not one my husband or I like. We spelled it differently, Kohan. After Leonard Cohen, a singer, songer writer and some other things are under his belt, but anyhow, my dad liked him... and I always liked Cohen as a fn! Kohan's mn's are Andrew after dad's mn and Paul after fil and DH.

sarahbeth27 · October 2012

The first thing that came to mind:

G: Eleanor Theresa (Roosevelt/Mother Theresa)

B: drawing a complete blank

Yas18 · October 2012

I would probably use Jane Harriet (Jane Austen and Harriet Taylor), Valentina Marie (Valentina Tereshkova and Marie Curie), Clara Anne (Clara Barton and Anne Frank) & Leonardo Keats (Leonardo Davinci and John Keats),

I love Maya Florence by the way!