baby names

[flea]

My coworker had her baby today - Catherine Eloise, to be called Eloise. Big brother is John Emerson (Jack).

I met siblings recently named Rowan (f) and Braden (f). I have now met 3 Rowans, all female; Casper has a Roan (male) in her class but it's pronounced a little differently. I gather Rowan used to be a male name, but apparently no longer. (I've never met any Bradens before.)

Another interesting sibset: Katie Sue and Grier (m). One hears of celebrity Greers, always female, but I've never known of a Grier.

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[casperflea.livejournal.com]

In the South this name pattern isn't uncommon for girls. I've seen it most often when the daughter has the mother's name but goes by her middle name - thus I know a mother-daughter pair named Carol and Carol Faulkner, known ad Faulkner, and another pair Catherine and Catherine Adelaide, known as Addy. My guess is Catherine is the baby's grandmother's or aunt's name in this case (her mother's name is Emily).

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

Yes, confirmed this morning - Catherine is the baby's grandmother's name.