Once Upon a Time Baby Names

Owain Departs from Landine by Sir Edward Burne-Jones Laudine (LAW-deen) is an Arthurian baby name from the tales of Owain (sometimes Yvain), The Knight with the Lion and The Lady of the Fountain . This name does seem familiar, either like a word just on the tip of your tongue, or perhaps because it’s just one letter short of becoming Claudine. Ultimately this name might be traceable back to Nodens, a Celtic god, whose name meant “to acquire.” The name is cognate with Lludd, son of Beli Mawr, and also with the name Nuada, who was seen in Irish myth. Laudine is connected by way of the land she resides on, as the Lady of Landuc - Landuc being identified with Lothien and Lothien with Lludd. Sometimes Laudine has been connected to the name Lauda, meaning “praise,” because they look so similar, but Laudine was around well before this name came into use. I will not spoil the events of the story, as one should always be familiar with the works of literature or media they’re ta...

Lærke (LAYR-kuh), a girl’s name meaning “lark.” Signy (SIG-nee) is an Old Norse girl’s name meaning “new victory.” Dagny (DAHG-nee), a Scandinavian girl’s name meaning “new day.” Mikkel is the Danish and Norwegian form of Michael. Randi (RAHN-dee) is a modern Scandinavian girl’s name with the elements “advice” and “beautiful.” Torny (TOR-nee), a Norwegian girl’s name that developed with Thora, meaning “new thunder.” Anders, the Scandinavian form of Andrew, meaning “masculine.” Andor (ANN-dor), a Norse boy’s name meaning “Thor’s eagle.” Gerda (GER-dah), a Scandinavian from Old Norse girl’s name meaning “enclosure.” I think of folklore and fairytales and ancient quaint towns when I see this, so I think the right little girl could breathe new life into this oldie. Pernille (PER-nill) is the Danish and Norwegian form of Petronilla, meaning “yokel” or “stone.” Carsten / Karsten (KAR-sten) is a Low German, Danish and Norwegian boy’s name cognate with Christian. Sa...