November 10, 2009 at 6:36 pm (Female Names, H, Male Names, Name Quotes A-Z)
Tags: Hilary, Ivor Brown
A happy sounding name for a girl or boy is one the ‘doubles’ and so can be confusing. On seeing a reference to a Hilary in the news or as the signature to the Editor, one wonders about the sex of the person in question. But, either way, it is natural to visualise a sanguine and serene character.
(Ivor Brown, A Charm of Names, 1972)
November 1, 2009 at 5:38 pm (Female Names, Name Quotes A-Z, V)
Tags: Ivor Brown, Vienna
It occurs to me that Vienna would make a pleasant name for a girl who likes dancing to the tunes of the Blue Danube suavity. It would suit a waltzing girl better than Australia’s Matilda.
(Ivor Brown, A Charm of Names, 1972)
