NAMES FOR A BABY DAUGHTER
A sweet-sounding name will cling to a child and give her a peculiar little charm all of her own. And, there is a growing tendency nowadays to choose baby’s name because of the happy meaning attached to it. Here are some happy-meaning names for a little daugnter:— Anno, Annette, Anita, grace, sweet; Benita, blessed; Beryl, a jewel; Betsey, Bettina, Betty, God’s earth; Bridget (Biddy), strength; Celia, heavenly; Charity or Cherry, love; Cora or Corinne, maiden: Coralie, coral; Daphne, a laurel; • Delicia or Delia, delightful; Desiree, beloved or desired one; Diana, Diane, a goddess; Dulcie, sweet: Faith, faith: Felicity, very happy; Fenella, white-snouldered; Hazel, reconciliation; Heather, solitude ; Jean, Janet, Jeanette, the Lord’s gracious gift;- Joy, Joyce, merry; Julia, Julie, Juliette, soft-haired; Mercy, Merciful: Nada, Nadine, hope; Nancy, Nanette, grace; Natalie, a Christmas child; Patience, patience; Patricia, noble; Rosemary, an exalted rose; Stella, a star; Sylvia, in a wood; Valerie, healthy; .Veronica, tone image of Christ.
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Evening Star, Issue 19411, 20 November 1926, Page 20
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159NAMES FOR A BABY DAUGHTER Evening Star, Issue 19411, 20 November 1926, Page 20
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