A Celebrity Baby Name That Name Enthusiasts Can Love?
We Name Enthusiasts gripe a lot about celebrity baby names that are "NMS," too outrageous or too boring. Is it possible that a celebrity baby name has finally arrived that Name Enthusiasts will love?
We think so.
Jessica Capshaw, daughter of Kate Capshaw and stepdaughter of Steven Spielberg, who is a popular actress in her own right (she plays Dr. Arizona Robbins on Grey's Anatomy), gave birth to a second child on October 20. The baby girl, who joins older brother Luke, age 3, is named Eve Augusta Gavigan. (Dad is Christopher Gavigan, CEO of Healthy Child, Healthy World).
Eve, biblical name of the first woman, with a meaning derived from the Hebrew for "life", has enjoyed a rather consistent presence on the popularity charts in the U.S., but has never broken the top-500, making it one of those rare names that sounds familiar without feeling overused.
Augusta, a relatively popular name in the 19th century, has mostly fallen into obscurity. It's at once an Old Lady name, a place name, and a stylistic counterpart to today's popular girl's names ending in -a (think, Isabella, Olivia, Sophia, Aviana) that sounds more substantial than "frilliana."
Do agree with us that Eve Augusta is a nearly perfect celebrity baby name?
--J.B.
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That's a definite NO from me, but alas is just one opinion. They are entitled to name their baby whatever they like but it is still NMS.
Not awful, but there's a lot of up and down to it/it sort of runs all together:
Eev-a-gus-ta-gav-i-gan
... though that's a normal-people name problem rather than a celebrity-name problem)
I do think it's pretty great. Augusta feels like a name whose time has come, but it needs a cute nickname. Hattie has come back, but will people take to Gussie? Gus maybe.
Eve is a little crisper, so it's a nice counterpart.
no
What is "NMS". I do like the name though. Eve is one of the names we are considering if we have a girl. :)
I knew a girl named Augusta who went by Gusty.
Gusty is cute, but surprising!
NMS = Not My Style
I really like Eve Augusta (although I like Eva more than Eve, it doesn't work with Augusta.)
I know an Avgusta (pronounced av-gus-ta) and she only ever goes by that. I kind of like it though.
i like it but i agree it doesn't have a nice flow to it that we normally expect a little girl's name to have particularly, but still a very pretty name
Luke and Eve, very biblical
NMS. I've always liked Eve, but I can't get past the Dragon Old Lady image Augusta evokes for me.
I love Eve and I love Augusta. Personally, I wouldn't choose to put the names together, but I still like how the combo sounds.
I love the combination. As a Maine native living elsewhere, I have thought about using it as a middle name if I ever have a child/girl.
I love it. When i first read about it, I thought it was beautiful. Great choice.
Since we just names mour baby Eve 2 months ago, I personally love it. Our baby is Eve Josephine born in August.
Sorry for the above typos.
Jenny, I think Eve Josephine is a PERFECT name. I LOVE it.
I do really like it, but agree it blends a bit into Eva Gusta.
Jenny, I have a 5-yr-old Eva Josephine (and, appropriate to this discussion, her sister would have been August if a boy). Isn't it funny how styles run in the collective subconscious?
A resounding NO from me too!
A resounding 'NO' from me, please.
I like it and I don't think it does all run together, but maybe that's more to do with how it would be pronounced in England.
Luke and Eve is a very cute sib set.
Eve, Evie and Eva are all top 100 names in the UK. Evie is number 10!!!Personally I prefer Eve to the other 2. I can't believe it has never broken into the top 500 in the US!
Eve Augusta is very stylish in my opinion. Nice work, parents!
LOVE the name Eve. If my son had been a girl, he would have been Evangeline, Eve for short. It's short, simple, and also has the meaning of "evening," a time of day I associate with relaxing.
I like Eva better than Eve but the names are nice and they go well together.
Augusta is a strong name, ancient and beautiful and so is Eve. Beautiful.
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