Baby Name of the Month: Neville

Baby Name of the Month: Neville

So it has been a while since my last post... basically because school is busy.  It is that time of the month though.. and I dont mean menstration.. I mean Baby name of the Month.  today's name is








Neville 


Because of a certain book, Neville has a very british old world feel to the name, but it is actually french in origin. 


Ok I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan…. and yes, that is what is most appealing about this name, its associations with a hero coming into his own.


Neville Longbottom sort of bummbles through his first years of school and is somtimes a source of humor.. but he remains loyal and brave.  He comes into his own later in the series and plays a large part in saving the world.  He is truly a chosen one and a young handsome hero.  Which only draws me more to the name. 


As for the name itself, I have a love for brit sounding names and love the uniqueness (not chart topper) yet familiarity of the name. He has never charted in the US top 1000 names even after all the books and movies about him, which makes him even more appealing.  One major thing I love about Neville is that he is nickname proof, as mentioned before, I prefer names that stand alone and dont have any traditional nicknames.  I also think it could be used to honor family in my case… Neva is my grandmother’s name and one of my middle names.. so I think a boy named Neville could be a family link.. so it has a little bit more meaning than just a fantasy book. … 


Overall I love Neville, but is it too much to name a child after a HP character?