Name of the Day: Egan

It is an elusive combination – a name that seems familiar, but is shared by few, and can be easily spelled and pronounced without being too close to current favorites.

Thanks to Bek for suggesting a boy’s name that just might possess these elements.  Egan is our Name of the Day.

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Red Carpet Names: Boys’ Edition

If you’re finding this site through Nameberry, welcome.  If you’re a regular here, please also visit my guest post:  Red Carpet Names: Boys’ Edition.  I’ll be checking in over the weekend to respond to comments there.

Many thanks to Pam and Linda for the opportunity.  And no, I didn’t choose the picture they used for the post – but by a happy coincidence, Clark Gable is among my favorites.  I’ve seen It Happened One Night enough times to recite the lines!

Name of the Day: Winifred

We grew up watching Kevin crush on Winnie on The Wonder Years.  Is it any wonder that some of us are starting to cautiously consider the formal version as a daughter’s name?

Thanks to Lola for suggesting Winifred as Name of the Day.

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Sunday Summary: 2/15/09

Happy Valentine’s weekend.  We’ve had a bumper crop of starbabies this past week:

In other news:

  • If you haven’t already checked it out, go review the Valentine-themed names at Nameberry.  I thought they might be joking when they mentioned Jetadore.
  • Then I checked out Nancy’s Baby Names and her list from Alberta, Canada.  Sure enough, there’s a Jetaime!  Also a (male) Gonzo and a (female) Harloquinn.  Shudder.
  • Speaking of shuddering, the six older Suleman kids names are:  Elijah Makai, Amerah Yasmeen, Joshua Jacob, Aiden, Calyssa Arielle and Caleb Kai.  Elisabeth did a nice job explaining the octuplets’ names, but Bek gets points for being the first to post them in a comment – thank you!  The six boys are Jonah, Jeremiah, Josiah, Makai (or is it McCai?), Isaiah and Noah; the two girls are Nariah and Maliah.  I’m not sure, but the girls’ names might be spelled NaRiah and MaLiah.  (I’ve been squinting at the website.)  Guess we’ll know for sure when they get a book deal;
  • A piece of site news – I’ll continue to post Names of the Day seven days a week through April 30.  After that, I’m cutting back to Monday through Friday.  As the site grows, keeping up with comments and email takes up more and more time – and frankly, it’s the most fun!  I hate looking at comments and realizing that I’ve missed out on great conversations.  :)  Plus, this will give me more space to work on some draft articles that are gathering dust.

Speaking of other articles, visit Nameberry on Friday.  (As if you don’t visit all the time anyhow.)  I’m scheduled to guest blog!

    Name of the Day: Demetria

    She’s an ancient goddess, maybe even the ultimate earth mother.  But she’s also been worn by a brat packer and a tween starlet.

    Thanks to Emmy Jo for suggesting our Name of the Day: Demetria.

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