Starbaby News: Welcome Nash Lemuel

Cat Cora and wife Jennifer have welcomed a son – Nash Lemuel Cora.  The couple are now parents to four boys – big brothers are Caje, Zoran are Thatcher Julius.

They certainly have an interesting naming style – I don’t know that I’d have ever guessed that Caje, Zoran, Thatcher and Nash come from the same family.

Just because I really can’t help myself, I have to ask – which Cora name is your favorite?  Please vote below.

Name of the Day: Opal

The rise of Ruby has prompted parents to rummage farther back in the jewelry box for a daughter’s name.

Thanks to Paul for suggesting Opal as Name of the Day.

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Name of the Day: Leland

Every once in a while a name manages to straddle two opposite categories.  Today’s choice sounds both New England prep and Western cowpoke at once.

Thanks to Bek for suggesting Leland as Name of the Day.

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Yea or Nay: Kohl

Here’s the idea – now and again I spot a name that I find intriguing.  Often I like them even though I don’t want to like them.  Since they don’t fit anywhere else, I’m going to post them as quickie polls.  Please vote yea or nay!

While watching a re-run of WifeSwap (yes, really), I noticed the three sons of the bodybuilder couple were called Kane, Kohl and Kolin.  

Soooo not my style and yet – I kinda love Kohl.  If you can overlook the reasonably-priced retailer, it conjures up the smoky black of Cleopatra’s eyeliner.  Does that make Kohl that rarity – a masculine color name?  Or is he just a particularly kreeatif spelling of a quite current Nicholas nickname?

Please vote!

Sunday Summary: 7/19/09

To Twitter or not to Twitter? That is the question faced by every Luddite-turned-blogger.  (Yes, it’s true.  You can be a technophobe and spend much of your leisure time blogging.  I can’t be the only one.)

Anyhow, I love the idea of Twitter.  So I’m introducing a new series called Yea or Nay, first as blog posts then possibly … maybe … if I feel really brave … I’ll migrate it over to this newfangled thingamajobby later.  And then, you know, maybe I’ll get m’self one of them color tee vees.

Anyhow, watch for the inaugural post here later today.  In name news:

  • Nancy had a great list of French given names.  Another blogger actually culled them from birth and death announcements.  I’m fascinated by Quitterie;
  • Legit Baby Names continues sourcing some of the most original baby names from around the globe.  Her post on Sayyna (pronounced SAY ee na – pretty, isn’t it?) marks the first and only time I’ve ever seen a Yakutsk name mentioned online;
  • Bewildertrix spotted the name Grainger – as in Harry Potter’s Hermione and Are You Being Served’s Mr. Grainger?  I agree that Gray/Grey are lovely, and Grainger is probably inevitable with all those Graydons and Greysons out there.  Me, I’m going to hope Grainger is the mother’s maiden name;
  • It’s a first!  I love the name – Noa – profiled in this week’s Toronto Star, though the backstory isn’t so exciting.  Noa was Name of the Day here a while back;
  • I won’t link to the post, but a happy couple out there in the blogosphere dismissed Peter, Jackson and Parker – they must have a sci fi thing, don’t you think? – to choose the name Ridgen for their son;
  • My, those English do love a good nickname name, don’t they?  Coronation Street’s Simon Gregson and wife Emma welcomed son Harry, little brother to Alfie.  Not sure ’bout Alfie, but the couple says that Harry is a family name;
  • Nameberry has an oh-so-cool post on names that start with the letter U – Uma, Ursula, u get the idea.  Only the link is to their homepage, since the site is acting up at the moment;
  • Laura Wattenberg posted an article discussing a recent research piece suggesting that baby naming is becoming more local.  I quite like her take on things;
  • Lastly, from the Wayback Machine, last year today, the Name of the Day was Gilbert.

That’s all for the moment, but check back next week for Leland, Opal, Ferdinand, Marsann and Leora.  And stand by for Yea or Nay later today!

Name of the Day: Tynan

Once upon a time Aidan was an obscure Gaelic choice.  Today, parents are searching high and low for a similar-but-different choice for sons.

Thanks to Alicia for suggesting a contender.  Today’s Name of the Day is Tynan.

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