Baby Name of the Day: Geneva

Sunset at Lake Geneva

Image by lassi.kurkijarvi via Flickr

Jennifer was the #1 name of the 1970s.  Genevieve is her saintly cousin.  For parents looking for something more daring still, there’s this pretty place name.

Thanks to Clio for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day: Geneva.

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Baby Name of the Day: Corinne

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c32 by Too Far North via Flickr

It’s one of those names that seems perfectly ordinary, expected even – but you probably don’t know more than one.

Thanks to Carey for suggesting her daughter’s name as our Baby Name of the Day: Corinne.

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Sunday Summary: 3/13/11

Billiard

Billiard No. 13 by nemosocke via Flickr

First, an edit.  A few weeks ago, I said something along these lines: “If the kid is good looking a clunky name doesn’t matter.”  What I should have said was “if the person is confident …”  Beauty is a lottery over which we have no control.  (Though Seal and Heidi Klum’s kids are probably set.)  But confidence is something we can influence and develop.

Elsewhere online:

After last week’s trip to the Big Easy to source Mardi Gras names, I’m fishing for something different at Nameberry tomorrow.

It was a quiet week for celeb births.  The big news?  Martha Stewart is a grandmother.  Daughter Alexis welcomed a daughter of her own, named Jude.  The best comment on the Appellation Mountain Facebook page goes to C., who pointed out that Alexis “isn’t exactly a frilly traditional girl’s name, either.”

If you have yet to vote in the March Madness Quarter Finals, Girls and Boys, there’s still time.  Polls will stay open until Friday morning.

That’s all for this week.  As always, thanks for reading!

March Madness: Girls’ Quarter Finals

Collins Fieldhouse girls basketball team, 1917

Collins Fieldhouse girls basketball team, 1917 Seattle Municipal Archives via Flickr

March Madness continues, and the competition is fierce!

Elodie barely squeaked past Claire.  A mere two votes decided that race.

The biggest victory went to Adele.  She thoroughly trounced Eithne, garnering 86% of the vote to her rival’s mere 14%.  Lydia and Lila both won by impressive margins, suggesting that L truly is the letter to watch.

One surprise was watching Louisa win handily over Stella.  Has this star already had her moment?  Are too many Hollywood littles wearing out Stella before she really catches on?

My biggest heartache was watching Romilly lose out to Lorelei, especially because that was a close one – Lorelei earned 55% of the vote.

And now, on to the quarter-finals!

It’s a rhyme time match-up: Isla versus Lila

Little Women’s Louisa versus Hamlet’s Ophelia

The elaborate Lydia versus the trim Adele

Three-syllable showdown: Lorelei versus Elodie

March Madness: Boys’ Quarter Finals

Basketball Team

1905 Basketball Team from paukrus via Flickr

Thanks to everyone who voted in the first round of March Madness.  The results were fascinating!  We’ve gone from sixteen to eight.

The closest match-ups?  Liam lost to Archer by just three votes.  The biggest trouncing was Eamon, with 83% of the vote compared to St. John’s measly 17%.  My biggest disappointment was that Gray failed to make it out of the opening round.

But all that is in the past.  Vote now and help us whittle it down to just four!

The dashing Dashiell (1) versus the pointed Archer (8)

It’s the Celtic showdown: cheerful Eamon (2) versus friendly Finn (10)

Two rarities-on-the-rise face off: Huxley (3) versus Cian (6)

Possibly the most conservative names on the list: Tobias (13) versus Nathaniel (12)

Baby Name of the Day: Betty

139/365 To thine own self B true

139/365 To thine own self B true by Myki Roventine via Flickr

She’s gone full circle, from buxom pin-up girl to grey-haired granny, and back again to the nursery.

Thanks to Claire for suggesting Betty as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Indie

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INDIE by marksdk via Flickr

It’s a versatile nickname, likely to bring to mind a fictional daredevil archeologist.

Thanks to Carrie for suggesting her daughter Ingrid’s nickname.  Our Baby Name of the Day is Indie.

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Baby Name of the Day: Topanga

Sign for the T stairs in Pembroke College

Sign for the T stairs in Pembroke College by Dumbledad via Flickr

There’s Savannah and Brooklyn, London and Dakota, too.

But Topanga?

Thanks to Kristine for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Dara

Disfugured Lion Ain dara

Disfigured Lion at Ain Darra by Verity Cridland via Flickr

She’s just four letters long, but this little name has quite a lot of meaning.

Thanks to Maize for suggesting the culture-spanning Dara as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Orly

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O by Too Far North via Flickr

Today’s choice has two distinct origins with similar meanings.

Thanks to mom-to-be Michelle for suggesting Orly as our Baby Name of the Day.

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