Archive for the 'Literary Babes' Category

Looking for a distinctive nature name?  Parents are bypassing boho chic choices like River and Sky for a fresh category: foreign word names with nature meanings.
Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting a Name of the Day from this intriguing category: Brisa.


He’s handsome, continental and far fresher than Gregory.  But can he overcome his Kafkaesque cockroach vibe?
Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Gregor as Name of the Day.


There’s Violet and Iris, Lily and Rose.  So why not this botanical pick?
Thanks to Sophie for suggesting Dahlia as Name of the Day.


Freakonomics co-authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner deemed this choice a likely Top Name of 2015 – but so far, the name remains decidedly underused.
Thanks to Wrenn for suggesting Flannery as Name of the Day.


Ava is an unstoppable Top Ten choice.  Parents are rediscovering Ida, too.  But if you find Ava too popular and Ida too retro, today’s choice might just be the perfect compromise.
Thanks to Sophie for suggesting Ada as Name of the Day.


Love the name Violet but want to make sure your daughter never shares her name with another girl?  Try this exotic twist.
Thanks to Sarah for suggesting Iolanthe as Name of the Day.


He’s an Old Testament choice who was current in the nineteenth century.  So why isn’t he leaping up the charts in 2009?
Thanks to Wrenn for suggesting another one from the family tree for today’s Name of the Day: Enoch.


Novelist Theodore Dreiser made the story of humbly-born Clyde Griffiths an American Tragedy.  Could 21st century parents revive this fading classic?
Thanks to Wrenn for suggesting a name from her family tree: Clyde, our Name of the Day.


She’s a nursery rhyme staple – and just might be ready for a revival.
Thanks to Lola for suggesting the Medieval Margery and JNE for nominating the Victorian Marjorie as Names of the Day.


Into every generation a vampire romance is born.  That’s usually not big news in baby naming circles.
But the current hot series about the undead – Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight – could influence baby names for the next generation.