Archive for the 'Mapquest' Category
Name of the Day: Ada
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.
Filed under: Ancient World, Biblical Babes, Hot Names of 2010, Literary Babes, Little Ruler, Mapquest, Medieval Monikers, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Saints | 9 Comments
Tags: Ada, Adaeke, Adah, Adalhaid, Adaltrude, Adanna, Addison, Adela, Adelaide, Adele, Adeline, Ana, Anya, Ava, Ayla, Bertrada, Eva, Ida, Ivy, Theodrada
Name of the Day: Clyde
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.
Filed under: Literary Babes, Mapquest, Names for Boys, Names of the Day | 14 Comments
Tags: Clyde
Name of the Day: Holden
He’s the original disaffected youth from Catcher in the Rye, but does he still have his literary cachet?
Thanks to JNE for suggesting Holden as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Americana, Last Names First, Literary Babes, Mapquest, Names for Boys, Names of the Day | 13 Comments
Tags: Holden, Holcomb, Holcombe
Name of the Day: Zara
On the heels of Aurora, here’s yet another princess name – but this time, one worn by a real life heir to the throne.
Thanks to Sophie for suggesting Zara as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Global Village, Last But Not Least: Z Names, Little Ruler, Mapquest, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Starbaby | 5 Comments
Tags: Sara, Sarah, Zahara, Zaharina, Zahira, Zahra, Zahrah, Zaira, Zara, Zaria, Zariah, Zarina, Zerah, Zora
Name of the Day: Aurora
She’s astronomical, mythical and animated, with a tomboy twist.
Thanks to Laura for suggesting her darling daughter’s appellation as Name of the Day: Aurora.
Filed under: Disney Names, Literary Babes, Mapquest, Myths & Legends, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nature Babes | 10 Comments
Tags: Aurora, Rory, Aurore
Name of the Day: Glenn
Some place names are obviously torn from the map. Indiana, for one. Or Savannah. But others are subtle – so common in the first spot, in fact, that we’ve forgotten they started out as anything else.
Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Glenn as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Last Names First, Mapquest, Myths & Legends, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Silver Screen | 7 Comments
Tags: Glen, Glenn, Glyn
Name of the Day: Astrid
TV’s Michael Scott mangled this one in an unforgettable fashion a few weeks ago.
Thanks to Allison for suggesting Astrid as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Literary Babes, Little Ruler, Mapquest, Medieval Monikers, Names for Girls, Names of the Day | 16 Comments
Tags: Astrid, Astrith, Astrud, Estrid, Estrith
Lost’s Josh Holloway and wife Yessica have welcomed a daughter – Java Kumala Holloway.
I’ll admit that my first thought was coffee. My second? The programming language. And then finally, after Googling Josh Holloway’s bio, I realized that the proud mama is from Indonesia – making Java a lovely place name.
Or not. What do you think?
Filed under: Mapquest, Names for Girls, Starbaby | 4 Comments
Tags: Java
Name of the Day: Sinclair
Today’s name comes from a familiar formula – take a popular saint, name a few places after the saint’s good deeds, name the residents after the place – and eventually you might end up with a new given name.
Thanks to Sarah Winter for suggesting Sinclair as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Last Names First, Literary Babes, Mapquest, Medieval Monikers, Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities, Saints | 5 Comments
Tags: Claire, Sinclair, Clare, Clarus
Name of the Day: Anastasia
She has all the romance of a doomed Russian princess, plus plenty of peppy nicknames should your daughter prefer cleats to crinolines.
Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Anastasia as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Little Ruler, Mapquest, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Saints, Silver Screen | 8 Comments
Tags: Anastasia, Anastasie, Zia, Stacy, Stacey, Stacia, Nastia, Stasia, Anstice, Anastacia
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