Archive for the 'Names for Boys' Category
Baby Name of the Day: Baylor
If James Madison alumni can name their daughters after alma mater, why not proud graduates of this Texas university? Thanks to Joy for suggesting Baylor as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Last Names First, Names for Boys, Names of the Day | 12 Comments
Tags: William, James, Bay, Madison, Taylor, River, Emmett, Kyler, Rylan, Robert, Tryon, Bailey, Matthew, Baylor, Böhler, Bailor, Bailer, Beiler, Baylan, Bayron, Bayne
Baby Name of the Day: Langley
Tired of Riley and Bailey? Here’s another jaunty surname to consider, though it might scream Wild Blue Yonder to some. Thanks to Elta for suggesting Langley as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Last Names First, Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities, Starbaby | 16 Comments
Tags: William, Phoebe, Harper, Riley, Avery, Madison, Delaney, Thomas, Dree, Eve, Samuel, Bailey, Mariel, Langlíf, Lenny
Baby Name of the Day: Santiago
He’s a chart topper in Buenos Aires, and he graces the map throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Thanks to Kristine for suggesting the dashing Santiago as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Global Village, Literary Babes, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Saints | 13 Comments
Tags: James, Anne, Giacomo, Diego, Jago, Jacob, Iago, Romeo, Orlando, Jacques, Emilio, Sinjin, St. John, Santiago, Ernest, Tiago, Diago, Paulo, Iacobus
Baby Name of the Day: Thorsten
Thurston was a shipwrecked billionaire, Thor is a Norse god, and Dustin was big in the 80s. Could this related name take off today? Thanks to UrbanAngel for suggesting Thorsten as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Myths & Legends, Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Nature Babes, Silver Screen | 10 Comments
Tags: Jayden, Gunnar, Tory, Dustin, Thurston, Thor, Thorsten, Torsten, Boniface, Thorstein, Torstein
Baby Name of the Day: Kingsley
He’s a Harry Potter hero and a literary gem. Thanks to UrbanAngel for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day: Kingsley. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Harry Potter Names, Last Names First, Literary Babes, Little Ruler, Mapquest, Names for Boys, Names of the Day | 15 Comments
Tags: William, Arthur, Harry, Kingston, Riley, Avery, Delaney, Rex, Cash, Hadley, King, Bailey, Crosby, Kenley, Winston, Messiah, Howard, Kingsley, Prince, Thankful, Esick, Japhet
Baby Name of the Day: Josiah
Take the evergreen Joseph, cross him with popular Noah and what do you get? Why, the name of Sarah’s son, and our Baby Name of the Day: Josiah. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Biblical Babes, Charles Dickens, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Wild West | 9 Comments
Tags: Joseph, Edward, Wyatt, Judah, Noah, Josiah, Gideon, Martin, Luke, Jayden, Josh, Jed
Parker Lewis vs. Parker Posey
Parker has a long history of occasional use as a given name. Originally an occupational surname for a gamekeeper or geographic name for someone who lived near parkland, he’s charted as a boys’ given name in the US most years since 1880. In 2009, he entered the US Top 100 at #96. Just like Larkin [...]
Filed under: As Seen on TV, Last Names First, Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Nature Babes, Silver Screen, Sweet P, Tomboys | 7 Comments
Tags: Archer, Raven, Harper, Peter, Pilot, Joanna, Jebediah, Piper, Suzy, Lewis, Jason, Parker, Abby, Beth, Larkin, Lawrence, Parkin, Posey, Symoné, Inspektor
Did I recently say there were no exciting celebrity births anticipated this summer? How could I forget Amy Poehler and Will Arnett? They’ve welcomed son Abel James. Yes – Abel, a little brother for Archie. Congratulations to the family! Readers, what do you think of the name Abel? Wonder if they’ll call him Abe … [...]
Filed under: Biblical Babes, Names for Boys, Starbaby | 12 Comments
Tags: James, Archie, Abel, Amy, Abe, Will
Baby Name of the Day: Rudy
With his mix of indie cool and athletic can-do, why isn’t this name faring better? Thanks to Liliane for suggesting Rudy as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: As Seen on TV, Music & Lyrics, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Slip Slidin' Away, Starbaby | 13 Comments
Tags: Ruby, Jude, Robert, Jacoby, Sean, Daniel, Colby, Cliff, Rudy, Keshia, Cody, Rudolph, Clair, Hubert, Rudolf, Rudith, Rogue, Rudie
Baby Name of the Day: Wade
He’s a little cowboy with an outdoorsy vibe to boot. Thanks to Alta for suggesting Wade as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Myths & Legends, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Nature Babes, Slip Slidin' Away, Sportif | 8 Comments
Tags: Charles, Victoria, Wyatt, Ella, Gage, Cade, Eugenia, Scarlett, Bonnie, Slade, Wade, Wada, Wate, Waetla, Wadde, Lorena