Archive for the 'Names for Boys' Category
Name of the Day: Clifford
He’s an oversized fictional canine, and everybody’s favorite know-it-all postal carrier. Could he also be the perfect choice for your son?
Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Clifford as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Last Names First, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Nature Babes | 9 Comments
Tags: Arthur, Benjamin, Charles, Cliff, Clifford, Everett, Ford, Heathcliff, Henry, Leo, Samuel, Walter
Name of the Day: Gregor
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.
Filed under: Literary Babes, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Rarities, Saints | 10 Comments
Tags: Archer, Connor, Cooper, Greg, Gregg, Greggory, Gregory, Grigori, Hunter, Miller, Tyler
What’s Your Name Again, Kid?
They say that once you choose your child’s name, be it Kaydon or Atticus, Balthasar or Brady, your child becomes that name. They say that there’s no such thing as Namer’s Remorse.
I’m not so sure.
Filed under: Articles, Names for Boys, Nicknames | 21 Comments
Tags: Alasdair, Aleksander, Aleksey, Alex, Alexander, Alexei, Alexx, Alexy, Ali, Aly, Alyx, Amy, Arthur, Atticus, Balthasar, Brady, Caradoc, Chandra, Chantal, Clarina, Clio, Evander, Faustine, Iskander, Janet, Jason, Julius, Kaydon, Loosh, Madison, Mary, Michael, Olus, Sasha, Xander
Name of the Day: Flannery
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.
Filed under: Kiss Me I'm Irish, Last Names First, Literary Babes, Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities | 8 Comments
Tags: Aidan, Delaney, Dorothy, Emery, Emily, Finley, Finn, Finnegan, Flann, Flannan, Flannery, Flynn, Harper, Kimberly, Mary, Nelle, Riley, Ronan
Name of the Day: Doyle
Aidan has gone supernova. Connor is heard everywhere. What’s a parent in search of an authentic Irish appellation to do?
Thanks to Bek for suggesting one fresh option. Today’s Name of the Day is the dashing Doyle.
Filed under: As Seen on TV, Kiss Me I'm Irish, Last Names First, Names for Boys, Names of the Day | 10 Comments
Tags: Doyle
Name of the Day: Enoch
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.
Filed under: Biblical Babes, Literary Babes, Names for Boys, Names of the Day | 12 Comments
Tags: Chanoch, Chanokh, Enoch, Hanoch, Hanokh, Idris
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: Taj
Boys can be Earl and Duke, Rex and Roy. So why not this regal appellation?
Thanks to Sassy for suggesting Taj as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Little Ruler, Names for Boys, Names of the Day | 9 Comments
Tags: Tahj, Taj, Tajik
Name of the Day: Boaz
This Biblical choice might seem like an unlikely pick – but once upon a time, so did Isaiah.
Thanks to Rocking Fetal for suggesting Boaz as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Ancient World, Biblical Babes, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Rarities | 15 Comments
Tags: Bo, Boaz
Name of the Day: Lyle
Kyle became a late 20th century staple and is still going strong today. But what ever happened to this rhyming choice?
Thanks to Wrenn for suggesting Lyle as our Name of the Day.
Filed under: Music & Lyrics, Names for Boys, Names of the Day | 7 Comments
Tags: Lyle
Blogroll
- Baby Name Brainstorm
- Chanara\’s Blog
- Legit Baby Names
- Lola\’s Onomastic Fits
- Moniker Madness!
- Much Ado About Naming
- Nameberry
- Naming across the pond
- Onomastics Shamastics
- Onomastitrix
- Paige\’s Page O\’ Names!
- The #7 Question
- Voornamelijk (Emma's site – in Dutch!)
- Xanthe Linnea: a name blog
- You Can’t Call It It
- Ysabeau\’s Naming Persuits
