Archive for the 'Names for Girls' Category
Padma Lakshmi followed through on her promises to bestow a traditional Indian appellation on her baby-on-the-way. Krishna Thea Lakshmi arrived over the weekend. (Hat tip to Celebrity Baby Blog.)
I’m far from up on my Sanskrit names, but I’d always thought of Krishna as masculine. A quick Google search suggests that I’m wrong about that. But [...]
Filed under: Names for Girls, Starbaby | 6 Comments
Tags: Krishna, Thea
Name of the Day: Gertrude
Once worn by queens and saints, today she’s oft-cited as the name you’d never give your girl.
Thanks to Jillian for suggesting Gertrude as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Literary Babes, Little Ruler, Medieval Monikers, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Saints, Slip Slidin' Away | 22 Comments
Tags: Charlotte, Eleanor, Garrett, Gertie, Gertrud, Gertruda, Gertrude, Lucy, Millie, Roger, Ruby, Sadie, Trudie, Trudy
Name of the Day: Nyssa
At first glance, she’s little more than a riff on Vanessa. But this name has a story all her own.
Thanks to Rachel for suggesting Nyssa as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nature Babes, Rarities, So Lovely as a Tree | 6 Comments
Tags: Alyssa, Linden, Aven, Gregory, Vanessa, Nyssa, Nysa, Nissa, Nisa, Anissa
Name of the Day: Annia
Once upon a time, she was nearly as common as Julia.
Thanks to Rachel for suggesting the Ancient Roman Annia as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Ancient World, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities, Sportif | 9 Comments
Tags: Anja, Anna, Annabel, Annamaria, Anne, Anneliese, Annia, Annika, Anthony, Antonius, Anya, Aurelia, Channah, Claudius, Cornelia, Faustina, George, Julia, Lucretia, Marcus, Tiberius, Titus
Name of the Day: Sasha
She’s at home in the White House. He’s a widely-recognized celebritot.
Thanks to Kelly for suggesting the surprisingly gender-neutral Sasha as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Global Village, Music & Lyrics, Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Starbaby | 9 Comments
Tags: Aleksandr, Aleksandra, Alex, Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis, Anya, Bob, Chris, Gabriella, Katya, Michael, Mikhail, Mischa, Natasha, Pasha, Pat, Paul, Pavel, Pete, Peter, Petya, Pyotr, Robbie, Robert, Sacha, Sascha, Sasha, Tasha, Xenia
Names Worn By Christina Ricci
Like Anne Hathaway, the subject of my first As Worn By post, Christina Ricci started out as a child star before taking on roles in everything from edgy indies to big screen blockbusters.
In honor of her February 12 birthday, here’s a look at the names she’s worn.
Filed under: As Worn By, Names for Girls | 1 Comment
Tags: Autumn, Beatrice, Camille, Christina, Clotilde, Elizabeth, Hannah, Jessica, Kate, Kathleen, Katrina, Layla, Lillian, Lucy, Mary Teresa, Michelle, Miranda, Patti, Penelope, Rae, Rayna, Romaine, Selby, Shelby, Silas, Summer, Trixie, Tyria, Wednesday
Name of the Day: Joy
She’s short and sweet, but would this virtue name threaten a daughter’s happiness?
Thanks to Joy for suggesting her own given name as Name of the Day!
Filed under: As Seen on TV, Medieval Monikers, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Slip Slidin' Away, Virtues | 12 Comments
Tags: Albert, Alfred, Friederike, George, Grace, Henry, Honor, Hope, Jane, Joie, Josephina, Joy, Joy Anna, Joya, Joyce, Joyeuse, Leatrice, Patience
Name of the Day: Delilah
Hey there, Delilah.
She’s rapidly shedding her bad girl image and could become one of the hottest baby names of 2015. Thanks to Kim R. for suggesting Delilah as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Biblical Babes, Music & Lyrics, Names for Girls, Names of the Day | 20 Comments
Tags: Dalila, Delilah, Emma, Eve, Helen, Jezebel, Layla, Lila, Lily, Pandora, Samson
Name of the Day: Stella
This literary invention hopped off a New Orleans streetcar and is headed for the US Top 100.
Thanks to Melissa for suggesting Stella as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Baby You're a Star!, Hot Names of 2010, Literary Babes, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Silver Screen | 16 Comments
Tags: Ella, Estella, Gabriella, Isabella, Maris, Mary, Stella
Name of the Day: Niamh
It’s an authentic Irish appellation boosted by a Dutch-Canadian actress and the Portuguese word for snow.
Thanks to Mercedes for suggesting Niamh as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Kiss Me I'm Irish, Myths & Legends, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities | 9 Comments
Tags: Maeve, Neve, Niamh, Nieve
Blogroll
- Baby Name Brainstorm
- Baby Name Lover
- Chanara\’s Blog
- FOR REAL BABY NAMES
- Legitimate Baby Names
- Lola\’s Onomastic Fits
- Moniker Madness!
- Much Ado About Naming
- Nameberry
- Names from Adam to Eve
- Naming across the pond
- Naming By Numbers
- Onomastics Shamastics
- 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
