Archive for the 'Names of the Day' Category
Baby Name of the Day: Isaura
She’s a rarity recently overheard on a Brooklyn playground. Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Isaura as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: As Seen on TV, Global Village, Literary Babes, Mapquest, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities | 13 Comments
Tags: Delphine, Leo, Adrian, Zeno, Irene, Lydia, Isaura, Isaurus, Lucélia, Alvaro, Melchior
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: Liliane
The garden of girls contains no bloom more favored than Lily. Add in the growing interest in appellations française, and what do you get? Thanks to Kristine for suggesting Liliane as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Easter, Flower Power, Global Village, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nature Babes, Nicknames, Ooh la la ... French Names, Rarities, Scifi, Silver Screen | 12 Comments
Tags: Lilly, Lillianna, Elizabeth, Lila, Lily, Vivienne, Vivian, Lillian, Lillie, Lilia, Hera, Lilian, Liliana, Lilliana, Lilianna, Lilyanna, Lilyana, Leelee, Catou, Madou, Leelou, Lilias
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: Mara
She’s a powerful goddess, a mournful woman, and everything in between. Thanks to Frances for suggesting Mara as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Biblical Babes, Global Village, Myths & Legends, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Silver Screen | 8 Comments
Tags: Juno, Mara, Maria, Marzena, Matilda, Mora, Morana, Morena, Naomi, Roald, Ruth, Tamara, Tammy
Baby Name of the Day: Endellion
We interrupt rerun week to post something a little bit different. I was certain I’d written a full post about this saint’s name, but instead she’s just mentioned in an early list of obscure saints’ names. Inspired by British PM David Cameron’s new daughter, our Baby Name of the Day is Endellion. Share this: Email [...]
Filed under: Cornish Wear, Global Village, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities, Saints | 19 Comments
Tags: Allison, Endellion, Arthur, Isabella, Delia, Della, Madison, Rose, Olivia, David, Florence, Samantha, Brychan, Endelyn, Endelienta, Endelient, Edellienta, Endelyon, Lio, Endymion
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: Aura
She’s a golden goddess with a musical air. Thanks to Elta for suggesting Aura as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Music & Lyrics, Myths & Legends, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nature Babes, Scifi | 12 Comments
Tags: Aurelia, Luna, Gordon, Lyra, Lee, Trinity, Elvis, Ornella, Aura
Baby Name of the Day: Mathilde
Take the fashionably French Vivienne, mix it with the Aussie hipster Matilda, and what do you get? Thanks to Frances for suggesting the appealing Mathilde as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Global Village, Little Ruler, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Ooh la la ... French Names, Saints | 19 Comments
Tags: Isabelle, Isobel, Mathilda, Mathilde, Teresa, Theresa, Madison, Edward, Vivienne, Matilda, Maud, Kimora, Sandra, Adeline, Philippa, Tillie, Tilda, Tilly, Thérèse, Matilde, Laeticia, Wilhelmine, Mechtilde
Baby Name of the Day: Shoshanna
If you saw box office smash Inglorious Basterds, you heard fictional Nazi bad guy Hans Landa call out this name in a grisly, memorable opening sequence. If Stella is a star, why not Shoshanna? Thanks to Serenity for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Ancient World, Biblical Babes, Flower Power, Global Village, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nature Babes, Rarities, Silver Screen | 19 Comments
Tags: Savannah, Isabella, Stella, Ingrid, Suzanne, Susannah, Susanna, Susan, Sue, Sanne, Hans, Silas, Daniel, Shoshannah, Sosie, Emmanuelle, Romy, Quentin, Shoshanna, Shoshana, Jerry, Mélanie, Christoph