Archive for the 'Silver Screen' Category
Name of the Day: Marjorie
She’s a nursery rhyme staple – and just might be ready for a revival.
Thanks to Lola for suggesting the Medieval Margery and JNE for nominating the Victorian Marjorie as Names of the Day.
Filed under: Literary Babes, Little Ruler, Medieval Monikers, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Silver Screen | 14 Comments
Tags: Margaret, Margerie, Margery, Marguerite, Marjorie
Into every generation a vampire romance is born. That’s usually not big news in baby naming circles.
But the current hot series about the undead – Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight – could influence baby names for the next generation.
Filed under: Hot Names of 2010, Literary Babes, Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Silver Screen | 18 Comments
Tags: Alice, Angela, Annabel, Arabella, Aro, Bella, Brady, Caius, Carlee, Carlie, Carlisle, Carly, Carmen, Charles, Charlie, Charlotte, Collin, Cullen, Demarcus, Edward, Embry, Emily, Ephraim, Esme, Gabrielle, Gianna, Grayson, Heidi, Irina, Isabella, Jacob, Jacoby, Jake, Jamarcus, James, Jane, Jared, Jasper, Jessica, Julia, Kachiri, Karlee, Karley, Karli, Karlie, Karly, Kate, Kebi, Lauren, Laurent, Leah, Lestat, Maggie, Makenna, Marcus, Marie, Mary, Nessie, Nick, Paul, Quil, Renesmee, Rosalie, Sam, Samuel, Senna, Seth, Siobhan, Spike, Stephanie, Stephen, Stephenie, Tia, Victoria, Willow, Xander, Zafrina
Name of the Day: Jett
If Scarlet and Violet are big for girls, why not this equally colorful choice for a son?
Thanks to Photoquilty and Jill for suggesting Jett as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Jewels and gemstones, Last Names First, Music & Lyrics, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Nature Babes, Silver Screen, Starbaby | 7 Comments
Tags: Jet, Jett, Zett
Name of the Day: Chauncey
He’s a hoopstar, a literary character – plus he’s linked to a very current choice for boys. So would the original work for a son born in 2009?
Thanks to Valery for suggesting Chauncey as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Last Names First, Literary Babes, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Silver Screen | 10 Comments
Tags: Chance, Chauncey, Chauncy
Name of the Day: Bernard
He’s saintly, shaggy and sounds quite smart.
Thanks to Susan for suggesting Bernard as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Medieval Monikers, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Nature Babes, Saints, Silver Screen | 6 Comments
Tags: Bernard, Bernie
Name of the Day: Tryon
He’s a familiar surname that might just substitute for the dated Tyrone, the wildly popular Tyler and maybe a few other popular picks, too.
Thanks to Summer for suggesting Tryon as Name of the Day.
Filed under: As Seen on TV, Last Names First, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Rarities, Silver Screen | 12 Comments
Tags: Tryon, Triton
Name of the Day: Tizoc
This might be a first here at AppMtn – an Aztec appellation!
Thanks to Christina for suggesting Tizoc as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Global Village, Little Ruler, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Rarities, Silver Screen | 4 Comments
Name of the Day: Ashley
On the heels of Rhett comes another Gone with the Wind name for a Southern gentleman.
Thanks to Sarah for suggesting Ashley – for a boy! – as our Name of the Day.
Filed under: Last Names First, Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nature Babes, Silver Screen | 11 Comments
Tags: Ashley, Ashton, Asher
Name of the Day: Rhett
He’s a Southern gentleman, and something of a romantic pick for a son.
Thanks to Christina for suggesting Rhett as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Last Names First, Literary Babes, Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Silver Screen | 8 Comments
Tags: Rhett
Name of the Day: Dirk
Cade, Slade, Chance and Trey all appear in the US Top 1000. Whatever happened to this single-syllable choice?
Thanks to Christina for suggesting Dirk as Name of the Day.
Filed under: Names for Boys, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Silver Screen, Sportif | 6 Comments
Tags: Dirk, Derek, Theodoric, Diederick, Tudor, Dietrich, Dieter, Derrick, Derick, Derik, Dereck, Deric, Deryk
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