Archive for the 'Silver Screen' Category
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: 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: 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: 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
Baby Name of the Day: Sloane
Sometimes it takes a while for a name to catch on. We first heard this one in the 80s, but could 201o be her year? Thanks to Christy for suggesting one of the names from her list as our Baby Name of the Day: Sloane. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: As Seen on TV, Last Names First, Mapquest, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Silver Screen, Tomboys | 29 Comments
Tags: John, Riley, Madison, Taylor, Diana, Sloane, Chloe, Luke, Cole, Cade, Jack, Sophia, Hans, Eric, Kate, Addison, Sloan, Cameron, Ferris
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
Baby Name of the Day: Hypatia
She sounds like an exotic botanical or a minor goddess, but her story is far more intriguing. Thanks to UrbanAngel for suggesting Hypatia as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Ancient World, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities, Silver Screen | 8 Comments
Tags: Alexandria, Boadaceia, Hypatia, Hypatius, Judy, Pacey, Rachel, Sophia
Baby Name of the Day: Romy
She and BFF Michele went to their high school more than a dozen years ago. Today you might just find her on the playground. The name I have in reserve for a (no-I’m-not-pregnant) second daughter is today’s Baby Name of the Day: Romy. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Global Village, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Rarities, Silver Screen, Starbaby | 12 Comments
Tags: Annette, Chloe, Finn, Lisa, Michele, Mira, Molly, Olivia, Remy, Riley, Romilly, Romy, Rory, Rosemarie, Rosemary, Rowan, Sadie, Zoe
Baby Name of the Day: Sally
She’s Charlie Brown’s little sister, Lightning McQueen’s best girl, and Don Draper’s damaged daughter. She’s also the person who helped me set up my very first blog. Our Baby Name of the Day is Sally. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: As Seen on TV, Music & Lyrics, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Silver Screen | 17 Comments
Tags: Mary, Gracie, Charles, Richard, Harry, Sarah, Sadie, Isaac, Charlie, Eric, Molly, Harold, Hal, Don, Sally, Liza, Meg, Sal, Sallie, Marilyn, Wilson