Baby Name of the Day: Aveline

Corylus avellana flowers

Corylus avellana flowers; Image via Wikipedia

Depending on your perspective, she’s either a nouveau spin on current favorites, or a medieval rarity prime for a comeback.

Thanks to Kayleigh for suggesting Aveline as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Abilene

Little Ol' Cowgirl

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Take Biblical good girl Abigail, add a healthy dose of Western spirit, and what do you get?

Thanks to Lem for suggesting Abilene as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Evelyn

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Silent Film Star Evelyn Brent; Image via Wikipedia

Ask me to name a name I think we’ll see in the Top Ten soon and this ends-in-lyn choice would be my pick.

Thanks to Sara A. for suggesting the ever so fashionable Evelyn as Baby Name of the Day.

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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.

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Baby Name of the Day: Adele

Stylish actress Molly Ringwald chose this name for one of her daughters.

Thanks to Melissa for suggesting Adele as Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Otto

It’s a great choice for a German ruler, but what about a little American boy?

Thanks to Emma for suggesting the surprisingly wearable Otto as Baby Name of the Day.

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Yea or Nay: Adelie

Anyone else spot this post at Swistle?  The couple is looking for a name for baby #2, a little sister for Adelie, nicknamed Addie.

It’s a name I’ve heard once or twice of late, and I’ve been wondering about Adelie.  My favorite Adel- name is Adelaide, but it’s a huge category, from surname Addison to sweet Adeline to the inevitable Adalyn.  Just Ada or Addie are options, too, and Adalie certainly owes something to the popularity of the unrelated, but similar-sounding, Natalie.

Back to Adelie.  The parents of Adelie describe the name as “classic and sophisticated.”  Swistle perceives Adelie as “a modern invented name.”  Both Nameberry and Meilleurs Prenoms associate Adelie with Adele, though Behind the Name doesn’t list Adelie at all.

And so I ask, Adelie: Yea or Nay?

Name of the Day: Elke

Heidi screams of the Swiss Alps, but how about this unusual related name?

Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Elke as Name of the Day.

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Starbaby Round-Up: Adele, Roman, Holden and More

I just can’t wait ’til Sunday!  A few starbaby names popped up in the past few days:

  • Molly Ringwald has welcomed twins Adele Georgiana and Roman Stylianos. They join big sis Mathilda Ereni at home.  I’ve loved Molly since Pretty in Pink, and I like her naming style.  And yet, may I just say – bring on the Addies!  Between Addison, Adeline and Adele, I can hear a wave of little girls answering to this nickname.  Guess I’d better cross Adelaide off my list …
  • Mira Sorvino has welcomed her third, son Holden Paul Terry, a little brother for Johnny Christopher King and Mattea Angel.  I think Mira rocks, but her style seems unpredictable – if I didn’t know Johnny, Mattea and Holden were sibs, I’d assume they were three unrelated kids;
  • I missed this one – Twilight star Cam Gigandet welcomed a daughter named Everleigh Ray back in April.  What a difference a spelling makes – I think Everly is an appealing surname pick for a daughter, a sort of mix of the last-names-first-name trend, the nouveau virtue/noun name choices (think Journey, Destiny, Ever) and the love of the letter “v” in names like Ava, Ivy and Eve.  But the “leigh” spelling?  I think that reduces the name’s style.  And in the middle spot?  Ray is the new Rose.

Did I miss anyone?

Name of the Day: Ada

Ava is an unstoppable Top Ten choice.  Parents are rediscovering Ida, too.  But if you find Ava too popular and Ida too retro, today’s choice might just be the perfect compromise.

Thanks to Sophie for suggesting Ada as Name of the Day.

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