Posts Tagged ‘Alexis’

Thanks to a certain Hollywood superstar, Drew is worn by more little girls circa 2010 than ever before.  But what about the original feminine form of modern classic Andrew? Thanks to JNE for suggesting Andrea as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


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. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


When we decided to call our daughter Clio, we forever closed the door on another favorite name – Theodore, nickname Theo. Or did we? For every family that decides Maya and Milo are too similar, another embraces the sound-alike names.  Or insists that Alicia and Alina are totally different names.  Perhaps it never even occurs [...]


Deck the halls!   With a mere 19 days ’til Christmas, I finally settled down to watch last season’s romantic-comedy-just-in-time-for-the-holidays, Four Christmases.  Vince Vaughn’s character, Brad, finally takes his girlfriend home and, in the midst of yuletide merriment, she discovers that Brad legally changed his name – from Orlando.  Brothers Denver and Dallas were introduced, [...]


Is she a modern coinage?  A traditional diminutive able to stand on her own?  Or something else entirely? Thanks to Laney McDonald for suggesting the elusive Alina as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Happy Valentine’s weekend.  We’ve had a bumper crop of starbabies this past week: First, there’s the surprisingly restrained Sarah Brianna from KISS’ Paul Stanley;  Then there’s the nickname-named Charlie Axel from Tiger Woods.  Since his daughter is Sam Alexis, I suppose they pair together well.  But I just can’t imagine not putting Charles and Samantha [...]


You named your first doll Alexandra. When you wrote short stories, the heroine was always called Alexandra. Back in college, when you and your girlfriends imagined you future kids, yours was always called – you guessed it! – Alexandra. Now you’re expecting and it’s a girl. Only it feels like every other parent has stolen [...]