Posts Tagged ‘Anya’
Name of the Day: Orla
Worried that Isla is the next big thing? Looking for something quirkier than Anya without going as extreme as Bertha? Here’s an intriguing Gaelic option. Thanks to Christina for suggesting Orla as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Kiss Me I'm Irish, Myths & Legends, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, O Baby!, Rarities | 13 Comments
Tags: Anya, Órfhlaith, Bertha, Clara, Ella, Emma, Isla, Leah, Orla, Orlagh, Orlaith, Sinead, Siobhan
Name of the Day: Annia
Once upon a time, she was nearly as common as Julia. Thanks to Rachel for suggesting the Ancient Roman Annia as 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, Sportif | 10 Comments
Tags: Anja, Anna, Annabel, Annamaria, Anne, Anneliese, Annia, Annika, Anthony, Antonius, Anya, Aurelia, Channah, Claudius, Cornelia, Faustina, George, Julia, Lucretia, Marcus, Tiberius, Titus
Name of the Day: Sasha
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
Filed under: Global Village, Music & Lyrics, Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Starbaby | 9 Comments
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I doubt we’ll ever have a third child. There are dozens of practical reasons. And one reason that’s trivial for him, dead serious for me: we could never agree on a name. We do have a few candidates, scraps from the cutting room floor. I’ve mentioned them in comments from time to time, but I [...]
Filed under: Articles, Names for Girls | 14 Comments
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If you’ve reviewed the Top 20 Boys’ Names of the Day, you might recall that it was a mix of names that are, indeed, rising in use for our sons and those that are probably mere curiosities. The girls’ list tends more towards the wearable, but there are a few surprises. Share this: Email StumbleUpon [...]
Filed under: Names for Girls, Site News | 11 Comments
Tags: Ava, Alexandra, Sasha, Anya, Lorelei, Lorelai, Beatrice, Beatrix, Eleanor, Dora, Esme, Mia, Zoe, Delaney, Bridget, Maeve, Niamh, Genevieve, Poppy, Elodie, Lily, Noah, Violet, Ophelia, Romilly, Vivienne, Eulalie, Mallory, Isla, Sylvia, Sylvie, Noa, Ayelet, Oona, Natasha, Olivia, Sophia, Emmeline, Lena, Eithne, Enya, Svetlana, Pandora, Natalia, Jennifer, Erin, Annabelle
Name of the Day: Ronia
She’s Pippi’s lesser-known cousin. Thanks to Rachel for suggesting Ronia as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Global Village, Literary Babes, Little Ruler, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities | 4 Comments
Tags: Anna, Anya, Astrid, Katya, Kirsty, Liron, Rania, Ron, Rona, Ronald, Roni, Ronia, Ronit, Roniya, Ronja, Ronna, Ronnie, Ronya
Name of the Day: Audrey
She’s a style icon, and tomorrow marks the anniversary of her film debut in the ever-charming Roman Holiday. Thanks to JNE for suggesting Audrey as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: As Seen on TV, Hot Names of 2010, Literary Babes, Medieval Monikers, Names for Girls, Names from Shakespeare, Names of the Day, Saints, Silver Screen | 9 Comments
Tags: Ava, Mary, Grace, Anya, Audrey, Ann, Avery, Natalie, Ashley, Emily, Molly, Aubrey, Aethelthryt, Etheldred, Etheldreda, Awdrey
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. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Ancient World, Biblical Babes, Hot Names of 2010, Literary Babes, Little Ruler, Mapquest, Medieval Monikers, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Saints | 9 Comments
Tags: Ava, Anya, Adelaide, Ayla, Ivy, Eva, Ida, Ana, Adela, Addison, Ada, Adah, Adele, Adeline, Adanna, Adaeke, Bertrada, Adalhaid, Adaltrude, Theodrada
Babes in the Blogosphere
Happy Mother’s Day! We’ve always celebrated our kids’ rites of passage – first tooth, first step, first-time-she-brings-home-a-completely-unacceptable-boy. Add in one more circa 2009: first time Mommy writes all about you in a blog post. Yes, our children will probably be terribly, terribly unhappy about some of our overshares in twenty years. (Or not. Social [...]
Filed under: Articles, Elsewhere Online, Names for Boys, Names for Girls | 5 Comments
Tags: Anya, Archer, Audrey, Axel, Clio, Egan, Elsa, Emilia, Fable, Galileo, Jasper, Leo, Luella, Roscoe, Sage
Substitute: Ava
If you love the name Ava, you’re not alone. Nearly than 50,000 parents have chosen Ava for their daughters since 2005. And what’s not to love? It’s simple, it’s glamorous, it’s feminine without being frilly. Ava pairs well with a variety of last names, too. But now that it is well installed in the Top [...]
Filed under: Names for Girls, Substitute | 13 Comments
Tags: Anya, Ava, Avalon, Averil, Avery, Cora, Dora, Esther, Everild, Lauren, Lila, Lilah, Natalie, Nora, Stella, Tallulah, Veronica, Zara, Zora
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