Posts Tagged ‘June’
Confession: I play name games. When stuck cooling my heels waiting for something, or in a meeting so deadly dull I think my soul might leave my body, I find my pen scrawling names. Here’s a recent one – an A-to-Z list of Single Syllable Names for Girls. I stalled out on a few letters. [...]
Filed under: Alphabet, Names for Girls | 23 Comments
Tags: Ann, Nell, June, Greer, Wren, Quinn, Sloane, True, Vrai, Elle, Blythe, Liv, Claire, Hope, Paige, Ruth, Fern, Kate, Mae, Dee, Xan
Sunday Summary: 5/16/10
Conventional media is still abuzz with news that Jacob and Isabella are the most popular baby names in the US for 2009. Yawn. Luckily, the baby name blogosphere has moved on to more interesting topics. Here are my two Big Questions of the week: Is the speed of change in baby name trends accelerating? Elisabeth [...]
Filed under: Starbaby, Sunday Summary | 13 Comments
Tags: Allison, Ryan, Aiden, Isabella, Oscar, Ludovic, Henry, Emma, June, Rose, Wyatt, Cadence, Clementine, Ellie, Michelle, Zuzu, Sylvie, Jacob, Flora, Ethan, Maude, Olive, Eli, Kate, Addison, Daniel, Betty, Ralph, Myrtle, Jose, Albus, Betzabet, Manhattan, Stormhammer, Deathclaw, Firebrand, Kaydence, Caydence, Karina, Phyer, Caspar
Baby Name of the Day: Grace
She’s the ultimate virtue name, a choice that is both simple and versatile. Thanks to Melissa for suggesting Grace as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Americana, As Seen on TV, Little Ruler, Music & Lyrics, Myths & Legends, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Silver Screen, Virtues | 12 Comments
Tags: Aglaea, Alice, Brooke, Bryn, Clara, Eleanor, Ella, Elvis, Emma, Euphrosyne, George, Grace, Gracelyn, Gracie, Jane, Jayden, June, Kaylee, Kelly, Madalyn, Nevaeh, Rainier, Thalia
Baby Name of the Day: Hadassah
Plenty of Old Testament choices have gone mainstream in recent years, but this one? Not so much. Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Hadassah as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Ancient World, Little Ruler, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities | 32 Comments
Tags: Abigail, Addie, Armani, Asher, Bella, Benjamin, Bernice, Bonnie, Carmela, Chanel, Cohen, Dasha, Dassa, Esther, Frieda, Hadassah, Haddie, Hannah, June, Leah, Levi, Lola, Maddie, Nancy, Rose, Sasha, Susannah
Names Worn by Reese Witherspoon
She’s 21st century Hollywood royalty, and certainly part of the reason so many parents have chosen gender neutral surnames for their daughters. In honor of her March 22, here’s a look at Names Worn By Reese Witherspoon. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: As Worn By, Silver Screen | 5 Comments
Tags: Ava, Isabella, Anne, Christina, Madison, Taylor, Annie, June, Reese, Elle, Laura, Nicole, Ivy, Deacon, Sebastian, Danielle, Wendy, Cicely, Jean, Kate, Jennifer, Vanessa, Becky, Dani, Nonnie, Ferris, Mary Sue, Annette, Marlena
Name of the Day: Mae
She’s small but mighty, packing a surprise amount of style into a mere three letters. Thanks to RockingFetal for suggesting Mae as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Last Names First, Literary Babes, Little Ruler, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nature Babes, Nicknames, Silver Screen, Spring | 18 Comments
Tags: Agnes, Amy, April, Atlas, August, Augusta, Ava, Claudine, George, Grace, Hope, Ida, January, June, Louise, Mae, Maerose, Maggie, Maia, Maja, Marie, Mary, May, Maya, Olga, Pauline, Rae, Victoria
Sunday Summary: 5/24/09
Happy Memorial Day weekend! Here’s wishing you fair skies for your weekend festivities. But if you do find yourself with a few spare minutes in front of a computer screen, here are a few diversions: First, my question of the week: What goes with Henry? I recently met a family with teenage twins, Henry and [...]
Filed under: Nature Babes, Starbaby, Sunday Summary | 18 Comments
Tags: Addison, Amity, Azalea, Beckett, Bix, Brady, Charyl, Clementine, Clio, Cordelia, Cruz, Edelweiss, Fern, Hadley, Hazel, Helen, Henry, Imogen, Jasper, Johan, Joseph, June, Leni, Linnea, Lucinda, Lucy, Luna, Mabel, Marley, Mary Lou, Michael, Nedra, Nicholette, Petra, Phinneaus, Rosalie, Sage, Tallulah, Tucker, Xanthe, Zora