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Is it me, or was the coverage of Jennifer Connelly’s new daughter rather restrained? Connelly and husband Paul Bettany welcomed little Agnes Lark earlier this week. Agnes joins big brothers Stellan and Kai. Usually headlines like “stars choose bizarre name” or “stars revive classics” are all over my feedreader a day or two after a birth announcement, but this time? Crickets.
Since we’ve started with celebrities, let me also mention:
- Laila Ali confirmed that her daughter Sydney J got her middle initial from great-grandma Jurldine. I’m not a huge fan of passing down just an initial, but I can understand why they decided against using the full name;
- Kim Kardashian has yet to say “I do” to boyfriend Kris Humphries, but she’s already reserving baby names that start with K. Klassy.
I’m writing a celebrity-inspired baby name post for Nameberry tomorrow. It’s a two-part series. My favorites from this week’s list are Miro, Ridge, and Asa. But it’s a game and you can play, too.
Elsewhere online:
- The day before Agnes’ birth announcement, Nameberry posted a Say Yes to S list, about choices from Lotus to Leatrice that could join Alice and Frances among the stylish;
- ForReal spotted a Greta. She’s climbed modestly since returning to the US Top 1000 in 1999. (She’d left after 1982.) I always Greta is one of those short, sweet, complete and completely underrated names. At #666 in 2010, she’s still far from common;
- Okay, I kind of like Hennessy. But please don’t name your daughter Chardonnay;
- Millicent: too fusty, or ripe for revival? British Baby Names makes me think the latter;
- I never liked Sailor or Saylor, but Nancy’s post changed my mind. All of a sudden, it is less Taylor-goes-to-sea and more quirky gem;
- Are you reading Namestory? Proof that even the most common names can have fascinating tales to tell;
- Did you see this post at Swistle where the older child has the nickname River from Richard IV? Tough to explain maybe, but pure genius;
- Elisabeth had some great ideas for Dante Xipil’s little sister. Ylva is fantastic, and I like Kristen’s suggestion of Kahlo, too. Kim Kardashian, are you taking notes? Far more stylish than, say, Kash or Kynlee.
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That’s all for this week. As always, thank you for reading!
