Posts Tagged ‘Rose’

My week at the beach was spent listening for names (well, there was ice cream and sand and a giant waterslide called the Hippo) but I didn’t hear much.  There was a Veronica nicknamed Vera, but mostly it was the pleasant Top 100 assortment of Ethan, Dylan, Emma, Riley, Noah, Chloe, Caleb, Jackson, Zachary, Ellie, [...]


We interrupt rerun week to post something a little bit different.  I was certain I’d written a full post about this saint’s name, but instead she’s just mentioned in an early list of obscure saints’ names. Inspired by British PM David Cameron’s new daughter, our Baby Name of the Day is Endellion. Share this: Email [...]


Today’s Reader Baby Name Story comes to us courtesy of Fran, the mother to four beautifully named children. But this is the story of her youngest – the most difficult to name! Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Just when you think every name has been imagined, every option exhausted, pop culture surprises us. First, Cecily von Ziegesar’s novel Cum Laude tackles the lives of privileged college students (as opposed to the privileged high school students in her Gossip Girl franchise.)  One of the main characters is a girl called Shipley, and a [...]


So the Glee baby was named Beth. And Nikki Blonsky has a new series on ABC Family called Huge, apparently set at a summer weight-loss camp.  Her character’s name caught my eye: Willamina, though I believe she’ll be answering to Will. In other, completely random news: If you’ve got World Cup fever, you’ve probably been [...]


She’s a compound name with a français feel and German heritage.  How would she wear on a little American girl in 2010? Thanks to Nicole for suggesting the name of her daughter-on-the-way as our Baby Name of the Day: Rosemarie. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Thanks to everyone who has submitted their Baby Name Stories.  Keep ‘em coming!  They’ll be found here on Saturdays starting in June.  And I also appreciate all of you who de-lurked to suggest a Baby Name of the Day.  I’ll be scheduling the lurker posts tomorrow, so check back and you’ll know when your name [...]


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 [...]


Take Zoe and Zara, cross with Lily and Violet and what do you get? Today’s Baby Name of the Day, of course!  Thanks to Paul for suggesting Zinnia. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


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