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Sunday Summary: 7/12/09
I spent Saturday afternoon at a kid-friendly baby shower, trying not to grill the expectant mom about baby names. (They’re not finding out the gender, and they’re not sharing names in advance. Torture!) But among the small guests? A pint-sized Zora, named after the author.
In other name news:
I don’t think the Mostly Cajun blogger and [...]
Filed under: Starbaby, Sunday Summary | 6 Comments
Tags: Anthony, Ava, Axel, Bailee, Basil, Eamon, Eben, Elise, Ferdinand, Forrest, Iris, Jazm'yne, Jonas, Leland, Leora, Leta, Luna, Marlo, Marsann, Nash, Olga, Phaedra, Poppy, Saskia, Taylior, Timberlyn, Veronica, Waltrude, Willow, Wren, Zora
Hurricane Names
It’s not really baby naming news – it’s meteorological, potentially catastrophic even.
And yet I can’t resist posting the 2009 list of Hurricane Names.
Filed under: Hurricane Names, Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Nature Babes | 10 Comments
Tags: Alessia, Ruby, Charlotte, Danny, Heidi, Grace, Bruce, Zane, Savannah, Riley, Ann, Victoria, Teresa, Blanche, Nora, Veronica, Esther, Linda, Patricia, Penny, Peter, Rose, Blake, Ignacio, Ellie, Joshua, Noah, Jasper, Imogen, Vivian, Ira, Gabrielle, Paul, Anika, Frances, Claudia, Hamish, Seth, Alfred, Trevor, Zelda, Odette, Jack, Ida, Edna, Marian, Sam, Caleb, Fina, Kevin, Ana, Damien, Olwyn, Stan, Ximena, Lucas, Kate, Bill, Claudette, Erika, Fred, Henri, Joaquin, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, Victor, Wanda, Andres, Blanca, Carlos, Dolores, Enrique, Felicia, Guillermo, Hilda, Marty, Olaf, Rick, Sandra, Terry, Waldo, Xina, York, Anthony, Billy, Bianca, Cathy, Dominic, Dianne, Dylan, Debbie, Errol, Ernie, Freddy, Fletcher, Ferdinand, Grant, Gillian, Greg, Gretel, Hadi, Harold, Ilsa, Iggy, Ita, Jasmine, Joyce, Kirrily, Koji, Kelvin, Kimi, Laurence, Lua, Lam, Magda, Mitchell, Marcia, Marcus, Neville, Narelle, Nathan, Olga, Oswald, Owen, Peta, Quang, Paddy, Robyn, Rusty, Raquel, Sean, Tasha, Tim, Tatjana, Tiffany, Vince, Uriah, Verdun, Zelia, Yvette, Wallace
25 Sensible Names for Girls
While we’re of the opinion that there is no such thing as a normal name, we do grudgingly admit that there are safe, sensible choices. These are names that will never prompt a stranger to say, “What an interesting name!” But neither will they cause someone to do a double take and say, “Umm … [...]
Filed under: Names for Girls, The Classics | 9 Comments
Tags: Alice, Alison, Allison, Amanda, Audrey, Brooke, Cassandra, Chloe, Diana, Emily, Genevieve, Holly, Jenna, Joanna, Johanna, Julia, Kimberly, Laura, Lauren, Leah, Melissa, Naomi, Natalie, Nicola, Nicole, Noemi, Rachel, Rebecca, Sabrina, Sadie, Sara, Sarah, Veronica
We’ve written about middle names before. But today, we’ve decided to offer a fairly simple list for your consideration.
While many of these are gender neutral, this list was compiled with girls in mind. For decades, parents have stuffed an unimaginative Anne or Lynne between the first and last names. More recently, Grace and Rose have [...]
Filed under: Names for Girls, Stuck in the Middle | 6 Comments
Tags: Alice, Anne, Bay, Beach, Beau, Belle, Bess, Bette, Bex, Blair, Blake, Blue, Blythe, Cay, Chance, Chase, Dove, Dree, Drew, Elle, Fife, Finn, Flynn, Fyfe, Grace, Gray, Greer, Grier, Gwynne, Hue, Jaye, Jewel, Jin, Jules, Kai, Lark, Liv, Luz, Lynne, Maeve, Mair, Maire, Mary, Nell, Neve, Niamh, Noor, Pax, Paz, Penn, Quinn, Rain, Reese, Rose, Sage, Scout, Sian, Sky, Skye, Sloane, Star, Tai, Taj, Tate, Teal, Tess, True, Tyne, Veronica, Vrai, Wren, Wynne, Zan, Zenobia
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 [...]
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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