One of my favorite destinations in the name-o-sphere, hands down, is For Real Baby Names. It’s an elegant concept. Sarah simply gathers up armfuls of the loveliest, daffiest, no-way-they-named-their-baby-that, how-cool-they-named-their-baby-that names in the English-speaking world. She hits post and we devour every single Ellis Creed, Landry Ulrich, Boone Elijah, and Ruth Delaney.
Addictive.
Now she’s gathered them up in an eBook, and I can confidently say that it is very different from any baby name guide I’ve ever read. It’s something like the Cool Baby Names that Pam and Linda of Nameberry offered up a few years ago. And yet this is different. Sarah passes no judgement, but all of the names she lists are, well, bold. Some of them are throwbacks – like Godfrey and Lois. Others are daring, but not unknown, like Leta and Neo.
But the real joy in Bold Baby Names is the sheer number of never-before-heard names she’s included. Hannablue and Trella, Timber and Wake – if any of them ring a bell, it is likely because you’ve read them previously on her site. And no matter what this week’s Social Security data reveals, Sarah’s book will be chock full of names beyond 1,001.
Sarah is generously giving away a copy of her eBook to one Appellation Mountain reader. To enter, simply leave a comment with your favorite bold name. Need inspiration? Visit Sarah’s site for fresh ideas.
Entries close Friday evening, May 18. The winner will be chosen at random Saturday, May 19.
One that’s on my and my husband’s short list of names for a future daughter is Cortana Esperanza Faye. She’s not our top choice but I feel like she’s bolder. 😀
I really like Zebedee. 🙂
My favorite bold name would be Guinevere. The grace and strength are unparallelled!
Gosh I love so many bold names.. but I think October on a girl would be my all time fave
Bold boy name: Montgomery
Bold girl name: Decima
The named I loved the most growing up was Saffron, which I think is a pretty bold choice. I still adore it, but don’t think I will ever use it on a child.
Pimm!
…so hard to choose just one… I guess at the moment would be tie between “Sainty Reed” and “Tua Vittoria” 🙂 Happy Mother’s Day!
It’s hard to choose just one but I think my favourite bold name would have to be Penn, I would easily call a son it.
My favorite bold name?
Story.
I want it so bad to be my first child’s name.
-Night