Are you a long-time reader, but never commented? Is there a name you’ve been dying to suggest for ages, but fear that I’ll scoff? Reject the suggestion, you, and your every idea about names? Ignore your email forever? (Okay, that last one might actually happen, but I’m working on it.)
Here’s your chance.
The week of September 10 is reserved for requests from those who have never, ever, ever commented before.
Here’s how it works:
1. Leave a comment on this post with one name suggestion.
2. I’ll take the first four names that:
Have not been previously been covered here. Aren’t so crazy close to a previously covered name that there’s little new to say. Have enough history of use to create a story. Is not already on the calendar in the upcoming months.3. It is unlikely that the first four names posted will fit these criteria, so don’t be discouraged if you are post #10.
4. No worries if you’re suggesting a super-common name or a wildly unusual one. All are welcome.
How will I know if you’re a lurker? Easy. Your comment will be held for moderation, as all first-time comments are. I suppose you could invent a fake identity and game the system, but I’d prefer that you don’t go to extraordinary lengths to fake us all out. Just use the contact form in the top right corner of the site to request a name.
Ready, set, go – and I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
how about Tomyris?
I’m a lurker too lazy to see what’s in the archives… maybe one of these meets all your qualifiers?
Salome
Neha
Adon
Albert
Love your blog!
My husband loves the nickname Lo if we have a daughter. It would be awesome if you dd a post on “getting to Lo” for ideas for first names at could be shortened to Lo. Thanks!
My spouse loves the nn Lo too, and we have gone around and around finding something we both love with that nn. (still haven’t succeeded!) I would love to see a “getting to Lo” post too!
Third this! love the nickname Lo!
I can’t remember if I’ve commented before…but I would love to see information for the following names:
*Kayla
*Beckett
*Elizabeth
*Morgan
*Rose
*Cassandra
*McKay
*June
*Jocelyn
I read your blog everyday but I’ve never commented.
This is a family name and I think it fits the bill; it’s Lowell.
I’d love to see it up there!
Thanks
How about Aderyn?
Hello, I am a lurker 🙂
I would like to suggest a few names, Gabrielle and Ayla for a girl and Pierce and Darcy for a boy.
Thanks!!
Hi.
I am afraid I have been lurking for quite a while! I do have a few suggestions.
Sophie
Margaret
Morrow
Jocelyn
William
Merit
Also, I would love a ‘getting to’ for any of:
Connie
Annie
Juni
Bertie
Also, is there a section (like names for girls/ boys) for the ‘getting to’ posts?
I would love for you to write about Dafna. I love your site but have indeed never commented before.
I know a Dafna! I agree that this would be amazing.
Hey there. I’m sure I’ve commented at some point, but I mostly lurk on Google Reader.
Some names that I’ve stumbled across in life and I’d love to get more info on include:
– Aya (which I think is pronounced the same as my nickname Aiea, and keeps popping up on Top 100 lists in non-English-speaking countries)
– Madeleva (the name of a poet/nun who was born Mary Evaline, and I don’t know what the significance/origin of her new name was)
– Tarquin (for years, this was my favorite male name. It’s probably too unusual in the USA to be usable, but I still like it. I believe it’s Etruscan in origin?)
– Maylis (a French girl I knew in high school)
– Isyemille (a Mexican girl I knew in high school, who said her name was Arabic?)
– Jnana (a girl I knew in high school who said her name was something crazy like Swahili)
– Ebba (a girl I knew in high school; I think it makes a good alternative to the more popular Emma and Ella)
– Élodie (I saw it in a magazine article about French school girls. Not even sure how to pronounce it, but it stuck in my brain as something interesting)
– Hannelore (I read it in the book “Sophie’s World” back in high school. Don’t know how it is pronounced, but that it was interesting. I assume it’s Swedish?)
– Hestia (my favorite Greek goddess)
– Laelia (saw it in a book somewhere, thought it seemed pretty)
– Eulalie (I always dug this name in The Music Man)