Jesse brings to mind outlaws and athletes, but it’s impeccably Biblical, too. Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. YISHAI In Hebrew, the original name is Yishai – gift. It appears in the Old Testament, as father to the world-changing King David. Artists created elaborate charts showing the family’s genealogy, leading […]
READ MORE >>Ike: Baby Name of the Day
Ike might fit right in with Max and Jack. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list. ISAAC Most of the time, Ike comes from Isaac. The Biblical boy name ranked in the US Top 100 in the late 1800s, and it’s back again, cracking the current Top 100 in 1995. It comes […]
READ MORE >>Virtue Baby Names: The Ultimate List of Lists
Thanksgiving means Pilgrims, and that makes us consider virtue baby names. Some are right at home on Plymouth Rock, the kind of names the early colonists chose to set themselves apart. Others are modern innovations, the product of the 1960s counterculture, or twenty-first century families’ search for meaning. Some might feel tough to live up […]
READ MORE >>Miles: Baby Name of the Day
Miles feels like an antique revival, but it’s actually more popular today than ever before. Thanks to Kelly for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Good-Gracious-Soldier Debate surrounds this name’s meaning and origin. My best guess? It’s an all-of-the-above scenario, with more than one backstory behind the name. The Germanic element mil means generous […]
READ MORE >>Hale: Baby Name of the Day
Hale might make a bold, meaning-rich, and unusual name for a son. This recent post at Swistle inspired our Baby Name of the Day. Hello! If your first thought is “Hail, Caesar,” you’re not alone. The Old Norse heill meant health or good fortune. In Old English, a similar phrase meant “be well.” We’ve been […]
READ MORE >>Forrest: Baby Name of the Day
Forrest blends our love of surname-names with all things green and growing. Thanks to Annabel for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Forrest: Outside In Latin, forestem silvam refers to the “outside woods.” Forestum comes from foris – the same root as our word foreign. Medieval Latin gives us forestis, a game preserve. Other […]
READ MORE >>Lincoln: Baby Name of the Day
Lincoln makes for a very Americana name, even if it gets its start in England. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list of fastest rising boy names. Lincoln: On the Map The Romans called it Lindum Colonia, but they weren’t the first to settle there. That happened way back around the Iron […]
READ MORE >>Red: Baby Name of the Day
Red became a gold medal name at the PyeongChang Olympics in February 2018. Will it catch on with parents? Our Baby Name of the Day was inspired by snowboarding. Red: Color Red begins the rainbow – remember your ROY G. BIV? It’s a primary color, and one found throughout nature. As a word, it’s been […]
READ MORE >>Chicago: Baby Name of the Day
Could Chicago join London and Savannah as go-to place names for babies? The newest Kardashian-West arrival prompts this bonus Baby Name of the Day post. Chicago: Windy City Some place names pop up all over the map. There are Jacksons galore, more than one Astoria, and so on. But Chicago stands alone. It comes from […]
READ MORE >>Ten Great Literary Middle Names: Tennyson and Twain
Literary middle names can celebrate a love of reading, recognize a favorite author, or just make a distinctive, different choice from the usual James and Elizabeth. Plenty of literary word names come to mind, of course, like Story and Novella. These ten authors’ surnames could make great literary middle names, too. From short and sweet […]
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