The Clooney twins have arrived! Amal and George Clooney welcomed a son and a daughter earlier today, June 6th. We weren’t sure what the famous couple’s naming style might be. Over the last few months, first-time father George famously joked that he’d name them after his tequila company: Casa and Amigos. Instead, the Clooney twins […]
READ MORE >>Hal: Baby Name of the Day
Hal comes in at just three letters, but with famous father Benedict Cumberbatch choosing it for his newest son, will it be the next big thing? Hal: Short Traditionally, Hal served as a short form of Henry, via Harry. That sounds like a stretch, but remember Henry came to England with the Normans as Henri. The […]
READ MORE >>Marlowe: Baby Name of the Day
Marlowe might be the next Madison. Amber Tamblyn’s new daughter inspired this Baby Name of the Day. Marlowe: Lo – Low – Lowe Amber named her new baby girl Marlow – after punking us all with a birth announcement for baby Dauphinoise. But three spellings compete for parents’ attention: Retro Marlo, which I’ve written about here. […]
READ MORE >>Gray: Baby Name of the Day
Gray leads the pack of possible color names for boys. Thanks to Leah for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day, and Molly Sims’ new son for inspiring the update. Gray: A or E? British English prefers the ‘e’ spelling. Sometime during the nineteenth century, the ‘a’ became standard in American English. By the time the Confederate Army took to […]
READ MORE >>Arrow: Baby Name of the Day
Arrow might not seem like a name, but suddenly it’s on the rise. A new celebrity birth announcement inspired our Baby Name of the Day. Arrow: And Bow We’ve been shooting with bows since before written history. Think Upper Paleolithic before. They feature in mythology – Artemis, of course, but she’s not the only one – and remained […]
READ MORE >>Best Celebrity Baby Names 2016
Let’s talk about the best celebrity baby names 2016. In some ways, the year felt quiet. Yes, there was a Kardashian birth, but Rob and Blac Chyna don’t command the spotlight in quite the same way. A few major birth announcements came without names – Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds appear unlikely to share any information. […]
READ MORE >>Auden: Baby Name of the Day
Auden makes an intriguing successor to so many two-syllable, ends-in-n boy names. Celebrity baby names week continues with Kelsey Grammer’s newest son’s name. Auden: Golden Plenty of popular baby names begin with the letters Au. Au is the symbol for gold on the periodic table, from the Latin word for the element, aurum. With the exception of […]
READ MORE >>Dusty: Baby Name of the Day
Dusty surprised the world when Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo announced their daughter’s name earlier this year. Celebrity Baby Names Week 2016 begins with this retro Baby Name of the Day. Dusty: Nickname Name Chances are that any Dusty you meet is actually a Mary or a Ruth, an Allen or a David. Or possibly a […]
READ MORE >>Marnie: Baby Name of the Day
We love retro names like Sadie and Elsie. Marnie might fit right in. Thanks to M. for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Marnie: Marina, Margaret, Marnina This one sounds like a nickname – but for what? It seems like it was often used with Margaret – though there’s no formal connection. Instead, it might come […]
READ MORE >>Mabel: Baby Name of the Day
Mabel made for a jaw-dropping, unexpected choice when Paul and Jamie Buchman chose it for their daughter on Mad About You. But two decades later, Russell Brand and girlfriend Laura Gallacher picked it for their new arrival to almost universal applause. Thanks to Nessa for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Mabel: Lovable Parents like their children’s […]
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