Clio belongs to a muse and a queen, and while the name is short and simple, there’s nothing flimsy about this one. Today’s Baby Name of the Day goes out to my daughter on her eleventh birthday. GLORY In Greek, kleos means glory. The original bearer of the name wasn’t earning renown as much as […]
READ MORE >>Jericho: Baby Name of the Day
Jericho combines an ancient place name with a modern sound. Thanks to Jenny & Jonah for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. On the Map Place names dot the current US popularity rankings. Just ask the parents of London or Savannah, Cairo or Camden. And this isn’t any place name. Jericho has been inhabited for […]
READ MORE >>Girls Names Ending With O: Willow, Coco, Marlowe
Looking for a girls’ name with an unconventional sound? Want something feminine, but frills-free? Here’s a possibility: choose one of the many girls names ending with O. From mini names like Jo to nature names like Willow to vintage choices like the fast-rising Margot, there are girls names ending in O to suit any style. […]
READ MORE >>Margot: Baby Name of the Day
Margot peaked back in the 1930s, and seems poised to rise even higher today. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from Asha, and also appears on this list. Margot: Marguerite Everybody knows Margaret. It comes from the Greek word margarites, meaning pearl. It became Margalit and Margarita, and eventually Marguerite in French. Margot evolved […]
READ MORE >>Octavia: Baby Name of the Day
Octavia combines ancient style with an auspicious meaning, and gets a boost from a popular television character, too. Our Baby Name of the Day is one of the newest girl names to enter the US Top 1000. Octavia: Ancient World Way back in the first century BC, the future Emperor Augustus was born Gaius Octavius […]
READ MORE >>Olympia: Baby Name of the Day
Olympia sounds so much like chart-topper Olivia, and brings to mind feats of athletic achievement. Could it be the perfect stands-out/fits-in name for a daughter? We’re looking at the Best Celebrity Baby Names of 2017 with today’s Baby Name of the Day – daughter of tennis star Serena Williams. Olympia: Mount In Greek myth, Mount […]
READ MORE >>Benicio: Baby Name of the Day
Benicio arrived in the US Top 1000 this May, one of 42 boys’ names that claim that honor for the year ending December 31, 2016. New names month continues with this handsome Baby Name of the Day. Benicio: The Bens Ben names are having a moment. Biblical, Founding Father Benjamin climbed to #6 last year. Benton, […]
READ MORE >>Horatio: Baby Name of the Day
Horatio appears in history, literature, and on the modern small screen. And yet this name trends towards obscurity. Thanks to Paul for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Horatio: Horace’s Sprightly Cousin Back in the first century BC, Quintus Horatius Flaccus penned some of the greatest works of the Ancient World. We know the poet as […]
READ MORE >>Rare Boy Names Ending with O
Boy names ending with o have become quite stylish in recent years. There’s Leo and Theo, Arlo and Milo, Mateo and Diego and Santiago. I’ve written about tons and tons of names in this category before, but I keep discovering rare boy names ending in o that have been overlooked. If you love this style, but […]
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 […]
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