The baby name Hendrix feels like the next Jackson. Thanks to Allison for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. HENRY’S BROTHER It’s no secret that this surname name comes from the evergreen Henry The popular classic started out as a Germanic name – something like Heimrich. Then the Normans imported it to England. The […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Iris: Hopeful and Elegant
The baby name Iris traveled from ancient myth to the garden by way of a rainbow. Our Baby Name of the Day was inspired by this list. MESSENGER GODDESS Long before the baby name Iris bloomed among the garden of botanical girl names, it belonged to a goddess. Iris means rainbow in Greek, and in […]
READ MORE >>Beatles Baby Names: Lucy, Eleanor, Jude
The Beatles may have played their last show long ago, but Beatles baby names still top the popularity charts. Their music occupies a special place in popular culture. In their heyday, the band was so famous that everyone knew their songs. More than fifty years after the release of Abbey Road, we all recognize the […]
READ MORE >>Spring Song Title Showdown: Iris Wins!
Our Spring Song Title Showdown has come to a conclusion, and we have a winner. And get this: just three votes put the winning name over the top. Those three little votes earned Iris the crown. WHAT’S ALL THIS ABOUT? A few weeks ago, we started working our way through sixteen girl names, all drawn […]
READ MORE >>Spring Song Title Showdown: The Final!
The votes are in, and we’ve narrowed it down to just two final names. I’m so excited, because the finalists are both great choices – as songs and as names. They’re also very 2020. Both are short and complete, names that might be called traditional, even vintage. But they’re also perfectly on-trend and at-home in […]
READ MORE >>Spring Song Title Showdown: SemiFinals
The votes are in! We’ve narrowed our list from sixteen great girl names from pop song titles to eight. And now, just four remain. Let’s look back on the last round. Lucy dominated again, sweeping past Rhiannon with just over 65% of the vote. This one surprised me! In a close contest, Mary managed to […]
READ MORE >>Spring Song Title Showdown: QuarterFinals
Because we all need a little distraction these days, I present the Spring Song Title Showdown. We’re voting our way through girl names from hit song titles. They’re drawn from the 1960s into the early 2000s, and I’m guessing LOTS of these have you singing along. We started with sixteen names. You can read the […]
READ MORE >>Avril: Baby Name of the Day
Avril brings to mind all things springtime and hopeful. Our Baby Name of the Day celebrates the first day of April and the season that lies ahead. APRIL This name comes straight from the pages of the calendar. In Ancient Rome, the month of Aprilis was dedicated to Venus. It’s theorized that the word comes […]
READ MORE >>Daniel: Baby Name of the Day
Daniel traveled from the lion’s den to the top of the pop charts, a timeless choice every step of the way. Thanks to Julia for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. DREAM WEAVER AND LION TAMER The Old Testament Daniel led quite the exciting life. It’s said that he was a Jewish noble, handsome […]
READ MORE >>Bernadette: Baby Name of the Day
Could Bernadette be the newest vintage revival? Thanks to Leslie for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. BRAVE AS A BEAR Bernard Sanders was born in 1941. You know him best as the senator from Vermont, and a candidate for Democratic nomination for the presidency. While his name sounds distinctive today, Bernard ranked in […]
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