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Laura Names: Lorelai, Laureline and Lara

November 25, 2016 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Laura Names

Laura names intrigue me, and here’s why: we often don’t give Laura the credit it deserves. The name ought to be considered an enduring classic, a sister for Elizabeth or Mary. It’s appeared in the US Top 100 more years than not. And yet, because Laura enjoyed a surge of popularity in the 1960s, lasting right […]

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Name Families: Ten Powerfully Popular Clans

July 22, 2016 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

Name Families

I have a long-standing fascination with name families. With what, you ask? Name families: clusters of names that share a common root, or maybe a sound. Look at name data long enough, and name families leap out of the lists. But they don’t all behave the same way. Sometimes names in a single family rise and […]

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