Looking for a stylish – but rare – name for a daughter? Consider Sybil. Thanks to Another for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Sybil: Ancient World Once upon a time, Sybil wasn’t a given name at all. It was a title. In the ancient world, it referred to a prophetess. While their personal identities remain largely unknown, their […]
READ MORE >>Elwyn: Baby Name of the Day
Elwyn is a name on the verge of extinction. Can it be revived in the twenty-first century? Thanks to Alli for suggesting her father’s name as our Baby Name of the Day.
READ MORE >>Salvador: Baby Name of the Day
It’s a traditional choice in many languages, but relatively rare in English. Thanks to Christina for suggesting Salvador as our Baby Name of the Day.
READ MORE >>Blaine: Baby Name of the Day
Villain week continues with one from a comic book turned television series on The CW. Our Baby Name of the Day is Blaine.
READ MORE >>Randall: Baby Name of the Day
It’s a celebrity – and starbaby – middle name that’s been overlooked in recent years. Thanks to Silent One for suggesting Randall as our Baby Name of the Day.
READ MORE >>Bettina: Baby Name of the Day
Names evolve in the most interesting ways. We shorten them, lengthen the shortened form, and then change them some more. Thanks to Sarah for suggesting the much-morphed Bettina as our Baby Name of the Day.
READ MORE >>Gertrude: Baby Name of the Day
Today’s post was originally published on February 22, 2010. It was substantially revised and re-posted on April 13, 2015. Once worn by queens and saints, today this name is often cited as the name you’d never give your girl. Thanks to Jillian for suggesting Gertrude as our Baby Name of the Day.
READ MORE >>Garnet: Baby Name of the Day
This post was originally published on January 26, 2012. It was substantially revised and re-posted on January 5, 2015. Gemstone names for girls are huge, and we’re all about colorful and ends in -et names, too. If Scarlett and Ruby can chart in the US Top 100, how about this one? Thanks to Marianne and Larkin […]
READ MORE >>Wilbur: Baby Name of the Day
Today is the 111th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ trailblazing flight at Kitty Hawk – a date I always remember because it’s my son’s birthday! Today’s post goes out with a Happy Birthday to my dearest Alex – and a wish that you take risks and fly and sometimes crash. And then soar. A […]
READ MORE >>Tara: Baby Name of the Day
If this name hadn’t been a hit in the 1970s, surely we’d be hearing more of her today. Thanks to Virginia for suggesting Tara as our Baby Name of the Day.
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