The baby name Tallulah marries Native American history to Irish legend and a Hollywood icon, too. Thanks to Lise for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. PRINCESS of ABUNDANCE There’s more than one spelling for the baby name Tallulah, and two completely separate origins. Let’s begin in Ireland. Spelled Talulla, it’s the name of […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Cassian: Revolutionary
The baby name Cassian combines ancient roots with twenty-first century story to become one of the most intriguing names of the moment. Thanks to Bay for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. LATIN ORIGIN Cassian comes from the name Cassius, via the old Roman family name Cassianus. The meaning of Cassian is up for […]
READ MORE >>Lightyear Production Babies: Clara, Matias, Evren
Let’s review the Lightyear Production Babies. Wait, what are Production Babies? Ever since the very first Pixar movie, Toy Story, debuted in 1995, the studio has followed a fascinating tradition. They’ve listed the names of any babies born to the staff responsible for the movie in that film’s credits. They’re at the very end, and […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Maverick: High-Flying Hero
The baby name Maverick has gone from cowboy cool to flyboy to Top 100 favorite. Inspired by the 2022 Top Gun sequel, it’s our Baby Name of the Day. DANGER ZONE The 1986 smash hit movie Top Gun starred a young Tom Cruise as a brilliant combat pilot, tapped to attend the United States Navy Strike Fighter […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Isla: Romantic Favorite
The baby name Isla has quickly become a twenty-first century staple for our daughters. Thanks to Kayt for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. ISLAND If your first exposure to Isla was Spanish 101, or maybe Madonna’s 1987 single “La Isla Bonita,” you may have assumed the name was pronounced EES-lah. That’s accurate en […]
READ MORE >>Downton Abbey Names: Marigold, Edith, Atticus
Downton Abbey names took off from the series’ earliest days. You almost certainly know a girl who shares her name with the Dowager Countess or her American daughter-in-law. Maybe with the middle daughter’s secret child, too, or the chauffeur-turned-family-member. This post is packed with spoilers for the original series, as well as the 2019 film, but […]
READ MORE >>Turning Red Production Babies
The Turning Red production babies make a small list – just two dozen! But any Pixar production is always packed with great choices. WAIT, WHAT’S A PRODUCTION BABY? Ever since Toy Story debuted in 1995, Pixar Studios has included a list of production babies at the end of their credits. They’re the children of the […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Sloane: Cool Sophisticate
The baby name Sloane traveled from fashionable London to suburban Chicago and sunny Los Angeles before becoming a mainstream favorite. Thanks to Christy for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. RAIDER and RANGER As you can probably guess, the baby name Sloane started out as a surname. It comes from the Gaelic O’Sluagháin – […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Leia: Enduring and Heroic
The baby name Leia came to us from a galaxy far, far away. But there’s so much more to this story. Thanks to Jo for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. BEFORE 1977 Strictly speaking, the baby name Leia existed long before George Lucas chose it for his heroic princess character. The Old Testament […]
READ MORE >>Encanto Production Babies: Leo, Rafael, Lisette
Curious about the Encanto production babies? This list includes the 30 babies celebrated in the sixtieth animated movie from Disney, released in 2021. What, exactly, are production babies? The concept is pretty simple. Live action movies are filmed over a few months. And while there’s pre- and post-production, generally a movie takes around a year […]
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