Coraline owes much to the inventive Neil Gaiman, but claims roots that go far deeper than you might guess. Thanks to Kate for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Coraline: Cora and Company We’re wild about Cora names lately. Cora has climbed into the US Top 100, and our Baby Name of the Day […]
READ MORE >>Incredibles Production Babies: Original and Incredibles II
Looking for Incredibles production babies? I’ve got the original and the sequel together in this post! The Incredibles came out way back in 2004. We met the Parr family, headed by superheroes-in-hiding Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. Their kids, Violet, Dash, and baby Jack-Jack, all have superpowers, too, but they’re under orders to keep it under […]
READ MORE >>Coco Production Babies: November 2017
Coco production babies reflect the movie’s Mexican setting, but most of the list is plain-old eclectic and international Pixar. In other words: downright delightful! 45 names feature on the list – about average for a Disney-Pixar production babies tally. But there’s rarely anything average about Pixar production babies lists. The parents work in a powerfully […]
READ MORE >>Ingrid: Baby Name of the Day
Ingrid marries Scandinavian cool with Old Hollywood glam. Thanks to Rocking Fetal for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Ingrid: Beautiful and Strong In an age of flowing, liquid names like Sienna and Ariana, Ingrid has bite. The name comes from Old Norse. Ing – or Yngvi – was worshiped by Germanic tribes. In […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Carol, Titan, and other Avengers Appellations
I’ll keep this spoiler-free, but I just saw Avengers: Infinity War, and it’s got me thinking about the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s influence on – what else?! – baby naming. Here’s my best guess for what we’ll see when the new baby names data comes out later in May 2017 – and, more importantly, a year […]
READ MORE >>Harrison: Baby Name of the Day
File Harrison with the boys’ names leaping up the popularity charts. Our Baby Name of the Day was inspired by this post. Harrison: Henry’s Cousin The Germanic Henry came to England with the Normans. In the Middle Ages, it became friendly, approachable Harry. And so Harrison simply means Harry’s son, just like Jackson and Jameson […]
READ MORE >>Chadwick: Baby Name of the Day
Chadwick brings to mind Hollywood leading man Boseman. But it had a good run in the 1970s – and might just make a comeback today. Our Baby Name of the Day is inspired by the star of Black Panther. Chadwick: Last Name First Chad sounds like a 60s surfer, or a child of the 70s. […]
READ MORE >>Noteworthy Names January 2018
These are the Noteworthy Names January 2018 edition. Back in 2016, I shared lists of Noteworthy baby names every month. Somehow, I stopped compiling those – but I miss them so much! And so, they’re back … The names come from everywhere – pop culture, the headlines, even #namespotting in my regular ol’ life. It’s […]
READ MORE >>Eleven Pop Culture Baby Names 2018: The Watch List
Let’s talk pop culture baby names 2018! These are baby names borrowed from the headlines. Thanks to singers or actors or celebrity babies; fictional characters or real-life news-makers they’re more familiar today than ever before. And it might just lead to an uptick in the number of actual children receiving the names next year, and […]
READ MORE >>Ella: Baby Name of the Day
Ella stands as a popular name for girls, and the sound of her generation. Thanks to Ivy for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Ella: Short for … Ella counts more than one possible origin and meaning. But it stands alone, too, and has for ages. One possible origin? The Latin alia – other, […]
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