Theodora combines a long list of great nicknames with a storied elegance. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list. THEODORE The Greek Theodoros means gift of god. Change the ending sound to an ‘a’ and Theodora makes the obvious feminine form. Dorothea and Dorothy both come from Theodore, too. Dorothy has ranked […]
READ MORE >>Hottest 1920 Boy Names: Leopold, Jennings, Brooks
What were the hottest 1920 boy names? I’m talking about the boy names I would’ve been blogging if I’d been around – and if such a concept had existed – one hundred years ago. To make this list, I looked at the fastest-rising names from 1919 to 1920. But it wasn’t just a numbers game. […]
READ MORE >>Old Fashioned Nickname Names for Girls
I’m a nickname fanatic, and old fashioned nickname names for girls are some of the best. I prefer putting a big mouthful of a formal name on my child’s birth certificate, then adopting a short form for everyday use.  If I had a Sadie, she’d be Sarah. But that’s me. There are plenty of good reasons […]
READ MORE >>Birdie: Baby Name of the Day
Birdie blends nature names with sassy retro picks. Our Baby Name of the Day is inspired by Jessica Simpson’s rumored baby name. Birdie: Fine-Feathered Friend Birdie brings to mind, well, birds. The word bird comes from the Old English bridd, which originally referred to chicks – young birds. It’s not clear where bridd came from, […]
READ MORE >>Ada, Cady, Olive: Suffragette Names
Let”s celebrate women’s history month with suffragette names. These names belong to women who dared to change the world. They may feel sweetly vintage, but they convey strength and fearlessness, too. The name comes from the Latin suffragium – right of voting. Suffrage appears in the U.S. Constitution. Suffragist once referred to any one involved […]
READ MORE >>Hottest Baby Names 1918 Edition
We know the newest stylish baby names, but how ’bout the hottest baby names 1918 edition? Sure, 1918 was the age of John and Mary. Frank and Mildred made the Top Ten, too. But plenty of names rose in use that year – some of them dramatically. And many of those names? Would be right […]
READ MORE >>Rare 1915 Girl Names: Mariam, Sigrid, Georgette
Rare 1915 girl names range from oddities – what inspired the 46 girls named Dimple? – to names that sound completely at home today. Why look to the past for baby naming inspiration? If you love Evelyn and Amelia, but feel they’re too common, the past is rich with fresh vintage choices. Or if you’re simply looking for […]
READ MORE >>Vintage Girl Names: Ten Next Revivals
Vintage girl names are forever rising, becoming mainstream, and then falling out of use once again. Hibernation lengths vary, but it often takes about a century for a name to cycle from stylish to old-fashioned to fresh once more. The current Top 100 is packed with names that were stuck in style limbo thirty years ago. […]
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