Category Archives: Boy Names

Politicians Who Were Named After Other Politicians

Leave a comment | 2 March 2010
I was just reading The Political Graveyard’s cool list of Politicians Named for Other Politicians. Many of the politicians on the list were named for U.S. presidents, but others were named for figures who aren’t as well-known today. Some examples: Thirty politicians were named after Henry Clay (1777-1852). Eighteen politicians were named after Abraham Gallatin (1761-1849). Sixteen politicians [...]
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Namestorm #5 – Baby Names for Aviation Enthusiasts

4 Comments | 1 March 2010
Love to fly the friendly skies? Then this list may be for you. Here are some names from early 20th-century aviation history: Wilbur and Orville American brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright built and flew the world’s first airplane in December of 1903. Louis French aviator Louis Blériot was the first to fly a plane across the English Channel (from [...]
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Baby Names (No Longer) Needed – Nathan, Eileanór, Reid, Gemma

Leave a comment | 27 February 2010
We helped ten readers brainstorm for baby names in June of 2009. So far, I’ve heard back from five of those ten. Amy chose Nathan, Kelley selected Eileanór, Tina picked Gemma, Carol went with Reid, and Bonny ended up having a baby boy (named Seth). I have yet to hear from Antoinette, Melanie, Andy, Rose Ann [...]
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When “Is It a Boy or a Girl?” Just Isn’t Appropriate

2 Comments | 25 February 2010
I read a blog post last week about a young person who had recently passed away. The blogger didn’t know the deceased personally, but he’d crafted a very nice tribute to this person. The problem? The name of the deceased wasn’t clearly male or female, and the post didn’t contain any pronouns. This left me wondering [...]
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Spelling Tip for Creative Baby Names – Don’t Mess with Qu

Leave a comment | 24 February 2010
I noticed Qwinton and Qynn while scanning thousands of Albertan baby names the other day. Qwinton looks like it’s based on Quinton, and I believe Qynn is meant to be a form of Quinn. I’m not a linguist, so I can’t give you the history of qu, but I can tell you that altering this digraph [...]
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Dad’s Computer Algorithm Spits Out So-So Baby Name

2 Comments | 23 February 2010
Over the weekend, I read Renee Moilanen’s funny account of her husband attempting “a more mathematical approach to baby naming” after all other methods had failed. First, he had us each write down names that appealed to us. Second, my husband categorized our choices using three different baby name books to determine that we wanted a [...]
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Popular and Unique Names in South Australia, 2009

Leave a comment | 23 February 2010
The state of South Australia, home to about 8% of Australia’s population, has released its baby name rankings for 2009. Here are the top names for each gender, followed by two dozen names that were used only once last year. Boys Girls Popular Names Jack Riley William Oliver & Lachlan [tie] Thomas Charlotte Emily & Chloe [tie] Ella Isabella Lily Unique names Calcypher D’Artagnan Hercules Legion Lilallel Livingfaith Mamadee Mornorom Reef* Smit Swastik Trigger Alaska Antigone Bronkay Cider Dawt Ellaouise Highbury Karma-Shaide Loveness Oricle She-II Tender *As far as nature names go, Reef seems [...]
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