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Namestorm #7 – Baby Names Inspired by Children’s Book Authors
Last week, Julie came up with a great namestorm idea: children’s book authors. Here are some to start us off. (To save space, I only listed one book per author.)
Charles and Carlo
French author Charles Perrault wrote Tales of Mother Goose (1697).
Italian author Carlo Collodi, born Carlo Lorenzini, wrote The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883).
Johann and Hans
Swiss [...]
Baby Name Needed – Girl Name like Tatum
A reader named Kate writes:
I am currently pregnant with my first baby. We do not know whether a boy or girl yet, but we are brainstorming names. I love the girl’s name Tatum, but my best friend’s daughter has that name. Can you think of any similar girl’s names I might like?
I get this question [...]
Girl Names for Parents Who Don’t Like Girl Names
Some parents see names like Angelina, Isabella, and Olivia and think, “I’m not going to bother weeding through these dainty little sissy-names on the off chance I find a good one. Forget it. I’m gonna flip ahead to the boy names.”
What these parents might not realize, though, is that there are plenty of strong, non-frilly [...]
Posted in Baby Name Advice, Baby Names, Girl Names, Unique Baby Names Also tagged adele, agnes, alexandra, alice, andrea, angelina, antonia, ardith, astrid, augusta, bernadette, beulah, blanche, bridget, brooke, calista, calla, carmen, claire, clementine, danielle, edith, eleanor, elizabeth, enid, erica, ernestine, esther, eugenia, eunice, favorite, frances, geraldine, gertrude, gretchen, gwyneth, harriet, hazel, helen, hester, imogene, ingrid, isabella, izora, jacqueline, jane, janet, jill, joan, johanna, josephine, judith, katherine, laurel, mabel, maeve, margaret, marion, maude, maureen, maxine, megan, meredith, miranda, monica, monique, nadine, nicola, olivia, roberta, ruth, salome, sarah, sibyl, tallulah, tamar, tirzah, ursula, veronica, violet, wilhelmina, winifred, winona, yolanda, zelda, zenobia, zillah
Don’t Commit to a Name Pattern Until You Read These 3 Tips
Humans love patterns. Just look last year’s list of popular twin names:
Jacob & Joshua
Daniel & David
Jayden & Jordan
Ethan & Evan
Taylor & Tyler
Gabriella & Isabella
Isaac & Isaiah
Madison & Morgan
Elijah & Isaiah
Ella & Emma
Eight pairs start with the same letter. Seven have the same rhythm. Another seven end with the same letter (and many of these nearly [...]
Posted in Baby Name Advice, Baby Names, Baby Names from Family, Baby Names from Literature, Baby Names from Plants, Boy Names, Girl Names, Meaningful Baby Names Also tagged abigail, aiden, alexa, alexander, alexis, alfred, amaryllis, andrew, angus, augustus, bea, brian, chain, chess, chester, cordelia, cyan, daisy, dakota, daniel, david, diana, duncan, edith, elaine, elijah, ella, emma, ethan, evan, favorite, frank, gabriella, graydon, griffith, hayden, heath, indigo, iris, isaac, isabella, isaiah, jacob, jasmine, jason, jordan, joshua, juliet, kaeden, kelly, lachlan, laura, lauren, leah, len, lila, lily, lorenzo, lou, luke, madison, maxine, meredith, michael, miranda, morgan, nora, origin, orlando, patterns, paul, poppy, rhyme, rose, roxanne, scarlet, sebastian, sky, source, tawny, taylor, theme, tobias, tyler, una, walker, xavier, xena, yorick, zinnia
Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Baby #3
A reader named Tiffany is expecting her third baby (gender unknown) in a couple of months. The boy name has been picked, but the girl name has been harder to come by. Here’s what she says:
We have two daughters, Vivian Grace and Margaret Anne. I like the first name Elise but struggle with a middle [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Girl Names, Middle Names Also tagged amelia, anne, anthony, bethany, carmen, charlotte, claudia, cynthia, dorothy, elena, elise, fabiana, grace, hilary, irene, iris, joseph, lydia, margaret, michelle, naomi, natalie, natasha, nicole, ramona, roxana, simone, susana, tatiana, tiffany, veronica, vivian
A Rose by Any Other Name – Burnaby, Natali, Zelda Lloyd
Sure, a rose by just any other name would not smell as sweet. But what if the name were as cool as “Madame Azélie Imbert” or “Victor Emmanuel”?
Other intriguing rose names I found in the EveryRose.com database include:
Abraham Darby
Admired Miranda
Betty Uprichard
Burnaby
Clementina Carbonieri
Cyril Fletcher
Dagmar Spath
Dainty Bess
Edna Marie
Eustacia
Fiona’s Affection
Fraulein Octavia Hesse
Gentle Hermione
Ghislaine de Feligonde
Hawaiian Queen Martha
Henry [...]
Posted in Baby Name Trends, Baby Names, Baby Names from Literature, Baby Names from Plants, Boy Names, Girl Names, Unique Baby Names Also tagged abraham, allison, anderson, antony, azelie, bennett, bes, betty, burnaby, clementina, cyril, dagmar, duncan, edna, emanuel, erskine, eugenie, eustacia, fiona, ghislaine, henry, hermione, ida, jan, jessika, joe, kaitlyn, lawinia, louise, margrethe, martha, miranda, natali, oskar, phyllis, portia, quinn, rex, rick, rose, roses, ruthie, sharifa, tara, thisbe, titiana, uwe, victor, victoria, walter, xavier, yolande, zelda, zelia, zephirine
Baby Name Needed – Traditional Name for Baby Girl