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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, beatrix, 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, poppy, rhyme, rose, roxanne, scarlet, sebastian, sky, source, tawny, taylor, theme, tobias, tyler, una, walker, xavier, xena, yorick, zinnia
Baby Names Inspired by Clubs, Charities, Organizations
What clubs are you a member of? What charities do you support? What organizations have helped you (or someone you love) become a better person? Perhaps the story behind one of these groups could inspire a meaningful baby name.
Organization
Founder(s)
Alcoholics Anonymous
William Wilson
Robert Smith
American Red Cross
Clara Booth
ASPCA
Henry Bergh
Heifer International
Dan West
Jane Addams Hull House Assoc.
Jane Addams
Ellen Starr
Kiwanis
Joseph [...]
Fortune 1000 CEOs More Likely to Have Common Names
The names John, Robert, James, Richard, Paul and Edward are overrepresented among Fortune 1000 CEOs. Psychologist Jean M. Twenge thinks that common names like these may help people succeed in life. Do you agree?
Source: ‘Fortune’ 1000 CEOs popular names are also fairly common
Posted in Baby Name Trends, Baby Names, Boy Names Also tagged edward, james, jean, john, richard, robert
Baby Name Needed – Brother of Kathryn and Nicholas
A reader named Shannon is expecting a baby boy at the end of the month. She currently has two children — twins named Kathryn (Kate) Rose and Nicholas (Nick) James. She writes:
We like Jonathan and Joshua, but are having trouble with a middle name. My husband’s name is James Nelson, and we are considering [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Boy Names, Middle Names Also tagged adam, alex, alexander, andrew, anthony, arthur, blake, calvin, charles, cole, daniel, david, grant, henry, isaac, jacob, james, joe, jonathan, joseph, joshua, kate, kathryn, luke, marcus, mark, martin, matthew, michael, mike, neil, nelson, nicholas, nick, philip, rose, ryan, samuel, shannon, thomas, victor, william
Baby Name Needed – Latin or Italian Name for Baby #1
A reader named Claudia is expecting her first baby (gender unknown). She’s looking for a Latin or Italian baby name.
She mentions that her middle name is Elisabetta, the baby’s father is named Simon Edmond, and the baby’s surname will be a 2-syllable D-name similar to Downie.
Here are some names that I think might work:
Adriana
Antonia
Augusta
Aurelia
Camilla
Clementina
Cecilia
Daria
Emilia
Eugenia
Fabia/Fabiana/Fabiola
Felicia
Frances/Francesca
Flora/Floriana
Julia
Isidora
Laura
Livia/Liviana
Lorenza
Lucia/Luciana
Marcella
Marina
Martina
Nunzia
Octavia/Ottavia
Paula/Paola
Philippa/Filippa
Piera/Pietra
Renata
Romana
Sabina
Sebastiana
Silvia/Silvana
Valentina
Victoria/Vittoria
Vincenza
Adrian
Antonio/Antony
Augusto
Aurelio
Camillo
Clemente
Cecil
Dario
Emilio/Emil
Eugene/Eugenio
Fabian/Fabiano
Felix
Francis/Francesco
Florian/Floriano
Julius/Julian
Isidore/Isidoro
Lauro
Livio
Lorenzo/Laurence
Lucian/Luciano
Marcello
Marino
Martin/Martino
Nunzio
Octavian/Ottavio
Paul/Paolo
Philip/Filippo
Piero/Pietro
Renato
Roman/Romano
Sabino
Sebastian/Sebastiano
Silvio/Silvano
Valentino/Valentine
Victor/Vittorio
Vincent/Vincenzo
Which of [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Boy Names, Girl Names Also tagged adrian, adriana, antonia, antonio, antony, augosto, augusta, aurelia, aurelio, benedetta, benedetto, benedict, benedicta, bruna, bruno, camila, camillo, cecil, cecilia, claudia, clemen, clementina, daria, dario, domenic, domenica, dominic, dominica, edmond, elisabetta, emil, emilia, emilio, eugene, eugenia, eugenio, fabia, fabian, fabiana, fabiano, fabiola, felicia, felix, filippa, filippo, flora, florian, floriana, floriano, frances, francesca, francesco, francis, isidore, isidoro, julia, julian, julius, laura, lauro, livia, liviana, livio, lorenza, lorenzo, lucia, lucian, luciana, luciano, marcella, marcello, marina, marino, martin, martina, martino, nunzia, nunzio, octavia, octavian, orlanda, orlando, ottavia, ottavio, paola, paolo, paula, philip, philippa, piera, piero, pietra, pietro, placida, placido, renata, renato, roman, romana, romano, sabina, sabino, sebastian, sebastiana, sebastiano, silvana, silvano, silvia, silvio, simon, valentina, valentine, valentino, victor, victoria, vincent, vincenza, vincenzo, vittoria, vittorio
Wikipedia’s List of Unusual Personal Names