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Popularity of the baby name Cycalona


Posts that mention the name Cycalona

Baby name story: Skylar

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Samantha Wittstruck of Wadena, Minnesota, was one month pregnant when a powerful EF4 tornado struck Wadena back on June 17.

She was “knocked cold” during the storm, and “woke up with a cow on top of her.”

The baby was unharmed, thankfully, and just days ago Samantha gave birth to a little girl — the first baby born in Wadena in 2011, in fact. The baby was named Skylar.

We figured ‘Sky’ was too short, so we chose Skylar. It was a big part of her life and she survived it.

I’m glad they were able to distill that dangerous/bizarre experience into a usable name.

Skylar ranked 185th for baby girls and 497th for baby boys in the U.S. in 2009. It’s based on the Dutch surname Schuyler, which refers to a scholar or a school teacher.

Source: New baby survived twister, crashing cow

Baby born during storm, named Cycalona

Clonie Gowen is a professional poker player.

But “Clonie” is just a nickname.

Her real first name? Cycalona.

Cycalona “was born in Florida during rough weather” in November, 1971. So her parents invented a unique baby name for her, basing it on the word cyclone.

(And the word cyclone, you may be surprised to learn, was coined in only the mid-19th century. It’s derived from the Greek word kyklon, meaning “moving in a circle,” “revolving.”)

Cycalona is one of the more interesting names I’ve come across lately. What do you think of it?

Sources:

  • Bruning, Fred. “The Read Deal.” Newsday 13 Jan. 2004: B6.
  • Wilonsky, Robert. “Poker Face.” Dallas Observer 1 Apr. 2004.