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Baby names associated with green: Ivy, Forest, Olive, Jade

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Looking for baby names that are associated with green — including baby names that mean “green”?

If so, you’ve come to the right place! I’ve collected dozens of options for you in this post.

Before we get to the names, though, let’s take a quick look at what the color green represents…

Symbolism of green

What does the color green signify?

In Western cultures in particular, green can be symbolic of:

  • Nature
  • Growth
  • Wealth
  • Luck
  • Envy
  • Freshness
  • Quality

The overriding association with nature is due to the abundance of green plant life on Earth. Plants contain a green pigment called chlorophyll that allows them to absorb energy from light.

The color can also be associated with safety and permission, thanks to green traffic lights (which signal when it’s safe to proceed).

green ferns

Baby names associated with green

All of the names below are associated with the color green. The names range from common to uncommon, and their associations range from strong to slight.

Those that have been popular enough to appear in the U.S. baby name data are linked to their corresponding popularity graphs.

Alder
Alder trees have green foliage. The word alder is derived from the Old English word for the tree, alor. Here’s the popularity graph for Alder.

Aran
Aran is a Thai masculine name meaning “forest.” Here’s the popularity graph for Aran.

Aranya
Aranya is a Hindi gender-neutral name based on the Sanskrit word aranya, meaning “forest.” Here’s the popularity graph for Aranya.

Ash
Ash trees have green foliage. The word ash is derived from the Old English word for the tree, æsc. Here’s the popularity graph for Ash.

Aspen
Aspen trees have green foliage. The word aspen is derived from the Old English word for the tree, æspe. Here’s the popularity graph for Aspen.

Aurora
Aurora is part of both “aurora borealis” and “aurora australis” — the names of the polar lights, which are predominantly green. The polar lights are caused by solar wind (that is, charged particles emitted by sun) striking the Earth’s magnetic field. The word aurora means “dawn” in Latin. Here’s the popularity graph for Aurora.

Balsam
Balsam fir trees have dark green foliage. The name of the tree can be traced back to the Hebrew word basam, meaning “spice, perfume.” Here’s the popularity graph for Balsam.

Beryl
Beryl is a mineral that can be green. The name of the stone ultimately comes from the Ancient Greek word beryllos. (Green beryl is a paler green than emerald.) Here’s the popularity graph for Beryl.

Birch
Birch trees have green foliage. The word birch is derived from the Old English word for the tree, beorc. Here’s the popularity graph for Birch.

Björk
Björk is the Icelandic word for “birch.”

Blerim
Blerim is an Albanian masculine name based on the word blerim, meaning “greenness, verdure.” Here’s the popularity graph for Blerim.

Blerta
Blerta is an Albanian feminine name based on the word blertë, meaning “green.” Here’s the popularity graph for Blerta.

Burkni
Burkni is an Icelandic masculine name meaning “fern.”

Cactus
Cactus plants are typically green. The name of the plant is derived from the Ancient Greek word kaktos. Here’s the popularity graph for Cactus.

Cedar
Cedar trees have dark green foliage. The name of the tree ultimately comes from the Ancient Greek word kedros. Here’s the popularity graph for Cedar.

Celadon
Celadon is a pale grayish-green color. The name of the shade was inspired by a character named Céladon — a shepherd who wore pale green clothing — in the popular 17th-century French novel L’Astrée by Honoré d’Urfé.

Chloe
Chloe (or Chloë) is derived from the Ancient Greek word khloe, which referred to “the first green shoot of plants in spring.” Here’s the popularity graph for Chloe.

Chlora
Chlora is a variant of Chloris. Here’s the popularity graph for Chlora.

Chloris
Chloris, based on the Ancient Greek word khloros, meaning “pale green” or “greenish-yellow,” was the name of several figures in Greek mythology. Here’s the popularity graph for Chloris.

Clover
Clover leaves are green. The word clover is derived from the Old English word for the plant, claefre. Here’s the popularity graph for Clover.

Codrin
Codrin is a Romanian masculine name based on the word codru, meaning “forest.”

Cyan
Cyan is the bluish-green color halfway between green and blue on the visible spectrum. The name of the shade comes from the Ancient Greek word kyanos, meaning “dark blue.” Here’s the popularity graph for Cyan.

Cypress
Cypress trees have dark green foliage. The word cypress is derived from the Ancient Greek word for the tree, kyparissos. (In Greek mythology, a grieving boy named Kyparissos was transformed into a cypress tree.) Here’s the popularity graph for Cypress.

Douglas
Douglas is part of Douglas Fir — the name of a species of tree with dark green foliage. The tree was named in honor of Scottish botanist David Douglas. Here’s the popularity graph for Douglas.

Emerald
The word emerald refers to a vivid green variety of the mineral beryl. By extension, the word also refers to the green color of these crystals. The name of the stone can be traced back to the Ancient Greek word smaragdos, which referred to any green gemstone (including emerald, beryl, malachite, and jasper). Here’s the popularity graph for Emerald.

Emeraude
Emeraude is the French word for “emerald.” Here’s the popularity graph for Emeraude.

Esmeralda
Esmeralda is the Spanish word for “emerald.” Here’s the popularity graph for Esmeralda.

Evergreen
Evergreen trees retain their green foliage year-round. Here’s the popularity graph for Evergreen.

Fern
Fern fronds are green. The word fern is derived from the Old English word for the plant, fearn. Here’s the popularity graph for Fern.

Forest and Forrest
The word forest refers to a dense growth of trees and underbrush that covers a large area of land. It’s based on the Medieval Latin word foresta (or forestis). The more popular spelling of the name, Forrest, represents transferred usage of the English surname. The surname Forrest originally referred to a person who lived near or worked in a royal forest (that is, a forest owned by the sovereign and used as a hunting ground). Here are the popularity graphs for Forest and Forrest.

Giada
Giada is the Italian word for “jade.” Here’s the popularity graph for Giada.

Green
Green, of course, refers to the color green. :) Here’s the popularity graph for Green.

Greenlee
Greenlee comes from a habitational surname that can be traced back to the Old English words grene, meaning “green,” and leah, meaning “clearing, meadow.” Here’s the popularity graph for Greenlee.

Gretna
Gretna is part of Gretna Green — the name of the Scottish village that became famous in the late 18th century as an elopement destination for young English couples. The village name originally referred to the “green by Gretna,” with the word Gretna meaning “gravelly hill” (from the Old English elements greot, “grit,” and hoh, “heel” — denoting a hill shaped like the heel of a foot). Here’s the popularity graph for Gretna.

Haljand
Haljand is an Estonian masculine name based on the word haljas, meaning “green, verdant.”

Holly
Holly trees have green foliage. The word holly is derived from the Old English word for the tree, holen. Here’s the popularity graph for Holly.

Hunter
Hunter is a dark yellowish-green color. It was the shade of green worn by hunters during the 19th century. Here’s the popularity graph for Hunter.

Ivik
Ivik is a Greenlandic masculine name meaning “(blade of) grass.”

Ivy
The word ivy refers to any of several species of climbing or ground-creeping evergreen plants in the genus Hedera. By extension, it also refers to the deep green color of ivy’s foliage. Here’s the popularity graph for Ivy.

Jade
The word jade refers to two similar-looking minerals, nephrite and jadeite, that are commonly used as gemstones. By extension, it also refers to the green color of these minerals. Their common name can be traced back to the 16th-century Spanish term piedra de ijada, meaning “loin stone” (because the stone was thought to help cure loin and kidney ailments). Here’s the popularity graph for Jade.

Jandi
Jandi is a Korean feminine name meaning “grass.” Here’s the popularity graph for Jandi.

Kelly
Kelly is a bright green color. The Irish surname Kelly can be traced back to the Old Irish personal name Cellach. Here’s the popularity graph for Kelly.

Khidr and Khadir
Khidr, also spelled Khadir, is an Arabic masculine name meaning “green.” Here’s the popularity graph for Khadir.

Lakhdar
Lakhdar is an Arabic masculine name based on al-akhdar, meaning “the green.”

Laurel
Laurel trees have green foliage. The word laurel is derived from the Latin word for the tree, laurus. Here’s the popularity graph for Laurel.

Leaf
Leaf green is the bright yellowish-green color typical of plant leaves (due to the presence of chlorophyll). Here’s the popularity graph for Leaf.

Levert
Levert comes from the French surname LeVert, which is based on the Old French word vert, meaning “green.” Here’s the popularity graph for Levert.

Lin
Lin (second tone) is a Chinese name that can mean “valuable jade,” depending upon the character being used to write the name. Here’s the popularity graph for Lin.

Linden
Linden trees have green foliage. The word linden is derived from the Old English word for the tree, lind. Here’s the popularity graph for Linden.

Malachite
Malachite (pronounced MAL-uh-kiet) is a mineral that is green. The name of the mineral ultimately derives from the Ancient Greek word malache, meaning “mallow” — a reference to the resemblance between the color of malachite and the leaves of the mallow plant. Here’s the popularity graph for Malachite.

Matsu
Matsu is a Japanese feminine name that can mean “pine tree,” depending upon the kanji being used to write the name.

Matsue
Matsue is a Japanese name that can include the element Matsu. Here’s the popularity graph for Matsue.

Matsuko
Matsuko is another Japanese name that can include the element Matsu. Here’s the popularity graph for Matsuko.

Midori
Midori is a Japanese gender-neutral name that can mean “green, verdure,” depending upon the kanji being used to write the name. Here’s the popularity graph for Midori.

Mint
Mint leaves are green. Aromatic mint plants are part of the genus Mentha, the name of which derives from the Ancient Greek word minthe.

Minttu
Minttu is the Finnish word for “mint.”

Moss
Moss are small, flowerless plants that grow in dense green mats. The Old English word for “moss” was mos. Here’s the popularity graph for Moss.

Mynta
Mynta is the Swedish word for “mint.”

Mynte
Mynte is the Danish word for “mint.”

Myrtle
Myrtle trees have green foliage. The word myrtle is derived from the Ancient Greek word for the tree, myrtos. Here’s the popularity graph for Myrtle.

Oak
Oak trees have green foliage. The word oak is derived from the Old English word for the tree, ac. Here’s the popularity graph for Oak.

Oihan
Oihan is a Basque masculine name meaning “forest.”

Oihana
Oihana is the feminine form of Oihan.

Olive
The word olive refers to the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europaea). By extension, it also refers to the dark yellowish-green color of unripened olive fruit. (Ripened olives are black.) Here’s the popularity graph for Olive.

Olivine
Olivine is a mineral that is usually yellowish-green. The name of the mineral can be traced back to the Latin word oliva, meaning “olive.” Here’s the popularity graph for Olivine.

Oren
Oren is a Hebrew masculine name meaning “pine tree.” Here’s the popularity graph for Oren.

Orna
Orna is the feminine form of Oren. Here’s the popularity graph for Orna.

Qorsuk
Qorsuk is a Greenlandic masculine name meaning “green, yellowish-green.”

Pallav
Pallav is a Hindi masculine name based on the Sanskrit word pallava, meaning “shoot, sprout, young leaf.”

Pallavi
Pallavi is the feminine form of Pallav. Here’s the popularity graph for Pallavi.

Panna
Panna is a Hindi feminine name that can mean “emerald” or “leaf.”

Peridot
Peridot, a variety of the mineral olivine, is yellowish-green.

Phyllis
Phyllis, the Ancient Greek word for “foliage” (based on phyllon, meaning “leaf”) was the name of several figures in Greek mythology. Here’s the popularity graph for Phyllis.

Pilutaq
Pilutaq is a Greenlandic gender-neutral name meaning “leaf.”

Pine
Pine needles are green. The word pine is derived from the Latin word for the tree, pinus.

Sage
Sage leaves are grayish-green. The name of the sage plant (genus Salvia) can be traced back (via Old French sauge) to the Latin word salvus, meaning “healthy.” Here’s the popularity graph for Sage.

Sirkka
Sirkka is a Finnish feminine name that can be derived from the word heinäsirkka, meaning “grasshopper” (many of which are green), or from the word sirkkalehti, meaning “cotyledon” (the embryonic leaf of seed-bearing plants). Here’s the popularity graph for Sirkka.

Sylvain and Sylvaine
Sylvain (masculine) and Sylvaine (feminine) are the modern French forms of Silvanus. Here’s the popularity graph for Sylvain.

Silvana and Silvano
Silvana (feminine) and Silvano (masculine) are the modern Italian forms of Silvanus. Here are the popularity graphs for Silvana and Silvano.

Silvanus
Silvanus, based on the Latin word silva, meaning “wood, forest,” was the name of the Roman god of forests. Here’s the popularity graph for Silvanus.

Silvester
Silvester is derived from the Latin word silvestris, meaning “forested” or “of the forest.” Here’s the popularity graph for Silvester.

Silvestro
Silvestro is the Italian form of Silvester. Here’s the popularity graph for Silvestro.

Silvia and Silvio
Silvia (feminine) and Silvio (masculine) are the modern Italian and Spanish forms of Silvius. Here are the popularity graphs for Silvia and Silvio.

Silvius
Silvius was a Roman masculine name based on the Latin word silva, meaning “wood, forest.”

Sylvester
Sylvester is a variant of Silvester. Here’s the popularity graph for Sylvester.

Sylvia
Sylvia is a variant of Silvia. Here’s the popularity graph for Sylvia.

Talar
Talar (also spelled Dalar) is an Armenian feminine name based on the word talar or dalar, meaning “green, verdant.” Here’s the popularity graph for Talar.

Teal
Teal is a dark bluish-green color. The shade was named after the Eurasain teal (Anas crecca), a type of duck with a teal-colored stripe on its head. Here’s the popularity graph for Teal.

Thao
Thao is a Vietnamese gender-neutral name meaning “herbs, grass.” Here’s the popularity graph for Thao.

Turquoise
Turquoise (pronounced TUR-koyz) is a mineral that is sometimes bluish-green. The name of the stone can be traced back to the Old French term pierre tourques, meaning “Turkish stone.” Though it was mined in Persia, the stone was introduced to Europe in the 13th century by Turkish traders. Here’s the popularity graph for Turquoise.

Uumaaq
Uumaaq is a Greenlandic masculine name meaning “fresh, green (plant).”

Vipin
Vipin is a Hindi masculine name based on the Sanskrit word vipina, meaning “forest.”

Viridian
Viridian is a bluish-green color. The name of the pigment comes from the Latin word viridis, meaning “green.” Here’s the popularity graph for Viridian.

Viridiana
Viridiana is the feminine form of Viridian. Here’s the popularity graph for Viridiana.

Willow
Willow trees have green foliage. The word willow is derived from the Old English word for the tree, welig. Here’s the popularity graph for Willow.

Zumra
Zumra is a Turkish feminine name based on the word zümrüt, meaning “emerald.” Here’s the popularity graph for Zumra.


Can you think of any other names that have a connection to the color green?

P.S. Want to see more color-related baby names? Here are lists of red, orange, yellow, blue, and purple names.

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[Latest update: Dec. 2023]

Numerology: Baby names with a value of 2

Baby names with a numerological value of 2

If you’re on the hunt for baby names with a numerological value of 2, you’re in luck! Because today’s post features hundreds of 2-names.

Before we get to the names, though — how do we know that they’re “twos” in numerology?

Turning names into numbers

Here’s how to calculate the numerological value of a name.

First, for each letter, come up with a number to represent that letter’s position in the alphabet. (Letter A would be number 1, letter B would be number 2, and so forth.) Then, add all the numbers together. If the sum has two or more digits, add the digits together recursively until the result is a single digit. That single digit is the name’s numerological value.

For instance, the letters in the name Aurora correspond to the numbers 1, 21, 18, 15, 18, and 1. The sum of these numbers is 74. The digits of 74 added together equal 11, and the digits of 11 added together equal 2 — the numerological value of Aurora.

Baby names with a value of 2

Below you’ll find the most popular 2-names per gender, according to the latest U.S. baby name data. I’ve further sub-categorized them by total sums — just in case any of those larger numbers are significant to anyone.

2 via 11

The letters in the following baby names add up to 11, which reduces to two (1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 11)Boy names (2 via 11)
Adea, Fe, AiaAj, Ja, Cabe

2 via 20

The letters in the following baby names add up to 20, which reduces to two (2+0=2).

Girl names (2 via 20)Boy names (2 via 20)
Jade, Dana, Jia, Deja, Ara, HibaAbel, Adan, Gage, Kace, Jai, Ean, Chace, Jade, Fahad

2 via 29

The letters in the following baby names add up to 29, which reduces to two (2+9=11; 1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 29)Boy names (2 via 29)
Aria, Alana, Diana, Nadia, Dania, Ann, Sia, Adina, Calla, Asha, Aira, Isa, Sade, Kacie, Aine, BeauBeau, Aidan, Dax, Khai, Isa, Lake, Eliab, Alek, Sai, Kael, Eian, Abiel, Aman

2 via 38

The letters in the following baby names add up to 38, which reduces to two (3+8=11; 1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 38)Boy names (2 via 38)
Sadie, Alaina, Nina, Paige, Amina, Aisha, Cecelia, Hanna, Amani, Chaya, Noah, Analia, Aliana, Aleena, Halle, Jamie, Belen, Ocean, Kaya, Frida, Malka, Kaleah, Malak, Agatha, Naima, Keila, Kaeli, Rena, Dora, Nava, Elli, AlyNoah, Max, Bodhi, Jared, Jaime, Ocean, Jamie, Mike, Jair, Gadiel, Cayde, Deon, Isai, Craig, Asiah, Amare, Eddy, Oden, Amani, Bohdi, Ames, Glen, Aren, Naeem, Alpha, Ameen, Zach, Lipa, Nabil, Asael, Chaz, Kamal, Kaz

2 via 47

The letters in the following baby names add up to 47, which reduces to two (4+7=11; 1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 47)Boy names (2 via 47)
Sarah, Kamila, Hallie, Rachel, Alora, Leona, Blaire, Reina, Adley, Capri, Iyla, Galilea, Jream, Birdie, Kaiya, Leanna, Renee, Ivana, Avani, Dalilah, Leilah, Liz, Jalani, Myah, Aylah, Maple, Althea, Khari, Juana, Raine, Cambria, Liya, Nadine, Ayat, Tegan, Macey, Amor, Belinda, Ines, Isra, Taya, Adaleigh, Jolee, Roma, Anjali, Banks, Malika, Amarie, Havana, Vaani, Klani, Legend, Kendal, Azara, Cambree, Adrian, Sahar, Taleah, Dearra, Enola, VaniaJohn, Isaiah, Adrian, Legend, Malachi, Omar, Cody, Banks, Damon, Callen, Shane, Zeke, Dario, Rex, Trace, Wes, Khari, Khaza, Crue, Darian, Ivaan, Gerald, Gus, Malaki, Aslan, Loki, Deklan, Arman, Canon, Avian, Deion, Viaan, Advik, Aris, Kota, Nigel, Jream, Jahari, Zaki, Amor, Kato, Tegan, Jhon, Conan, Hart, Maleek, Judge, Bauer, Caesar, Jamin, Khalan

2 via 56

The letters in the following baby names add up to 56, which reduces to two (5+6=11; 1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 56)Boy names (2 via 56)
Ivy, Charlie, Norah, Aliyah, Selena, Elianna, Maisie, Armani, Lyra, Emmy, April, Dylan, Noemi, Marina, Arlet, Azaria, Khalani, Aubrie, Sariah, Nori, Sarahi, Kahlani, Haylee, Marian, Ayanna, Jovi, Cassie, Kenya, Denise, Zella, Blayke, Karlie, Noelia, Namari, Isis, Marwa, Alanis, Graciela, Camellia, Moira, Emoni, Kinlee, Arabelle, Hellen, Ananya, Ryla, Miyah, Ruhi, Amorah, Jailani, Kelis, Teigan, Klaire, Romee, Kyara, AnsleeLucas, Dylan, Nolan, Charlie, Felix, Oscar, Mario, Armani, Omari, Pierce, Zayd, Rohan, Yadiel, Jasiel, Will, Jacoby, Kilian, Malikai, Emmet, Davon, Xavi, Jovi, Wolf, Orin, Jordi, Kaito, Jaycob, Lathan, Orhan, Tahir, Damion, Damoni, Jahsiah, Hardy, Namari, Nyle, Ahron, Kayne, Musab, Abubakr, Dutch, Kayleb, Rion, Alexei, Kailer, Ammon, Walt, Arnav

2 via 65

The letters in the following baby names add up to 65, which reduces to two (6+5=11; 1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 65)Boy names (2 via 65)
Eloise, Rylee, Isabelle, Palmer, Alondra, Carter, Freyja, Vienna, Bridget, Kelly, Zayla, Chandler, Lenora, Desiree, Marcella, Salome, Lorena, Emberlee, Heather, Carmella, Brinlee, Elissa, Damaris, Aracely, Ashly, Daylin, Alessi, Avalon, Rihanna, Shyla, Addelyn, Calista, Jahzara, Mildred, Dailyn, Raeleigh, Elanor, Avaleigh, Ayzal, Aiyanna, Annabeth, Kenzi, Doris, Jaclyn, Seven, Haylen, Mindy, Devora, Kathy, Saraya, Alyza, Mayeli, Sanvi, Adilyn, Astraea, Larkin, Emorie, Jozie, Kirby, AinsleeCarter, Andrew, Javier, Prince, Collin, Uriel, Shawn, Conor, Chandler, Mylo, Dennis, Eliseo, Loyal, Seven, Lochlan, Reuben, Fisher, Ermias, Henrik, Stefan, Brett, Davion, Palmer, Benito, Kolby, Krish, Gannon, Tariq, Kelly, Rylee, Cosmo, Paulo, Radley, Mylan, Advaith, Dinero, Federico, Korben, Kaeson, Shlok, Daylin, Rivaan, Subhan, Demario, Hayze, Parks, Joniel, Jahsir, Dansby, Deondre, Rainer, Kirby, Ziyad

2 via 74

The letters in the following baby names add up to 74, which reduces to two (7+4=11; 1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 74)Boy names (2 via 74)
Aurora, Madelyn, Audrey, Melody, Margot, Zuri, Lennon, Marley, Lucille, London, Daleyza, Camryn, Estella, Winnie, Zaylee, Penny, Paulina, Novalee, Giuliana, Lilyana, Laylani, Raquel, Landry, Elowen, Susan, Antonia, Robyn, Sailor, Lucero, Aryanna, Zamora, Sonya, Maylin, Natalya, Katrina, Acelynn, Maizy, Josey, Zalayah, Emelyn, SahilyJoshua, Easton, Myles, Jesus, Matteo, Messiah, Muhammad, Desmond, Axton, Lennon, Ryland, Tony, Larry, Byron, Cartier, London, Ramiro, Landry, Marley, Wiley, Rylen, Ziggy, Juelz, Agastya, Yakov, Fredrick, Deshawn, Wylie, Kysen, Camryn, Isidro, Gavriel, Nehemias, Mavrik, Jaxyn, Finnigan, Conley, Cross, Orrin, Lucifer, Korey, Demetri, Grayden, Oswald, Vikram, Willem, Jaysen, Sailor, Remmy, Yadriel, Ayush, Dhruva, Elwood

2 via 83

The letters in the following baby names add up to 83, which reduces to two (8+3=11; 1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 83)Boy names (2 via 83)
Evelyn, Violet, Margaret, Catherine, Valery, Emmalyn, Giovanna, Addilynn, Memphis, Yuliana, Bentley, Kinsey, Jehilyn, Sury, Harmonie, Berkeley, Klover, Averly, WisdomJonathan, Jaxson, Bentley, Memphis, Alonzo, Shepherd, Forest, Judson, Coleson, Thatcher, Branson, Foster, Mattias, Markus, Milton, Zaylen, Brysen, Stephan, Roderick, Jetson, Stellan, Riggins, Kyron, Wisdom, Hershy

2 via 92

The letters in the following baby names add up to 92, which reduces to two (9+2=11; 1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 92)Boy names (2 via 92)
Oaklynn, Sydney, Sylvie, Madilynn, Kaitlyn, Mckinley, Estrella, Marilyn, Sapphire, Everley, Heavenly, Rilynn, Vivianna, Lorraine, Journei, Journie, Rosalind, Kollins, Litzy, Rooney, Harlynn, Porter, Collette, Charlette, Aniston, OzzyJulius, Santino, Porter, Yusuf, Ozzy, Wilson, Salvador, Watson, Zakariya, Khyson, Tyrell, Avrohom, Morris, Lisandro, Jennings, Jarrett, Hamilton, Tyrese, Calloway, Leviathan, Juanpablo, Mckinley, Marvens, Tyron

2 via 101

The letters in the following baby names add up to 101, which reduces to two (1+0+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 101)Boy names (2 via 101)
Josephine, Murphy, Christina, Brynley, Wrenleigh, Kristina, Sherlyn, Jaylynn, Everlyn, Lynette, AllissonChristian, Tristan, Forrest, Murphy, Kristian, Garrison, Brentley, Jovanny, Binyomin, Rustin, Marquez

2 via 110

The letters in the following baby names add up to 110, which reduces to two (1+1+0=2).

Girl names (2 via 110)Boy names (2 via 110)
Loyalty, Stormy, Sullivan, Amaryllis, SparrowTimothy, Sullivan, Quinton, Youssef, Justus, Tristian, Alexzander, Octavius, Tyshawn, Joseluis

2 via 119

The letters in the following baby names add up to 119, which reduces to two (1+1+9=11; 1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 119)Boy names (2 via 119)
Gwendolyn, Josselyn, Suttyn, Lovelynn, CarringtonKingstyn, Treyvon, Aristotle, Theodoros, Carrington

2 via 128

The letters in the following baby names add up to 128, which reduces to two (1+2+8=11; 1+1=2).

Girl names (2 via 128)Boy names (2 via 128)
Kensington, Scottlyn, Jazzlynn, Yuritzi, CourtlynVittorio, Remmington, Huckleberry, Quintrell, Florentino

Number 2: Significance and associations

What does the number two mean in numerology?

There’s no definitive answer, unfortunately, because various numerological systems exist, and each one has its own interpretation of the number two. That said, if we look at a couple of modern numerology/astrology websites, we see 2 being described as “diplomatic,” “cooperative,” “peaceful,” “gentle,” and “understanding.”

We can also look at associations, which are a bit more concrete. Here are some things that are associated with the number 2:

  • Hands
  • Feet
  • Eyes
  • Ears
  • Lungs
  • Chopsticks
  • Knitting needles
  • Complementary pairings (e.g., pen and paper, bow and arrow, peanut butter and jelly)
  • Dualities (e.g., day and night, yin and yang, war and peace)
  • Boxing (2 competitors; 2 fists)
  • Partner dancing
  • DNA double helix

What does the number 2 mean to you? What are your strongest associations with the number?

P.S. To see names with other numerological values, check out the posts for the numbers one, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine.

Sources: SSA, Numerology – Cafe Astrology, The meaning of the numbers 1 – 9 – World Numerology, 2 – Wikipedia

[Latest update: Jan. 2024]

Name quotes #62

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Ready for another batch of name-related quotes gathered from all over the place?

Let’s start with Liberian midwife Alice Sumo:

…[S]he was both surprised and delighted when quickly babies were named after her.

“I said ‘oh wow’ because with some of them I didn’t even know that they had named the baby after me! When you go to the market everybody is called Alice of Alex or Ellis. The last time I counted it was 862 Alices but now it has increased to 1,000 plus!

“To me the name Alice is an action name. Alice people are active people, they are caring people, they are loving people. A, the first letter in the alphabet. A for action.”

From an article about names in Israel by Abigail Klein Leichman:

I figured [Forest Rain’s] parents must have been hippies or Native Americans. In mainstream American culture, it is unusual to name children after elements of nature. How many people do you know named Rainbow, Lightning, Juniper Bush, Boulder, Valley, Oak, Prairie, Wellspring, or Wave?

In Israel, such names are extremely commonplace. If Forest Rain translated her name to Ya’ara Tal, no Israeli would think it exotic in the least. The words mentioned above translate to the everyday Hebrew names Keshet, Barak, Rotem, Sela, Guy, Alon, Bar, Ma’ayan, and Gal.

Another difference is that many modern Israeli names are unisex. You often cannot tell by name alone if someone is male or female. Tal, Gal, Sharon, Noam (pleasant), Shachar (Dawn), Inbar (amber), Inbal (bell), Neta (sapling), Ori (my light), Hadar (splendor), Amit (friend), and myriad other common names are used for either gender.

From an Irish newspaper article about the CSO disregarding fadas in Irish baby names:

The CSO recently unveiled its Baby Names of Ireland visualisation tool recently published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) tool allowing users to check the popularity of names officially registered in Ireland. However, it does not allow for names with the síneadh fada or other diacritical marks that denote pronunciation or meaning.

[…]

“Our language, while having a special status afforded it in the Constitution has been progressively marginalised to the fringes of bureaucracy.

“It behoves the Central Statistics Office above all other institutions to be correct in all matters it reports. This is where historians will first go to research,” [author Rossa Ó Snodaigh] said.

For more quotes about names, check out the name quotes category.

Uncommon baby names in Oregon, 2012

Oregon’s Open Data website includes several tables of baby name data from 2012.

The most interesting thing about this data? It goes all the way down to names given to just three babies per year. (All the SSA baby name lists, on the other hand, have a five-baby cut-off.)

So here are some of the baby names that were bestowed in Oregon just three or four times in 2012:

Girl NamesBoy Names
Amberly
Andromeda
Arianny
Damaris
Diem
Ellingon
Fern
Gaia
Io
Isela
Jubilee
Kahlan
Linnea
Lois
Lumen
Magali
Rue
Sahasra
Sanvi
Sayuri
Seven
Sinai
Siri
Sonora
Sparrow
Timber
Twyla
Van
Yara
Achilles
Alvin
Atlas
Atreyu
Bear
Briar
Calder
Carver
Clive
Dutch
Forest
Huck
Hyrum
Isley
Kainoa
Kincaid
Koa
Larry
Loki
Montgomery
Riot
Rogue
Summit
Tavish
Tiberius
Tor
Trapper
Van
Zephyr

The name Diem caught my eye. Diem has been in the SSA data since the ’80s, but a lot of the recent usage was probably inspired by Danielle Michelle “Diem” Brown, who appeared on various MTV reality TV shows from 2006 to 2015. (She passed away in 2014 from ovarian cancer.) In her case, “Diem” was a nickname based on the initials “D.M.,” making this yet another name that can be spelled with the names of letters.

Update, 8/2023: Unfortunately, the state’s Open Data site no longer includes information on baby names, and I couldn’t find copies of the state’s 2012 baby name data anywhere else online (like at the Internet Archive).

While I was searching, though, I did find a couple of baby name-related quiz questions in a mid-2008 issue of CD Summary [pdf], which is a newsletter put out by Oregon Health Authority.

Which was the most frequently used baby name for boys in 2007?
(a) Anthony; (b) Pirate; (c) Jacob; (d) Elvis

The answer: (c) Jacob. “In 2007, 257 babies were named Jacob. Anthony was the tenth most frequently used boy’s name (184 babies). Four babies were named Elvis and only one, Pirate.”

The following were all baby names for girls in 2007 except?
(a) Chevy; (b) ESPN; (c) Logger; (d) God

The answer: (c) Logger. “No baby in Oregon has ever been named Logger. The name Chevy has been chosen for females seven times during the past 46 years, ESPN and God only once.”