How popular is the baby name Nanette in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Nanette.
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In the 1950s, Marge and Gower Champion were a famous husband-and-wife dance team. They appeared in a string of musical films (including Show Boat, Give a Girl a Break, and Three for the Show) and performed on a number of TV variety shows. The pair even had their own sitcom, The Marge and Gower Champion Show, during the summer of 1957.
The couple had two sons. The first, born in late 1956, was named Gregg Ernest.
His first name honored the couple’s friend Jess Gregg, an author and playwright.
His middle name honored Marge’s father, Hollywood dance teacher Ernest Belcher, whose students included Shirley Temple, Cyd Charisse, Ramon Navarro, Nanette Fabray, and Fay Wray.
(Belcher had founded the Celeste School of Dance in Los Angeles in 1916. Three years later, he and his wife welcomed a baby girl named Marjorie Celeste, or “Marge,” whose middle name may have come from the name of the school…)
The Champions’ second son, born in the early ’60s, was named Blake Gower.
His first name honored film director and family friend Blake Edwards, while his middle name was (of course) passed down from his father.
P.S. Did you know that Marge Champion (née Belcher) was hired by the Walt Disney Studio as a teenager to be the real-life model for the heroine of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the company’s first feature film? Today, Marge is a Disney Legend.
Sources:
Gilvey, John Anthony. Before the Parade Passes By. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2005.
Looking for a set of baby names with something in common? If so, here are some 7-letter anagram names for you to check out!
Anagrams are words that contain the same set of letters, but not in the same sequence. For instance, the words “observe,” “obverse,” and “verbose” are all anagrams of one another.
Anagram names can be a neat option for siblings — particularly multiples (like twins and triplets). They’re also a clever way to connect a baby name to the name of an older relative (e.g., grandpa Stanley, granddaughter Eastlyn).
Below are hundreds of seven-letter names (collected from the SSA’s huge database of U.S. baby names) that happen to be anagrams of other names.
I heard from a reader named Shana a couple of days ago. Here’s what she says:
I’m 35 weeks pregnant and my DH and I still can’t find a name. Maybe it’s because we would like to incorporate too much into the name or maybe we’re just unsure if we want a trendy name/classic name. I think we are trying to find both in one name, yet can’t.
Our DD is named Lilia Josephine. We both love that it takes a name that is recognizable such as “Lily” and puts a spin on it, so that she will indeed be the only “Lilia” in her class even if their are other girls named “Lily”.
[…]
The name must contain Anne/a in either the fn or mn. Also, she will be born and living in Hawaii the first 2 years of her life. We would love to incorporate that into the mix somehow (hence, Isla).
On their list right now is:
Abriana Abrielle Annelise Gabriella Gabrielle
Isla Layla Leora Norah Sierra
I really like Norah, Annelise, Isla and Gabrielle/a. I think any of them would sound good with Lilia. I especially like the first three because they bring something more than style to the table. Annelise has the Anne connection, Isla has the Hawaii connection, and Norah has a distinct set of letters/sounds.
I’m not too keen on the other five names, though. Sierra, Abriana and Abrielle don’t seem right to me in terms of style. They remind me of modern-trendy names like Alexis and Brianna, whereas Lilia reminds of old fashioned-trendy names like Isabella and Olivia. Layla and Leora worry me because they’re so similar to Lilia–same first letter, same last letter, same length. I think it would be wiser to choose a name with at least a different first initial.
Suggestions (inspired by Hawaii)
I love the idea of Isla symbolizing Hawaii. Other names that might work are the names of historical Hawaiian royals. Here are some that I like with Lilia:
Analea (The good news is that it could satisfy the Anne/a requirement. The bad news is that it could be mispronounced “anally.” Might be best as a middle name.)
Emalani/Emmalani (The second spelling was no doubt influenced by Emma, as Hawaiian words aren’t typically spelled with double consonants.)
Eva
Miriam
Theresa
Victoria (Multiple royals had this name.)
I didn’t include Lydia because, as with Layla and Leora, I think it’s uncomfortably close to Lilia.
Suggestions (based on style)
I tried to come up with names that remind me of Lilia (old fashioned with a twist), that aren’t too laden with L- and I-sounds, and that have some sort of connection to Anne/a.
Anastasia – not related to Anna, but looks & sounds like it could be.
Annetta – Italian diminutive of Anna, though it also sounds like an altered form of Annette.
Bryony – a little like Abriana.
Dorothea, Dorothy
Georgia, Georgina
Hannah – early form of Anna.
Iona – refers to an island in Scotland. (And might be derived from the Old Norse word for island.)
Irena
Junia – could be seen as a spin on June, though it’s a legit name in its own right.
Lisanne – same elements as Annelise, but reordered.
Nanette – French diminutive of Anne.
Rosa, Rosalia
Sophia, Sophie, maybe Sophronia
Vivian, Viviana
Combinations
Considering only names on the shortlist, I like the pairings Isla Annelise and Norah Annelise. (Though I wish the A-sounds at the end of Isla and Norah didn’t blend with the A of Annalise.)
Of all the names above, let’s see…I might go for Hannah Victoria, Annetta Theresa and Junia Analea.
Now it’s your turn: Of the names above, which are your favorites for the sister of Lilia Josephine? What other names would you add to the mix? What first/middle combinations would you suggest to Shana?
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