An Analysis: Poll #2

Which Austen Hero name would you consider using?
1. Edmund (0, 0%)
2. Edward (4, 26%)
3. Fitzwilliam (1, 6%)
4. Frederick (3, 20%)
5. George (0, 0%)
6. Henry (7, 46%)
Total of 15 votes
Well, these results are not surprising.    I do love the name Henry and have suggested it to Brent as a possible name for a son, [...]

President(ial) Names

irst of all, I would like to thank all of you who are making this little experiment of mine a lot of fun. I have really enjoyed all of the responses and I hope to keep it entertaining!
Now onto this week’s article. In the honor of the upcoming election, I want to talk about using [...]

Complete the Sibset #1

In the interest of two of the topics I’ve touched on this week (sibsets and Austen), here is my weekly “for fun” request. Think: Bennett girls. What would you name 5 daughters? You can either pick 5 names you like the most, or create a theme for them. You can also [...]

An Analysis: Poll #1

I didn’t do this for the first poll I put up, but I thought I would do an analysis of the polls so I (and you) can comment on the results. I don’t vote in the polls, so I can also let you know what my answer would have been.
Which is [...]

Sibsets

n the baby name message boards that I frequent, there are many conversations about sibsets. “What should I name my next child so it fits with my current child(ren)?” This is important to a lot of people. Well, maybe it’s just important to a lot of name freaks.
I know a lot of you [...]

Name Match #1

What name comes to your mind first when you imagine a BOY with the following characteristic (one name for each characteristic):
Sporty:
Nerd:
Cool Geek:
Class Clown:
Sensitive:
Leader:
Musical:
Artistic:
Shy:

Rachel Joyce

thought I would start things out by talking about why we named our daughter Rachel Joyce.
Joyce was a no-brainer. My grandmother was Maxine Joyce, my mom is Debra Joyce, and I am Kelli Joyce. I love that we all have this connection, especially with my grandmother. We are all the first-born children of [...]

Quick Pick #1

Which of these names would you consider using, would you recommend to a friend, or do you just like better? And why?
Juliana or Juliet

About Names

s you all may know, I love names. It’s an obsession actually. It’s the first thing I wonder when I hear someone is pregnant (what names are they considering?), when a child is born (what did they name him/her?), when I meet a new family (I wonder how they chose those names?), or when I [...]