Name Meanings

I like to look at name meanings a lot, especially when I do research for other people.  If there is something that means a lot to them, or a family member they want to honor, I will look up the meaning and see what names have the same meaning.  I think it’s really neat when people use names [...]

The Top 100 – Boys

Now for the boys list.
Biblical names are the obvious favorite for boys. Yay America! Celtic names are next, followed by Classic.  The rest fall in the following order: New Classic, Exotic (which are all Latino names) and Surname, Androgynous, Bell Tone, Saint, and last but not least, Place and Western.
Names with different spellings: Aiden/Aidan, Bryan/Brian, Caden/Kaden, Jayden/Jaden. And speaking [...]

The Top 100 – Girls

I’m sorry the posts have been lacking lately.  It’s been a crazy couple of weeks.  But, here’s something I’ve been working on!  I thought I would do an analysis of the Top 100 names of 2006 (the 2007 list should come out in May).  Maybe eventually I’ll do the entire 1000, but baby steps.    First [...]

Favorites #2

I’m working on some research, so in the meantime, here are more of your favorites:
What is your favorite literary name (character name in a book/story/play/poem)?
What is your favorite Biblical name (boy and girl)?
What is your favorite nature name?  Examples: Autumn, Ivy

Favorites #1

I won’t be able to post for a while, so I thought I would leave a few of things for you to ponder (and give reasons if you can):
What is your favorite flower name?  Examples: Lily, Rose
What is your favorite place name?  Examples: Austin, Sydney
What is your favorite virtue name?  Examples: Felicity, Joy

Unisex Names

So, does the name Avery scream boy or girl to you?  What about Addison? 
There are a lot of names that are dominated by girls now (in the U.S.) but used to be predominately boy names. Kelly comes to mind. Others include: Ashley, Aubrey, Courtney, Jocelyn, Mallory, Shannon, and Whitney.
Nowadays, it seems as though girls [...]

The Alphabet Game

Here’s one that may take you a while to complete.  List your favorite name (boy or girl or both!) for each letter of the alphabet.  I will go ahead and list mine here (some notes on my names: most of mine are girl names, since I like more girl names than boy names; these are my [...]