Naming Twins

If I had twins.........

Boy/Boy
Cohen Michael & Jackson Michael

Girl/Girl
Ava Lynn & Emma Rae

Boy/Girl
Cohen Michael & Sophia Elizabeth

What would you name twins?!!

New Names I Am LOVING!

Hey everyone!
I am home from Florida and as red as a lobster (and in a whole lot of pain...)! This week, while relaxing, I began to re-think some of the names in my top 10.
As of last week, my top 10 were:
Lia, Sarah, Hannah, Alison & Rylee
Nicholas, Daniel, Aidan, Andrew & Colin.
My #4 & 5 for girls and #5 for boys are constantly changing, and I think this is the time they will change again. Alison has been in the #4 / 5 spot for 4 weeks, Rylee for 6 weeks and Colin was at #5 for 7 weeks.
This week, I have replaced 2 of those names.
My #5 for girls is now Caroline, replacing Alison (although they are basically tied, but I can only pick 1 for #5, and I needed a change), and #5 for boys is now Greyson, replacing Colin.

Caroline-
I never used to like Caroline because of a really mean girl I know. Recently, I saw the name "Araline" in a school book and thought "Hmm... that sounds a lot like Caroline". I began to think more and more about the name Caroline and decided to add it to my list in November 2012 for the first time ever. It has always been filed away as a name I would never consider because of the girl I know, but now I am loving it so much. Caroline ranked #87 in 2011, so it is kind of popular, but not too much so. My favorite part of this name is all of the nicknames you can get away with! Cara, Carol, Carly, Ara, Carrie, and the list goes on! I would most likely use Carly or Cara, because I love those names alone as well.

-Other girls names I am loving: Macey, Mackenzie, Marissa, Vanessa, Norah, Mariah, Mia, Adelie, Delaney, Reese

Greyson-
First of all, I love -son names, and I am guilty of liking some of them on girls as well....including this one. I'm sorry, but Gracen (the spelling I like best) on a girl is absolutely adorable, and you can still use the nickname Gracie! On a boy, you can use Grey (or Gray, depending on how you spell it). I prefer the Grey spelling the best because it looks so much more masculine. Grey as a nickname sounds tough and strong. I have had Greyson on my list for a while, but never really paid much attention to it until a couple weeks ago. I decided to replace Colin because it is the middle name for my #4 (Andrew). I didn't like having Colin in 2 spots, so I thought "hey, what a perfect opportunity to add Greyson to the list!" And thus, Greyson became my #5 name.

-Other boys names I am loving: Cooper, Caleb, Camden, Tanner, Parker

I hope everyone has a great week!
Let me know what names you are all liking!
~Ali

My Names Lists

So i totally blanked on blogging today! yikes. soo i'm just going to share my master lists :) i promise i'll have something better for y'all next week. Sorry!

• Abigail
• Alexandra
• Alexa
• Alison
• Annabel
• Anna
• Arden
• Brenna
• Bridget
• Carolina
• Caroline
• Celia
• Charlotte
• Claire
• Daisy
• Eden
• Emeline
• Etta
• Felicity
• Freya
• Gemma
• Genevieve
• Georgia
• Gwen
• Hannah
• Hattie
• Hazel
• Imogen
• India
• Isabel
• Ivy
• Jacqueline
• Jenna
• Jordana
• Juliet
• Katie
• Lily
• Lola
• Margaret
• Margo
• Marina
• Miranda
• Olive
• Olivia
• Piper
• Poppy
• Ruby
• Ruth
• Sabrina
• Sophia
• Summer
• Vera
• Victoria
• Vivia
• Willa
• Willow
• Winter
• Zara

• Aaron
• Aidan
• Andrew
• Austin
• Bailey
• Benjamin
• Bentley
• Braden
• Bradley
• Caleb
• Carson
• Chase
• Colin
• Colton
• Connor
• Dominic
• Douglas
• Dustin
• Easton
• Elias
• Elliott
• Emmett
• Finley
• Gabriel
• Gray
• Harper
• Hayden
• Henry
• Hunter
• Isaac
• Jacob
• Jadon
• Jesse
• Julian
• Kieran
• Keegan
• Leo
• Levi
• Liam
• Lincoln
• Logan
• Lucas
• Mason
• Max
• Nathaniel
• Nathan
• Noah
• Oakley
• Olivier
• Owen
• Paxton
• Riley
• Roman
• Ryan
• Samuel
• Sullivan
• Tanner
• Tobias
• Travis
• Walker
• Weston
• Xavier
• Zachary

Happy (belated) Birthday, Mr. William Shakespeare

It was William Shakespeare's birthday the other day, so I thought it would be fun to do a blog post about his character's names! Let's begin....


Adriana
Origin: Italian
Meaning: "dark; dark one"
Adriana's Popularity in 2011: #132

Desdemona
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "ill-starred"

Imogen
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "beloved child"

Kate
Origin: English
Meaning: "pure"
Kate's Popularity in 2011: #175

Juliet
Origin: English from French
Meaning: "youthful"
Juliet's Popularity in 2011: #252

Lavinia
Origin: Latin

Cressida
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "gold"

Ophelia
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "help"

Rosalind
Origin: German or Spanish
Meaning: "tender horse or pretty rose"

Nerissa
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "from the sea"


Angelo
Origin: Italian
Meaning: "angel, messenger"
Angelo's Popularity in 2011: #298

Isidore
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "gift of Isis"

Romeo
Origin: Italian
Meaning: "pilgrim to Rome, Roman"
Romeo's Popularity in 2011: #360

Ross
Origin: "Scottish"
Meaning: "upland, peninsula"
Ross' Popularity in 2011: #934

Caius
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "rejoice"

Griffith
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: "strong fighter"

Lennox
Origin: Scottish
Meaning: "elm grove"
Lennox's Popularity in 2011: #823

Lincoln
Origin: English
Meaning: "town by the pool"
Lincoln's Popularity in 2011: #178

Nathaniel
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "gift of God"
Nathaniel's Popularity in 2011: #84

Thane
Origin: Scottish
Meaning: "clan chieftain"

fill in the blanks

hey y'all. happy 'hump' day. i hope your week is going great!

i am going to do a little fill in the blanks thing this week. i will give you a first or a middle name and you have to fill in the other name.

boys first :)

caden _____.

_____ sawyer.

isaac _____.

_____ levi.

maddox ______.

______ emmett.

abel ______.

______ james.

ayden ______.

______ tate.

 

girls next :)

 

isla ______.

______ gray.

penelope ______.

______ willa.

harlow ______.

______ vivienne.

vida ______.

______ shay.

adria ______.

______ fynn.

 

put your answers in the comments below :) have fun!

 

jaylyn ♥

 



Blog Basics

So today i'm using my weekly post as an blog post instead of a personal post.  The Name Nook has been up and running for 4 months.  And I would being lying if I said that The Name Nook is getting as many views as I would like.  All the writers, love this blog, but we are all looking for more viewers.  So if you own a name blog, and would be willing to advertise our blog, email Jamie (me) at babynamebloggers (at) gmail (dot) com.  

Moving on to the next topic, GUEST BLOGGERS.  I have had several people interested so if you are one of these people, please email me back with your post ASAP.  If you are interested in guest blogging, please don't be shy and email me!  babynamebloggers(at)gmail(dot)com!

I also want to THANK all of our readers!  We wouldn't be still running if it wasn't for you!  Please continue to read, comment, share, and enjoy this blog!  Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Disney Names

Hey everyone!
I am in Florida for the week with my family. It is my first time going to Disney World, so I am super excited!!!
I decided to make that the theme for this week, so listed below are my favorite Disney names (from movies only, not TV shows). In parenthesis are the name(s) of the movie(s) they are featured in. They are in alphabetical order.
Enjoy!

Abby (Chicken Little)

Adella (The Little Mermaid)

Alana (The Little Mermaid)

Andrina (The Little Mermaid)

Andy / Andrew (Toy Story)

Apollo (Hercules)

Ariel (The Little Mermaid)

Athena (The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning)

Audrey (Home on the Range)

Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)

Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Cash (The Fox and the Hound 2)

Cleo (Pinocchio)

Dash (The Incredibles)

Gideon (Pinocchio)

Hannah (Toy Story)

Hera (Hercules)

Jack (The Incredibles)

Jane (Tarzan)

Jasper (101 Dalmatians)

Kala (Tarzan)

Kiara (The Lion King)

Leah (Sleeping Beauty)

Max (Goof Troop)

Michael (Peter Pan)

Nala (The Lion King)

Narissa (Enchanted)

Sarabi (The Lion King)

Sarafina (The Lion King)

Sarah (Lady and the Tramp)

Vanessa (The Little Mermaid)

Wesley (Home on the Range)

I hope you all enjoyed this week's post!

What are your favorite Disney names / movies?

Have a great week! 

~Ali

some of my friends

Hey all! In honor of it being my final week of second year, I thought I’d talk about the names of some friends I’ve made or grown close to this year. 

Name: Annie

Rank (In Canada): n/a

Meaning: Diminutive of Anne or Anna (Anna ranks 47^th in Canada)

My Thoughts: Until recently, I’d assumed Annie was a nickname. After learning that it’s not, we’ve taken to occasionally calling her Annabel, which completely fits. I think Annie is so adorable, but would never use it as a full name. Anna and Annabel (that spelling only) are my favorite Ann- names.

Name: Sarah

Rank (In Canada): 17

Meaning: Lady or Princess

My Thoughts: Sarah is one of those names I want to love, but can’t. I think part of it is that it’s been done to death in my age group. Both Sarah and Sara were top 50 names in ’93 and I just find it boring now. My friend Sarah is a fab association thought, she’s so stunning and a lovely person.

Name: Henrietta

Rank (In Canada): n/a

Meaning: Feminine diminutive of Henry, meaning home ruler.

My Thoughts: I think Henrietta is pretty cool, but it’s not something I’d ever use. I do adore Henry for a boy and all the nickname options in Henrietta. Hattie is my favorite.

Name: Alexander

Rank (In Canada): 25//77

Meaning: Defending men

My Thoughts: To me, Alexander is a pretty fab name. Its 25 spot and the fact that Alex is in 77 make prove that others agree with me too. It’s so strong and masculine and cool, but still a total classic. I also adore the nicknames Alex and Sasha. I may or may not have a huge crush on my Alex, which is making me love his name even more!

Name: Joseph

Rank (In Canada): 71

Meaning: He will add

My Thoughts: Joseph isn’t a name I’d really ever thought about much. I actually had no idea it was so popular in Canada. It’s very masculine and classic, which I love. To me, it’s one of those names that fits a lot of categories, it’s Biblical, but also common. The Joe I know is also incredibly funny, so that’s a good association.

Woo! Don’t get me wrong, I love school, but it’s GREAT to be almost done. And halfway through my BA! Crazy! Hope you all finish up school well. And if not in school, hope you get to summer well too :)

-          Hayl

Awkward.

The new season of Awkward. premiered on Tuesday. I am so obsessed with this show! It's so good! Here are the characters of the show....


Jenna
Origin: English, diminutive of Jennifer
Meaning: "white shadow, white wave"
Jenna's Popularity in 2011: #170
Jenna Hamilton is the character the show is based around. 

Matty
Origin: variation of Matthew
Matty's Popularity in 2011: n/a
Matty McKibben is one of Jenna's love interests.

Jake
Origin: Hebrew, diminutive of Jacob
Meaning: "supplanter"
Jake's Popularity in 2011: #129
Jake Rosati is Jenna's other love interest.

Tamara
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "date palm tree"
Tamara's Popularity in 2011: n/a
Tamara "T" Kaplan is one of Jenna's best friends.
Ming
Origin: Chinese
Meaning: "shining bright"
Ming's Popularity in 2011: n/a
Ming Huang is Jenna's other best friend.

Sadie
Origin: diminutive of Sarah
Meaning: "princess"
Sadie's Popularity in 2011: #124
Sadie Saxton is Jenna's nemesis in the series.

Lissa
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "bee'"
Lissa's Popularity in 2011: n/a
Lissa is Jake's ex-girlfriend and Sadie's best friend.

Valerie
Origin: French variation of Valeria
Meaning: "strong"
Valerie's Popularity in 2011: #158
Valerie Marks is the school counselor.

Lacey
Origin: English
Meaning: "from Lassy"
Lacey's Popularity in 2011: #440
Lacey Hamilton is Jenna's mother.

Kevin
Origin: Irish
Meaning: "handsome"
Kevin's Popularity in 2011: #67
Kevin Hamilton is Jenna's dad.

girls names ending in a.

Lately I've been having this obsession with girls names ending in the letter 'a'. I find them so girly, cute and beautiful.

here are some of my favourites:

Adriana

Ariana

Arabella

Audriana

Ava

Alexa

Bria

Bianca

Calla

Camilla

Celia

Ella

Eva

Gianna

Gemma

Georgia

Hanna

Isla

Jenna

Keeva

Lola

Lila

Liviana

Leila

Lilia

Lyra

Matilda

Mila

Maya

Nora

Nina

Orla

Olivia

Rayna

Sophia

Stella

Selma

Tiana

Thalia

Taya

Tessa

Vida

Vanessa

Willa

 

what do you think of the names listed above? are any of your favourites on it? are there anymore names that end in 'a' that i didn't mention?



LINK UP

Today's link up topic is.....................


What are your guilty pleasure names???

Link up below! :)

Where Were We 1 Year Ago?

Hey guys!
This week I decided to look back at my old favorite names from this time last year.
A few of them are the same, but some are VERY different.
On my listography (https://listography.com/0092025326), I list my top 10 names every Thursday, and on the last Thursday of the month, I figure out which names I like for the most week and put together my top 10 for that month.
For today's post, I will be looking at my top 10 from March 2012, and my top 10 from March 2013 (April isn't over yet!).
Enjoy!

March 2012	March 2013
Lia Rose	Lia Rose
Lily Josephine	Sarah Jane
Aliana Rose	Hannah Rae
Mia Rose	Alison Lindsey
Aubree Ella	Rylee Annabelle
Nicholas Anthony	Nicholas Anthony
Daniel Scott	Daniel Scott
Aidan Joseph	Aidan Joseph
Noah Landon	Andrew Colin
Ryan Joseph	Colin Richard

Thoughts on the 2012 list --> Overall, I still love all of these names. I don't like how I had Rose as a middle name for 3 out of 5 of my girls names! What was I thinking? That is crazy. And I had Joseph for 2 of the boys! Most of the first names would still be in my top 20, that is, if I actually had a top 20 lol. Its hard for me to even have a top 5 sometimes!

Comparing the 2 lists, I see a lot of similarities.

• #1 for girls hasn't changed
• My #2 names for girls both have J middle names
• #3s for girls both have the "anna" sound
• #3s for girls have R middles
• Both #5 names for girls are trendy and end in -ee.
• Middle names for #5 girls have "elle" in them
• I have an Ali- name on both girls lists
• #1, 2 & 3 for boys hasn't changed
• On both lists, #4 & 5 have 4 syllables
• #4 middles for boys don't have any significance for me
• #5 first names don't have any significance for me

I hope you all enjoyed today's post!

Let me know which list you like more!

Have a great week!

~Ali

Outside my Comfort Zone

Naming OCD. Most other namers I talk to have naming OCD in some form or another. Some of the more common manifestations come in length (either visual length or syllables), sounds and meanings. Quite sadly, I have delve into all these variations of the same problem which puts some names that I absolutely adore way out of my comfort zone. Today’s blog post is going to be on some of those names

Boys

Name: Nathaniel

Rank (In Canada): 64

Meaning: God has given

Why I Simply Can’t Use It: As you might have noticed, my sibsets are composed of only 2 syllable first names. Although I do slightly prefer the sound and feel of Nathaniel to that of its little brother Nathan, it just stressed me out to much to have it on my list. At one point I tried to counterbalance it with Claire, hoping that having one be too long and the other too short would balance it out. But no dice.

Name: Riley

Rank (In Canada): 30

Meaning: Derived from a place name meaning rye clearing

Why I Simply Can’t Use It: I have a severe issue when two names in a set start with the same letter. I’ve had Riley bounce on and off my list depending on whether or not I have Ruby as a first or a middle. Lately I’ve been loving Ruby more and more as a first, so I’ve had to put Riley back on the shelf.

Name: Kieran

Rank (In Canada): n/a

Meaning: Black

Why I Simply Can’t Use It: Here I must admit to a bit of hypocrisy. Popularity! I like to say that the popularity of a name doesn’t matter to me, but I guess it kind of does. Currently, all six first names in my top combos (Ruby, Anna, Piper, Nathan, Hunter and Caleb) are in Canada’s 100 most popular names. To me, it’s just really weird to have some very popular names in a set next to some unranked ones. When I say popularity doesn’t matter to me, I guess I mean I love names that are both popular and unpopular, just not together. An unpopular sibset I could adore would be Kieran, Tanner, Arden and Hazel.

Girls

Name: Brenna

Rank (In Canada): n/a

Meaning: Sorrow

Why I Simply Can’t Use It: Although I usually don’t have the same kind of problem with endings as I do with beginnings, Brenna is just too similar to another name on my favorites list; Anna. I feel like Anna just suits me more, but I do love both.

Name: Celia

Rank (In Canada): n/a

Meaning: From the Latin for heaven

Why I Simply Can’t Use It: This goes back to my issues in syllable count. I’ve always found Celia to be so light and gorgeous, but it just doesn’t work for me!

Name: Hazel

Rank (In Canada): n/a

Meaning: a nature and color name

Why I Simply Can’t Use It: Hazel gives me so much grief when it comes to theme-y ness. I adore Ruby and many nature names and rarely is there a time when my list lacks another plant or color. I know that this would barely register with non namers, but it bothers me so much.

            Are there any names that you would use if not for some naming OCD? Or do you think I’m completely crazy? Leave a comment either way :)

 - Hayl

Caitlyn's Post

Happy Friday everyone!  Sorry for this post being posted so late but hope you enjoy Caitlyn's guest post! :)  PS if you want to guest blog, email babynamebloggers@gmail.com!

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Hi all! I’m Caitlyn, AKA Ninja Robot, from Formspring and Yahoo Answers. I’ve been interested in baby names ever since I was little, so I’m really excited about being able to guest post here!

It’s no secret that I love mythological names. While I’m generally not that fussed about the meanings of names, I do love learning about their origins. And since origins are a major part of mythological names, that could be a contributor as to why I like them so much.

Some of my favourite mythological names are:

Female:

Andromeda (Greek - daughter of Cassiopeia)

Artemis (Greek - goddess of the hunt)

Avalon (Celtic - island of the dead)

Circe (Greek - goddess of magic)

Daphne (Greek - water nymph)

Echo (Greek - mountain nymph)

Freya (Norse - goddess of love and war)

Guinevere (Celtic - King Arthur’s wife)

Juno (Roman - goddess of marriage and childbirth)

Luna (Roman - goddess of the moon)

Morgana (Celtic - alternate name of the sorceress Morgan le Fay)

Morrigan (Celtic - goddess of death)

Nimue (Celtic - sorceress and seductress, sometimes the Lady of the Lake)

Pandora (Greek - the first woman)

Phoebe (Greek - titan and moon goddess)

Selene (Greek - goddess of the moon)

Male:

Achilles (Greek - greatest warrior and demigod)

Ares (Greek - god of war)

Draco (Roman - dragon killed by Minerva)

Eros (Greek - god of love)

Frey (Norse - god of fertility and prosperity)

Griffin (Greek - creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion)

Hades (Greek - king of the underworld)

Helios (Greek - god of the sun)

Loki (Norse - trickster and god of mischief)

Mordred (Celtic - King Arthur’s illegitimate son and traitor)

Orion (Greek - giant huntsman)

Osiris (Egyptian - god of the afterlife)

Phoenix (Greek - firebird that is reborn from its ashes)

Thor (Norse - god of thunder)

Names from mythology often have a distinct beauty to them, and often sound quite mystical. But I would always be hesitant to actually use them. I imagine it would be quite difficult to drop their associations, and a lot of them would be quite hard to live up to - could you imagine trying to live up to the name of a goddess or god? But it would probably be even worse with names of antagonistic figures, like Loki and Mordred. And then there are some names, that while the associations aren’t too obvious, the names themselves are extremely out-there, and might cause difficulties in schools and such.

But even with those issues surrounding them, I still find mythological names beautiful and fascinating. So what are everyone else’s favourite names from mythology? And are there any you’d be game to actually use?

Thanks for reading, and I hope this was enjoyable!

Hipster Baby Names

This post is going to be about hipster baby names! Oh, sorry for not posting last week! Let's get started!


Olive
Billie
India
Iris
Isla
Frances
Piper
Stella
Tallulah
Delilah
Clementine
Lulu
Pandora
Wren
Florence
Finlay
Maisie
Mae
Marlo
Sadie
Willa
Scout
Juneau/Juno
Juniper
# 25 Willow
Matteo
August
Dexter
Oscar
Kai
Hudson
Moses
Auden
Lennon
Roscoe
Atticus
Asher
Finn
Viggo
Milo
Zero
Nico
Jett
Holden
Iver
London
Brooklyn
Orson
Sage
Hendrix

Popular Names of 2013

I didn't know what to blog about so here are the popular names so far of 2013!

1	Liam	Emma
2	Noah	Olivia
3	Mason	Sophia
4	Ethan	Isabella
5	Jacob	Ava
6	Jack	Mia
7	Jackson	Emily
8	Lucas	Charlotte
9	Aiden	Amelia
10	Logan	Ella
11	Benjamin	Lily
12	William	Chloe
13	Oliver	Abigail
14	James	Madison
15	Ryan	Avery
16	Elijah	Addison
17	Jayden	Harper
18	Matthew	Sofia
19	Gabriel	Hannah
20	Luke	Grace
21	Michael	Zoe
22	Daniel	Sophie
23	Carter	Aubrey
24	Henry	Elizabeth
25	Joshua	Evelyn
26	Alexander	Zoey
27	Owen	Brooklyn
28	Connor	Layla
29	Dylan	Natalie
30	Nathan	Audrey
31	Caleb	Aria
32	Isaac	Anna
33	Max	Lucy
34	Wyatt	Taylor
35	Eli	Ellie
36	Hunter	Victoria
37	Andrew	Stella
38	Samuel	Lillian
39	Jaxon	Gabriella
40	Evan	Samantha

My favorite girls name are Sophia and Ava.  My favorite boy names are Mason and Jackson.  What are your favorites?!