Patriotic Names

Happy Monday & Fourth Of July week!!

This week I'm talking about patriotic names!

There are many categories that patriotic names are under.  For example Presidents.  Names that fall under this category is...

--Abraham (boy)

--Carter (boy)

--Clinton (boy)

--Franklin (boy)

--Grant (boy)

--Jefferson (boy)

--Kennedy (girl)

--Lincoln (boy)

--Madison (girl)

--Reagan (boy or girl)

--Washington (boy)

Also some after states/cities including the following...

--Austin (boy)

--Bronx (boy)

--Brooklyn (girl)

--Dallas (boy)

--Georgia (girl)

--Indiana (boy)

--Jersey (boy)

--Montana (boy)

--Tennessee (boy)

--Virgina (girl)

Some after First Ladies...

--Abigail (girl) after 2 First Ladies

--Eleanor (girl) after Eleanor Roosevelt

--Jackie (girl) after Jackie Kennedy 

And some are just patriotic...

--America (girl)

--Bell (boy)

--Bravery (boy)

--Liberty (girl)

--Sam (boy)

--Betsy (girl)

Have a safe and great fourth for those of you who celebrate it! :)

Fourth Of July/Countries Theme Announcement

Happy Sunday Everyone!  And you know what that means, time to announce this weeks theme!  Before I announce it we want to know if you all are enjoying the themes?!!  Leave your thought below!

Friday if The Fourth Of July (Independence day) for those of us that are in the US so the theme is Fourth Of July/Countries.

You will see all sorts of posts this week that could be patriotic names to different names/spellings of names from different countries to much more!!  So make sure you tune in this week for that :)

Have a great week and for those of you that celebrate it, a safe fourth!

summer-y names!

Hey all!! Happy Friday! Today I thought I'd run down some summer themed names!

Summer
Posy
Marina
Lily
Poppy
June
Meadow

River
Sky

Sailor

August
Kai

What are your favorite summer-y names?

SUMMER initials

Hi everyone! It's Gabby! Sorry I didn't post last week, really busy with work and such.

I thought this would be fun.  If I had to name 6 children with each first letter of their first name beginning with S, U, M, M, E, and R... this is what it would be.

Seraphina Iris Glory

Ursa Lunette Poppy

Monroe Edmund Lucas

Matthias Nathaniel Jude

Elizabeth Narcissa Adeline

Rupert Amadeus Quinn

IF THEY WERE OPPOSITE GENDERS

Sirius Evander Jack

Utah Jameson Patrick

Morgana Alice Hera

Magdalene Kayla Hadley

Everard Lucian Oliver

Rhiannon Ashleigh Clara

What would you name kids using this way?

How Many Children? BNG

Happy Wednesday Everyone!! I know it's been a little while since y'all have heard from me, for some reason the alerts in my phone aren't working (I really gotta figure that out). But anywhoo, here's a quicky little baby name game. Use this dice (http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/six.htm) to determine how many kids you will have, and what their genders are (even boys, odd girls)

Child 1:
Boy: First name should be inspired by one of your favorite celebrities, middle name should be one syllable.
Girl: First name should be inspired by nature, while the middle name should be 2 syllables.

Child 2:
Boy: First name is a unisex name that is more dominantly used on girls, and the middle should be a name of a current or former European monarch
Girl: First name should be a unisex name that is more dominantly used on boy, and the middle should be long and princess-y

Child 3:
Boy: The first name starts with the letter, A, B or C. The middle name should start with X, Y or Z.
Girl: The first name is a name that is more commonly used as a nickname (i.e. Ellie). Middle name isn't in the US 2013 top 1000

Child 4:
Boy: The first name has a bad meaning, while the middle name ends in a y
Girl: The first name has a good meaning, while the middle name end in an H

Child 5:
Boy: The first name is 3+ syllables, and the middle as an M somewhere in it.
Girl: The first name is 1 syllable, and the middle name has an O somewhere in it.

Child 6:
Boy: First name is the name of a famous musician, and the middle name has some connection to TV
Girl: First name has a connection to water, and the middle name is in the top 100 for the US in 2012

Hope y'all had fun playing!

Name Of The Week

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Another week means another Name Of The Week!

This weeks name is............

Gender: Boy

Meaning: 'famous and noble

Origin: Gaelic

Rank: #59

Names that go well with Nolan: Gavin, Connor, Wyatt, Isabella, Grace and Ella

My opinion: I love this name!  I know a lot of people with this name lately, but I think it's a nice name that goes with a lot of other names!  I also think it's a somewhat popular name, but not a over popular name currently!

Your opinion: leave it in the comments!!

Have a great week :)

My Favorite Summer/Nature Names!

Hey everyone!

For my post during our summer themed week, I have listed my favorite nature-y names. 

What are your favorite nature names?

Ash

Aspen

Bay

Brook

Dahlia

Harbor

Holly

Jet

Lane

Leo

Lily

Linden

Meadow

Navy

Nova

Orion

Rain

Sage

Sky

West

Wren

Weekly Theme Announcement: Summer Time!!

Hey all!
Hope everyone had a great first day of summer yesterday! Because of the first day summer, this weeks theme is going to be summer-y names!

Father's Day (Week) BNG!!

Hey everyone!

I have a simple BNG planned for y'all today. 

Name 4 sons (first and middle) using the names of the men in my family! 

Joseph

Roger

Richard

Duane 

Michael

David

Corey

Jeremy

Andrew

Walter

Nicholas

Seth

Anthony

John

Cody 

Brad

Thomas

Irvin 

Harold

August

Charles

Bruno

Fred

William

Daniel 

Orvis

Howard

Chester

Steven

Gary 

Stanley 

Tyler 

Erick

Mason

Peter

Mark

Russell

James

Jeffrey 

Brent 

Robert 

George

Harry

Donald

Matthew

Alexander

Arthur

Raymond 

Paul

Aron 

Barney 

Scott

Leonard 

Todd

Connor

Benjamin

Garrett

Donovan

Ian

Owen

Zachary

Joshua 

Sam 

Weekly Theme Announcement: Father's Day

Happy Father's Day & Welcome to another weekly theme announcement!  In honor of Father's Day being today in the US this week's theme is Father's Day Theme!  
You will see a variety of posts this week and we hope you enjoy it!

Let us know below about your thoughts about our themes so far!  Have a great week!

My Ideal Twinsets

Happy Friday everyone! Today, I thought I'd list how I'd break down my top 10 names into twinsets. This is based on what I like in a twin set, which is similar feels and styles, but non similar sounds!

Girls
Jordan Alice and Harper Elizabeth
Maxine Claire and Nora Paige

Boys
Jacob Douglas and Duncan Alty
Theo Sullivan and Bishop Silas

Boy/Girl
Calder Isaac and Tessa Jacqueline

ABC Twins!

Hi everyone! It's Gabby! I decided today's post will be about what I would name girl twins and boy twins using each letter of the alphabet! fun fun fun! LET'S GET STARTED!

Aurora and Antoinette
Bellatrix and Brynn
Charlotte and Cadence
Demetria and Dahlia
Evangeline and Eden
Fleur and Freya
Genevieve and Gwendolyn
Haven and Hermione
Ireland and Idonia 
January and Jacqueline
Kallista and Kendall
Luna and Liliane
Marina and Magdalene
Olive and Oriole
Poppy and Persephone
Quilla and Quintessa
Rhiannon and Ramona
Sofia and Sage
Thora and Tempest
Ursa and Unity
Violet and Vanessa
Willow and Winona 
Xenon and Xiomara
Yvette and Yesenia
Zelda and Zooey

Ashton and Alaric
Benedict and Bryce
Caledon and Carlisle
Damon and Draco
Everett and Easton
Finley and Frost
Gavin and Gryphon
Harley and Hero
Independence and Indio
Jacoby and Jagger
Kai and Kellan
Lennon and Lucius
Madden and Monroe
Nathaniel and Noel
Orion and Oakley
Percy and Phoenix
Quentin and Quincy
Roman and Rupert
Shannon and Sirius
Thorin and Teague
Vincent and Vaughn
Weston and Wellesley
Xander and Xenophilius
Yardley and Yates
Zachariah and Zeppelin


What would you name twins like this?

Twins BNG

In honor of Twins Themed Week for this BNG you will be having/naming twins!  Hope you enjoy :)

You (Nicole Elizabeth) is married to Scott Matthew.  You were married on June 15, 2000.  You had know of each other in High School, but didn't start talking until your sophomore year of College.  Before you knew it you two went on a date and 4 years later you were engaged before getting married 20 months later!

You both have twin's running in your families but were shocked when you got pregnant with twins!  On November 23, 2002 you gave birth to a baby girl and a baby boy!  The baby girl was born first at 5:07AM.  She was already very vocal and loud and already has daddy's little finger wrapped around her.  You want her middle name to be her mommy's middle name (Elizabeth) which is also her grandma's and great great grandma's middle name.  You want her first name to go well with Elizabeth and be somewhat unique but still in the top 100 name's for year 2002!  The baby boy was born at 5:09AM and is way more laid back then his sister.  Sissy is definitely is charge!  You want his middle name to be Scott after his daddy and also want his first name to be somewhat unique but in the top 100 names for 2002!  Your husband and you are SO in love with your bundle of joys!

2 1/2 years later after many sleepless nights, exhaustion, joys, firsts, new adventures, lots of learning, potty training, ect. you and your husband are ready to give your twins a baby sister or brother!  Shortly before the twin's 3rd birthday you get great news of that you are pregnant!  Well everyone is shocked when it is twin's again!  You all are very excited and scared to death!!

After a rough and exhuasting pregnancy you make it to 37 weeks when you give birth to two baby girls!  On June 3, 2006 at 1:46PM and 1:49PM the girls were born!  Both twins already seem to be laid back and happy going!  For the first girl you want her middle name to be Rose after losing your husband's great grandma Rose recently.  Her first name you want to go well with your other kid's name and to be something that symbolizes hope, faith, happiness or something similar to that.  For the second baby girl you want her middle name to be Paige in honor of your sister who recently was diagnosed with breast cancer.  For her first name it needs to flow with the other kids name and not to start with the same letter as the other twin's name as you don't want them to be too matchy.  You want this twin's first name to symbolize something similar to the other twin!

You and your husband have 4 amazing children and feel as your family is completely complete.  You have your hands full but you see your children as blessings.

2010 was a rough year for your family.  Scott's grandfather (James) dies of Alzheimer's.  Along with your father having a heart attack.  Scott and your family is shaken by both events.  While in grieving mood you notice you hadn't had your period and take a best to be safe.  You didn't plan on getting pregnant and thought your family was complete, but God had other plans.  On August 25, 2011 at 9:55AM (scott's grandfather's birthday) you give birth to a healthy baby boy!  You want to honor scott's grandfather not only because this baby boy was a miracle and shortly after his death and the fact he is born on James' birthday and have your son's middle name to be James.  You want his first name to be in the top 40 names of 2010!

Your family is now 100% complete and as tough as 2010 was you are happy to have healthy 9 year old twins, healthy 4 year old twins and an adorable baby boy!

Twins In My School!

Happy twin week!

Below I have listed the sets of twins that go to my school. They are separated into BB, BG and GG groups. 

BB: 

Mark & Sean

Michael & Daniel

John & Robert

Jordan & Trevor

Connor & Justin

BG: 

Matthew & Rebecca 

Nicholas & Anna

Jacob & Sarah

Jacob & Hannah 

Joshua & Jenna 

GG: 

Jessica & Julia

Alcida & Ashley

Emma & Olivia

Erica & Caitlin

Allyson & Kathryn

Kate & Marissa

Madison & Makena

Theme of the Week: Twins!

Welcome to our summer themes segments! We're super excited about this and hopefully you will be too! This week's theme is twins, so look forward to some posts about famous twins, naming twins and what we'd name our future potential twins!

Old Hollywood Names!

Because this week's theme is celebrity names, I decided that my post should be a Throwback Thursday type of post (it is Thursday after all), and talk about Golden Era/Old Hollywood star names! It's going to be more girl heavy than boy heavy though, sorry, I like more of the girls names.

 Audrey
                                                                           
                                                                                           

I could not make this list without talking about the gorgeous, talented, amazing Audrey Hepburn. She was just an amazing woman who gave up a career in Hollywood to become a UNICEF ambassador. Ms. Hepburn also has an AMAZING name, one that happens to be in my top 5. I find Audrey in general one of the most classy names out there, and the connection to Audrey Hepburn  sure doesn't hurt.


 Greta

Scream Queen Greta Garbo is another Hollywood power-house with a wonderful name. I find the name Greta a beautiful, underused named that deserves more attention. Greta could also be a nickname for the beautiful Margaret, although I prefer it on it's own.

Ava

Ava is a name that in the past ten years has shot to super-stardom in the United States, and I can clearly understand why. The Old-Hollywood connection to the beautiful Ava Gardner really does help this name. This name is so short and sweet, and I can truly see it on any type of girl, of any age.

Harlow

Taking a bit of a different path with this name, the surname path. While Jean Harlow's first name has not come back into style, her last name sure is catching one. It appeals to so many different people, those who like surnames, those who like unisex names, and those who like Old-Hollywood names.

 Ingrid

The gorgeous Ingrid Bergman has not seemed to have helped her names in this Old-Hollywood name boom, and I don't quite understand why. I find Ingrid SO cool, and I would love to meet a little Ingrid sometime soon. I feel like this name could get a little more popular in the next few years because of Ingrid Michealson.
 Gregory

Can we all just swoon for a moment? Gregory Peck is one of the most attractive men I have ever seen, and my goodness, he helps me like his name. I was never a fan of Gregory until I first saw To Kill a Mockingbird which he plays Atticus in (this also admittedly started my obsession with Old Hollywood movies started). I'm not sure I would ever use Gregory because I despise the nickname Greg.

Cary

Let's all just swoon again, aren't these Old-Hollywood guys SO hot! I love the name Cary purely because of Cary Grant. I totally think it's time for more boys to be named Cary, and I think there is hope, with the name Carrie for girls becoming more and more dated.

Gable

And we will end with a surname for the boys. Clark Gable was a wonderful actor, and he also has a great first name, though I see his surname becoming a big standout in future years. It would be an awesome alternative to Gabriel if people want something less common than Gabriel, and it could appeal to people wanting an Old-Hollywood connection in a name. (Can I please please please meet a brother and sister set of Gable and Ingrid? I would die.)

Sydney's Guest Post

Hello All & Happy Friday!  Hope we have a guest post from Sydney!  Before we get started with that I just wanted to say if you are interested in guest blogigng please email me at babynamebloggers@gmail.com!  Thanks and now enjoy Sydney's post!

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Classic Literary Names

As a fan of names, books, and history it’s not surprise I would take notice of some great names in some classic novels. In this collection, I’ll tell you all about 8 of them and even give some recommendations on pages to turn.

Ladies

1. Daisy (The Great Gatsby)

Stats

Meaning: White flower

History: One of the most popular floral names, Daisy originally meant “the days eye” and was first used as a first name in the 19th

Origin: English

2012 Rank: 172

Gatsby is one of my favorite books of all time, and Daisy Buchanan, the just awful but beautiful love of the title character. While the classic is set in the 1920s, Daisy is still a popular and usable name as well as being timeless.

century.

2. Scout (To Kill a Mockingbird)

Stats

Meaning: First explorer

History: From the English phrase ‘to scout’, it is unisex, and majorly known as the narrator in Lee’s 1960s novel.

Origin: English

2012 Rank: Not in top 1000

I first read TKAM in middle school and fell in love with the beautiful story, social satire and everlasting story of racism and childhood innocence that works with any time period. Scout is a cute, nickname-type name that would be great on either gender.

3. Emma (Emma)

Stats

Meaning: Universal

History: From the old English word meaning “whole”, Emma was a 9th century Queen of England, and an 11th century saint. The name became popular there in the 1700's.

Origin: Latin

2012 Rank: 2

Jane Austen’s Emma is a kind hearted girl whose predictions often give her cloudy vision. In Emma, she attempts to matchmake her wealthy friends, but learns about herself on the way. Emma is a lovely, beautiful name but I’ve always been more partial to the similar Ella.

4. Clarisse (Fahrenheit 451)

Stats

Meaning: Illustrious

History: Clarisse is the French form of Clarice, which itself stems from Clara, and became common in the middle ages. Another literary connection is Clarice Starling from Silence of the Lambs.

Origin: French

2012 Rank: Neither Clarisse or Clarice are in the top 1000.

Clarisse McClellan is the starry-eyed acquaintance of protagonist Guy Montag who has a large effect on his future decisions, which will change his life forever, and the course of history. Clarisse is a gorgeous name that is fancy enough without being frilly and that will age perfectly.


Gentleman

1. Winston (1984)

Stats

Meaning: From Winas Town

History: Derived from an Old English word meaning ‘joy stone’, Winston has roots in modern history with Winston Churchill, and as the middle name of John Lennon.

Origin: English

2012 Rank: 616

In George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984, Winston Smith is an “everyman” type who represents the rebellious spirit of human nature in a heartbreaking novel. (Which I devoured). Winston is a classic, handsome name that’s not heard much anymore.

2. Simon (The Lord of the Flies)

Stats

Meaning: To be heard

History: Simon was the name of many people in the Bible, most importantly as another name for Peter, a Saint and the first Pope. Simon has always been popular in the Christian world

Origin: Hebrew

2012 Rank: 255

Simon is the “Jesus” type figure in LOTF, a novel about a group of schoolchildren trapped on an island whose quest to survive turns to chaos. Simon is often the voice of reason and a neutral figure who meets an untimely end. Simon, a biblical name is an amazing name any child would love to wear.

3. Rhett (Gone With the Wind)

Stats

Meaning: Counsel, advice

History: Rhett comes from a Dutch surname and its most famous use is Rhett

Butler.

Origin: English

2012 Rank: 508

Rhett, synonymous with Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 classic story of Scarlett O’Hara’s dream to rise back up again, no matter what she would go through and the dashing Rhett Butler, who leaves her in the dust. Rhett is a strong, masculine name that has southern roots.

4. Holden (Catcher in the Rye)

Stats

Meaning: From the hollow in the valley

History: From a last name meaning “deep valley”.

Origin: English

2012 Rank: 296

Holden Caulfield, the narrator and relatable teenager in Salinger’s Catcher comes-of-age amongst rye fields, phonies and hotel rooms. Holden is one of my personal famous names and I find it classic and enduring that would age well.

Thanks for reading! This is my first post on here but I hope to have more ;) (We hope to have you back Sydney!  Thank you so much!!)

WDYT of these names? What are your fave literary names? Comment below!

Information is from www.babynames.com and www.behindthename.com

Name of the week!

Gender: Girl

Meaning: 'white'

Origin: Latin

Rank: Not in the top 1000

Names that sound good with Alba: Reagan, Reese, Lucas, Nora, Lucia, Sadie

Famous people with this name: actress Jessica Alba

My opinion: I love this name, and I love Jessica Alba!! I have had a woman crush on her for as long as I can remember. I am also a sucker for Al- names, and think that Alba would be a great alternative for popular names such as Ava or Abigail. 

Your opinion: leave it in the comments!!

Naming My Children After Celebrity Children

Hello all!  Happy Monday :)

If you missed it, yesterday we introduced that we are doing weekly themes!  This weeks topic is Celebrities/TV stars!  So for my post I am going to tell you what I would name 5 children if I had to use celebrity children's names!!

5 Girls:

Ava Grace (Melissa Rycroft & Ty Strickland)

Charlotte Sofia (Jennifer Aspen & David O'Donnell)

Olivia Jane (Colin Hanks & Samantha Bryant)

Ella Rae (Mark Whalberg & Rhea Durham)

Madelyn Kate (& twin Cara Nicole) (Kate & Jon Gosselin)

5 Boys:

• Jackson Robert (Nikki Cascone & Brad Grossman)
• Max Aaron (Gilbert & Dara Gottfried)
• Noah James (& twin sister Adalynn Rose) ( Chris & Deanna Daughtry)
• Mason Evan (Ne-Yo & Monyetta Shaw)
• Camden John (Vanessa & Nick Lachey)

3 Girls & 2 Boys:

• Gavin Joshua (Vern Yip)
• Hudson Nicolas (Drew & Lea Lachey)
• Ava Katherine (James & Amy Otto)
• Grace Margaret (Mark Wahlberg & Rhea Durham)
• Isabetta Rose (Rob & Amber Mariano)

2 Girls & 3 Boys:

• Harper Rose (Kirsten Storms & Brandon Barash)
• Avery Grace (Angie Harmon & Jason Sehorn)
• Cooper Alexander (Philip Seymour Hoffman & Mimi O'Donnell)
• Kingston Michael (Michael & Christa Lynche)
• Oliver Charles (& twin brother  Asher James) (Marshall & Jamie Anne Allman)

Source for names -- Baby Center

Let me know what you think of these names & what you would name 5 children with celebrity names!

INTRODUCING THEMES

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We are changing up some things up this month!  Each week we will have a different theme and you will see this theme in each of our posts!  Every Sunday Hayley and me (Jamie) will announce the theme!  We would love your feedback on us incorporating themes also!

So this week's theme is.......

Celebrities/TV Stars!

We hope you enjoy this week's theme and come back everyday to see what each blogger comes up with for their post with this theme! :)