Frilly princess name that conjures up plenty of nostalgia alongside a few hints of spunk and sass, it’s easy to see why parents would snatch Aurora up for their daughters. And that’s precisely why we’re taking a look at the baby name Aurora today, getting the ins and outs of the qualities people love her for-and those that may not be as beloved. At the end, you’ll get a handful of beautiful baby name combos containing Aurora alongside my opinion on the name and my guesses for her popularity in t
Today's name of the day was inspired by last week's post regarding "bad" name meanings. Poor Claudia often appears on lists of baby names with the "worst" meanings. But is its origin really so negative? In this post, I will attempt to sort the facts from the myths. Origin Claudia is the feminine form of…
The emerging baby names Lucifer (“light-bearing,” i.e., the morning star) and Calcifer (“heat-bearing”) made me wonder: what other Latin-derived -fer words might make nice h…
Pexels.comPhoto by cottonbro on Pexels.com Origin: Phoenician/PunicMeaning: "grace of baal."Gender: masculine The name is composed of the Semitic elements, hanno (grace) and ba'al (Ba'al, Lord). It is a Semitic theophoric name, the equivalent of the Hebrew Haniel (grace of God). It is recorded in the Punic as…
German theoretical physicist Max Planck, 1858–1947 (Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R0116-504 / CC-BY-SA 3.0) Max, as both a nickname and full given name, has been very trendy for awhile. It's been in the Top 100 in England and Wales since at least 1998. In 2018, it was #31, and has charted as high as #18 in 2012.…
Detail of Roman Emperor Constantine I (274–337) in Piero della Francesca's Vision of Constantine, 1458 Though the name Constantine has never been particularly common in the Anglophone world, it's long enjoyed great popularity in various other forms in Orthodox Christian countries. It derives from the Latin name Constantinus, which in turn derives from Constans (steadfast, constant). The…
Names from ancient Roman mythology aren't the most usable for modern day babies. Many of the names of gods and heroes are clunky, astrological and downright weird. In this blog post I've compiled a list of my favourite names inspired by Roman mythology, that I feel could actually work for modern babies, albeit trendsetting babies!…
While working on the Phaedra post from earlier this week, I came across the fact that Greek playwright Euripides had two wives: Melite and Choerine. The name Melite I recognized as coming from the …
Name: Julius Meaning: “youthful; downy” Origin: Latin Current Popularity: #334 Evergreen Julius has experienced sustained popularity throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, but it wasn’t always so widely used in the English-speaking world until the nineteenth century. Not as popular as similar name, Julian, Julius might be on the verge of making a breakthrough in […]
Is THREE consultation posts in one week a new Sancta Nomina record?? Could be! Don't forget to check on Monday's and Wednesday's, if you haven't already! Christine and her husband are expecting their seventh baby -- their fourth girl! This little lady joins big sibs: Sylvester George ("This entire name was dictated by a family…
They love ancient Roman names, and chose Aurelia for their daughter. But now it’s time to name her sibling, and they’re at a crossroads. Do they stick with Latin-inspired names from way back when … or embrace some of their more modern favorites?
A stellar superstar who paved the way for Nova, Luna, and all of their variants, #39 Stella is a favorite of many, a space-themed baby name that took off in the 2000s. She’s beloved for her feminine charm by so many families with little Stellas of their own, a lovely example of what some expecting parents love in a bab
This 'Name of the Year' post is going to be a no-brainer, so let's jump right into this, shall we? Origin: Ancient Greek via Latin Etymology: From Latin corōna, itself Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē), referring to a type of sea-bird (perhaps a shearwater), a crow or anything that is curved or hooked, aside from referring…
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