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Hamilton baby names range from the already popular Eliza and Alexander to well-why-not Theodosia and Hercules. What's your name?
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L.F.B. = Elphaba, plus thoughts about name regret, naming houseplants, Bert names, rock songs with girl names in the title, and more onomastic rambling
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For some, there's nothing more exciting than being in a beautiful, grand, old-fashioned theater when the lights start to dim and the orchestra begins playing their first melody. There's really no other experience like it, which makes it fitting to…
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Amenaide appears in old New Orleans, and also Quebec. It was borrowed from a Rossini opera, and he might have borrowed it from Voltaire. Today, it's all but unknown, but could be a great alternative to Madeline and Genevieve.
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As far as I can tell, the very first person to boost both a first name and a last name into the baby name data was dancer and movie star Cyd Charisse. Charisse debuted in 1946, and Cyd followed a y…
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By request, here is a list of name from the musical Hamilton! My favorites are Burr, Hamilton, Hercules, Lafayette, Madison, and Theodosia.
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With the rise of Theodore and Thea, plus the pull of Hamilton's sweet lullaby, could rare but lovely Theodosia return to wider use?
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Eliza makes for a perfect modern-but-traditional name, a classic but vivacious choice on the rise today. Musical Hamilton could help take Eliza even higher!
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning show is sparking a generation of musical-influenced monikers. - Sep 17, 2016 by Bethany Rickwald in Special Reports. Tags: Lin-Manuel Miranda
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The noteworthy baby names June 2016 come from the big screen and current events, the tragic and the joyful. Would you consider any of these?
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The "Ziegfeld Follies" were theatrical productions on Brodway which ran from 1907 to 1931, with two more shows in 1934 and 1936. They were the brainchild of Florenz Ziegfeld (though his wife probably thought it up), who was inspired by the Folies Bergère, a famous cabaret music hall in Paris. Almost as famous as the shows themselves were the "Ziegfeld Girls", beautiful chorus girls in elaborate dresses.
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Love musical theater? Why not give your baby a Broadway worthy name? All of the following come from the titles of Broadway musicals, past and present.
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Dramatic heroine names are big, bold and beautiful – and they're on the rise! We've rounded up 100 of the coolest choices, with the best badass namesakes.
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The 38-year-old director welcomed his son Jonathan Heights Chu into the world at noon on Saturday, naming him after his upcoming film due out next year
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Hello, readers! The new name data is in - and the results are astounding. Not only have quite a few new names come onto the scene, som
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Golda and Golde were common girls’ names among Yiddish-speaking Jews in Eastern Europe. Between 1880 and 1925, Jewish immigrants brought them to America.
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This list is from the Musical Cats. There are so many unusual names in this musical! My favorites are Asparagus, Etcetera, Sillabub, and Rum Tum Tugger.
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Female:
Adelaide
Adelia
Adriana
Agrippina
Aida
Alceste
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This list includes names from the original Rocky Horror Picture Show and it's sequel, Shock Treatment. My favorites are Frank-N-Furter, Riff Raff and Rocky.
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This list is from the original and various adaptions of The Wizard of Oz franchise. My favorites are Eureka, Glinda, Oz, and Tik-Tok.
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Veronica, Millicent, Agnes and Jane
Convivial company time and again
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Today, I'll be looking at some of the character names from Hamilton, which are for the most part classic English names. But there may be a few you haven't thought of! And I highly recommend taking the time to listen to Hamilton on Spotify or YouTube.
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The character name Kenickie from the musical Grease was the character’s surname and was based on the Polish surname, Kenicke. The show’s creators, Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, most likely changed the spelling of the character’s name to be phonetic.
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