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Si vous êtes convaincus que votre fils est un « don » et un « cadeau divin », alors appelez-le Nathan. Pourquoi ? Eh bien, parce que le prénom Nathan est
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The names Jentree and Gentree both debuted in the U.S. baby name data last year. Jentree was given to 14 baby girls, and Gentree to 6 more. Though the original form of the name, Gentry, has been on…
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Portrait from the 1937 Albemarle City Directory. Following on the heels of July 13th's profile on Stanly County, North Carolin
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Lisieux — a name I would only expect to see among Sancta Nomina readers! (As in St. Therese of Lisieux.)
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How rare do you take your names? In this edition: lists of some truly stand-out possibilities, plus five girl names that were unusual, until just the last few years.
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According to data released NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, the most popular baby names in New South Wales, Australia, in 2018 were (again) Charlotte and Oliver. Here are NSW’s…
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From the 1947 North Carolina Manual. Sampson County, North Carolina native Deems Hardy Clifton represented his home county in th
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Here’s a poser! By the 13th century, there aren’t that many names of Germanic origin where the root themes are obscure. And yet, this appears to be what we have here.
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Below is a round-up of the birth announcements this week from British newspapers. Sources include a national paper (The Telegraph, The Times) and a broad range of local newspapers from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Sibling names are in brackets. Boys: Alfredo Andrew John (Rosie Grace) Arthu
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Origin: Victor derives directly from the Latin agent noun victor, the nominative form of victorem meaning " a conqueror". Usage: Victor was borne by an early pope and saint, Pope Victor I (d.199) who served as Bishop of Rome. Saint Victor of Marseilles (d.c.290), Saint Victor Maurus (d.303) an
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Portrait from the E.S.C. Quarterly, Summer-Fall 1953. Another in a long line of unusually named figures who served in the Nort
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Amazing * Amsterdam * Argentina * Bach * Beauty * Benneballe * Bern * Bethlehem * Björk * Blessing * Bombastus * Boss * Campino * Carnevale * Century * Comfort * Degenhard * Diamant * Edelweiss * Emerald * Engel * Ernte * Fatlinde * Faustus * Florida * Godsent * Godson * Good * Harmony * Hurricane * Iron * Jena * Juliander * Kapitolina * Kiwi * Kleeblatt * Kurdistan * Lemmy * Lemon * Lenias * Ljubljana * London * Magd * Magic * Main * Mandel * Mayql * Melody * Mentor * Merkel * Peace * Pearl * Pebbles * Pompeiana * Primavera * Progress * Rea * Rhythm * Righteous * Rihanna * Rodin * Shakira * Shalom * Shantel * Sheriff * Sherlock * Siddharta * Sido * Stern * Storm * Story * Sturmius * Swanhilda * Tequila * Testimony * Thymian * Treasure * Triumph * Twain * Wendelbert * Wisdom * Xing
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considerng traditional girl names with a twist
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Sometimes I think it is far to alliterative for a name - Veda Valentine - but then other times I think “how often does someone’s first and middle name get said together anyway?”
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I wanted them to feel special and know that feeling in your “gut” that those were their names.
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GIRLS Ankhesenpaaten - Egyptian, her name was later changed to Ankhesenamun for religious reasons. Asmunikal - Hittite BOYS
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Tell us the story behind your baby name choice!
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Rare girl names 2019 range from the novel - Psalm + Eleven - to the antique Dulcinea + Doria. If you like your girl names nearly unknown, this is your list!
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Temple at Chichen Itza© 2019 Nancy’s anonymous husband During the colonial period (and probably earlier), Mayan children were given personal names that began with either of two gender prefixe…
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Ancient Greek baby names for today
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Parents sometimes attempt to name their children into the life they wish for them. If that sounds wrong, consider that it’s only one of a zillion ways we choose for our children: where we live, how we educate them, what our family does with free time, the belief systems we pass on both intentionally and …
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U.S. reformer Jane Addams, 1860–1935 Jane, like its male counterpart John, is a timeless, universal mainstay. It's the Middle English form of the Old French Jehanne, which in turn derives from the Latin Iohannes and Greek Ioannes, ultimately derived from the Hebrew Yochanan (God is gracious). The name was #98 in the U.S. in 1880, and stayed near…
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Ready for the next round of the boys' New Names Showdown 2019? Half of our favorites are gone, and it's SemiFinals time. Did your picks advance?
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