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Name Spotlight: Julius
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 […]
Ask Ava to Zeke: Offbeat but Traditional Baby Names
A reader writes in for baby-name help for kiddo #4. Siblings are Niamh, Arthur, and Benedict and the baby’s last name will be Blake. For this baby, they’ve considered the name Luke but would like to find something more unusual. Had this baby been a girl, she might’ve been a Theia or Marilyn. Their preferred […]
Lilibet Diana Has Arrived!
On Friday, June 4, Meghan and Harry’s second child was born. And after months of anticipation, we now know her name: Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. The name honors two generations of women in the lives of the royal couple. Lilibet was Queen Elizabeth II’s nickname when she was a child. It came about when, as a […]
May the Fourth Be with You
It’s May the fourth, and you know what that means: It’s Star Wars Day! We’re celebrating by sharing some of our favorite Star Wars name lists that we’ve done in the past. But that’s not all! We’re also going to add in some new names from a Galaxy Far, Far Away as well as doing […]
Ask Ava to Zeke: A Baby Name with Bohemian and Modern Style
A reader writes in asking for help with names for their baby-to-be. They are considering Leo, Bennett, Oakland, and Jacob. They are open to all levels of popularity and they have a bohemian, modern style. The baby’s last name will be Siner. With no popularity restrictions and some great names for inspiration, we set out […]
Our Baby Name Picks for Meghan and Harry’s Daughter
Once again we’ve got our minds on royal baby names! In Sunday night’s dramatic interview with Oprah, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they will have a baby girl this summer. Harry and Meghan’s daughter will join older brother Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, whose name announcement was a shock to us all. While we […]
Royal Baby Bundles
The names of modern-day royals are fascinating, not so much in their rarity or originality, but rather, in the constraints in which they often exist. The history of royal families is well known in their home countries, and in some cases, like Britain’s Windsors, throughout the world. This history and royal protocol often dictate what […]
Best of… Cottagecore Baby Names
Cottagecore is billowing dresses and fields of wildflowers. It’s cozy stone homes with an English garden and a bicycle propped up under an open kitchen window. The pastoral aesthetic that reigned in 2020 is holding strong in 2021 as many are still working from home and craving comfort above all. Cottagecore is based on a […]
Name Spotlight: Penelope
Name: Penelope Meaning: “weaver” Origin: Greek Current Popularity: #22 It’s still hard to believe that Penelope is near the top 20 female baby names in the US. It fell out of the top 1000 in 1976 and stayed away for 25 years. In 2001, it reemerged on the charts and continued to rise steadily from […]