Roses and Cellar Doors

Even though it doesn't really lend itself to many nicknames, the "-arl-" sound seems to be on the rise, especially for girls (...

Names ending in "oh" are trending pretty nicely right now, mostly for boys, but definitely a bit for girls as well. The boys' ...

Well, probably not. Since Everett  (boys) and Everly  (girls) are amongst the quickest rising names in the US (admittedly, that might change...

The holidays are over; winter can be over now too, thanks. ;) I was thinking the other day about names with "flower" meanings, sp...

Latin has had a lot of impact on our naming. There are certain constructions that we can instantly say "that's a girls' name...

Considering how many F-names seem to be trending ( Finn  and variants, Flynn , Ford ,  Fisher , Fletcher ,  Felicity , Fiona, Freya ), I...

(I'm being fancy. It's pronounced "skay") After sorting through all those modern -lee names, I need good dose of classic...

Haha, now that song's in your head! I love a good -ric name. And unlike many constructions, this one is pretty much exclusively male (...

If you're anything like me, you consider Raymond a "grandpa name" (and I'm not trying to be mean; it is literally my grand...

(I know, my puns are getting worse. Sorry.) Continuing my posts of rare-letter names, it is now time for X. X is the third-least-common st...

I blame Alison & Madison. Despite "son" written straight out, many -son names are now trendy on girls. And while most of cours...

Despite the fact that Etta  rose higher than any of her long forms, I still think of her as a nickname. I'm not sure why--because -etta ...

Remy/Remi  is another in a long line of traditionally-masculine-but-sounds-feminine-to-modern-ears names that seems to be on the rise for bo...

Rose , of course, is perfectly fine on its own. But, as Rosalie  regains popularity, it may pave the way for other Rose-names. Everyone know...

A Top 500 boy name on the rise, Ari  has begun to gain momentum as a girls' nickname--nothing new in the naming world, of course--thanks...

Woo! Time for another theoretical names post (I have a lot of fun with these). Lots of gemstone- & other mineralogical-type names are/h...

Clara/Klara  (KLEHR-ah, KLAH-rah) Claire  (KLEHR, French) Chiara  (KYAH-rah, Italian) Clarisse  (klah-REES, French) Emma  (EM-mah) ...

Quite a ways back, I did a post on mini-names (which could probably use an update, or maybe a sequel). In general, American names are getti...

Theo  is one of those nicknames we're likely to be seeing a lot more of. It just reappeared on the SSA charts for the first time in near...

It's funny how feminine forms come about. Different languages of course have different masculine & feminine indicators, but quite of...