Roses and Cellar Doors

I've already done a post on named stars , as well as one on names that mean 'star' . However, that overlooks one very narrow cat...

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

Poor Molly . Is she a nickname, or a full given name? I guess the answer is 'both': Molly was originally a regional pronunciation of...

Did you know there're no D-names for girls in the Top 100? Destiny  is the highest-ranked, at #113, followed by Delilah , Daniela , Dais...

I haven't done this one yet? Really?? *hangs head in shame* Originally short for Millicent , Mildred , and other musty Germanic names, ...

There are quite a few popular nicknames that are seriously lacking a variety of sources! Of course, I have to try anyway. This will definite...

I've done quite a few nature-name posts, but I realized I'd left out a lot of names! Captain Planet would be ashamed. Earth: ...

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...

Combined, Isabella  & Isabelle  are easily the most popular girls' name. Chances are many were named to get that to that cool Bella ...

For such a long time, Alex  was the favored nickname for Alexander , but in recent years, you're just as likely to hear Xander . Thanks ...

Grab-bag time! Boys: Amon  (AH-mon, Egyptian)--god of creation. Later merged with the sun-god, Ra . Also transliterated as  Ammon, Amun,...

I swore I wasn't going to do a holiday-themed post, because they are everywhere , but I just couldn't resist. So, for the season of...

This is one of my favorite name families! Like Elizabeth , Alice  has some pretty surprising variants--or should I say, is , a surprising va...

What can you say about John ? Thanks to a pair of admirable Bible characters, it's one of the most popular boys' names of all time, ...

It appears that the holiday shopping season is upon us again (and getting earlier every year, it seems), which got me thinking about Christm...

A recent post on another board got me wondering just how many little surprises are going to be due about 40 weeks after Hurricane Irene. So,...

The girls sure do have the advantage when it come to word-names, don't they? Name your little girl 'Rose' or 'Honor' and...