Roses and Cellar Doors

Waaaaaay back in 2012 I did a post on Marian names, and have since been adding to it one at a time as I came across others. Recently, thoug...

Gus  seems to be a rather polarizing nickname: either you find it adorable, or you find it hopelessly dorky. In the US, it's usually sho...

I originally started this post looking for new full forms for Beth , but it struck me that most could also work for Bess  and/or Betty  as w...

I did "boyish" girl names, so now I have to do the reverse, of course! Boys have much more diversity when it comes to name endings...

Really? I haven't done Nora yet? Yikes, what an oversight! Nora  is currently quite a popular name on its own, all over the world, but ...

Handsome Cal ! How have I forgotten you? While  Cal  is starting to gain use on its own, it's still down below the Top 1000. Traditional...

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

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...

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

Well, I've done I-names and O-names , so now it time for me to continue the trend of underused letters, this time with U. Only 4 names...

Poor confused Bridget . To some, she's an underused classic; to others, inescapably 70s'; and to many, quintessential Irish. One of ...

Benedict  (BEN-eh-dikt, English) Bengt  (BENGT, Swedish) Benito  (ben-EE-toh, Italian) Bennett  (BEN-net, English) Benoit  (ben-WAH, ...

Bree -names are big right now. From the fairly-established Aubrey ,  Brianna , & Gabriella , to the modern Cambria , Brielle , &  Br...

Oh, Henry ; handsome Henry . His usage may have waned for a few decades, but he's never fallen out of the top 150. With dozens of namesa...

A new, expanded version of this post can now be found here! Thanks for visiting my blog! :D I did a quick Google search, and was sur...

I actually had to go and double-check previous posts to make sure I haven't done this one yet. How on earth have I missed Margaret ? A c...

Max is definitely a rising star. Max itself sits just outside the top 100, with Maxwell , Maximus , Maximilian ,   Maximiliano , & Maxi...

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 ...

It's amazing how many ways a new name can come about. While diminutives becoming names in their own right is something we're all fa...

Al  is a strange nickname--for a guy, it's terribly outdated. Need a name for an awkward, and/or low-class middle-aged male character? A...