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' ...

Kelly  is, of course, a surname-turned-given-name, but since it's been surpassed by Kellan  & Kellen  for nearly two decades now (an...

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

Whaaaat? Two boys' lists in a row? How did that happen? While perusing my name data, I noticed something interesting regarding final-t...

Some time ago (5 years, apparently!), I did a post on matronymic surnames . Since then, I've found more! Although there are nowhere near...

So a few days ago I compiled a list of -er names that weren't occupational surnames. But that got me to wondering about the reverse: Eng...

While doing my post on unexpected saints' names a while back, I noticed some fun name possibilities with their surnames/titles. There ar...

Hanging out in the baby-names world has changed my outlook quite a bit. If you'd asked me a few years ago what sort of names I liked, my...

I admit, surname-names aren't usually my style. I can see the appeal, though--modern but not made up, has history, familiar to most peop...

Surnames as first names is quite the trend right now, and patronymics are a big part of that-- Addison , McKenzie , Jackson , etc. Although ...