Roses and Cellar Doors

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

Recently I did a breakdown on which letters were "feminine" vs. "masculine", and there were a couple surprises. Specific...

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 (...

What begins with A? Lots of smallish girls' names, and they also end that way: Abha  (ahb-hah, Hindi)--"light, luster" Ac...

I really need to come up with a better title for these posts--I'm rapidly running out of "usual" nicknames! Anyway, I see Oz  ...

Okay, yet again , not really a usual nickname, but a nickname-y full name. Happy and off-beat, it's not surprising that Sunny   (as well...

That's a double-V, not a W. ;) Evie  is one of the fasting-rising nicknames, from traditional picks like  Evelyn, Eva, & Evangeline...

Perhaps a bit of a cheat, as tons  of names contain the letter Y. However, almost none have it as an initial letter...in English, anyway. I...

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

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: ...

While doing my virtue-names post a while back, I came across many names with meanings that weren't quite  virtues. While naming your da...

I've dedicated quite a few posts to names that stand out. But what if you want a name that's modern, but not too weird or derivative...

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...

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

I admit, I love most of the Ed-names. There's just something about them. Edward is easily the most common,  but there are lots of ways ...

(bonus points if you read the title in George Takei's voice) Like I , O is a relatively rare first letter in American names. Olivia  ...

I admit, I've been putting this one off for a while-- Mary is easily one of the most widespread & translated names of all time! Of...

It occurred to me the other day that I is a most underused vowel. If you're watching the final round of Wheel of Fortune , no one ever p...

Like J & K, Xs are relatively rare in English words, and so they're memorable & eye-catching. Unlike J & K, however, it'...