I've Got a Bad Feelyn' About This....

I did it for '-lee' names, and now I have the urge to compile all the '-lyn' names. Hopefully this discouraging mood doesn't hit too often.

• Madelyn
• Kaitlyn
• Brooklyn
• Jocelyn
• Evelyn
• Kaelyn
• Adalyn
• Jacqueline
• Ashlyn
• Braelyn
• Raelynn
• Emmalyn
• Aylin
• Rylan
• Ellen
• Roselyn
• Gracelyn
• Helen
• Shaelyn
• Marilyn
• Dylan
• Taelyn
• Aislynn
• Sherlyn
• Carolyn
• Maylin
• Irelyn
• Angelyn
• Fallon
• Daylin
• Avalyn
• Belen
• Jadelyn
• Aaralyn
• Haylen
• Kylin
• Marlen
• Skylynn
• Jacelyn
• Magdalyn
• Jeslyn
• Jessalyn
• Annalynn
• Breelyn
• Berlin
• Krislyn
• Keelyn
• Makaylin
• Kellyn
• Jazalyn
• Brilynn
• Lynn
• Amberlynn
• Carlyn
• Courtlyn
• Yailin
• Jolynn
• Yazlin
• Quinlan
• Arlyn
• Zaylin
• Callan
• Palin
• Bailyn
• Natalyn
• Darlyn
• Jerelyn
• Joshlyn
• Emberlynn
• Naydelin
• Coralyn
• Alin
• Kendalyn
• Katilyn
• Scotlyn
• Hollyn
• Harlyn
• Joycelyn
• Kristalyn
• Kashlyn
• Kimberlin
• Jennalynn
• Lakelyn
• Danilynn
• Evangelyn
• Edelyn
• Andelyn
• Selin
• Breslyn
• Brecklyn
• Mylin
• Tylynn
• Taralyn
• Valyn
• Faithlynn
• Starlynn
• Kathlyn
• Shylynn
• Merlin
• Naylin
• Lailyn
• Saralyn
• Anberlyn
• Sharlyn
• Maryellen
• Blakelyn
• Emlyn
• Jamielynn
• Adlyn
• Chaselyn
• Azalyn
• Mialynn
• Faylinn
• Macelyn
• Gracilyn
• Summerlynn
• Weslyn
• Collyn
• Aibhlinn
• Bricelyn
• Dioselin
• Joylin
• Kacelyn
• Lauralynn
• Joplin
• Kiralyn
• Hazelyn
• Solenne
• Chastelyn
• Lillyn
• Edlyn
• Kenlyn
• Devlynn
• Lochlynn
• Everlyn
• Britlyn
• Brynlyn
• Keslyn
• Ceylin
• Dublin
• Joellen
• Brandilyn
• Copelyn
• Darilyn
• Graelyn
• Hopelynn
• Kerlin
• Mariabelen
• Yerlin
• Averylynn
• Danalyn
• Ealyn
• Hartlyn
• Jerusalen
• Kamberlyn
• Kamlyn
• Preslyn
• Sailyn
• Tazlyn
• Yarlin
• Zoeylynn
• Adilenne
• Andralyn
• Bracelynn
• Cullen
• Dazzlyn
• Deslyn
• Jarlin
• Jonalyn
• Kadelyn
• Kazlyn
• Kendralyn
• Kinberlin
• Maclyn
• Mandalyn
• Marlenne
• Noralyn
• Oaklyn
• Reeselyn
• Rocelyn
• Savannahlynn
• Shelbylynn
• Tatelyn
• Tessalyn
• Torilynn
• Zylynn

Literary Siblings

There seems to be a lot of concern over whether siblings' names "fit" together. If your first daughter is Mary, is it okay to go with Moonbeam or Misty for a second? What about Madison or Maliah? Or are you stuck with Mathilda or Mabel? Whether you're in the "same style" camp, the "whatever goes" camp, or somewhere in between, I thought a survey of literary sib-sets--stylish, stodgy, or just plain strange--might be fun.

• Josephine ('Jo'), Margaret ('Meg'), Elizabeth ('Beth'), & Amy--Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
• Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine ('Kitty'), & Lydia--Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
• Elinor, Marianne, & Margaret--Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen
• Wendy, John, & Michael--Peter and Wendy [aka "Peter Pan"], J. M. Barrie
• Juniper ('Junie') & Oliver--Junie B. Jones, Denise Brunkus
• Peter, Valentine [♀], & Andrew ('Ender')--Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
• Beatrice ('Beezus'), Ramona, & Roberta; Howard ('Howie') & Willa Jean--Ramona series, Beverly Cleary
• Artemis [♂], Beckett, & Myles--Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer
• Gregor, Elizabeth ('Lizzy'), & Margaret ('Boots')--The Underland Chronicles, Suzanne Collins
• Katy, Clover, Elsie, Dorry [♂], & Joanna ('Johnnie')--What Katy Did series, Susan Coolidge
• Simon, Jane, & Barnabas ('Barney')--The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper
• Martha, Belinda, Peter, & Timothy ('Tiny Tim') [+ an unnamed brother & sister]--A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
• Mycroft & Sherlock--the Sherlock Holmes novels, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Louise, Marie [changed to Clara for the ballet], & Fritz--The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, E. T. A. Hoffman
• Sophie, Lettie, & Martha--Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones
• Margaret ('Meg'), Alexander ('Sandy'), Dennys, & Charles Wallace--The Time Quartet, Madeleine L'Engle
• Jeremy ('Jem') & Jean ('Scout')--To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
• Peter, Susan, Edmund, & Lucy--The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis
• Tommy & Annika--Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren
• Jonas, Lily, & Gabriel--The Giver, Lois Lowry 
• Wade, Ella, & Eugenie--Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
• James ('Jem'), Walter, Anne ('Nan'), Diana, Shirley [♂], & Bertha Marilla ('Rilla'); Gerald ('Jerry'), Faith, Una, & Thomas Carlyle ('Carl')--Anne of Green Gables series, Lucy Maud Montgomery
• William, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ronald, & Ginevra ('Ginny')--Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling
• Goneril, Regan, & Cordelia--King Lear, William Shakespeare
• Viola & Sebastian--The Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare
• Violet, Klaus, & Sunny--A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket
• Jane, Michael, John, Barbara, & Annabel--Mary Poppins series, P. L. Travers
• Henry, Jessica ('Jessie'), Violet, & Benjamin ('Benny')--The Boxcar Children, Gertrude Chandler Warner 
• Avery & Fern--Charlotte's Web, E. B. White
• Fritz, Ernest, Jack, and Franz [sometimes translated to Francis]--Swiss Family Robinson, Johann David Wyss

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Kori/Corey

Although I generally write this sort of posts for very popular (some would say overused) nicknames, today I'm writing about Cory. Originally a surname of unknown/varied origins (possibilities include French, Norse, & Scottish), it became a boys' name, peaking in popularity in the 70s & 80s. As expected, it also started being used as a girls' name, but oddly enough, never became popular. Currently, Corey is the most popular male form, sitting down in the 300s on the SSA chart. Kori is the most popular girls' form, but it doesn't even rank in the top 1000. While it is a full name on its own, the "ee" ending may sound a bit too informal for some.

Boys:

• Corbin (KOR-bin, English)--"raven"
• Cordell (kor-DELL, English)
• Corentin (KOR-en-tin, Breton)
• Corin (kor-in, French)
• Cormac (KOR-mac, Irish)
• Cornelius (kor-NEE-lee-us, Latin)
• Cornell (kor-NELL, English)
• Corrado (kor-RAH-do, Italian)--form of Conrad
• Corwin (KOR-win, English)
• Krikor (KRIH-kohr, Armenian)--form of Gregory

Girls:

• Coralie (KOR-ah-lee, French)
• Cordelia (kohr-DEE-lee-ah or kohr-DEHL-ee-ah, English)
• Cordula (KOR-doo-lah, German)--"heart"
• Coriander (KOH-ree-an-der, English)
• Corinna (koh-RIN-nah or koh-REE-nah, English)
• Corinne (koh-reen, French)
• Corisande (koh-ih-SAHND, French)
• Cornelia (kor-NEE-lee-ah or kohr-NEHL-ee-ah, Latin)
• Corona (koh-ROH-nah, Latin)--"crown"
• Kishori (kee-shohr-ee, Indian [Hindi])
• Kokoro (koh-koh-roh, Japanese)--"heart, spirit"
• Socorro (soh-KOR-roh, Spanish)--"help" or "relief"