This poll from the sidebar of The Art of Naming blog closed quite a while ago! You voted! Now it is time to find out which of the five options won the poll! Here are the contenders and the results: Emmeline 17 votes (32%) Ariadne 14 votes (26%) Calliope 8 votes (15%) Bryony 7 votes (13%) Lavinia 6 votes (11%) Let's learn more about each of these names! Which is your favorite? Emmeline is a name that I fear is rising fast! With the popularity of Emma and Emily, as well as -line names like Caroline and Madeline, Emmeline seems like a shoo-in! It is a French name that comes from German elements that mean "work." It ranked just outside of the US Top 1000 in 2012 at #1078. click here to read even more about this lovely choice. Ariadne is an Ancient Greek name that means "most holy." I first heard it in the move Inception (Ellen Page's character) and I liked it right away for being different but full of history. It is pronounced
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