Monday, October 13, 2014

Diederick

The male name Diederick is the Dutch form of the Germanic name Theodoric. Both mean "ruler of the people". Theodoric is completely different than the similar sounding Greek name Theodore which means "gift of God".



There was a Theodoric the Great in the 6th-century who became the ruler of Italy. He was also called Theodoricus but the original Gothic version of the name may have been Þiudreiks which is where Diederick comes from.

Pronounced DEE-də-rik, this cool and unusual Dutch name has some equally cool counterparts in other languages like Theoderich, Derek, Derrick, Dirk, Thierry, Tiede, Dierk, Dietrich, Thilo, Tielo and Tudor.

However, as a baby name in the USA, Diederick is unexplored territory. There are zero births on record since records were first kept in 1880. Since the Social Security Administration does not report births for a name unless there was at least 5 in one year, it's possible that there have been a few boys named Diederick born in the US at some point, but they weren't recorded officially. This means that if you were to use this name, your son would nearly be one of a kind!

In the Netherlands, I could not find an official ranking for the popularity of Diederick there, but I did find out that it didn't rank within the Top 500 or so names in 2013. Today's Dutch parents highly favor short names. Diederick is rather long is it may be rather rare and unusual everywhere which makes it all the more fun, especially with a nickname like Dee, Derick, Rick or Ricky.

What do you think of the name Diederick? Is it cool that it's so rare or do you think it deserves to remain in obscurity? Share your thoughts in the comments below!  Also, what would you pair with it? Here are some ideas:

Sibling Name Ideas:
Sisters: Anneke, Caroline, Fenna, Leonie, Madelief, Sanne, Thera
Brothers: Constantine, Lieven, Milan, Nicolas, Pieter, Sem, Willem

Middle Name Ideas:
Diederick Finn
Diederick Lucas
Diederick Pim
Diederick Ruben

As a Middle Name:
Bram Diederick
Jesse Diederick
Levi Diederick
Noah Diederick

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Top Vintage Names for Girls from 1920

Just like last week's post about boy names from 1920, here are some wonderful vintage classics for girls as well as some names that are no longer very fashionable. It is interesting to see how many names remain popular over time and how many have returned to the limelight after a vacation from the Top 1000. Which of these do you like most?

Enduring Classics

Names that are in the Top 100 for both 1920 and 2013 and have always been within the Top 1000:

Elizabeth
#8 in 1920
#10 in 2013

Anna
#10 in 1920
#35 in 2013

Evelyn
#12 in 1920
#20 in 2013

Lillian
#18 in 1920
#26 in 2013

Ruby
#26 in 1920
#93 in 2013

Grace
#37 in 1920
#22 in 2013

Katherine
#45 in 1920
#77 in 2013

Emma
#46 in 1920
#2 in 2013

Sarah
#50 in 1920
#48 in 2013

Julia
#55 in 1920
#75 in 2013

Eva
#58 in 1920
#88 in 2013

Charlotte
#79 in 1920
#11 in 2013

Lucy
#94 in 1920
#66 in 2013

Returning Vintage Faves

Names that were within the Top 200 in 1920 but fell out of the Top 1000 over the years only to return to 2013's Top 100 again!

Violet
#77 in 1920
#69 in 2013

Stella
#82 in 1920
#70 in 2013

Ella
#88 in 1920
#15 in 2013

Sophie
#129 in 1920
#76 in 2013

Sadie
#174 in 1920
#50 in 2013

Faded Memories

Names that were in the Top 100 in 1920 but have fallen from the Top 1000 in 2013:

Mildred
Betty
Doris
Florence
Louise
Gladys
Edna
Ethel
Thelma
Jean
Pauline
Lois
Bernice
Gertrude
Marion
Rita
Agnes
Shirley
Bertha
Viola
Geraldine
Juanita
Ida
Myrtle
Norma
Lorraine
Bessie
Phyllis
Marian
Willie
Nellie
Wilma
Maxine
Minnie
Marguerite
Mattie
Jennie

So many of these scream "old fashioned!" to me. My great grandmother's name was Thelma. Most of these fit right in the "still too musty" category, but do you think any will make a comeback? I think Louise has the best chance of any of them; Viola could potentially ride Violet's coattails back up the charts too. What do you think?

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Boy Names from 1920 vs 2013

The year 1920 was big and booming for many baby names. I thought it would be fun to take a look at a few different categories of names from 1920 and see how they compare to the recent 2013 list.

Enduring Classics

Names in the Top 100 both in 1920 and 2013:

John
#1 in 1920
#27 in 2013

William
#2 in 1920
#5 in 2013

Robert 
#3 in 1920
#62 in 2013

James
#4 in 1920
#13 in 2013

Charles
#5 in 1920
#57 in 2013

Joseph
#7 in 1920
#20 in 2013

Thomas
#11 in 1920
#61 in 2013

Henry
#17 in 1920
#37 in 2013

Jack
#20 in 1920
#40 in 2013

David
#25 in 1920
#18 in 2013

Anthony
#43 in 1920
#19 in 2013

Samuel 
#44 in 1920
#25 in 2013

Andrew
#49 in 1920
#22 in 2013

Michael
#50 in 1920
#7 in 2013

Daniel
#52 in 1920
#10 in 2013

Benjamin
#83 in 1920
#14 in 2013

These names just keep hanging in there as the years pass by. Other names have not been so lucky.


Faded Memories

Names in the Top 100 in 1920 that are no longer in the Top 1000 in 2013:

Ralph
Howard
Clarence
Earl
Fred
Herbert
Elmer
Bernard
Norman
Chester
Lloyd
Clifford
Floyd
Vernon
Herman
Lester
Milton
Cecil
Glenn
Gordon
Willard
Arnold
Claude
Wallace
Wilbur
Johnnie
Homer

Imagine how many more names have fallen off the Top 1000 chart since then too, but I can't list all of them. Do you think any of these will ever make a comeback?

Team Switchers

Names that were used more for boys in 1920 but are now used more for girls in 2013:

Sidney
Leslie
Aubrey
Lynn
Clair
Emory
Emery
Alva
Emerson
Sydney
McKinley
Shelby
Raleigh
Kelly
Avery
Arden
Lacy
Meredith
Dana
Blair
Ivory
Lauren
Elza
Stacy
Tracy
Whitney
Lindsay
Allison
Lindsey
Lesley
Bailey
Courtney

Note: Some of these were rather unisex in 1920 and/or are still rather unisex today, but I based it on the number of births in 1920 and 2013 to compile the list: i.e. more boy births in 1920 and more girl births in 2013. The middle-ground was all over the place.

What do you think of these lists? Will any of the Team Switchers ever switch back to the opposite gender? Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below or on Facebook!

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Double Letter Names for Girls

If you are expecting a child and dreaming of a name with double letters within it, this is your ultimate resource.  This list contains baby girl names that contain the letter sequences "ee", "ll", "nn", "rr", "ss", and "tt". You're sure to find a great double-lettered name here but keep in mind that this list doesn't feature every possible name out there, just some of the best options available! Which do you like most?

Double-E Names: 
Aberdeen, Absidee, Adalee, Adlee, Aileen, Aimee, Ainslee, Aleena, Aleesha, Alizee, Amalee, Amberlee, Ameera, Amelee, Analee, Andree, Andreea, Annalee, Anslee, Arleen, Ashlee, Aubree, Audree, Avalee, Aylee, Bailee, Baylee, Beverlee, Brailee, Brandee, Braylee, Bree, Breeanna, Breena, Breezy, Brilee, Brinlee, Brittnee, Brooklee, Brylee, Brynnlee, Cailee, Caitee, Cambree, Carlee, Carolee, Cassadee, Cathleen, Caylee, Ceegan, Charlee, Charleen, Chelsee, Colleen, Coralee, Cree, Creeda, Cydnee, Daphnee, Davinee, Dee, Deena, Desiree, Destinee, Doreen, Eileen, Eleena, Emalee, Emberlee, Emilee, Emmalee, Esmee, Estee, Evanee, Everlee, Freeda, Geena, Genavee, Genesee, Gracee, Greenlee, Greer, Hadlee, Hailee, Harlee, Haylee, Ilee, Jackleen, Jaimee, Jaleesa, Jasleen, Jaycee, Jaylee, Jayleen, Jenilee, Jodee, Jolee, Joleen, Journee, Jubilee,

Kaidee, Kailee, Kambree, Karalee, Kareena, Karlee, Kathleen, Kaycee, Kaylee, Keegan, Keeley, Keersten, Keesha, Keeva, Kelcee, Kellee, Kenadee, Khaleesi, Khloee, Kimberlee, Kinlee, Kinslee, Kree, Kylee, Landree, Laureen, Lee, Leeanne, Leela, Leelou, Leena, Leesa, Leslee, Kinzee, Loreena, Lucee, Lyndee, Mareesa, Marlee, Marleen, Maureen, Maylee, Meera, Merrilee, Mylee, Nancee, Natalee, Naveena, Neena, Noralee, Noreen, Novalee, Oaklee, Paislee, Preslee, Queenie, Quinlee, Randee, Rasheeda, Raylee, Reece, Reegan, Reena, Reese, Reeva, Renee, Renesmee, Rosalee, Rylee, Saydee, Seersha, Sereen, Sharlee, Shawnee, Shaylee, Sheena, Shelbee, Shirlee, Shylee, Siddalee, Steele, Sydnee, Tawnee, Taylee, Teegan, Tracee, Treena, Veera, Whitlee, Yasmeen, Zaidee, Zaylee, Zeely

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Double-L Names: 
Abriella, Adabelle, Adell, Adella, Adrielle, Aldabella, Alla, Allaire, Allayna, Allegra, Alleta, Allie, Allison, Allure, Ally, Allyssa, Amaryllis, Amorelle, Anabella, Anabelle, Aniella, Annabelle, Antonella, Apolline, Apollonia, Arabella, Arabelle, Ardelle, Arella, Ariella, Astella, Aubriella, Audrielle, Aurielle, Averill, Axelle, Bella, Bellamy, Bellarosa, Belle, Bellefleur, Bellerose, Billie, Birdelle, Bluebell, Bonelle, Briallen, Briella, Brielle, Calla, Callalily, Calleigh, Callie, Calliope, Callista, Camellia, Camilla, Camille, Camillia, Campbell, Carabelle, Carroll, Chanelle, Chantelle, Chantilly, Cheryll, Christabella, Christabelle, Christella, Cielle, Cilla, Clarabella, Clarabelle, Clotille, Colleen, Collette, Collins, Corabelle, Cordella, Cyrille,

Dallas, Daniella, Danielle, Dashielle, Della, Dolly, Donatella, Donella, Drusilla, Dulcibella, Elisabelle, Elizabella, Ella, Elle, Elleanor, Ellen, Ellena, Ellery, Ellia, Elliana, Ellie, Elliette, Ellina, Ellinette, Ellinor, Elliott, Ellis, Ellison, Elloise, Ellora, Ellowyn, Emmanuelle, Eriella, Esabella, Estella, Estelle, Estrella, Evabelle, Fallon, Fenella, Fiorella, Gabriella, Gabrielle, Gaelle, Gianella, Gillian, Gisella, Giselle, Graciella, Guillermina, Halle, Halley, Hallie, Hazelle, Hellen, Hillary, Holland, Holliday, Hollis, Holly, Idabelle, Illyana, Isabella, Isabelle, Isabelline, Isobella, Israella, Izabelle, Jaelle, Janelle, Jazelle, Jenelle, Jill, Jillian, Jillianne, Joelle, Joellen, Josielle, Junella, Kallie, Kalliope, Kallista, Kamilla, Keller, Kelley, Kellie, Kelly, Kendall, Kyrielle,Killia,

Lillian, Lilliana, Lillibet, Lillith, Lilly, Lillyana, Lionella, Liselle, Llewella, Louella, Lucille, Luella, Lynnelle, Mabelle, Mallory, Manuella, Marabella, Marciella, Maribelle, Maybelle, Maybelline, Mayella, Mellie, Mellissa, Miabella, Michelle, Milla, Millicent, Millie, Mirabella, Mireille, Molly, Nayelli, Nell, Nellie, Nelly, Nialla, Nicolle, Noella, Noelle, Novella, Odell, Orabella, Pella, Perenelle, Petronella, Phillipa, Phyllis, Polly, Priscilla, Prunella, Quelle, Rachelle, Rafaella, Raphaella, Raquelle, Rashelle, Reilly, Rochelle, Romilly, Rosabella, Sabella, Sally, Sevilla, Shanelle, Shantelle, Shelley, Sibella, Stella, Sybill, Talullah, Tennille, Tillie, Tilly, Trillian, Tullia, Tully, Tulla, Vallie, Vanellope, Vella, Willa, Willamina, Willia, Willow, Xabelle, Ysabella, Zella, Zoelle

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Double-N Names:
Abrianna, Acelynn, Adalynn, Adelynn, Adrianna, Adrianne, Adrienne, Aislinn, Aiyanna, Alanna, Alianna, Amberlynn, Ann, Anna, Annabel, Annabella, Annabelle, Annabeth, Annalee, Annaliese, Annalina, Annalise, Annamaria, Annastasia, Anne, Anne-Marie, Anneka, Anneke, Annelie, Anneliese, Annelise, Annella, Annelore, Annemarie, Annessa, Anneth, Annetta, Annette, Annica, Annie, Annika, Annise, Annissa, Anniston, Annona, Annora, Aoibhinn, Aquinnah, Arianna, Arianne, Ashlynn, Aubrianna, Aubrynn, Audrianna, Avalynn, Avianna, Ayanna, Azlynn, Belladonna, Bellanne, Bethannie, Bianna, Bonnie, Braelynn, Breann, Breanna, Breanne, Brenna, Brianna, Brianne, Brienne, Brinn, Brooklynn, Brynn, Brynna,

Caitlynn, Caoilainn, Carlynn, Carolynn, Catelynn, Cayenne, Channing, Chardonnay, Charlianne, Chevonne, Cheyenne,Christianna, Christianne, Cianna, Connie, Corinna, Corinne, Courtlynn, Cynthianna, Dannie, Dannielle, Dannika, Deann, Deanna, Dennise, Devonne, Dianna, Dianne, Donna, Dorianne, Elanna, Elianna, Elynn, Emberlynn, Emmalynn, Enna, Erianna, Erinna, Evalynn, Evanna, Evienne, Evonne, Fabienne, Faelynn, Fannie, Felienne, Fianna, Finnley, Finnula, Fionna, Fionnuala, Franny, Gabrianna, Gennifer, Genny, Georgianna, Georgianne, Gianna, Giannetta, Giavanna, Ginnie, Ginnifer, Ginny, Giovanna, Giulianna, Gracelynn, Gwendalynn, Gwenn, Gwynneth, Hanna, Hannah, Hannalore, Hannelore, Hannie, Havannah, Henrienna, Hosanna, Ianna, Ioanna, Irelynn, Ivanna,

Ivonne, Jacelynn, Jacquelynn, Jaelynn, Janna, Jannelle, Jannette, Jannie, Jasmynn, Jaylynn, Jazlynn, Jeanna, Jeanne, Jeannette, Jeannie, Jeannine, Jenna, Jennie, Jennifer, Jenny, Jessalynn, Jillianne, Jinny, Joanna, Joanne, Joannie, Jocelynn, Johanna, Johannah, Johnna, Jonna, Jordanna, Jordanne, Jordynn, Josslynn, Jovanna, Jovienne, Joyanna, Julianna, Julianne, Julienne, Kailynn, Kaitlynn, Kamrynn, Karenna, Karianne, Katelynn, Katianna, Kellyanne, Kenna, Kennadie, Kennedy, Kianna, Kimberlynn, Kinnia, Korinna, Korinne, Lakelynn, Lanna, Lauralynn, Laurianna, Lavonne, Leanna, Leanne, Lenna, Lennon, Lianna, Lilianna, Lilianne, Lilyanna, Linnae, Linnea, Lisanne, Livianna, Lizanne, Lorianne, Louanne, Lowenna, Luanne, Lucienne, Luvianna, Lynne, Lynnette, Mackenna,

Madalynn, Madelynn, Maiwenn, Makenna, Marianna, Marianne, Marilynn, Maryanna, Maximilienne, Mckinnley, Meghann, Michonne, Minnie, Morwenna, Nannette, Oceanna, Oceanne, Olivienne, Onnika, Orianna, Orianne, Pavanne, Penna, Pennilyn, Pennington, Penny, Pollyanna, Prianna, Prynne, Quinn, Quinna, Quinnie, Raeanne, Raelynn, Rainn, Rainna, Ravenna, Rayanna, Reanna, Reilynn, Reyanne, Rheanna, Rhianna, Rhiannon, Rianna, Rihanna, Roanne, Ronnie, Rosalynn, Rosanna, Rosanne, Roseanna, Roseanne, Roselynn, Roxanna, Roxanne, Rozanne, Rozlynn, Rubianna, Ruthanne, Ryanne, Sanna, Sarianne, Savanna, Savannah, Seanna, Senna,

Sevanne, Shaelynn, Shanna, Shannelle, Shannon, Shaunna, Shavonne, Sheyenne, Shonna, Shosanna, Shoshanna, Shoshannah, Shyanne, Sianna, Sienna, Simonne, Sonnett, Sunniva, Sunny, Susanna, Susannah, Susanne, Suzannah, Suzanne, Synnove, Taralynn, Tarynn, Tatianna, Tennille, Texanna, Tianna, Torianna, Trianna, Tyanna, Vanna, Vianna, Vianne, Vienna, Vienne, Vinnie, Vivianna, Vivianne, Vivienna, Vivienne, Winnie, Winnifred, Wrenna, Wynna, Wynne, Savianna, Yannah, Yianna, Yohanna, Yulianna, Yvonna, Yvonne, Zanna, Zenna, Zinnia, Zuzanna

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Double-R Names
Arriane, Arrietty, Arrow, Azurra, Carrabelle, Carreen, Carrie, Carrigan, Carrington, Carrol, Carroll, Carryn, Cherry, Ciarra, Ciarran, Cierra, Corran, Corrie, Corrigan, Corrine, Corryn, Darrah, Dorrie, Dorris, Errika, Errin, Farrah, Farrow, Ferrin, Florrie, Gerri, Gerrianne, Harriet, Harriett, Harriette, Jerri, Jerrica, Jerrie, Karren, Karri, Karrigan, Karrington, Karrisa, Kerra, Kerri, Kerrigan, Kerrstin, Kerry, Kierra, Kirra, Kirrily, Kirryn, Korra, Korrelia, Korrie, Lorraine, Lorrie, Marryn, Merran, Merridan, Merrie, Merrigan, Merrilee, Merrilyn, Merry, Merryn, Mirra, Mirren, Moirrey, Monserrat, Montserrat, Morrigan, Perri, Quorra, Serra, Sharron, Sherri, Sherry, Sherryl, Sierra, Socorro, Sorrel, Sparrow, Starr, Surrey, Tarra, Tarren, Terra, Terri, Tiarra, Torrie, Vierra

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Double-S Names
Alessa, Alessandra, Alessia, Alissa, Alyssa, Alyssandra, Anastassia, Anissa, Annessa, Annissa, Arissa, Assisi, Basilissa, Bess, Bessa, Bessie, Blessing, Bliss, Blossom, Calissa, Caressa, Carissa, Cass, Cassandra, Cassara, Cassia, Cassidy, Cassie, Cassiopeia, Charissa, Chrissa, Chrissy, Clarissa, Clarisse, Contessa, Cordessa, Corissa, Corliss, Cressa, Cressida, Cypress, Denisse, Dessa, Elissa, Elyssa, Elysse, Essence, Essie, Essra, Flossie, Gessica, Gisselle, Hadassah, Ilyssa, Iridessa, Ivelisse, Jalissa, Janessa, Jenessa, Jess, Jessa, Jessalyn, Jessamine, Jessamy, Jessany, Jessenia, Jessica, Jessie,

Joss, Josseline, Jossie, Josslynn, Julissa, Kalissa, Karessa, Krissa, Kassady, Kassandra, Kassia, Kassidy, Kassie, Katniss, Kessie, Kesslee, Klarissa, Krissy, Larissa, Laurissa, Lissa, Lissette, Lissy, Lyssa, Marissa, Matisse, Melissa, Missie, Missy, Morissa, Narcissa, Nerissa, Nessa, Nessie, Odessa, Olyssia, Princess, Quintessa, Rossana, Rosslyn, Sessilee, Sissy, Soliesse, Taissa, Teressa, Tess, Tessa, Tessara, Tessie, Thalassa, Thessaly, Tressa, Tressie, Trissa, Ulyssa, Vanessa, Yassamin, Yessenia, Yessica, Yulissa

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Double-T Names
Aletta, Alette, Alouette, Ammorette, Anetta, Anette, Annetta, Annette, Antoinette, Antonetta, Arietta, Arlette, Arrietty, Audette, Aurorette, Babette, Benedetta, Bernadette, Bette, Bettina, Betty, Birgitta, Birgitte, Bretta, Bridgette, Brietta, Brigitta, Britta, Brittany, Britton, Carlotta, Charlotta, Charlotte, Claudette, Colette, Concetta, Coretta, Cosette, Cozette, Danette, Dottie, Eliette, Elisabetta, Ellinette, Elliott, Etta, Ette, Evette, Fiammetta, Fleurette, Garnett, Georgette, Gianetta, Guiletta, Harriett, Hattie, Henrietta, Hetty, Isabetta, Islette, Ivette, Jacquetta, Janette, Jeanette, Jetta, Jette, Joetta,

Jolette, Josette, Julietta, Juliette, Junette, Kenyatta, Kitty, Lanette, Lauretta, Lettice, Letty, Lieselotte, Linette, Lisette, Lorelotte, Loretta, Lottie, Lovette, Lucetta, Lunette, Lynnette, Margaretta, Marietta, Martta, Mattea, Mattie, Michellette, Mietta, Minette, Mittie, Nannette, Nettie, Nicolette, Odette, Olivette, Orietta, Ottaline, Ottavia, Ottilie, Ottoline, Patty, Paulette, Renatta, Retta, Rosetta, Roxette, Scarlett, Scarlette, Simonetta, Sutton, Suzette, Tattina, Valetta, Villette, Violetta, Violette, Vittoria, Vivetta, Wynette, Ygritte, Yvette, Zetta

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Double Letter Names for Boys

An easy resource for parents in search of a specific name. This post features double-letter names, specifically boy names that contain the repetitive letter sequences "ll",  "nn", "rr", "ss", "tt". If you're trying to fit a sib-set that consists of names with double-letters in them, here are some of the best options:

Double-L Boy Names:
Achilles, Allen, Allison, Antonello, Apollo, Ardell, Averill, Ballard, Bellamy, Billy, Bramwell, Caldwell, Callahan, Callan, Callaway, Callisto, Callum, Campbell, Cavell, Cillian, Clellan, Collin, Connell, Cullen, Cyrill, Dallas, Dashiell, Darnell, Darrell, Dillion, Donatello, Donnell, Ellery, Elliott, Ellis, Ellison, Farrell, Fitzwilliam, Gallagher, Guillermo, Gulliver, Haskell, Holland, Hollis, Howell, Jarrell, Kellan, Kellen, Keller, Kelly, Kendall, Killian, Llewellyn, Lloyd, Lowell, Lyall, Macallister, Marcell, Marshall, Maximillian, Maxwell, Merrill, Millan, Miller, Mitchell, Neill, Niall, Ollie, Othello, Pellegrino, Pharell, Phillip, Powell, Quill, Quillan, Raffaello, Randall, Reilly, Rockwell, Rolland, Rollin, Rollo, Romilly, Russell, Stellan, Sullivan, Terrell, Tolliver, Tyrell, Wallace, Wendell, Willard, William, Willis, Willoughby

Double-N Boy Names:
Banner, Bannon, Bennett, Benno, Benny, Brannock, Brannon, Brennan, Brenner, Cannon, Channing, Connell, Connor, Danny, Dennis, Denny, Donnell, Donny, Etienne, Finn, Finneas, Finnegan, Finnian, Finnick, Finnigan, Fionn, Flynn, Gannon, Gianni, Giovanni, Glenn, Gunnar, Hennessy, Jenner, Johannes, Johnny, Jonny, Jovanni, Kennedy, Kenneth, Kenny, Kinnon, Konnor, Lann, Lanny, Lennon, Lennox, Lenny, Linnaeus, Lynn, MacKinnon, Manning, Manny, Penn, Quinn, Renner, Ronny, Sonny, Tanner, Tennessee, Tennyson, Vinny, Wynn, Yannick

Double-R Boy Names:
Arrow, Barrett, Barry, Carrington, Carroll, Corrin, Darragh, Darrell, Darren, Darrius, Darryl, Derrek, Derrick, Errol, Farrell, Ferris, Forrest, Forrester, Garrett, Garrison, Harrington, Harris, Harrison, Harry, Huckleberry, Jarred, Jarrell, Jarrett, Jerricho, Jerrod, Jerry, Kerry, Larry, Merrick, Merrill, Merritt, Morris, Morrison, Morrissey, Murray, Navarro, Norris, Orrin, Perry, Pharrell, Pierre, Sparrow, Terrell, Terrence, Terry, Thierry, Warren, Warrick

Double-S Boy Names:
Alessandro, Alessio, Arliss, Burgess, Cassander, Cassel, Cassian, Cassidy, Cassiel, Cassio, Cassius, Corliss, Cresson, Cypress, Douglass, Hassan, Hennessy, Jesse, Joss, Massimiliano, Massimo, Messiah, Morrissey, Mossimo, Odysseus, Ossian, Ross, Russ, Russell, Tennessee, Ulysses, Vassily, Wesson

Double-T Boy Names:
Abbott, Atticus, Averett, Avett, Barrett, Beckett, Bennett, Brett, Corbett, Crockett, Elliott, Emmett, Everett, Garnett, Garrett, Hewitt, Hutton, Jarrett, Jett, Leverett, Matt, Matteo, Matthew, Matthias, Mattox, Merritt, Mitt, Ottavio, Otto, Patton, Potter, Prescott, Rhett, Ritter, Ryatt, Scott, Scotty, Sutton, Truett, Vittorio, Whittaker, Wyatt

Stay tuned for a list of the best double-lettered names for every letter!

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Lily Raphaella - (Birth Announcements!)

Birth announcements can be even more telling of what names are actually being used than even the most official lists of statistics and data. The US Top 1000 chart may show the most popular names, one spelling of that name at at time, but it does not make any mention of middle names. I like to see name combinations: firsts and middles put together.

Like I mentioned in last month's birth announcement list, the middle names that many people seem to use are rather common or "filler". I'd like to do another quick tally of the repeated middle names on today's list:

Girls: 
Ann: 2
Elizabeth: 3
Louise: 2
Lynn: 2
Marie: 3
Rose: 8

Did you see all those Roses? It seems to be a very popular choice! And then there's the adorable and old-fashioned middles like Sue, Joan, and Mae. Which of the following names do you like best?

Girls:
Aerabella Lee
Adley Ann
Anastasia Rose
Aniyah Rose
Aria Rose
Aubrey Virginia
Brynn Renee
Carly Rae
Catherin Marceline
Elaina Sue
Emily Joan
Evolet Arletha Ann
Gracelyn Rose
Harley Daidre
Hayden Elizabeth
Haylee Rose
Karly Mae
Katelyn Marie
Lanah Reyn
Leah Marie
Lillyann Faith
Lilyanna Christine
Lily Raphaella
Lyla Maelee
Madelynn Marie
Maia Lillian
Marissa Nicole
Mayliana Brielle
Natalie Rose
Olivia Rose
Paislee Lane
Penelope Louise
Rachel Lilly
Rori Rayne
Roslyn Louise
Sarah Elizabeth
Skylar Lynn
Sofia Elizabeth
Summer Taylor
Taylor Rose
Zoe Lynn
Zophiah Aurora

For the boys, I was surprised to see so many "proper old man" type names in the middle spot: Edsel, Edward, Richard, Gerald, Kenneth, Harold, John, and so on. There are actually 3 Geralds on the list! What do you think of the boy names? Like any?

Boys:
Andrew Harrison
Anthony Chase
Ayden Edsel
Caiden Lee
Declan Edward
Denim Richard
Eli Matthew
Ethan Riley
Gadsden Lee
Gage Gerald
Gavin James
Gerald Alexander
Harper
Hayden Allen
Hendrix John
Hnter Andrew
Isaac Jay
Jace Kenneth
Kyloe Gary David
Jameson Jake
Landon Edward
Landon Scott
Lane Andrew
Lane Harold
Lincoln Gerald
Logan Hunter
Marcus Mathias
Merritt John
Miles River
Owen Lucas
Remington Levi
Sawyer Edward
Thomas Hugh
Warryn Paul
William Patrick
Wyatt Arthur James

Twins:
Ezra John & Elsa Diann

What do you think of matchy names for twins? Are Ezra and Elsa a little too similar or do they work well? What do you think? Tell me your favorites by leaving your thoughts in the comment section below or on our Facebook page! 

Friday, September 19, 2014

Luciana

To round out Italian Week, let's take a look at a lovely Italian girl name: Luciana.


This name not only has Italian usage, but also Spanish, Portuguese and Ancient Roman.  It is the feminine form of the Latin Lucianus which is a Roman family name. It is derived from Lucius which comes from the Latin word lux meaning "light".

For girls, names like Lucia, Lucilla, Lucetta, Lucinda, Lucienne and Lucy are all related to Luciana. Male variations include Luciano, Lucianus, Lucius, Lucio and Lucian.  Of these, Lucia is hot in Spain.

Luciana has a couple different pronunciations. The Italians say loo-CHAH-nah and the Spanish will say loo-THYAH-nah or loo-SYAH-nah. You'll probably hear the last one most in the US.

In the US, Luciana has occasionally been used since 1897. It was very sporadic and with only a handful of births per year until there was a sudden boost from 1974-1977.  1976 was the biggest year with 317 births and a ranking of #546.

Luciana has only ranked in the Top 1000 from 1974-1976 and from 2006 -2013.  Most recently, there were 572 births in 2013 for a ranking of #515. This is the most the name has ever been used!  With Lucy being an appealing nickname, Lucia (#241) and Luciana will probably continue to gain usage in the near future.

What do you think of the lovely Luciana? Do you prefer Lucia or just Lucy instead?  What would you name her siblings? What middle names might you give her? Here are a few ideas:

Sibling Name Ideas:
Sisters: Alessandra, Bianca, Constance, Graciela, Magdalena, Noelle, Serena
Brothers: Antonio, Constantine, Leonardo, Matteo, Raul, Teodoro, Victor

Middle Name Ideas:
Luciana Claire
Luciana Pearl
Luciana Rose
Luciana Violet

As a Middle Name:
Ada Luciana
Emma Luciana
Maren Luciana
Vivian Luciana

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