Flora

The beautiful, feminine name Flora is brought to you today in light of our previous post that featured The Very Best F Names for Boys and Girls.

As a name, Flora has been in use since the Renaissance era in France. Diminutives of the name include Flo, Floretta, Florrie and Floella. In Dutch, Flora is known as Floor or Floortje. The French call her Flore and Florette, Hungarians say Flóra while the Welsh use Fflur.

Flora could be used as a nickname for Florence but the two aren't actually related since they come from different roots. Another similar name is Fleur which is French for Flower; there's also Fleurette, a diminutive of Fleur.

Flora

It's no surprise that this lovely name comes from the Latin word flos meaning "flower".  Flora was the goddess of flowers and the season of spring according to Roman mythology. She was the wife of Favonius, who was the west wind and bringer of light spring and early summer breezes. This couple's Greek equivalent is Chloris and Zephyrus or Zephyr.

The goddess Flora had her own festival called Floralia that would take place from April 28th to May 3rd in celebration of the renewal of life during springtime. Flora achieved more prominence during the Renaissance era than she ever did in ancient Rome.

Flora has ranked recently at #404 in England/Wales, #178 in France and #29 in Hungary. In the US, Flora has been in constant use since 1880. She enjoyed a popularity peak from roughly 1913-1931 before usage declined. This name fell off the Top 1000 chart in 1972 and remains there today. It ranked down at #1513 in the year 2013 when 144 baby girls were given the name. The good news, though, is that this name fits the 100 Year Rule.

According to that rule, old-fashioned names become fresh again and experience a revival of usage roughly 90-110 years after their initial peak of popularity. In this case, Flora did its best in 1920 with 1,566 births. In the next 5 years leading up to 2020, Flora may just receive a small boost in usage. However, it could take another ten years or so to see a definite rise since this is just an approximate and theorized timeline. There is always a chance that it may not occur at all. Either way, Flora has the potential to rejoin the Top 1000 names chart.

What do you think of the name Flora?

If you're interested in this lovely, under-the-radar, vintage name, perhaps these sibling and middle name ideas would also be helpful:

Sibling Name Ideas:
Sisters: Ada, Caroline, Hazel, Leona, Olive, Sylvie, Viola
Brothers: August, Calvin, Ferdinand, Hugh, Julius, Milo, Rupert

Middle Name Ideas:
Flora Cecily
Flora Mae
Flora Lucille
Flora Vivienne

As a Middle Name:
Elizabeth Flora
June Flora
Penelope Flora
Serenity Flora

Know anyone with this name? Share your thoughts on the name Flora in the comments below!

Source | Source
Photo: Primavera- Flora, the goddess of flowers and the season of spring.
Artist: Sandro Botticelli. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence - circa 1482

The Very Best F Names for Boys and Girls

You have been searching for the perfect baby name for months now. Your little one is due soon and remains nameless. You've been through the name books and you've browsed endless webpages and yet you cannot settle on a name.

It may feel a bit funny to finally focus on a specific letter, but I figure if you found your new favorite name on a fresh list like this, you'll finally feel free to move forward and be satisfied with your perfect name find! Forgive me. Fact is, I'm fascinated by the letter F!

Here are some fabulous names that start with F! 25 for girls and 25 for boys.  I hope you fall for a favorite! 

Share your thoughts on these F names in the comment section below! Which do you love most? 

Fabiana                        Faith Fallon Farrah Fatima Fauna Faustine Fawn Faye Felicia Felicity Fern Fernanda Finlay Finola Fiona Fiorella Flavia Fleur Flora Florence Frances Francesca Frederica Freya

Fabian Farrell Felix Ferdinand Ferguson Findlay Finley Finn Finnegan Finnian Finnick Flannery Fletcher Florian Flynn Ford Forrest Fox Francis Francisco Franklin Fraiser Frederick Fritz Frost

Find a winner? If not, don't fret. Remember that this is a 26-part series, if F isn't your letter after all, there are plenty more names to come!  Use the links below to browse all the featured letters!

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Annabelle, Juliette & Tessa: The Best Double-Letter Girl Names

Naming traditions come in a variety of forms. Perhaps everyone in your family has a name with double-letters within it and you're looking for a name that hasn't been taken yet. There are hundreds of names out there that will fit this criteria but to simplify the process, this article lists up to ten of the best names per letter.

Below are some of the most attractive names for baby girls that contain double letters. Be sure to follow the links below for a list that's even more extensive than this one.

Which of the follow names do you like the most? Do you have a favorite double letter?

A:
Aaliyah

B:
Abbey, Abbigail, Abby, Bobbie, Debbie, Gabby, Libby, Robbin, Tabby, Tabbitha

C:
Accalia, Becca, Rebecca, Ricci, Toccara

D:
Addalyn, Addie, Addison, Edda, Haddasha, Haddie, Hedda, Maddalena, Maddie, Siddalee

E:
Aimee, Cathleen, Desiree, Eileen, Greer, Jubilee, Leela, Maureen, Reese, Teegan
Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-E names for girls!

F:
Buffy, Effie, Ffion, Fflur, Raffaela, Saffron, Steffany, Tiffany

G:
Maggie, Meggan, Meggie, Peggy, Reggie

K:
Mikki, Nikki, Onekka, Rebekka, Rikki, Vikki

L:
Annabelle, Calliope, Estella, Gabrielle, Isabelle, Jillian, Lilly, Molly, Raphaella, Willow
Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-L names for girls!

M:
Cammie, Emma, Emmanuelle, Emmeline, Emmylou, Fiammetta, Gemma, Jemma, Summer, Tammy

N:
Arianna, Cheyenne, Georgianna, Hannah, Julianne, Lucienne, Rhiannon, Susannah, Vienna, Yvonne
Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-N names for girls!

O:
Brooke, Brooklyn, Moon, Noor, Oona, Rooney, Sookie, Zooey

P:
Apple, Filippa, Guiseppa, Pepper, Philippa, Pippa, Poppy, Sapphira, Tzipporah, Xanthippe

R:
Arrietty, Carrigan, Farrah, Harriet, Kirra, Lorraine, Sherry, Sierra, Sparrow, Terra
Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-R names for girls!

S:
Alessandra, Alyssa, Cassidy, Cressida, Hadassah, Jessica, Larissa, Odessa, Tessa, Vanessa
Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-S names for girls!

T:
Antoinette, Cosette, Elisabetta, Henrietta, Juliette, Loretta, Mattea, Ottilie, Scarlett, Violetta
Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-T names for girls!

V:
Evvie, Livvy, Vivviana

X: 
Alexxia

Z:
Azizza, Azzurra, Clarizza, Dezzy, Izzy, Jazzlynn, Jazzmin, Kezziah, Kizzy, Lizzie

Which of the above do you like best? Can you think of any that could be added? Don't miss the previous article regarding The Best Double-Letter Boy Names!

Bennett, Harrison & William: The Best Double-Letter Boy Names

There are many names out there that contain double-letters within them. This is a collection of the very best of these names per letter of the alphabet for boys. Some letters have limited options and others don't have any because it just doesn't work in accordance with the alphabet and the English language.

Compiled below are the most attractive names per double-letter. The catch is that each letter has been limited to ten names. There may be more options out there but for the sake of space, they aren't all included on this list.

The following names are some of the better options available. If you're in search of a double-lettered name, this list is for you!:

A:
Aaden, Aaron, Canaan, Isaac

B:
Abbott, Bobby, Cobb, Gibb, Gibby, Robb, Robby, Webb

C:
Breccan, Lucca, McCoy, Morocco, Niccolo, Rocco, Zacchaeus

D:
Addison, Eddie, Freddie, Judd, Madden, Maddox, Teddy, Thaddeus, Todd, Vadden

E:
Creed, Keegan, Keenan, Lee, Leeland, Reed, Reese, Reeve, Seeley, Tennessee

F:
Christoffer, Geoffrey, Griffin, Heathcliff, Jefferson, Jeffrey, Kristoff, Raffaello, Rafferty, Steffan

G:
Briggs, Diggory, Gregg, Iggy, Jagger, Reggie, Taggart, Viggo, Ziggy

K:
Mikkel, Mikko, Nikko

L:
Apollo, Callum, Cillian, Dashiell, Elliott, Kellan, Maxwell, Phillip, Sullivan, William
Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-L names for boys!

M:
Emmanuel, Emmett, Hammond, Jimmy, Mohammed, Sammie, Timmy, Tommy,

N:
Bennett, Connor, Finn, Flynn, Johnny, Kenneth, Lennon, Quinn, Tanner, Tennyson
Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-N names for boys!

O:
Booker, Boone, Brooks, Cooper, Elwood, Haywood, Woodrow, Woody

P:
Philippe, Pippin, Sheppard, Tripp, Zeppelin

R: 
Barrett, Derrick, Ferris, Garrett, Harrison, Jarred, Merrick, Pierre, Terrence, Warren
Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-R names for boys!

S:
Alessandro, Cassius, Douglass, Jesse, Massimo, Odysseus, Ross, Russell, Ulysses, Wesson

Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-S names for boys!

T:

Atticus, Beckett, Everett, Hutton, Jett, Matthew, Otto, Rhett, Scott, Wyatt

Click here to view a more extensive list of Double-T names for boys!

X:

Daxx, Jaxxon, Maxx

Z:

Azzo, Buzz, Chazz, Izzy, Jazz, Ozzie, Tazz, Uzziah

Which of the above do you like best? Can you think of any that could be added? Be sure to check out The Best Double-Letter Girl Names too!

Emmett

To go along with the article regarding The Very Best E Names for Boys and Girls, today's featured name is Emmett.

Emmett is rather unique because it is a male name that is derived from a female name. Masculinization doesn't happen very often in names whereas there are many feminized names such as Josephine from Joseph or Philippa from Philip.  Emmett comes from Emma.

Originally Emmett comes from an English surname that was derived from a diminutive of Emma.  Emma comes from the Germanic element ermen (or possibly ermin or irmin) which mean "whole" or "universal".

In history, Emma was the daughter of Richard, Duke of Normandy. She introduced the name to England when she married King Ethelrede and later King Canute. This was way back in the 11th century and caused the name Emma to be very popular at the time along with short forms Em and Emm.

Emmot was also a recorded variant derived from Emma. There's also a place called Emmott in Lancashire which was recorded as "Emot" in 1296 which may come from the 7th Century Old English word "eagemot" meaning "junction of streams". [source]

As a baby name, Emmett has been in regular usage since 1880 but it has never been as popular as it is today. It received its first surge of popularity between 1915 and 1925 but declined in usage again until the mid-2000s when it skyrocketed. In 2013, there were 2,336 boys named Emmett which ranked the name at #173 in the US.

With the potential nicknames of Em, Emy, Mit and Mitty, the male name Emmett is a handsome choice for a modern boy. This name is currently on the rise and will likely gain more popularity in the years to come. If you're considering this name, here are some ideas for sibling names and middle names:

Sibling Name Ideas:
Sisters: Amelia, Daphne, Elodie, Isla, Matilda, Rowena, Zoe
Brothers: Archer, Fletcher, Graham, Henry, Miles, Owen, Reuben

Middle Name Ideas:
Emmett Alexander
Emmett Carter
Emmett George
Emmett James
Emmett Lincoln
Emmett William

As a Middle Name:
Blake Emmett
Conrad Emmett
Harrison Emmett
Leo Emmett
Quentin Emmett
Walter Emmett

What do you think of Emmett? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

The Very Best E Names for Boys and Girls

Everyone needs a name. Every parent must choose the perfect moniker for every baby they have. Even though it sounds easy, actually narrowing down names and choosing one is no simple task, especially when parents feel bombarded by an endless supply of names in baby name books and on websites.

Enough stressing out about it. Each of the names on the lists below were handpicked to ease your selection process. Either you find the perfect E name here, or you wait until next week to see if F is your letter.

Expect to finally end this long naming process, though, because you are oh so very close to discovering the name.  Experiment with some of the names below by pairing them with your favorite middle names. Everyone finds an excellent name eventually!

Explaining why you love a specific name isn't necessary, but feel free to share which ones caught your eye in the comment section below! Enjoy! 

Edith                      Elaine Eleanor Elizabeth Ella Ellen Elodie Eloise Elowen Ember Emilia Emily Emma Emmeline Erica Erin Esme Esmeralda Estella Esther Eugenie Eulalia Eva Evangeline Everly

Easton Edmund Edward Edwin Eleazar Eli Elias Elijah Elliott Ellison Emile Emmanuel Emmett Enzo Erasmus Eric Ernest Ethan Eugene Evan Evander Everett Ewan Ezekiel Ezra

Each of these names are great, but if the perfect one isn't on this page, perhaps you should check out our other lists by using the links below!

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Blooming Springtime Names for Baby Girls

Today is the first day of spring and what is spring without flowers and sunshine? If you're expecting a baby girl this season, perhaps you are searching for the perfect name to fit the occasion.  Look no further than this list!

There are plenty of applicable nature names that would be beautiful on a spring-born baby girl. Here are some of the lovelier options:

Amaryllis
Azalea
Aya - "bird"
Beryl - A sea-green stone
Birdie
Blossom
Bluebell
Brooke
Calla
Chloe - "Green shoot"
Daffodil
Dahlia
Daisy
Dawn
Deborah - "bee"
Emerald
Fleur
Flora
Hyacinth
Iris
Ivy
Jade - A green stone
Lilac
Lily
Magnolia
Orchid
Peony
Peridot - A green stone
Petunia
Phyllida - "Green bough"
Poppy
Primrose
Rain
Robin
Rose
Spring
Sunny
Sunshine
Tulip
Violet

Here are other ideas relating to spring, newness, and Easter that would apply and make for less-obvious but still lovely springtime names:

Anastasia - "Resurrection" (Greek)
April / Avril - A spring month
Aurora - "Dawn" (Latin)
Aviva - "Spring" (Hebrew)
Florence - "Blooming, Flourishing" (Latin)
Gen - "Spring" (Japanese)
Laverna - "Born in the Spring" (Latin)
May / Mae - A spring month
Midori - "Green" (Japanese)
Nouvel - "New" (French)
Nova - "New" (Latin)
Primavera - "Spring" (Italian)
Verde - "Green" (Spanish)
Verna - "Springtime" (Latin)
Zelenka - "Green" (Czech)

Which of the above names do you like most? Would you use any? Share your thoughts in the comments below!