I am always 1 of at least 2 people in the room with my name. I hate that. I turn my head and they are talking to the other Lisa. Lisa was a super trendy name for a few decades and I am sure it will come back one day. Probably my grandchildren's generation. And that will be...
*So many*. Combine the popularity of Emma with that of Emily (even more common in my generation), and as soon as you shout, "Hey, Em!" into a room there's almost a guarantee that at least five young women's heads will snap up, thinking you've called her....
In 1292, 48 percent of Welsh names were patronymics (a name inherited from a father), and in some parishes over 70 percent. Other names were derived from nicknames, (rarely) occupational names, and a few non-hereditary personal names. Patronymic names changed from generation to generation, ...
Wren, a lilting songbird name, could be the next Robin. Wren entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2012 and is among the new wave of popularEnglish names for girls. Origin: Irish Meaning: "descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence" ...
The weepie was a huge box office hit and pop-culture phenomenon in the 1970s. Movie audiences really do like to cry. Name trend expert Linda Rosenkrantz said regarding the name, "The Jennifer epidemic came to signify a whole generation." Pictured: Jennifer (Ali McGraw) ...
French variation of English Ann and Hebrew Hannah Meaning: "grace" Description: The name of the sainted mother of the Virgin Mary was among the topgirls’ namesfor centuries, in both the original English Ann spelling and the French Anne. Both left the Top 100 around 1970 but Anne is still...
The Spring Equinox has just passed, and I’m planning on doing lots of gardening in the school holidays. So here’s a name suited to the season of new life and growth. Biblical Namesake Eveis derived from the Hebrew nameHawwah(in modern Hebrew,Chavah) which comes from both the word for...
Tamron Hall 09/15/1970 13 Tamron Hall was an American television news journalist who co-hosted the third hour of NBC's long-running "Today" (NBC, 1952- ) from 2014 to February of 2017. Born and raised in Texas, Hall always wanted to become a journalist. When it came time to enter ...
Patrick Baudry, first African-born man and second Frenchman in space Alan Bean, flew on Apollo 12 and was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. Robert L. Behnken Ivan Bella, first Slovak in space. Pavel Belyayev (1925–1970) Georgi Beregovoi (1921–1995) Anatoli Berezovoy Brian Binnie...
Amos is a robust biblical name that's being discovered by a new generation of parents in a major way. Amos Continued Amira Origin: Hebrew, Arabic Meaning: "princess" Description: This shimmery name, often given to girls born on the harvest feast of Shavuot, and also used in the Musl...