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#Micaela debuted in the SSA db in 1895. It was not popular until 1992 when it took off thanks to "Dr. Mike" in the series "Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman." Since then, 142 spellings were added in the db, the last, Makaiyla, in 2012. It's the name with the 3rd most spellings in the db. #Makayla soon...

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Top 100 names for girls in England & Wales for 2023, grouped by spelling (most used spelling listed here). When grouped by spelling, the top 10 doesn't change much, but farther down, Maya/Maia, Aria/Arya, Sara/h, and esp. Alaya, Amira, & Elena get a boost. Full list here: tinyurl.com/4c9ztad9

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Names that sound related but aren't: Olivia, Livia, Liv. Olivia was invented by Shakespeare for the play 12th Night, possibly based on Oliva or Oliver. Livia is a fem. form of Livius, a Roman name meaning perhaps "envy" or "blue". Liv is from Old Norse hlif meaning "protection." #names #babynames

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Names you didn't know were related! Clovis, Lewis, & Aloysius. All stem from Ludwig (Germanic, "famous" + "battle") via the Latin form Ludovicus. #names #babynanes #onomastics #boynames

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

A friend recently named her baby River because she wanted something unisex. Is River a truly unisex name? It's used for both boys and girls, but consistently has been more popular for boys over the years. #names #babynames #river

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Most name-derived surnames come from male names, like Davis (David), Anderson (Andrew) etc., but there are a few from female names. Some are both (e.g., Ellery, which can also come from Hilarius/Hilary). Some are from no longer used names , like the Anglo-Saxon Sely meaning "happy". #names #surnames

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Names that sound related but aren't: Wayne & Dwayne. Wayne is an English surname meaning "wagon maker." Dwayne started out Duane, an anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Dubhán, from a first name meaning "dark haired." The spelling #Dwayne was influenced in the 20th century by #Wayne. #babynames

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

Curious about #Christine? Ever wonder if there are more girls named #Christina than #Kristy? How about #Kristin vs. #Kristen? Well wonder no more... here is the complete history of Chris- names in the USA! tinyurl.com/2p9hw3tu #names #babynames #girlnames

submitted 180 days ago • 0 comments

Here are all the boys and girls names that debuted in the SSA database in 2023. Some highlights (boys): Nylon, Italy, Zorro, Risen, Trophy (girls):Luxuri, Loveleigh, Khemistri, Kurrency, Illuminada, Trulove, Energy, Kindness, Excellence. #babynames #uniquenames #boynames #girlnames #names

submitted 191 days ago • 0 comments

I have grouped the 2023 Girls Names in the USA by spelling. Check out the full list here! tinyurl.com/2023-Girls #babynames #popularnames #names #girlnames #namespelling

submitted 192 days ago • 0 comments

I have grouped the top 6000 or so boys names in the USA by spelling. See the Whole list here: tinyurl.com/2023-boys

submitted 192 days ago • 0 comments

Namenerds can't get to their X account, so here we are on Blue Sky!

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