Name of the Day: Guinevere

According to Arthurian legend, Guinevere was the beautiful wife of King Arthur who was said to have had a love affair with Sir Lancelot. Guinevere and Lancelot's alleged betrayal of Arthur was often considered as having led to the downfall of the kingdom. Although this Welsh name may not have the best associations, it is a gorgeous name with some great nickname possibilities such as Gwen, Gwyn and Vera.

(http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~n_lafreniere/womencharacters.html)

Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: White; fair; smooth
Pronunciation: GWEN-uh-veer or GWIN-uh-veer
Popularity: #2964 in 2010


Namesakes: Guinevere, queen consort of King Arthur


Middle Name Options: Guinevere Rosa, Guinevere Pearl, Guinevere Ruby, Guinevere Fiona, Guinevere Elle, Guinevere Violet, Guinevere Dahlia, Guinevere Lilith, Guinevere Alice, Guinevere Sophie






Information from behindthename.com, wikipedia.org

Name Sightings

Here are a couple of names of new babies born within the last couple of weeks in my area. What do you think?

(pregnancyandbaby.sheknows.com)

Reeve Brian

Cooper James & Cailyn Evans (twins)

Gweneth Claire

Reed James

Thomas Joseph

Hayden William Douglas

Leyton Conrad

Erin Leah

Grace Margaret

Matthew Camden

Jenna Mary

Laura Isabel

Liam James

Taylor Judy-Lynn

Ava Lillian

Carmen Rose

Noah Michael

Carlie Alice

Brien William

Elodie Adele

Henry Peter Christopher

Tyler James

Grayson Neil

Karissa Corinna Rose

Lucy Grace

Ryan Byron James

Rebecca Davy

Caitlyn Breanna

Mason Hayward

Clara Isabella

Luke Richard

Ethan Patrick

Jacob John

Jack Liam

Fintan Michael Earnest

Bridget Mary

Alexander James

Grace Elaine

Anna Michelle

Katherine Ann (Kate)

Elijah Walter

Myla Priscilla

Leslie Marion

Jackson William Donald

Kane Duncan

Kaitlyn Rose

Hillary Mary

Alex Jacob

Hudson James Gerald

Emily Grace

Benjamin Christopher John

Maya Rebecca

Aaron Patrick

Ian Cleveland

Lucas Edward Joseph

Reece Mathhew

Lily Catherine Marie

Andersen Jerry John

Jack Michael

Mackenzie Brenda Louise

Joshua Nicholas George

My favourites are Gweneth, Henry & Fintan :)

Beyond the top 5000: Girls (5000-5100)

Here is a list of names numbered 5000-5100 in the United States for 2010. I will do a follow up list later with more names.

5000. Lanna
5001. Leala
5002. Leeana
5003. Leeanne
5004. Lejla
5005. Leni
5006. Levi
5007. Linsey
5008. Loghan
5009. Lya
5010. Lyvia
5011. Madilynne
5012. Maiyah
5013. Maraya
5014. Marcy
5015. Marleen
5016. Marylin
5017. Maylene
5018. Meika
5019. Melaney
5020. Melyssa
5021. Meyah
5022. Miasia
5023. Michel
5024. Mikiyah
5025. Milca
5026. Morgen
5027. Myana
5028. Naina
5029. Nakiah
5030. Nataliah
5031. Nayelie
5032. Naziah
5033. Neena
5034. Neila
5035. Nicoletta
5036. Oceana
5037. Olympia
5038. Rahaf
5039. Rhylie
5040. Roselin
5041. Rosita
5042. Sahra
5043. Samuel
5044. Saydie
5045. Sayla
5046. Shamira
5047. Shelley
5048. Siana
5049. Siera
5050. Stephani
5051. Stori
5052. Sullivan
5053. Suraya
5054. Talayah
5055. Talaysia
5056. Taleen
5057. Teigan
5058. Teonna
5059. Teyanna
5060. Tiyanna
5061. Tula
5062. Vallery
5063. Vanya
5064. Wednesday
5065. Xaria
5066. Yamilette
5067. Yelitza
5068. Yisel
5069. Zabrina
5070. Zharia
5071. Aariana
5072. Adalyne
5073. Adi
5074. Adithi
5075. Adreana
5076. Alanie
5077. Aleisha
5078. Alexsa
5079. Amery
5080. Anely
5081. Annali
5082. Anthony
5083. Areanna
5084. Ariane
5085. Ashari
5086. Ashby
5087. Ashli
5088. Atziri
5089. Atziry
5090. Austen
5091. Avital
5092. Ayala
5093. Ayanah
5094. Belicia
5095. Brandie
5096. Breahna
5097. Brigette
5098. Caidyn
5099. Camrynn
5100. Carlin

Name of the Day: Greta

Todays name of the day is Greta. Greta is an old Greek name and is a short form of Margaret. It is very elegant, classic and ages very well. It was most popular in the 1930's mostly due to the Swedish actress Greta Garbo.

Greta Garbo (wikipedia.org)

Gender: Female

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Pearl

Pronunciation: GREH-tah

Popularity: #666 in 2010

Namesakes: Greta Garbo, Swedish actress

Middle Name Options: Greta Lorraine, Greta Maude, Greta Posey, Greta Penelope, Greta Lucille, Greta Ruby, Greta Beatrix, Greta Violet, Greta Pearl, Greta Cornelia

Most Popular Names In Austria

Here is a list of the 60 most popular baby names for each gender from Austria in 2010.

(internationaleducationmedia.com)

Girls
1. Anna
2. Sarah
3. Lena
4. Hannah
5. Leonie
6. Julia
7. Sophie
8. Laura
9. Marie
10. Lea
11. Katharina
12. Johanna
13. Emma
14. Lara
15. Lisa
16. Sophia
17. Mia
18. Viktoria
19. Valentina
20. Jana
21. Magdelena
22. Emily
23. Nina
24. Elena
25. Amelie
26. Clara
27. Emilia
28. Selina
29. Marlene
30. Alina
31. Theresa
32. Vanessa
33. Lilly
34. Luisa
35. Maja
36. Lina
37. Isabella
38. Helena
39. Emely
40. Jasmin
41. Miriam
42. Christina
43. Pia
44. Larissa
45. Franziska
46. Anja
47. Eva
48. Nora
49. Annika
50. Anna-Lena
51. Valerie
52. Maria
53. Paula
54. Melanie
55. Chiara
56. Elisa
57. Isabel
58. Natalie
59. Angelina
60. Carina

Boys
1. Lukas
2. Tobias
3. Maximilian
4. Alexander
5. David
6. Jonas
7. Simon
8. Jakob
9. Elias
10. Florian
11. Sebastian
12. Julian
13. Paul
14. Felix
15. Fabian
16. Leon
17. Raphael
18. Philipp
19. Moritz
20. Daniel
21. Matthias
22. Luca
23. Nico
24. Niklas
25. Michael
26. Samuel
27. Noah
28. Dominik
29. Gabriel
30. Benjamin
31. Johannes
32. Marcel
33. Lorenz
34. Thomas
35. Manuel
36. Valentin
37. Jan
38. Stefan
39. Konstantin
40. Christoph
41. Matteo
42. Leo
43. Kilian
44. Marco
45. Clemens
46. Andreas
47. Markus
48. Adrian
49. Martin
50. Fabio
51. Max
52. Oliver
53. Jonathan
54. Christian
55. Luis
56. Nicolas
57. Emil
58. Yannick
59. Tim
60. Ben

Information from behindthename.com

TV Names

If you're looking for inspiration for new names TV shows are a great place to start. I'm always looking at the names of characters from my favourite TV shows, and some of them have influenced the kind of names I like. Here are some of the names from popular TV shows.

"Temperance & Seeley" (indulgesweetness.blogspot.com)

Bones:

Temperance 

Brennan

Seeley

Jack 

Angela 

Lance 

Camille 

Caroline

Fringe:

Astrid

Peter 

Walter 

Olivia 

House:

Gregory

Chase

Remy

Hadley

Gossip Girl:

Blair 

Serena

Charles

Nate 

Ivy

Rufus

Lily 

Pretty Little Liars:

Ezra

Spencer

Aria

Hanna

Emily

Ella

Toby

Alison

The Big Bang Theory:

Leonard

Sheldon

Howard

Raj

Penny

Once Upon A Time:

Emma

Snow

Henry

Regina

James

Mary Margaret

Archie

Ruby

Cinderella

Friends:

Monica

Rachel

Chandler

Ross

Joey

Phoebe

Old Man Names

It seems like there are a lot of old lady names coming back in style, like Matilda, Hazel, Adelaide and Florence, to name a few. In my opinion there are still many old man names that seem a thing of the past now but have huge potential to be the next great vintage find. Some of these are being used more and more in the United Kingdom, but I've yet to see it catch on here in Canada. So what do you think - are any of these the next big thing?

Carl from Up (hollywoodchicago.com)

Alfred

Alvin

Arnold

Arthur

Barney

Basil

Bernard

Bert

Calvin

Carl

Clarence

Clement

Clifford

Donald

Douglas

Earle

Earnest

Edmund

Ernie

Eugene

Ezra

Floyd 

Francis

Frank

Franklin

Garfield

Garrett 

George

Gilbert

Gregory

Grover

Harold

Harry

Harvey

Howard

Ira

Leonard

Lester

Lloyd

Louis

Martin

Marvin

Mel

Milton

Monty

Morris

Mortimer

Nelson

Nigel

Oscar

Otis

Otto

Percy

Perry

Ralph

Rufus

Sheldon

Stanley

Victor

Waldo

Wallace

Walter

Wilbur

Wilfred

Willie

Winston