by Linda Rosenkrantz
I can tell you from personal experience that L is a lovely initial for a girl to have. It looks great written in script, it has an appealingly lilting sound, especially with a second L-syllable, and of course it’s the letter of love.
by Sophie Kihm
Dad Names, like Dad Clothes and Dad Jokes, are total classics. We’re all familiar with them—sometimes to the point of exhaustion. They’re common among middle-aged men—those who are experienced fathers, but not yet old enough to be grandfathers. Most importantly, they’re not trendy among babies born today. The names on this list were most popular in the 1970s in their respective countries.
Just like baby names today, Dad Names vary from country to country. What sounds dated and dad-ish in Norway may be fresh and youthful in the US. So even if the names from your home country make you think of corny jokes, white sneakers and Hawaiian shirts (or whatever your cultural equivalent is), know that somewhere else in the world, it’s a novel idea for a baby boy.
Here are forty-five quintessential Dad Names from around the world:
by Linda Rosenkrantz
Not many parents dream of their kids growing up to be philosophers. And yet there’s something to be said for namesakes who have pondered the universe, searching for meaning: the big thinkers with big ideas.
These philosopher names come from a diversity of periods and cultures. And if some of them sound too esoteric, bear in mind that Aristotle, Sophocles and Plato are used regularly as everyday names in modern Greece.
So here are 14 of the most usable, together with their philosophical isms.
This week’s news includes red-hot Italian names, the royal baby name aftermath, and some of the most beautiful place names in the North East.
This week’s news includes celebrity baby names you might just want to use, baby name dilemmas to consider, and more occupational names than you can shake a stick at!
