Melissapatterson0803's list "Girl list" of 3 great name ideas: Harper - Adeline!

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You might think of Harper as the hottest name of the last decade, jumping from obscurity to the Top 10, where it remained until last year.
 
Victoria and David Beckham's choice of Harper for their youngest child and only daughter in 2011 did much to catapult the name to stardom. Some reports say Harper was named after a character on Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place, her brother's favorite show, while other say she was named after Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird, her mom's favorite book.
 
Those two influences definitely helped propel Harper up the popularity list in general. Plus Harper is a member of the trendy group of occupational surnames turned first names for both genders, including Taylor, Parker, Mason, and Skylar.
 
Harper has been a shooting star in the celebrisphere, chosen first by Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulis, followed by Lisa Marie Presley, David Spade, Dave Grohl, Martie Maguire, Tiffani Thiessen, Bill Hader and Neil Patrick Harris. Singer Paul Simon used it for his son more than 50 years ago.
 
While Harper was used near-exclusively for boys in the 1800s and remains technically unisex, in reality it's used today overwhelmingly for girls. More than 8000 baby girls were named Harper in the US last year, versus only 138 baby boys.

Harper

Emily may have dropped somewhat in the current standings, but it was the most popular American girl name for over a decade in the 90s and 2000s, likely because it appeals on many levels. It's classic, simple, pretty, and strong, with great literary namesakes (Emily Dickinson and Emily Brontë) and the potential for nicknames Emmy, Milly, Mimi, and Em.
 
A relative of Emil and Emilia, the name was derived from the Roman Aemilia, which likely evolved from the Latin word aemulus, meaning "rival". While this may feel like a negative meaning, you could interpret "rival" as meaning to "match, equal, or to emulate" something or someone — or you could even see it as a name to inspire a sense of hard work, ambition, and striving.
 
Despite their similarities, Amelia and Emma have separate origins to Emily: both are Germanic,, meaning "work" and "universal" respectively.
 
Modern Emilys in the spotlight include a number of actresses — Emily Blunt, Emily Mortimer, Emily Deschanel — and even Emma Stone was christened Emily. Outside of the spotlight, Emily remains a favorite, ranking in the Top 100 in Australia, Austria, England and Wales, Ireland, Canada, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Switzerland, and the US in a recent year.
 
Love Emily but want a less popular choice? You could try Romilly, Emerence, Elodie, or Cecily.

Emily

Adeline has a lovely, old-fashioned "Sweet Adeline" charm, but has become so popular in the US under so many spellings and variations — with Adalynn and Adalyn also popular — that considered together it is far more popular than it first seems. Adorable nickname Addie is also pervasive.
 
Adeline originated as a French diminutive of Adele, which came from the Germanic root adal, meaning "noble." Adeline was introduced to England by the Normans in the eleventh century, was very common during the Middle Ages, then vanished until the Victorian Gothic revival. Common variants of Adeline include Adalynn, Adalyn, Adelyn, Adelynn, Adelina, and Adaline.
 
Adeline was introduced to England by the Normans in the eleventh century, was very common during the Middle Ages, then vanished until the Victorian Gothic revival.
 
The song "Sweet Adeline" Is an old barbershop quartet favorite. JFK's grandfather, John F. Fitzgerald, mayor of Boston, made it his theme song, and Mickey Mouse serenaded Minnie with it in a 1929 cartoon.
 
Pronounced ad-a-line in America, it's usually ad-a-LEEN in France.

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