Favorite Names

A list of my favorite names.
  1. AspenHeart
    • Origin:

      Nature and place-name
    • Description:

      Aspen is part of two groups of stylish and unique baby names: nature names and place-names. The name of a graceful tree in the poplar family with heart-shaped leaves so delicate they quiver in the gentlest breeze, Aspen is also the name of a trendy Colorado ski resort. Aspen started as a unisex name possibility but now is much more frequently worn by girls.
  2. AstridHeart
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian
    • Meaning:

      "divinely beautiful"
    • Description:

      Astrid is derived from the name Ástríðr, which is made up of the Old Norse elements that mean "god" and "beautiful." Astrid has been a Scandinavian royal name since the tenth century, and many people associated it with the Swedish author of the Pippi Longstocking stories, Astrid Lindgren. Related names include Asta, a diminutive used throughout Scandinavia, and Astride, the French form. Despite their similarities, Astrid is unrelated to Astra, a Latin name meaning "of the stars."
  3. AstleyHeart
    • BeckHeart
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "small stream"
      • Description:

        The popular single-named alternative singer (born Bek) has given this cool nature-meets-surname name a new lease of life. Another notable bearer is Beck Weathers, a Texan pathologist who survived the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, which was covered in the book and film Into Thin Air.
    • BellamyHeart
      • Origin:

        English and Irish from French
      • Meaning:

        "fine friend"
      • Description:

        Bellamy is a surname name with an admirable meaning and upbeat rhythm, similar to jovial choices like Rafferty, Barnaby and Willoughby.
    • BenjaminHeart
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "son of the right hand"
      • Description:

        Benjamin is a biblical name that has enjoyed widespread favor for decades, ranking in the US Top 50 for almost half a century and the Top 10 since 2015. One of those golden boys' names that feels traditional as well as sensitive and stylish, Benjamin has the further advantage of the friendly, accessible nickname Ben.
    • BritainHeart
      • CabotHeart
        • Origin:

          French
        • Meaning:

          "to sail"
        • Description:

          Cabot is an attractive English surname associated with the daring early Italian-born British explorer known as John Cabot; his birth name was Giovanni Caboto.
      • CarsonHeart
        • Origin:

          English and Scottish surname
        • Meaning:

          "son of the marsh dwellers"
        • Description:

          Carson is one of the most long-running popular androgynous baby names, with a dash of the Wild West via the legendary Missouri frontiersman Kit Carson. Dating back to when it was the name of Nancy Drew's Dad, Carson is still steadily in the Top 100 baby names.

          Current Carsons include TV personalities Carson Daly and Carson Kressley, and Pro Bowl quarterback Carson Palmer. Carson Wells was the bounty hunter character played by Woody Harrelson in No Country for Old Men, and Carson is the name chosen by actress Kathryn Erbe for her son.

      • CarsonHeart
        • Origin:

          English and Scottish surname
        • Meaning:

          "son of the marsh dwellers"
        • Description:

          Very popular surname choice — it's in the Boys' Top 100 — beginning to catch on for girls. First female association: novelist Carson McCullers.
      • CarterHeart
        • Origin:

          English occupational name
        • Meaning:

          "cart maker or driver"
        • Description:

          One of the surname names for boys on its way to becoming unisex, this name broke into the Top 1000 for the first time in 2013 for girls. While it sounds masculine to us, because of its two-syllable er-ending sound so trendy with boys’ names, many parents apparently disagree.
      • ChanHeart
        • Origin:

          Cambodian
        • Meaning:

          "sweet-smelling tree"
        • Description:

          Common Asian surname also works as a first, as with the singer Chan Marshall, also known as Cat Power (and born Charlyn).
      • CordeliaHeart
        • Origin:

          Latin; Celtic
        • Meaning:

          "heart; daughter of the sea"
        • Description:

          Cordelia is exactly the kind of old-fashioned, grown-up name for girls that many parents are seeking for their daughters today. The name of King Lear's one sympathetic daughter, Cordelia has both style and substance along with its Shakespearean pedigree.
      • ClarkHeart
        • DarcyHeart
          • Origin:

            Irish or French
          • Meaning:

            "dark one, or from Arcy, or from the fortress"
          • Description:

            Delicate ballerina name with grace, charm, and heft courtesy of Jane Austen's Mr.
        • DeanHeart
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "church official"
          • Description:

            Like many passé boys' names, this one sounds fresh again for girls.
        • EdisonHeart
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "son of Edith or Adam"
          • Description:

            This rhythmic last-name-first-name projects the creativity and inventiveness of Thomas Edison. It's an English surname deriving from either Adam or Eda, a medieval diminutive of Edith.
        • EilidhHeart
          • Origin:

            Gaelic form of Eleanor
          • Description:

            Long popular in Scotland, this attractive name is strictly-speaking the Gaelic version of Eleanor, but is also often considered part of the Helen family of names. After the Normans introduced it into the British Isles, it was transformed into Aileen or Evelyn. It has rarely been heard in the US, but it is slowly starting to be used here too.
        • ElisabettaHeart
          • Origin:

            Italian variation of Elizabeth
          • Meaning:

            "pledged to God"
          • Description:

            This version softens, feminizes, and glamorizes the long-time favorite. A fresh way to honor Grandma Betty. Elizabetta is a variation.
        • EllisonHeart
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "son of Ellis"
          • Description:

            Updates Allison—which everyone will misunderstand it as. But it's definitely a fresh spin on the Ellie names, and a rising surname name choice for girls. It made its first appearance on the US Top 1000 in 2013.