My Favorite Girl Names July 2017

Tulip

Flower name, from Persian

"turban"

One of the most unusual flower names, Tulip is cute but tough to pull off as a first. It has some celebrity cred via Charlie Tamara Tulip, twin daughter of Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell. It…

Wellesley

English

"the farm amonst the willows"

Even if you'd like your daughter to attend the venerable women's college, don't saddle her with this pretentious British surname.

Aberdeen

Scottish place-name

This undiscovered Scottish port city name has a nice, upbeat feel and lots of good nickname possibilities.