English Girl Names by ViVi

In the Plymouth Colony of the seventeenth century, Thankful was the third most popular of the abstract word names. It disappeared after 1700 and has virtually no chance of returning.

Emily substitute, though it sounds like a child's mispronunciation of "enemy".

The combined inspiration of reggae master Bob and the dog-loving romp "Marley and Me" catapulted this name up the chart in recent years. But what goes up....

Hopelessly nerdy.

Obscure surname and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire place-name (where it's spelled Ferriby) makes a jaunty first. Placed in the public eye by Manhattan socialite Ferebee Bishop Taube.

And her sisters, Stormy and Sunny.

The great-great-aunt in the purple hat, singing jazz.

A rather formal British surname that originated as a place name in the county of Lancashire.

Brings Jennifer into the twenty-first century.

Not time yet for Thyme.

Latter-day Ashley that comes in a range of spelling variations. Ansley and Ainsley have both hit the Top 1000 in recent years.

She'd better be. Merry is one of the classic names for Christmas babies.

A bit too close to "quandary" and "queen".