Naming Winter 2013 Baby!!!
- Caia
Origin:
Latin, feminine variation of CaiusMeaning:
"to rejoice"Description:
Caia Caecilia was the Roman Goddess of fire and women. The name Caia would make a truly fresh alternative to the flagging Maya, with which it rhymes.
- Gentry
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"aristocracy"Description:
A distinctive surname that, despite its meaning, has a cowboy swagger, a la Autry.
- Grier
Origin:
Scottish, spelling variation of GreerMeaning:
"alert, watchful"Description:
The more popular Greer spelling might lean feminine, however, Grier sees more even distribution between the sexes. It is given to a small handful of babies each year, but for every one Grier, there are three Greers.
- Berkeley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"where birches grow"Description:
The Brits say BARK-lee, but we pronounce it the same as the name of the California college: either way it's quite pretentious and of another era.
- CALLAHAN