Guilty Pleasures :)

  1. Schuyler
    • Origin:

      Dutch
    • Meaning:

      "scholar"
    • Description:

      Originally a Dutch surname, imported by the early Dutch colonists, has been all but overpowered by the phonetic spellings in the US -- Skyler for boys and Skylar for girls. With the surnames-as-first-names trend, however, and the popularity of the Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, which features the Schuyler sisters, perhaps Schuyler might receive some more interest in the coming years.
  2. Androcles
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "glorious man"
    • Description:

      Mythological name with a fabulous meaning. Sure it's weighty, but so is Aphrodite; Andy is an easy nickname choice to make this name more wearable in the classroom.
  3. Isabelline
    • Origin:

      Variation of Isabella and color name
    • Description:

      With the popularity of Isabella, you might think of Isabelline as a further elaboration -- though it would be the definition of gilding the lily. But Isabelline is also a color, an amorphous pale yellow-gray-cream most often seen in horses' coats or birds' plumage.
  4. Paciencia
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "patience"
    • Description:

      See PATIENCE.
  5. Pemberley