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Hi Jennifer!
I love your site; it’s Internet candy for me! I have a quick question about my middle name: Alyda. It’s tough to find name meanings for it and I have no idea what the origin of it is.
→ full articleDear Babynames.com,
I love reading the naming blogs, BUT I have to say my #1 pet peeve is when the “experts” advise not to use a name that is going to cause your child to spell it. → full article
Hi Jennifer,
My husband and I have a last name ending in –er so I always said I would NEVER name a child something ending in –er to avoid the rhyming sound. Lately, I’ve been hung up on Trent and he’s liking Dexter…I actually don’t think it sounds as rhyming as a lot of other –er names and actually do like it, but I’m not sure I like the idea of telling our son we came up with his name from a serial killer on TV. → full article
Hi Jennifer,
My husband and I have been arguing lately over what to name the boy we’re expecting. I like generic names since my name is Chaesyn (like Chasen) and no one knows how to spell it or even say it. → full article
Hi Jennifer!
Hello Jennifer,
I recently lost my great-grandmother over the holiday season. A woman I loved very much and am honoured to be named after. However, since her passing I’ve been doing an abundance of family research. → full article
Hi Jenni,
I was wonder what you think of the name Skyley for a girl? It’s going to pronounce like skylee it just the spelling is different.
Stephanie V.
Dear Stephanie,
First, my name is Jennifer. → full article
Hi Jennifer,
I was wondering what you thought of the name Adderley for a girl, nicknamed Addy. It’s the name of a street in my hometown.
Thanks!
Molly
Dear Molly,
I like it, and the fact that you associate it with a good memory. → full article
Hi Jennifer,
My question is: Do you know the meaning of Evuska? I was told it is basically my own name (Evelyn) in Slovak. Could you in some way verify this for me?
→ full articleHi Jennifer,
We are having a baby girl soon and have not picked a name. I just read the ya-ya sisterhood and fell in love with Siddalee.
I can not find its meaning anywhere. → full article
Jennifer,
I was wondering if you know the meaning of the name Bellamy? I noticed the name after actress Bellamy Young appeared on the TV show Scandal and I couldn’t find a meaning anywhere. → full article
