Archive for March, 2010

Name for today- March 17th

Amory

Amory is a boys name, it is Latin and German.

Its root is Amor thus it means loving person.

In German it mean industrious.

Amory was a hero from a F.Scott Fitzgerald novel.

Variants: Amati, Amery, Ames, Amias, Amice, Amiot, Amyas, Embry, Emory, Imray, Imrie,

Sources:

The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson.

http://nameberry.com/babyname/Amory

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Name for today- March 16th

Amadore

Amadore is a boys name, it is Latin and Greek.

In Latin it means love (amartio) and in Greek gift = gift of love.

There was a famous saint Amadour.

Variants: Amadis, Amado,Amando.

Sources: The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson.

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Name for today- March 15th

Alcander from the Greek “alkinoe” which means strong minded.

The Best Baby Name Book- by Louise Nicholson.

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Name for today- 14th March

Aiken

Aiken is a boys name, it is Old English and means made of oak.

In Northern England the name can mean “little Adam.”

Variants: Aickin, Aikin.

Nicknames: Ken.

Sources

The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson

http://nameberry.com/babyname/Aiken

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Name for 13th March

Alula

Alula is a girls name, its origins are Latin or Arabic.

In Latin it means ‘winged one,’ in Arabic it means ‘the first one/first leap.

Nicknames: Lu, Lula, Aly.

The alula is the freely moving first digit, a bird’s “thumb,” and is typically covered with three to five small feathers, with the exact number depending on the species. (Wikipedia)

Sources

The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson

http://nameberry.com/babyname/Alula

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alula

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Name for 12th March

Althea

Althea is a girls name, its origins is Greek.

Its stem is althein which means healthy

Variants: Elthia, Elthea, Altheya, Althelia, Althiaa, Eltheya, Eltha, Althaia, Althia, Altha, Altheda.

Nicknames: Thea, Al, Aly.

Althea is a botanical genus, its plants include hollyhock and marsh mallow

In Greek myth she was the mother of Meleager

Comments about Althea:

It has a pretty sound. Ali could be a possible nickname.

– Bethany 12/17/2006

I’ve heard people with this name just called Thea for short.

– lowcal historyan 11/15/2007

A very pretty name, in my opinion. Old-fashioned and elegant, too. The nickname ‘Thea’ is nice as well.

– Anonymous User  3/14/2008

Sources

The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson

http://www.behindthename.com/name/althea

http://www.behindthename.com/comment/search.php?terms=althea

http://www.babynamewizard.com/namipedia/girl/althea

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I have been loving

EVA and CLAIRE lately.

what have you been loving?

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The Herald- Births. Rose the new Lily???

Boys

Mackenzie Thomas (Lachlan)

Archie & Oliver

Murdo John

Taeo

James Dean (Taine & Corey)

Enzo Stefan

Rico Robert (Daragh)

Raymond Christopher

Carlos Kruno Waynne (Olivia & Sophie)

Theo Malcolm

Isiah Fin (Tayla & Taj)

Spencer (Sophie & Oscar)

Leo Adam (Austen & Dale)

Archie Kenneth James (Aria)

Blake Bennett (Jacob)

Tristan Colin (Tyler & Thomas)

Gus Michael (Lola)

Aidan Joshua (Cameron, Jacob & Ashley)

Victor James (Lewis)

Girls

Greta Belle (Azaria)

Isabella Lee (Lily)

Pipa Lily (Olivia & Solomon)

Nadia Jane (Sascha & Karl)

Elly (Christian & Noah)

Claire (Eva)

Atlanta

Milly Jeana (Rosie & George)

Trinity Rose Louise (BrockyAmelia Maie (Francesca)

Samara & Milena (Shea & Seb)

Francesca Belle Bronwyn (Maximilian & Bianca)

Pascale Lily Louise (Jasper & Max)

Ruby Jean (Rose)

Rose Della (Hugo)

Thea Grace

Molly Joyce (Charles)

Rose Elizabeth (Sean, Dominic & Johnny)

Alexa Grace (Stella)

Ava Simone

Mikayla (Tyrin)

Olympia Elizabeth

Ava Grey (Leo)

Molly Laura Rose (Connor & Logan)

Abby Amor

Multiples

Lillie Rhona, Jackson James & Willsher John.

Mikaela Jane & Kyle Abraham

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Cassius…

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Name for 11th March- Alika

Alika

Alika is a girls name, it is Nigerian, Swahli and Hawaiian.

It means girl so beautiful she outshines all others, in Hawaiian it means truthful and in Swahli it means most beautiful.

Variants: Alikee, Aliki, Alikah, Alica, Aleeki, Alliki, Alike, Aleka

Alika is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Sources

The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alika_(moth)

http://nameberry.com/babyname/Alika

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