Monday, June 25, 2012

Z-Names

There's a fine line one must walk with "z" names. Many are original, fresh, and very wearable. Others are unusual to the point of being unpleasant or just bizarre. Here are a few I like:
Girls:
- Zoe: Fairly common, but entirely lovely
- Zinnia: One of my favorite flower names!
- Zipporah: Exotic and fun, and biblical too, though I'd probably never use it myself!
- Zaylie: Kind of cutsey, but it's a more grown up version of the popular "Kaylie"

Boys:
- Zebedee: How awesome is this?!
- Zeke: Short and manly, and a great nickname for "Ezekiel"
- Zach/Zachary: Certainly common, but it's a more modern classic
- Zachariah: A more unusual take on the previous name
- Zane: I have a thing for wild west names

Do you have any additions?

Friday, June 8, 2012

Short and Sweet

I just adore one syllable sweet and strong names. You would think that the fancier, more syllable-ier names would be the most feminine, but there's something very soft and girly about the following names, even without all the frills. They stand out in their own understated way amongst the Isabellas and other elaborate classics that are so common today:

- Lane
- Tess
- Nell
- Quinn
- Faye
- Sloane
- Rae

Friday, June 1, 2012

Guys and Gals

There are very few names that I consider to be truly gender neutral. Out of those names, there are even fewer that I actually like for both genders. Here are a few:
-Morgan: While this name is probably better on a girl these days, I think quite a few boys can pull it off as well. The shortened form "Morg" is definitely better on a guy.
-Jordan: A strong name for a boy, it manages to be feminine for a girl. That takes skill.
- Nature names: River, Sage, Aspen, etc. A lot of word names work for both genders. I'm not that into word names, but I could see any of these three on a baby boy or girl.

Do you have any favorite interchangeable options?