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Top Fifty Names for Sweden (Girls)

12 Monday Mar 2012

Posted by Bree in names, popular, Swedish

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The common Blackbird, Sweden's national bird, by Marco Hebing

1. Maja
2. Alice
3. Julia
4. Linnéa
5. Wilma
6. Ella
7. Elsa
8. Emma
9. Alva
10. Olivia
11. Molly
12. Ebba
13. Klara
14. Nellie
15. Agnes
16. Isabelle
17. Ida
18. Elin
19. Ellen
20. Moa
21. Emilia
22. Nova
23. Alma
24. Saga
25. Amanda
26. Isabella
27. Lilly
28. Alicia
29. Astrid
30. Matilda
31. Tilde
32. Tuva
33. Stella
34. Elvira
35 Felicia
36. Tyra
37. Hanna
38. Sara
39. Vera
40. Thea
41. Freja
42. Lova
43. Meja
44. Selma
45. Signe
46. Ester
47. Lovisa
48. Ellie
49. Lea
50. Tilda

Top Fifty Names for Sweden (Boys)

07 Wednesday Mar 2012

Posted by Bree in popular, Swedish

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1. Oscar
2. William
3. Lucas
4. Elias
5. Alexander
6. Hugo
7. Oliver
8. Theo
9. Liam
10. Leo
11. Erik
12. Viktor
13. Emil
14. Isak
15. Axel
16. Filip
17. Anton
18. Gustav
19. Edvin
20. Vincent
21. Arvid
22. Albin
23. Ludvig
24. Melvin
25. Noah
26. Charlie
27. Max
28. Elliot
29. Viggo
30. Alvin
31. Alfred
32. Adam
33. Theodor
34. Olle
35. Wilmer
36. Benjamin
37. Simon
38. Nils
39. Noel
40. Jacob
41. Leon
42. Rasmus
43. Kevin
44. Linus
45. Casper
46. Gabriel
47. Jonathan
48. Milo
49. Melker
50. Felix

Tristan

08 Wednesday Feb 2012

Posted by Bree in Arthurian, French, historic, Latin, literature, mythology, names, popular

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"La Muerte de Tristán e Isolda" by Rogelio de Egusquiza

Meaning: “Sad”, “Tumult”
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: TRIS-ten, trees-TAWN
Origin: Latin, Old French
Other forms of the name: Drystan, Tristram, Tristen, Tristin, Triston, Drustan, Tristão, Tristán, Trista (female)

The first of my Valentine names. Many people probably know the story of Tristan and Isolde; it was made into a movie starring James Franco and Sophia Myles in 2006.

The story goes that the young Knight Tristan goes to Ireland to fetch Princess Isolde for his Uncle, King Mark, to marry. Along the way the two ingest a love potion that causes them to fall deeply in love with one another. Different stories tell different reasons for the purpose of the love potion, some say that the person who made the potion instructed Isolde to give it to King Mark but she gives it to Tristan instead; others say they ingested it accidentally. Eventually Isolde marries King Mark, but because of the potion Tristan and Isolde seek out each other and have an affair.

The King’s advisors continuously try to have the pair tried for adultery, but they use tricks to keep of the appearance of innocence. Eventually King Mark finds out and resolves to have them punished. There are two different endings to this story.

The first is that Tristan it to be hung at the gallows, and Isolde is to be burned at the stake. However Isolde is instead made to stay in a leper colony. Tristan escapes from the gallows by jumping off of a chapel and saves Isolde. The two run away but are eventually discovered by King Mark. They come to an understanding that Isolde will be spared and so will Tristan if he leaves the country. So he does and marries Iseult of the White Hands, because of her name (which is a form of Isolde) and her beauty.

The other ending states that Tristan is wounded by a poisoned lance while trying to rescue some women and asks his Kahedin to get Isolde as he knows she is the only one who can heal him. He tells Kahedin to put white sails on his ship if has Isolde with him, and black sails if he does not. Tristan’s jealous wife lies to him and tells him that the sails are black and he dies from grief. Isolde arrives to find him dead and dies over his dead body. Two trees, a hazel and a honeysuckle grow on their graves and intertwine their branches. Many times King Mark tries to have the branches cut away, but they always grow back.

Top Fifty Names for France (Girls)

29 Sunday Jan 2012

Posted by Bree in French, popular

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Cockerel, France's National Bird

1. Emma
2. Jade
3. Léa
4. Chloé
5. Manon
6. Inès
7. Camille
8. Sarah
9. Zoé
10. Lola
11. Clara
12. Lilou
13. Louise
14. Maëlys
15. Eva
16. Lena
17. Anaïs
18. Romane
19. Lina
20. Lucie
21. Louna
22. Juliette
23. Océane
24. Clémence
25. Lisa
26. Mathilde
27. Jeanne
28. Marie
29. Ambre
30. Lou
31. Charlotte
32. Louane
33. Noémie
34. Alice
35. Celia
36. Pauline
37. Laura
38. Julie
39. Nina
40. Anna
41. Alicia
42. Rose
43. Luna
44. Élise
45. Lily
46. Justine
47. Elisa
48. Léonie
49. Mélissa
50. Maëlle

Top Fifty Names for France (Boys)

28 Saturday Jan 2012

Posted by Bree in French, popular

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1. Lucas
2. Nathan
3. Enzo
4. Louis
5. Mathis
6. Jules
7. Gabriel
8. Hugo
9. Raphaël
10. Léo
11. Théo
12. Tom
13. Ethan
14. Noah
15. Arthur
16. Matheo
17. Thomas
18. Yanis
19. Maxime
20. Clément
21. Adam
22. Paul
23. Antoine
24. Maël
25. Evan
26. Timeo
27. Alexandre
28. Axel
29. Nolan
30. Baptiste
31. Alexis
32. Noé
33. Maxence
34. Noa
35. Quentin
36. Mohamed
37. Sacha
38. Rayan
39. Gabin
40. Valentin
41. Kylian
42. Esteban
43. Romain
44. Mathys
45. Victor
46. Matteo
47. Martin
48. Samuel
49. Simon
50. Lenny

Maria

26 Thursday Jan 2012

Posted by Bree in classic, Hebrew, Latin, names, popular

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Maria Tallchief

Meaning: “Bitter”
Gender: Unisex
Pronunciation: mah-REE-ah, mah-RYE-uh
Origin: Hebrew, Latin
Other forms of the name: Mary, Marie, Miriam, Mariah, Marjo

Maria is probably one of the most popular names out there, it is used in so many cultures, Greek, Catalan, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Finnish, and Portuguese just to name a few. I know you’re probably thinking “unisex?” but its true, Maria is used quite frequently as a name or middle name for a man. It is the Latin form of the Greek name Μαρια and is the Hebrew version of Mary.

Maria is the name of ten Saints, two Queens of Portugal, and one Nobel Prize Winner, Maria Goeppert-Mayer. Maria Tallchief was born Elizabeth Maria Tallchief in Fairfax, Oklahoma, in 1925. She was the first ever American and Native American prima ballerina.
Maria is part of the Osage Nation; she says, growing up she was very much a typical Indian girl, “I was a good student and fit in at Sacred Heart (Catholic school). But in many ways, I was a typical Indian girl — shy, docile, introverted. I loved being outdoors and spent most of my time wandering around my big front yard, where there was an old swing and a garden. I’d also ramble around the grounds of our summer cottage hunting for arrowheads in the grass. Finding one made me shiver with excitement. Mostly, I longed to be in the pasture, running around where the horses were…” She was the first the first American woman to dance with the Paris Opera proving the Europeans wrong that only people of European origin could be the best ballerinas. Later her husband of the time founded the New York City Ballet and she was his prima ballerina. Her sister is Marjorie Tallchief, an equally famous ballerina. Maria has one daughter named Elise Paschen who is an award-winning poet and teaches the writing program at the Art Institute of Chicago.

That Which We Call a Rose, By Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet

10 Tuesday Jan 2012

Posted by Bree in nature names, popular, unusual

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There are so many different versions of the simply beautiful name Rose. I think Rose is lovely all by itself, but there are many charming variations of it that are equally nice.

Rosa/Rosita
Rosalind
Rosemay
Róis/Róisín/Rosheen
Rosamund/Rosamond/Rosamonde
Rosemary
Rosette/Rosetta
Roseanne/Roseann
Rosalba
Roselle
Rohese/Rohesia
Rhosyn
Rosine/Rosina
Rosabel
Rosamée
Rosanna/Roseanna
Rosie/Rosy
Rosaleen
Rosemarie
Rosangela
Rosalie
Rosemeen
Roselaine
Rosalyn
Rosemienta
Roosje
Rosalbanne

Which are your favorites?

Top Fifty Names of the ’20s (Boys)

31 Saturday Dec 2011

Posted by Bree in classic, popular

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1. Robert
2. John
3. James
4. William
5. Charles
6. George
7. Joseph
8. Richard
9. Edward
10. Donald
11. Thomas
12. Frank
13. Harold
14. Paul
15. Raymond
16. Walter
17. Jack
18. Henry
19. Kenneth
20. Arthur
21. Albert
22. David
23. Harry
24. Eugene
25. Ralph
26. Howard
27. Carl
28. Willie
29. Louis
30. Clarence
31. Earl
32. Roy
33. Fred
34. Joe
35. Francis
36. Lawrence
37. Herbert
38. Leonard
39. Ernest
40. Alfred
41. Anthony
42. Stanley
43. Norman
44. Gerald
45. Daniel
46. Samuel
47. Bernard
48. Billy
49. Melvin
50. Marvin

Top Fifty Names of the ’20s (Girls)

30 Friday Dec 2011

Posted by Bree in classic, popular

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1. Mary
2. Dorothy
3. Helen
4. Betty
5. Margaret
6. Ruth
7. Virginia
8. Doris
9. Mildred
10. Frances
11. Elizabeth
12. Evelyn
13. Anna
14. Marie
15. Alice
16. Jean
17. Shirley
18. Barbara
19. Irene
20. Marjorie
21. Florence
22. Lois
23. Martha
24. Rose
25. Lillian
26. Louise
27. Catherine
28. Ruby
29. Eleanor
30. Patricia
31. Gladys
32. Annie
33. Josephine
34. Thelma
35. Edna
36. Norma
37. Pauline
38. Lucille
39. Edith
40. Gloria
41. Ethel
42. Phyllis
43. Grace
44. Hazel
45. June
46. Bernice
47. Marion
48. Dolores
49. Rita
50. Lorraine

Chandler

15 Thursday Dec 2011

Posted by Bree in English, names, popular

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Meaning: “Candle seller”
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: CHAND-lure
Origin: English
Other forms of the name: N/A

Candles are a big part of Christmas, as is light. Jesus is supposed to bring light to the world, so that’s one reason. But before all of that they were given as gifts at the Festival of Saturnalia and offered to the God Saturn to represent his light. The Pagans also used candles along with bonfires to symbolize the sun and the passing seasons.

Later on candles were placed outside of windows to guide the young Christ through the houses on Christmas Eve. The Victorians used candles as decorations for Christmas trees and were considered symbols of the Star of Wonder.

Chandler is fairly popular, probably due to the charcter on the hit TV show “Friends”. I know some people like this name for a girl, but for me, it is strictly male. Chandler comes from a surname meaning, of course, “candle seller”. It is a middle English surname coming from Old French

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