Baby naming may seem like a narrow topic, but it branches in all directions. You never know where the names will lead you. I might start my morning with a modest bit of name data and before you know it I'm studying the Academy Awards, or German mythology, or the 1896 presidential election. When it comes to names, nothing is irrelevant.
A lot of the information alleys I wander down end up trivial, so I just toss the new facts onto the data pile cluttering the back of my mind. Other alleys open onto whole subject areas and help me understand my world a little better. If you've been reading here a while, you'll probably guess that I like both kinds.
Here are three name patterns that led me deep into the 1890s last night. Try your hand at the name detective biz and see where they lead you....
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does any one no the meaning of *kahnye* i ant seem to find a meaning any wer ????
judging by the rest of your spelling janie I am guessing you have spelt "kahnye" wrong
The Fin on Home and Away was definately "Finlay", not Finola. I've looked it up on the web. I think it's a beautiful girls name and very feminine. We're going to call our little girl Finlay.
We've got a little girl called Finlaye and we love it. She is dainty and feminine and a real joy in our lives
we have a two yr old named Finn Alexander also. We considered Finnegan but ultimately stuck with Finn
I also love the name Finn but am thinking about the name Finnan for our little boy.
We just had a son and named him Finn Malcolm - the middle name was my husband's grandfathers name and we both loved it. I get mixed reactions when I tell people his name - but we love it and that's all that matters! Most people find it unique and interesting though.
My boy is a Finn. When people hear the name they smile and love it. He is the sweetest and the name captures it.The simplest spelling is what we both liked. Not to mention he was named after my favorite singer-songwriter Neil Finn from Crowded House!!!.
My boy is a Finn. When people hear the name they smile and love it. He is the sweetest and the name captures it.The simplest spelling is what we both liked. Not to mention he was named after my favorite singer-songwriter Neil Finn from Crowded House!!!.
Our son is Finn, as well. (Finn Stanley John - his grandfathers' names.) We weren't hearing it anywhere when we chose it, but there is a total Finn zeitgeist going on now. When I got perturbed at the giant wave of Finns sweeping the nation, my husband (Dave) pointed out to me that he was never traumatized by running into another Dave. A good point. :)
Finola Elizabeth, aka Finn/Finny/Oh-my-god-do-you-ever-stop-talking-child? She is Finn and it suits her perfectly!
I have a Finlay John. People call him Fin-lay which I hate - It should be pronounced Fin-lee I think! I love the name, but it is becoming more and more common! (Boo!) x
Regarding Dewey as a girl's name: A distant relative of mine was, in honour of Dewey, given the name "Deweyna". Evidence suggests she kept up a correspondence with the Admiral in her youth, and her scrapbook of news clippings about him remains in my grandmother's basement.
Upon stumbling across this article, I was reminded of her and tried Google to see if any other Deweynas had ever turned up in the world. I was fairly surprised to see that one of the few results in English was actually OUR Deweyna, in an archived NY Times article from 1919 about her civil service exam results. It seems even being born in the 19th century does not guarantee against being easy to find on the internet!
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