you have a daughter who's name somehow ends in 'lyn(n)'. I've just noticed recently that probably half of the current American girl names seems to end in 'lyn'. Here's a list of names I've heard/read/met etc.:
A - Analyn, Adalyn, Amberlyn, Ameelyn
B - Bethlyn, Brooklyn
C - Caitlyn, Carolyn, Coralynn
D - Darilyn
E - Evelyn, Emmalyn
F - Faylinn
G - Gailyn, Glynn
H -
I -
J - Jocelyn, Joshlyn, Jessalyn, Jenilyn, Jaylynn
K - Kathlyn, Karalynn
L - Lynn
M - Merrilyn, Madalyn,
N - Newlyn
O -
P -
Q - Queenverlyn
R - Roslyn
S - Shaelyn, Sherrilyn, Sidlyn
T - Talyn, Taralynn, Terilyn, Tracilyn
V - Valyn, Violyn, Vivilyn
W -
X -
Y -
Z -
So, I don't think we'll have any girls whose names will end in 'lyn'. :)
Sunday, August 9, 2009
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Hey my (American) niece Katelyn was just blessed today.
I've never met a Queenverlyn. Though, it would make a good name for the next daughter we have.
Henry
Wow...I didn't realize we were such a part of a trend.
I've never heard of so many of those names. Joshlyn? That's just girly-ing a boy's name. (I hope the Joshlyn mom isn't going to read this...) Just curious...where have you heard most of these names? I know your ward is baby crazy...just wondering...
A lot of them are from people I know (kids or adults), a lot of them are also just baby names I've read, or names I've seen (Facebook, Blogs etc.)
he he. :) Also: everybody seems to give their child Jane as their second name. Mary Jane, Emma Jane, Anna Jane. Etc.
If I didn't know better I'd say you have a serious case of baby fever for thinking about all of this! ;)
You are funny. So I meet your friend, Deanna on Sunday. She is cute...her boy Lawson and Ryan were like two peas in a pod.
The only names listed I know are Katelyn, Evelynn, Carolynn and Lynn. I think they were popular around the late 1800's. My name, Ruth, was uncomfortable for me in school because it was a name that was probably dying out of popularity when my mom received it. My mom didn't want it for my older sister but promised Dad that the next girl would be Ruth. I came along 13 years later, so it was really out of fashion by then. I was bummed because I wanted to be Penny or Robin or Dee. Mom thought those names were disgusting. Her French English Scottish heritage and being from New Orleans made her tastes different. At least they didn't name me Alwin, like my brother. Or Alwina or Alwinlynn.
Interestingly, in my genealogy studies, I found out there were certain trends in naming people. I can't remember exactly when, but for a while--probably near the 1850's--it was popular to name your child by a Greek name. I have a gg grandfather named Georgius Barber Phelps.
Is that also the way it is in Germany? Do names go in and out of fashion?
Also, before standardized spelling, people loved trying to spell last names in many different ways.
I want to know who named their kid Queenverlyn? So the other day my kids asked if we could Skype or for others web cam Killer bunny. Killer bunny still lives in the hearts of my children. Just thought that you would like to know that.
haha...yeah, isn't Queenverlyn an awful 'lyn' name. I've come across a few more by the way. Doralyn is one, and Janalyn is another one. There were some others, too but I can't remember.
Anyway, if you guys have skype I can totally put Killer in front of the camera some time. That's so funny!
Hi, I'm Isa's friend from Finland. This post really made me laugh... when I lived in the US we had a neighbour called Erroleen. Her father was Errol, if I remember correctly. (She's propably reading this blog now... :D)
Americans do like to twist their names, like Kristen, Kirsten, Kierston or Sara, Sarah, Cera, Sierra...
I've noticed that names DO go around in trends, very much so, in Finland and America at least. :D
thanks for the comment Sara. Yes, names certainly go through trends. What's hip right now in Finland? I don't know that I'd have much input on Finnish names though. But, I figure any good Finnish name will have either two of the same vowels following each other, or a bunch of dotted vowels ( I don't know what you call 'Umlaute' in English), or both.
By the way, Isa, I don't think I've noticed Jane much as a middle name. I would say though that Marie is awfully popular as a middle name. Actually, I've considered it myself. Due to popularity though, I doubt we'll ever go for it.
I think the funny thing with trendy names is that at some point they are really cool, and then when you're 50 or so it's just an old fashioned name. I mean, names like Linda, Patty, Penny, Beverly, etc. were all 'cool' at some point.
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