Patches of Names

Origins and meanings: Welsh kingdom Gwynedd: Irish Féni , "Irish people" Welsh leader Cunedda (reigned 450-460), "good hound" Usage: Wales: Common use since the 1800s: Novelist Gwyneth Vaughan (1852-1910) Full name Annie Harriet Hughes Pen name inspired by move to Gwynedd United States: 5+ girls almost every year since 1915 Began rise in 1996: Gwyneth Paltrow as lead in the film adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma Peaked at #891 in 2013 Popularity: United States: #1001-2000 #1788 Variants: Gweneth, Gwenith, Gwennith, Gwenyth Nicknames: Gwen, Gwyn, Gwenny Impressions: Sweet-spot name: Easy to spell and pronounce Tailored yet feminine Siblings: Sisters: Adele, Carys, Elowyn, Florence , Laurel, Mabyn, Primrose, Romy, Simone, Tamsin Brothers: Colwyn, Duncan, Emrys, Griffin, Hugo, Jules, Magnus, Percy , Reuben, Sullivan Alternatives: Annabeth, Bethan, Blythe, Delyth, Elspeth, Georgette, Glynis, Gretel, Jennet, Tanith FURTHER RESOURCES: "Gwyneth." Names , Behin...

Since, of course, it's winter, I'm going to list some interesting names from the 2024 Norwegian top 100: Brage (#46) From Old Norse Bragi, meaning "first poetry" Sounds like "braggy"  Einar (#63) Old Norse name meaning "one warrior" If pronounced "AY-nar," can work as alternative to Aiden Håkon (#42) Old Norse name meaning "high son" Pronunciation challenge ("HO-kuwn), but otherwise lively I ben (#11) From Danish word for "ebony" Alternative to Eden, honor name for Elizabeth Lykke (#91) Means "happiness" in Danish Unknown pronounciation Mie (#47) Short form of Marie Pronounced "me" or "my," can create confusion in first-person sentences Ole (# Danish and Norwegian form of Olaf Pronounced "OO-la," sounds more like girls' name Selma Ossian's castle in James Macpherson's nineteenth-century poems Old-lady, contrarian sound Ulrik Scandinavian form of Ulrich, meaning ...

Here are the top 100 boys' names starting with "L," according to the 2024 US data: Liam (#1) Lucas (#9) Levi (#12) Luca (#23) Leo (#24) Luke (#34) Logan (#46) Lincoln (#73) Leonardo (#84) Luka (#94) Landon (#106) Lorenzo (#116) Luis (#130) Leon (#141) Legend (#157) Louis (#236) Lane (#261) Lennox (#263) Lukas (#268) Leonel (#319) Luciano (#348) Lawson (#415) Lewis (#433) Lucian (#485) Leandro (#499) Ledger (#502) Leonidas (#508) Lawrence (#509) Lian (#514) Lucca (#524) Leland (#547) Lionel (#561) Louie (#574) Leonard (#673) Lachlan (#691) Layton (#692) Layne (#695) Lee (#714) Lochlan (#775) Lennon (#784) Landen (#813) Lance (#841) Leroy (#862) Loyal (#877) Langston (#909) Lucien (#912) Leif (#925) Landyn (#952) Legacy (#954) Laith (#973) Lyle (#1018) Leighton (#1039) Lev (#1040) Larry (#1068) Lyam (#1092) London (#1209) Lux (#1223) Lahiam (#1288) Lazarus (#1336) Lucio (#1345) Lyric (#1365) Lenny (#1372) Landry (#1384) Lucius (#1385) Link (#1417) Linus (#1425) Lael (#...

In honor of the new year, here are six names (three girls', three boys') that, based on the popular culture and naming trends, seem poised to rise. Archer Two Archers were born to celebrities in 2025: Archer James to Katie Peterson and Jesse McCartney in May and Archer Lancaster to Cassie and Charles Kelley in September. Rising around fourteen spots to #115 in 2024, and with the suffix of current favorites like Carter, Archer is most likely headed towards the top 100. Eleanor Another film adaptation of Jane Austen's  Sense and Sensibility , directed by Georgia Oakley, will hit theaters later this year. Even though the name is spelled Elinor in the story, parents seeing the film might still take inspiration from the character. Eleanor, after all, is close to the top 10 and can become the next Abigail (only much more formal).  Heath Emerald Fennell's film adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights will hit theaters next month. Those who have read the novel or watc...