Sunday, June 29, 2025

Mads World: Having The Same Name As A Celebrity

๐Ÿ“ฐA news story is surfacing on Mads Mikkelsen being denied entry into the United States because a meme of Vice President JD Vance was found on his phone by immigration authorities.  

"About two weeks ago, a Norwegian tourist, named Mads Mikkelsen who is not to be confused with the Danish actor from the James Bond & Marvel movies..." the news anchor on MSNBC begins her report on the debacle.

Being a Bond fan ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿพ‍♀️, two Mads Mikkelsens is pretty cool. ๐Ÿ˜Ž The name ๐Ÿ“›Mads is a Danish variation of the name 'Matthew' (meaning 'gift of God'). Nameberry says, "Mads is a perennial favorite in Germany, the Nordic countries, and the Netherlands, where it is usually to be found in the Top 50." It was #33 in Germany in 2017 and #47 in 2019 as a most popular boy name in Denmark.  

It actual isn't a novelty for a non-celebrity to have the same name, first and last as a celebrity. VICE has the fascinating article: People with the Same Names as Celebrities Tell Us How Much It Sucks and interviews name doppelgangers of a ๐Ÿ“›Taylor Swift, ๐Ÿ“›Kate Middleton and ๐Ÿ“›Sinead O'Connor.    

I can see why those who bear a celebrity's exact name, could find it maddening. ๐Ÿ˜ค Everyone wants to be an original and how can you if someone else already has your name in full? But it seems like it could be fun too at times. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️ Imagine signing into a hotel as Taylor Swift and getting double takes ๐Ÿ‘€ from staff seeing it's not the Taylor Swift before them. ๐Ÿ˜…    


๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ‘€Reddit ๐Ÿค”AskReddit Community Thread"People with the same names of celebrities, how has it affected your life?" 

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9kqba3/people_with_the_same_name_as_celebrities_how_has/

๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—ฃForum: "Same name as a famous person?

https://forum.nameberry.com/t/same-name-as-a-famous-person/193706/17
























 







Friday, June 27, 2025

A woman named Girl

 A 39 year old woman from Houston, Texas named ๐Ÿ“›Girl, yes, Girl... is trying to change her legal birth name to ๐Ÿ“›Sandra

"Girl" goes already by Sandra however. Sandra Wardlow was raised by a first cousin on her mother's side. Sandra's mother didn't name her at birth and so her birth certificate names her as "Girl." When her mother passed away months later, Sandra was left without a legal name. She's been going through the legal process to change her name time and time again but has been unsuccessful still. 

Sandra says, "Even if I wanted to leave it as 'Girl,' they will not give me a Social Security card that says 'Girl.' I’ve been in this world for almost 40 years, and I don’t have a name. For someone to tell you that you don’t exist, or you have to prove your citizenship to some places and you literally cannot."

This is very interesting. And very unfortunate that Sandra's mother didn't get a chance to name her, before she died. What name would she have chosen for her daughter? It wasn't told why she goes by the name Sandra, out of all the names she could choose for herself. Was Sandra her mother's name? Or the family member who raised her? ๐Ÿค”

Hearing the name 'Girl' isn't so strange to me because my paternal grandmother (RIP) actually had a stillborn son that was named: ๐Ÿ“›Boy (RIP). I don't know the backstory on why a proper name wasn't chosen for him. 

Sandra's story is a ⚠️cautionary tale in a sense for parents who don't name their child immediately or soon after she/he is born! Having had favorite baby names picked out for years, I personally can't fathom not having your child's name picked out before their birth. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ    

Here's to Sandra somehow, finally achieving her dream of being legally named as ๐Ÿ“›Sandra. ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿพ  


๐Ÿ“ŒTo hear more on Girl/Sandra's ๐Ÿคฏincredulous ๐Ÿ“›name story๐Ÿ“– watch below⬇: 

๐Ÿ“บhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xlBHva3IGZs&pp=0gcJCb4JAYcqIYzv   





Wednesday, June 25, 2025

A woman named Michael

When actress Michael Michele gained notoriety in the 1990s from the tv show ER, I was certain I misread her name, that is was backward and was: Michele Michael. I was wrong. I was floored hearing a woman was named ๐Ÿ“›Michael!  

Michael Michele's birth name is seriously that (well, Michael Michele Williams to be exact). She was named by her mother, in honor of her mother's best friend, a woman named Michael

๐Ÿ“›Michael is from the Hebrew name Mika'el meaning, 'who is like God?' It is a historically male name and one of the most popular names for boys (as of 2024 #18) to be named. Who doesn't know a Michael?! I've personally known close to 10 (seven I can remember) in my life so far.    

But meeting a Michael that's female? Now that's a true rarity. Nameberry says on girls named Michael"Michael ranked in the Top 1000 for GIRLS' names for more than half a century, from 1938 until 1994. In the late 1970s and early 80s, during the heyday of The Waltons which starred actress Michael Learned, it reached as high as the 300s. What happened then? Our guess is that the rise of Michaela, the tenacity of Michael at the head of the boys' list, and the popularity of Michelle/Michele all conspired to knock Michael-for-girls off the list. And giving this name to your daughter would invite a lifetime of explanations, though it does have a musical sound that can be as attractive for girls as it is for boys...and a darn sight fresher." Name Census cites by way of SSA data: in 2023 20 baby girls were named Michael.  

I'm shocked girls are being named Michael in the 2020s. More so, I genuinely thought Michael Michele was an anomaly and "the first female Michael." And the only one even. ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿพ‍♀️ Actress Michael Learned came before her to my surprise. ๐Ÿคฏ There is a child actress cutely named closely to Michael Michele but her name is spelled alternatively: ๐Ÿ“›Mykal-Michelle

I think the name Michael for a girl is really something, it's cool in one sense, but it can get very confusing (at least on paper. It's even weird writing this post and referring to Michael as a female)... ๐Ÿค” I'm not the biggest fan of the name Michael (anymore) but I still prefer it for a male over a female, call me old-fashioned with the timeless name. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️   

The name ๐Ÿ“›Shannon for example, is a predominately female used name but it also is used often enough by males where no one blinks. I wonder if the name Michael will ever be that interchangeable where one isn't with jaws dropped if a little girl or woman is introduced as a ๐Ÿ“›Michael. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ  

I don't foresee that... ๐Ÿ“›Michael is such a masculine name, it's just expected to be used for males. I don't consider it a bona fide unisex name (a la Shannon). It probably will always be more popular for boys to be named over girls. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that.    


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Michael๐Ÿ‘Ž OR  ๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“/10    





NAME OF THE DAY: Jackson

Today is the 16th anniversary of the ๐Ÿ‘‘King of Pop๐ŸŽต Michael Jackson's death (RIP) and to commemorate him, I'll be diving into the name... Jackson!   

๐Ÿ“›Michael was one of my favorite names since I was a young girl (as Michael Jackson is my favorite music artist since then) but that's no longer the case for personal reasons... ๐Ÿ˜ฌ I however love the surname ๐Ÿ“›Jackson as a first name. It was my top baby name for a boy in the 2010s if I had a son.   

The name Jackson is English and means 'son of Jack.' Nameberry names the extensive list of ⭐celebrities who have chosen it for a son (actress Katey Sagal interestingly and her t.v. son have the same name) but swears, "its heyday as a celebrity baby name was at least a decade ago."  

Jackson is liked a lot by non-celebrities as it is the 35th most popular name for baby boys in 2024. However, it surprisingly made it to the list of The Most Hated Baby Names In America as #10 (Michael ironically was #9 deemed for being 'boring') for boys via The Baby Name Wizard. The states where you'll most likely to meet a Jackson include: Alabama, California and Florida.   

Very shockingly, Jackson can actually be used as a girl's name! ๐Ÿคฏ Nameberry's writer on the revelation reveals, "No, Jackson is not the latest crazy name the girls are stealing from the boys. Oddly enough, Jackson was given to MORE girls a decade ago than it was last year, probably as a family name or as a tribute to the musicians. But Jackson's extreme popularity as a boys' name has probably made it feel less possible for girls. There have been some extremely popular baby names for girls -- Addison, Madison, Allison -- that originated as patronymics and literally mean "son of." And there's nothing gender-neutral about that."    

Name Census reports: in 2023 there were 19 baby girls named Jackson! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ I prefer Jackson used traditionally as a boy's name. But I do think it's a pretty creative, modern day spin that girls now have this badass name too. ๐Ÿ˜Ž  

I'm a big fan of everything about the name ๐Ÿ“›Jackson. ๐Ÿฅฐ I also like it can be shortened to just ๐Ÿ“›Jack as a nickname, which is another favorite name of mine. I feel Jackson is so popular it will eventually be cemented in the top 20 most popular boy names list SSA highlights. ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿพ The overly popular, classic name Michael was the 18th most popular boy name in 2024. Jackson being the 35th is catching up nicely ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿพand I'm rooting badly for it to ⏩ surpass ๐Ÿ“›Michael. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ 


๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—ฃForum: "Jackson or Jaxon?" 

https://forum.nameberry.com/t/jackson-or-jaxon/307218

๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ‘€Reddit ๐Ÿง etymology ๐Ÿค” Community Thread:  "Is there a female version of Jackson?"

https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/bmhgo5/is_there_a_female_version_of_jackson/


FAMOUS & ๐Ÿ“NOTEWORTHY ๐Ÿ“›JACKSONS:

๐Ÿ“›Paul Jackson Pollock ๐ŸŽจ (artist) 

๐Ÿ“›Jackson "Jax" Teller ๐Ÿ‘ฑ‍♂️๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’€ (T.V. show character on Sons of Anarchy)

๐Ÿ“›Clyde Jackson Browne ๐ŸŽธ(musician)

๐Ÿ“›Wang "Jackson Wang" Ka Yee ๐ŸŽค(singer/rapper)

๐Ÿ“›Jackson Morton ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (politician)   

๐Ÿ“›Richard "Jackson Galaxy" Kirschner ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿฑ (cat behaviorist on reality show My Cat From Hell)   

๐Ÿ“›Jackson Harvey ๐ŸŽต (twin TikTok content creator)  


๐Ÿ“ŒSTATS ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›Jackson:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/J/JA/JACKSON/index.html


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Jackson: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™/10  





Sunday, June 22, 2025

NAME OF THE DAY: Sabrina

With singer Sabrina Carpenter's new racy album cover breaking the internet recently, I decided to talk about the bewitching name: Sabrina   

The name ๐Ÿ“›Sabrina was in popular culture before Sabrina Carpenter burst onto the mainstream music scene since 2024. Before Carpenter was the Sabrina everyone knew, it was Spellman aka Sabrina The Teenage Witch, from the 90's hit tv show. This is the main reason whenever I see someone with the name Sabrina, I immediately think: witch! ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿผ‍♀️  

Sabrina is of Celtic origins, the Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn.  

The name Sabrina is the 357th most popular name for baby girls in 2024, Nameberry reports.  

The states where one can find the most females named Sabrina are in surprisingly California and Washington. I assumed Massachusetts, specifically the city of Salem with the history of witches within... ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️     

I really like the name ✨Sabrina. I like the association with it with witches ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿผ‍♀️ mostly. But beyond that I like how it looks and sounds. It's a cool name to have. ๐Ÿ˜Ž I knew one ✨Sabrina in my life so far. She didn't show off witchy aesthetics immediately ๐Ÿ˜† but as I got to know her she displayed some. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ When we met we both complimented each other's names. ๐Ÿฅฐ I bought her a name keychain as a gift at one point. When I gave it to her, she loved it and said she was surprised I found a ✨Sabrina keychain because of how uncommon her name is. I chuckled, thinking well, my name is way more uncommon than yours and will probably never be found on a keychain. ๐Ÿ˜ญ But she was right. She was the first ✨Sabrina I met. If I ever meet another ✨Sabrina I'd be shocked. But then... perhaps with ✨Sabrina Carpenter's popularity the name will magically spike. ๐Ÿช„✨    


๐Ÿ“Œ๐ŸงBehindtheName๐Ÿ“› ๐Ÿ—ฃ Discussion: Sabrina, Selina, Serena ⬇ 

https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/3110335

๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“›Nameberry ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—ฃForum: Impression on Serena/Selena/Seraphina/Sabrina?! 

https://forum.nameberry.com/t/impression-on-serena-selena-seraphina-sabrina/198082


FAMOUS & ๐Ÿ“NOTEWORTHY ๐Ÿ“›SABRINAS:

๐Ÿ“›Sabrina Fairchild ๐Ÿ‘ฉ (film character from the movie Sabrina)

๐Ÿ“›Sabrina ๐Ÿงœ‍♀️(water nymph character in John Milton's poem Sabrina Fair)

๐Ÿ“›"Sabrina" [real name: Norma Skyes] ๐Ÿ‘ฑ๐Ÿผ‍♀️ (model/actress)

๐Ÿ“›Sabrina van der Woodsen ๐Ÿ‘ฑ๐Ÿผ‍♀️ (T.V. show character on Gossip Girl)

๐Ÿ“›Sabrina Duncan ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป (T.V. show character on Charlie's Angels)

๐Ÿ“›Sabrina Vittoria ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป (reality star on Love Is Blind UK)

๐Ÿ“›Sabrina Bellaouel ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐ŸŽค(singer) 

๐Ÿ“›Sabrina Mahfouz ✍๐Ÿป (poet)

๐Ÿ“›Sabrina Setlur ๐ŸŽค(rapper)       

๐Ÿ“›Sabrina Ionescu ๐Ÿ€ (WNBA basketball player)     


๐Ÿ“ŒSTATS ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›Sabrina:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SABRINA/index.html


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Sabrina: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“/10 



Friday, June 20, 2025

NAME OF THE DAY: Summer

Happy Summer! ๐ŸŒž Today's name of focus will aptly be on the name: Summer

๐Ÿ“›Summer derives from the season of Summer of course but is originally from the old English sumor. A variant of Summer is ๐Ÿ“›Sommer (the German word for Summer the season).    

MyNameStats states, the sunny, warm state of ☀️ California is of course where baby girls are most likely named Summer, ๐ŸŒบ Hawaii too.

As of 2024, Summer is the 142nd most popular name for a girl to be named, Nameberry reports by way of the Social Security Administration popular list of baby names.

I had a co-worker with the middle name Summer and it definitely fit her carefree personality. I was a bit jealous when I found out she had Summer as her name I admit. ๐Ÿคซ   

I love the name Summer, it's very feminine and very pretty. And it's my second favorite name to used of the four seasons (Autumn, Summer, Winter, Spring) for a first name. 


FAMOUS ๐Ÿ“NOTEWORTHY ๐Ÿ“›SUMMERS:

๐Ÿ“›Summer Walker ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพ‍๐ŸŽค (singer) 

๐Ÿ“› Danielle "Summer Rae" Moinet ๐Ÿ‘ฑ๐Ÿป‍♀️๐ŸฅŠ (ex wrestler) 


๐Ÿ“ŒSTATS ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›Summer:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SU/SUMMER/index.html


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Summer: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›/10 

Thursday, June 19, 2025

NAME OF THE DAY: June

Today is June 19th (Happy Juneteenth!๐ŸŽ‰) so I decided to delve into the name: June   

The name June obviously comes from the month of June. In ancient Roman times, Juno the goddess of fertility, was so important that the month of June was named after her.  

June is primarily a female name meaning 'young' but it surprisingly can be used for males! Nameberry says on this rare usage: "As a masculine name, June has never been common in the United States but represents the tradition of month names used for boys (like August and March). The name carries associations with early summer, warmth, and new beginnings. For men, June offers a gentle, nature-connected alternative to more conventional masculine names. Its simplicity, single syllable, and familiar quality make it accessible despite being unconventional for males in contemporary usage."

I never knew June was used for baby boys. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ And I actually like hearing June as a male name because it's so uncommon. 

๐ŸŒบHawaii is the state where you're most likely to meet someone named June. Out of 100k Hawaiians 103.48 are named June. I'm not so surprised because of the state's sunny, warm weather so frequently, and June is a ๐ŸŒžsunny, warm month on average so it probably the best for a month name (over April, May, July or August) for such qualities. But I would have guessed California over it first. 

I like the name June just fine. It has that old-fashioned feel to it. I personally really love month names (January & October are my favs) ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿพ‍♀️ and ๐Ÿ“›June๐Ÿ“… is definitely a classic.   

๐Ÿ“ŒCheck out this great ๐Ÿ“„piece via American Name Society by ๐Ÿ“›name expert ๐Ÿค“ Dr. Cleveland Evans: ๐Ÿ—žJune seeing revival, rise in popularity as a baby name 

 

FAMOUS ๐Ÿ“NOTEWORTHY ๐Ÿ“›JUNES:

๐Ÿ“›June Ambrose ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพ (fashion stylist & designer)

๐Ÿ“›June Cleaver ๐Ÿ‘ฉ (T.V. show character on Leave It To Beaver)

๐Ÿ“›June Duck ๐Ÿฆ† (cartoon character, triplet sister of April & May & daughter of Daisy)

๐Ÿ“›June Jones ๐Ÿ‘ด(football coach)  


๐Ÿ“ŒSTATS ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›June:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/J/JU/JUNE/index.html


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›June: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™/10

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

CELEBRITY BABY NAME REVEAL: Saga

Actress Megan Fox finally revealed her first  daughter's name: ๐Ÿ“› Saga๐Ÿ’— 

Mgk the father of Saga, shared the very cool name in full on his Instagram: ๐Ÿ“›Saga Blade Fox-Baker.

Saga is a Scandanvian name meaning 'seeing one.' ๐Ÿ‘️ Saga is also a goddess in Norse mythology. Saga could have also been chosen for the Nordic roots as Mgk has Norwegian ancestry.

I really love this name. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿพ I'm partial to 'S' names as is, and it's a pretty name fittingly. Plus the meaning is extra special, to be named after a goddess. ๐Ÿ‘‘

I'm not the biggest fan of the middle name ๐Ÿ“›Blade ๐Ÿ—ก️ (it is usually a boy's name, not unisex. Interestingly, Mgk is middle name-less and always wanted Blade to be his middle name) however... but it is a fierce name for a little girl to have. 

Mgk recently explained the meaning of Saga's name @2:00: "Her journey, the five years of her culmination of coming, disappearing, coming back again, disappearing coming back again. She is an epic story and that's what Saga means. I'm also of Norwegian heritage so that's a Nordic goddess of storytelling. So I think she has a storytelling future ahead of her."

Very sweet and meaningful meaning. ๐Ÿ˜Š I was wayyy off on my name predictions for Fox's daughter. ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿพ‍♀️ I still think ๐Ÿ“›Fire ๐Ÿ”ฅ would have been hot. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️ 


๐Ÿ“ŒABCs ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›Saga:

https://www.ancestry.com/first-name-meaning/saga


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Saga: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“/10

Monday, June 16, 2025

Name Days

I forgot ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿพ‍♀️ there's national & ๐ŸŒinternational ๐Ÿ“›name ๐Ÿ—“️ days for first names! ๐ŸŽ‰ 

I was reminded when I saw a YouTube video band Maroon 5 posted on June 13th celebrating the anniversary of their first album Songs About Jane. In turn, they mentioned it was National Jane Day. Of course I had to ๐Ÿง Google the day to see if it was a real thing and lo and behold it is. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ 

I obviously love ๐Ÿฅฐ the idea of celebrating one's first name but my only gripe is it doesn't include every one's first name. ๐Ÿซค That would be impossible probably. ๐Ÿค” And so people with extremely unique, uncommon, unpopular names are unfortunately left out from festivities. ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ˜ญ 

I never wanted a common first name ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️ but... the thought of celebrating ๐Ÿค— a name holiday with other namesakes makes me just a little wistful to have a plain ๐Ÿ“›Jane name... ๐Ÿฅน   

Today ๐Ÿ—“️June 16th is apparently ๐Ÿ“›Richard, ๐Ÿ“›Casey & ๐Ÿ“›Mohammad Day! Cheers! ๐ŸŽ‰


 ๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿซ: Name Days! ๐Ÿ—ฃ️discussion๐Ÿ’กideas ⬇️ 

 https://forum.nameberry.com/t/name-days/465495











Sunday, June 15, 2025

When Did Men Stop Naming Their Sons After Themselves?

I wasn't aware they ever stopped... 

But apparently, the tradition of men giving their sons their first names, is a dying one. Since the 1970s the practice of patronym (fathers naming sons after themselves that has been around for centuries) has started declining. The founder of BabyNames.com simply explains why: "it fell out of style because people wanted their children to have their own identity." 

Another reason for the supposedly lack of boys having their father's name according to Today's Parent: "Other reasons for the near extinction of a “Jr.” reflect our evolving social landscape: the decline of extended families, the rise of single motherhood and the most basic fact that a lot of traditional practices have fallen by the wayside."

I'm all for fathers (Happy Father's Day! ๐ŸŽ‰) naming their sons after themselves in the same way I'm all for mothers doing so too. My own father (RIP) named my brother after him and I always thought that was really great. I can't see my father or brother named as anything other than Harvey

That being said, I also respect the more creative route a father can take in naming his son other than his own name. I knew a father whose name is Justin who named his son cutely: Austin. To each his own. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️ 

Despite what onomastic experts say, I don't think the tradition of a man naming his son his first name is going anywhere anytime soon. Patronymics is a fundamental parental practice that really shouldn't.     



๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ‘€Reddit AskMen ๐Ÿค” Community Thread: "Men who have named sons after themselves: why did you do it?" 














Saturday, June 14, 2025

It's Jack Blues

Complex reposted on Instagram a photo of singer Justin Bieber and his son captioning it: Justin and Jack Blue Bieber ๐Ÿ’™

However, Bieber had to correct the misspelling of his son's name commenting on the post: It's Jack Blues ๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿป 

๐Ÿ˜… 

I'm sure it was an honest mistake on Complex's part. I initially put Blue instead of ๐Ÿ“›Blues on my own post on the ๐ŸŒˆcolorful/musical ๐ŸŽต name.

But I get it. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿพ I get defensive when my name is misspelled. ๐Ÿ˜ค I can imagine that would extend ๐Ÿ’ฏ% to if I had a child and their name was misspelled.


☔๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Blues: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™/10   

Friday, June 6, 2025

OVERHEARD NAME OF THE DAY: Legend

I was recently at the beach and I overheard a woman calling out, "Come back/here Legend!" 

Initially, I thought she was scolding a dog ๐Ÿ˜… or that I misheard the name, but she kept calling out the name 'Legend' which made me look up out of sheer curiosity. ๐Ÿ‘€ 

I saw a mischievous son running from his mother (I assume. Perhaps grandson/grandmother? Or babysitter & child? etc.) and I had to smile. ๐Ÿ˜Š Ironically, a few days earlier, I first heard of a boy named Legend (RIP). 

๐Ÿ“›Legend the toddler ventured nearby where I was sitting but the woman didn't. If she had, I would have told her that Legend was a really cool name. ๐Ÿ˜Ž   


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Legend๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™/10   


Thursday, June 5, 2025

I wasted half of my life telling people how to pronounce my name.

  


I saw this meme on Facebook and agree with it 100%! ๐Ÿ˜ฉ
It's very rare if my name ๐Ÿ“›Sidra has ever been pronounced correctly on the first try by someone. Even after I've told people how it is meant to be said, it still has been said wrong (like at one of my  graduations, I wrote my name out phonetically [Cee-dra or C-dra] and gave it to the person announcing grads and when my name was called, it was still pronounced wrong. ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿพ‍♀️) which especially irks me. ๐Ÿ˜’  

The meme has over 36k comments ๐Ÿ˜ฎ under the post, and if I could I would be in the comment section the whole day ๐Ÿง checking out all the names. ๐Ÿ˜…   


๐Ÿ“ŒHere's the post where people tell their name pronunciation ๐Ÿ˜ฑ horror stories:




Sunday, June 1, 2025

NAME OF THE DAY: Marilyn

The legendary Marilyn Monroe's ๐ŸŽ‰birthday is today and so I will be covering the much celebrated name: Marilyn.   

When most people think of a Marilyn, they think of iconic actress Marilyn Monroe without question. How could you not? Even after her death (RIP), over sixty years later, she is still considered the standard of beauty and a sex symbol no one will ever replicate. Marilyn Monroe not only had that 'je ne sais quoi' but her name did too. Her stage name was perfection. Norma Monroe even, does not have the same ring to it like, Marilyn Monroe. Monroe's birth name was a bland: Norma Jeane Mortenson (later she was baptized as Norma Jeane Baker).  

The name Marilyn is a combination of Mary and the common name suffix lyn. Marilyn was a rare name before the beginning of the 20th century, Behind the Name says. In 1936, the name Marilyn was the 13th most popular name for girls. Before Marilyn Monroe popularized it, Marilyn Miller (whose real name was Mary Ellen Reynolds) did. Miller was a Broadway star who movie studio executive Ben Lyon said Monroe reminded him of, which is how Monroe got the name Marilyn as her stage name. On the flip side, another well-known actress Kim Novak was born Marilyn Pauline Novak.  

Nameberry reports that Marilyn is the 666th most popular name for baby girls in 2024. My Name Stats states California is the state with the most women named Marilyn, which is fitting as that is where Marilyn Monroe was born.  

I'm a fan of the name Marilyn more so because I'm a fan of Marilyn Monroe I admit. Although charming, there's certainly nothing fancy about the name Marilyn in itself, today it sounds outdated even. It's actually kind of plain... to be honest. ๐Ÿค” But Monroe wore Marilyn and wore it well. The memorable Monroe surname (from Marilyn's mother's family side) definitely helped give oomph! to Marilyn. I think if Marilyn had been named even the terrible name Bertha (sorry Berthas!), I'd like the name Bertha! ๐Ÿ˜…  

I've met just two Marilyns so far in my life. The first Marilyn was a classmate in middle school, who certainly did not 'look like a Marilyn' as she was petite/nerdy. The second Marilyn I met was a customer (an older woman) at a bookstore I worked at. When she gave me her name to either use her membership card or get one, I saw the name Marilyn and remarked she had a nice name and how I love Marilyn Monroe. She was flattered, thanked me and remarked something how Marilyn wasn't as common as it used to be. I believe I agreed with her.

The vintage name Marilyn will continue to live on for a long time to come, simply because of the "Marilyn Monroe Effect" ๐Ÿ’‹  and that's a good thing! 


๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ‘€Reddit ๐Ÿ“›namenerds ๐Ÿ‘Œ Community Thread: "Marilyn... but for a boy?" ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ’™ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/namenerds/comments/an27hi/marilyn_but_for_a_boy/


FAMOUS ๐Ÿ“NOTEWORTHY ๐Ÿ“›MARILYNS:

๐Ÿ“›Marilyn Manson ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿป๐ŸŒŸ (musician)  

๐Ÿ“›Marilyn Mosby ⚖ (politician & lawyer) 

๐Ÿ“›Marilyn Horne ๐ŸŽค (opera singer)

๐Ÿ“›Marilyn Valderrama ๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍❤️‍๐Ÿ‘จ (sister of actor Wilmer Valderrama)

๐Ÿ“›Marilyn Monru ๐ŸŽต (TikTok content creator)   


๐Ÿ“ŒSTATS ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›Marilyn:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/M/MA/MARILYN/index.html


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Marilyn: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“/10 

NAME OF THE DAY: August

Today is the start of August, so I will talk about the month name:  ๐Ÿ“… ๐Ÿ“› August .  August is not only the eight month of the year in the G...