JD Vance Announces Name Of His Newborn Son

The Vice President of the United States of America, JD Vance, recently shared on Instagram the arrival of his fourth child with wife Usha Vance — a son named: 📛Alec Neel 💙 

The writer of the piece of the historic presidential baby name announcement says: "the choice may feel classic, the name Alec is far less common than it once was," and points out, "Alec’s arrival is also a rare moment in modern U.S. political history. He is the first child born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years. The last vice president to welcome a child while in office was Schuyler Colfax, whose son was born in 1870. Alec joins older siblings Ewan, 9, Vivek, 6, and 4-year-old Mirabel."

📛Nameberry🍒's all-about-the-name 📛Alec:

I've always loved the name 📛Alexander 👌🏾 or any diminutive of it, so I think 📛Alec is a great name,  ✔strong (although less serious than its lengthy original name) but ✔chic (a cooler version of the already cool 😎 nickname 📛Alex). 

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Alec: 👍 OR 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙/10

📑Apparently, there's rumors that baby Alec's name was initially intended to something different yet very familiar to us all... Rob Shuter's Naughty But Nice hears the newborn almost had a very different—and far more political— name. “J.D. floated the idea of naming the baby 📛Donald,” one Washington insider tells Naughty But Nice. “He thought it would be the ultimate tribute to President Trump. J.D. knows the President appreciates loyalty, and he believed it would be a meaningful gesture.” According to sources, Usha wasn’t buying it. “She shut it down—politely, but firmly,” another insider reveals. “Usha wanted their son’s name to reflect their family, not make a political statement. She wasn’t about to turn her newborn into a headline before he could even walk.” 

😬 One 📛Donald in the White House (actually there are three 🤯 total: Trump, one of Trump's son's name is Donald Jr. and JD Vance's middle name is Donald! 🥴) is enough. 😅

As for Alec Vance's middle name: 📛Neel — it is a Hindi name that means "💎sapphire blue." Second Lady Usha Vance is Indian and Neel is a nice name to pay homage to her heritage. 

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Neel: 👍 OR 💙💙💙💙💙💙/10  

What name have the most U.S. Presidents had?

Today is Presidents Day and curiosity had me 💭wondering:

Which 📛name has been most 📈 popular amongst the Presidents?

🥁...

There are six Presidents named 📛James:

📛James Madison, 📛James Monroe, 📛James Polk

📛James Buchanan, 📛James Garfield, 📛James Carter

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛James 👍  OR 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙/10

The runner up most popular name is...

There are four Presidents named 📛John

📛John Adams, 📛John Tyler, 📛John Coolidge, 📛John Kennedy

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛John 👍  OR 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙/10

John however, is tied at the fourth most popular President's name with...

📛William Harrison, 📛William McKinley, 📛William Taft, 📛William Clinton

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛William 👍  OR 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙/10

And the last, first name that is most popular with the Presidents is...

🥁...

📛George Washington, 📛George Bush, 📛George Bush Jr. 

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛George: 👍  OR 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙/10

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NAME OF THE DAY: Abraham

Today is the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865, so I decided to talk about the name: Abraham.

Abraham is a Hebrew name that means 'father of many' according to Behind The Name. It has Biblical origins: "Abraham was originally named Abram but God changed his name. (Genesis 17:5)"

The name Abraham is definitely an old-fashioned name and surprisingly is still being used today. From the time the most famous "Abe" (Lincoln) died, up until 2022, Popular Baby Names says there have been over 115k baby boys given the strong, heroic name.

Very interestingly, Abraham can be used as a first or last name, however it being a first name is 58% higher. 

⭐FAMOUS & 📝NOTEWORTHY 📛ABRAHAMS:

📛Abraham Setrakian 👴🏻 (T.V. show character on The Strain)

📛Abraham Quintanilla (father of late 🎤 singer Selena) 

♀️Female Version of 📛ABRAHAM:

📛ABRAHAMA

💭I never heard a feminine version of Abraham until researching the name in depth. It's so rare only one girl was named it so far. 🤯

📌STATS ON THE NAME 📛ABRAHAM:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AB/ABRAHAM/index.html

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Abraham: 👍 OR 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙/10  

What Did The "S" Stand For In President Harry S. Truman's Name?

The "S" in President Harry Truman's name stood for nothing but simply being an "S." Surprising, because we're all accustomed to seeing a middle initial in someone's full name stand for an actual name, but not in Truman's case. 

According to history.com: "Truman’s parents gave him the middle initial S to honor his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young, although the S didn’t stand for a specific name." 

That's so interesting and cool really, especially since Truman was born in 1884. It will be intriguing to see if in the future, having a single letter as a middle name, perhaps becomes a name trend. 

For more info on Truman's "S" middle name check out:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zSsG6pYdOY8

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛S: 👍 OR 💙💙💙💙/5

NAME OF THE DAY: Donald

Since President Trump's name has been all over the news the weekend I started this blog and I decided to make my first name post on his: 📛Donald

The name Donald derives from the Scottish Gaelic name 📛Domhnall and means 'ruler of the world' according to the name website Name of the Year. That of course is a very fitting name for the President of the United States (interestingly, JD Vance, the Vice President's middle name is 📛Donald also).

Donald was surprisingly never a popular first name for a boy to be named even when Trump became president the first term in 2016 - 2020. Name Census cites just under 3k newborn boys were given the name Donald.

I personally am not a fan of the name 📛Donald. It's a boring name. 🤷🏾‍♀️ It's not even a boring but classic name (like 'John' and I do like the name John). I briefly met a Donald but he went as Don (I found out later he didn't go by Donald & I always wondered, how did he get the name Donald?) He did not "look like a Donald" (but did "look like a Don").

Before Donald Trump put the name Donald into the spotlight with his presidency, whenever I thought of the name Donald, I thought of like most people, the cartoon 🦆duck, Donald Duck. However, Donald Trump is certainly now the most famous Donald of all time.

⭐FAMOUS & 📝NOTEWORTHY 📛DONALDS:

📛Donald Trump Jr. 👨‍👦 (son of Donald Trump Sr.)

📛Donald Sutherland 🧓🏻 (late actor)

📛Donald Glover 👨🏾 (actor / musician)

📛Donald "Don" King 📢🥊 (boxing promotor)

📛Donald Cerrone 👊 (former UFC fighter)

📛Donald Winnicott 🧠 (child psychoanalyst)

📛Donald Nicholl 📺 / ✍️ (t.v. producer / screenwriter)

📛Donald Hannah (father of actress Daryl Hannah) 

📛Donald Hogestyn 🎥 (actor)

📛Donald K. Overstreet 🎥 (actor)

📛Donald Gee 🎥 (actor)

♀️Female Version of 📛DONALD:

📛DONALDA 

💭I like the feminine version more than the masculine version. Do-nal-da has a certain ring to it.👌 

📌STATS ON THE NAME 📛Donald:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/D/DO/DONALD/index.html

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Donald: 👎 OR 💙💙/10