📛Carolyn 🥊vs. 📛Caroline

Co-worker 1: "I'm calling Page Six and demanding a retraction. I mean how hard is it to spell Carolyn?"

Co-worker 2: "You in Page Six again?"

Carolyn: "Oh no Carol Bessette was in Page Six again. Apparently she was seen canoodling with John at..."

Co-worker: "Last time they called you Caroline. It's shoddy journalism."

Carolyn: "I rather they misspell my name the less interested in us they are the better."

The above ⬆ dialogue is from the captivating 📺t.v. show 💞Love 📖Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette — that dramatizes the real life JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's love story — and tragic ending (RIP). 

When Carolyn Bessette (played by Sarah Pidgeon) marries JFK Jr. (played by Paul Anthony Kelly) she becomes sister-in-law to Caroline Kennedy (played by Grace Gummer). The two have tension initially.

What I found fascinating 💭 is they have pretty much the same name. 🤯

But apparently, Carolyn and Caroline are the same name. "Caroline is Carolyn," states, Abby Sandel creator of name website Appellation Mountain.

📛Carolyn and 📛Caroline both mean "free man" and are the feminine versions of the name 📛Charles (that stems from 📛Carolus, the Latin form). 

📛Nameberry🍒 says: "The phonetic Carolyn spelling, which was very popular from the 1920s to the '60s, has been steadily on the wane while Caroline herself has stayed strong. Carolina is the more feminine (and place name) version, as opposed to the newer form Carolyn, which forces the pronunciation of the final syllable to rhyme with win and spin. Though Caroline can be pronounced that way, it's more usually pronounced to rhyme with wine and fine. Caroline is a perennial classic, one of the elite group of girls' names that's ALWAYS ranked among the Top 1000 and that's been in the Top 100 since 1994. Elegant yet strong, Caroline calls to mind the Kennedy Camelot years."

📛NB🍒: in 2024 Caroline was at #92 📈 as the most popular baby girl name — whereas Carolyn was #953 📉 in 2020. 

📍South Carolina fittingly is where the most Carolines live."127.9 in every 100,000 South Carolinians have this name." 📍California surprisingly is the next state where one will find a Caroline: "20,008 people have this name," according to My Name Stats.

📍Texas and 📍Arkansas are where the most Carolyns reside.

I'm more partial to the name 📛Carolyn because my favorite aunt (RIP) was named it (although she went by 📛Carol). I always equate 📛Caroline with South/North Carolina (my aunt was from the latter) which is how I find it easiest to remember the pronunciation is: 🔊'line.' I see both names as two distinct names... 🤷🏾‍♀️ and I like them both. 📛Carolyn sounds old fashioned yet girlish 🎀 (thanks to the 🔊'lyn' at the end)  — with a sweet 🥰 feel to it — whereas 📛Caroline is a bit more stern and snobby 👃🆙 sounding but has a classy touch to it. 👌🏾

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Carolyn: 👍 OR 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗/10 

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Caroline: 👍 OR 💗💗💗💗💗💗/10 

NAME OF THE DAY: Dynasty

📺Reality show Love Is Blind (season 10) has a female cast member with the 💥 dynamic name of 📛Dynasty❗

Dynasty the word (meaning: a sequence of hereditary rulers, ie: an Egyptian dynasty), was first recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Late Latin dynastīa, from Greek dynasteia.

📛Nameberry🍒 says on the origin of the word as a first name: "Dynasty emerged primarily in the United States during the 1980s, influenced by the immensely popular television drama series of the same name, which portrayed wealth, power, and influence. The name conveys notions of legacy, heritage, and enduring family prominence. It projects strength, ambition, and a certain dramatic flair. While not among the most common names, Dynasty appeals to parents seeking something memorable with associations of power and prestige. The name's connection to royalty and succession gives it a regal quality that sets it apart from more traditional feminine names."

📍New Jersey and 📍Maine are supposedly the states with the most women named Dynasty. Dynasty Ballard of Love Is Blind however, is from 📍Ohio.

I definitely disagree with the comment of the name hater of Dynasty as a first name below 😬:

I had never heard of anyone being named 📛Dynasty until recently hearing a Love Is Blind personality being named it  — and when I did, I was an immediate fan 🙋🏾‍♀️ of her name. I think Dynasty is a ✔classy, ✔bold and ✔decadent name. 

📌STATS ON THE NAME 📛Dynasty:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/D/DY/DYNASTY/index.html

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Dynasty: 👍 OR 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓/10 

TV CHARACTER NAME OF INTEREST: Monet

📛Monet is the hip, chic name played by 🎤Mary J. Blige — as a ruthless 👑queen pin — on the 📺 tv show Power Book II: Ghost. 👻

Monet is of French origin according to Nameberry and is a "favorite of the Bohemian set." Behind the Name says Monet is: "from a French surname that was derived from either Hamon or Edmond. This was the surname of the French impressionist painter Claude Monet."

The most Monets live in 📍California and 📍District of Columbia. 

Monet reminds me of the name Monroe, being it is a last name that doubles as a first name too and 🔊sounds similar. And just like with Monroe, I like Monet more so for a girl over a boy (it is #1131 on The Bump 👶 Boy 💙 📛Names list 📃) being named. 👌🏾

I really love the name 📛Monet. It's a pretty name but also a bougie name. 👃🏾💁🏾‍♀️ It really does have an 'upper class' 💭 feel to it as pointed out on Behind the Name in the comments. With how fashionable Monet is, I'm very surprised 🤨 it's not on the most Popular Baby Names list via SSA as of recent (although it is in Nameberry's Top 1000 chart 📊). 

⭐FAMOUS & 📝NOTEWORTHY 📛MONETS:

📛Monet Mazur 🎥 (actress)

📛Monet Bell 📺 (reality tv show from Married at First Sight)

📛Monet Lerner aka 📛Monet Monico 🎤/ 📺 (singer & actress)

📛Monet Tumusiime 📺 (tv show character on American Horror Story)

📛Victoria Monet 🎤 (singer)

📛Xania Monet 💻🎤 (AI singer)

📛M aka Monet St. Croix  🗯❌ (comic book character in the X-Men)

📛Monet X  ❌ (personality from RuPaul's reality show Drag Race)

📌STATS ON THE NAME 📛Monet:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/M/MO/MONET/index.html

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Monet: 👍 OR 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗/10

NAME OF THE DAY: Paris

Today is Bastille Day 🎆 in France, so I will be discussing the very French name: Paris 

Paris is the capital city of France. Paris got its name from the Gaulish tribe known as the Parisii.   

📛Paris is usually associated with being a girl's name but 📛Paris can be used for boys (actor Pierce Brosnan has a son named Paris) too. Nameberry says in 2004 it was #157 on the most popular baby  girl's name list but now it's at #484 as of 2024.   

Surprisingly, America is the country with the most babies named Paris, not France — California has the most people named Paris. Interestingly, Paris is often used as a surname 74% of the time. 

I think the name 📛Paris is pretty cool 😎 as I really like 📍place names. I like it a little more when used for a girl's name over a boy's name however. But either or, it's a stylish name that oozes well, style, oui? Yes. 👌🏾  

⭐FAMOUS & 📝NOTEWORTHY 📛Parises:

📛Paris Jackson 🎤 (singer & 💗daughter of 👑Michael Jackson)

📛Paris Hilton 🏨 (hotel heiress)

📛Paris Londono Gomez (💗daughter of 🎤singer Maluma)

📛Paris 🐴 (mythical Greek figure, the prince of Troy)

📛Paris "Paris Shadows" Vasquez  (musician)  

📌STATS ON THE NAME 📛Paris:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PARIS/index.html

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Paris: 👍 OR 💓💓💓💓💓💙💙💙/10