Day 13-Name inspired by a family member’s name

Boy’s Name: Anderson Lawrence (cousin and dad)

Girl’s Name: Susan Olivia (grandmother and cousin)

Day 12: Name inspired by a friend.

Boy’s Name: Maxwell Jonathan (Max and Sean)

Girl’s Name: Ellanie Ginevra (Melanie and Jennifer)

Day 11-Vintage Name

Boy’s Name: Oliver Henry

Girl’s Name: Clara Adeline

Day 10-Biblical Name

Boy’s Name: Asher Josiah

Girl’s Name: Delilah Abigail

I used to want to avoid biblical names, but I've found that my tastes have changed quite a bit (particularly for boys).  These are two of my absolute favorites!

Day 9-Name of someone famous

Boy’s Name:
Dashiell Jude (Dashiell Hammet-novelist and Jude Law- actor)

Girl’s Name:
Gwendolyn Alice (Gwendolyn Brooks-poet and Alice Walker-novelist)

Day 8-Nickname

Boy’s Name: Dash

Girl’s Name: Ellie

Day 7-Surname for a First Name

Boy’s Name: Grayson Carter

Girl’s Name: Harper Blair

Day 6-Word Name

Boy’s Name: August Gray

Girl’s Name: January Faith

This one was more difficult because there are actually a lot of word names that I wouldn't use.  But I am madly in love with August.  IF I got pregnant again with a boy, I'd seriously consider August.

Day 5: Nature Names

Boy's name
Rowan Ash

Girl's name
Lily Violet (whoa flower power)

Day 4-Place Name

Boy's Name:
Lincoln Judah (Nebraska and Biblical place)

Girl's Name:
Helena Ireland (Montana and the country)

Day 3-Name from Television

Boy's Name:
Sawyer Finn (Lost and Glee)

Girl's Name:
Calliope Willow (Grey's Anatomy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Day 2-Name from Literature

Boy's Choice:
Holden George (Catcher in the Rye and Harry Potter)

Girl's Choice:
Lyra Hermione (Golden Compass and Harry Potter)

Day 1: Name from a Movie

Boy's Choice:
Arthur Linus
           From the films Arthur and Sabrina

Girl's Choice:
Aurora Scarlett
           From the films Terms of Endearment and Gone with the Wind

Revitalizing the Blog

OK!  I'm going to try to get back into this a little bit.  A few friends on Facebook have been taking the 30 day song challenge and I got into it too.  So, I figured why not do this with names?  What a great way to get back into my blog!  Anyone is welcome to participate.  Here's how I'm going to do it:

-It's a 15 day challenge.
-I'm going to choose a boy's and a girl's name for each category.
-I'm going to include middle names when I feel like it, but it isn't required.

Here's the list of topics I've come up with:
Choose a:
Day 1-Name from a Movie
Day 2-Name from Literature
Day 3-Name from Television
Day 4-Place Name
Day 5-Nature Name
Day 6-Word Name
Day 7-Surname for a First Name
Day 8-Nickname
Day 9-Name of someone famous
Day 10-Biblical Name
Day 11-Vintage Name
Day 12-Name inspired by a friend’s name
Day 13-Name inspired by a family member’s name
Day 14-Name based on meaning
Day 15-All time favorite Name
 
Alright, here we go!