Edward is a happy name. People called Edward should be happy, because the name itself derives from the old english for “happy”. Other derivatives of are Eddy, Ed, Eduardo, Edwin or Edmund. Edward is a popular name within the British monarchy, with eight King Edwards over the years.
Eleanor comes from the provencal name Alenor. Provencal means that the name comes from the south east of France. However it is thought to have originated from Greece as the name Elena. The name has so many stories that you know the name has some real history to it. Popular “nicknames” for somebody called Eleanor [...]
A daisy is a flower, and people instantly think that if you are called daisy you are named after a flower. However the truth is a little different. The name Daisy comes from the word “dægeseage” which means “day’s eye”. So the name Daisy actually is referring to the sun rather than the plant. Daisy [...]
David is an extremely popular name in the UK. It is a biblical name meaning “beloved”. In the bible David featured heavily, he was mentioned over 1000 times. The star of David is a six-point star that is used by the jewish as a sign of unity. In modern times we have David Beckham. Beckham [...]
Charles has become extremely popular in the UK. However the name initially came from the french name “Carl”. There has been a variety of variations for the name that have only increased in popularity in modern culture – Chip, Chuck, Charley, Charlie, Chas and Chaz to name a few. In the UK we have [...]
Beth is not the most popular variation of the name Elizabeth, however it’s certainly not a name that is forgotten easily. It is also a popular abbreviation of Bethany or Bethan. There are not many famous people with the name Beth nor is there many other mentions in popular culture. The lone mention was [...]
Amy is an extremely popular name. The name means “beloved”, and the name Amy is just that. There have been many notable people over the years that have been called called Amy. First we have the late Amy Winehouse who died in 2011. This sing/song-writer was famous not only for her amazing and popular songs [...]
In the UK there has been a decline in recent time in popular names from the early 1900s. There was a time when everyone had an Uncle Harold or a Auntie Irene. However it seems that these names are becoming less popular and soon there will be very few Harold’s and Irene’s in the UK. Name Meanings [...]
We all have thought about changing our name to something really different and cool. However 99% of the world have very similar names. It’s not often that parents do something completely out of the ordinary and call their child something crazy. Celebrities don’t seem to be singing by the same hymn sheet though. Coming up with crazy [...]
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