Baby Name Pondering

This gem is partly inspired by a kick-ass Australian guitarist, and partly by my husband. In that he saw a television interview with Rich...

Photo courtesy of Sandra Bianco Photography West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle was in the headlines this week for announcing that he had ...

Photo Courtesy of Mom Spotted This time of year inspires many great lists of names inspired by Christmas and the festive season. And wh...

Photo Courtesy of Lindsay Wright Photography Here's another pretty name from the floral world that is rare as hen's teeth. So r...

Photo courtesy of Beloved Photography In recent months I have covered a couple of names with connections to Buddhism. The first - Avi...

There's something undeniably attractive about one syllable names. They're a good option if you want an (almost) nickname proof...

Photo Courtesy of Unposed Kids Photography Today's nature name Zaria was plucked from Waltzing More Than Matilda's debut book ...

Last year it was Emerald , but this year Pantone have declared Radiant Orchid to be the colour of 2014. Pantone describe this colour as ...

Liliandil, played by Aussie actress Laura Brent In ' The Chronicles of Narnia ' series, there appears a character in the books ...

A couple of months ago there was a birth announcement at Waltzing More Than Matilda that caught my eye. You may have noticed it too - it...

This is one of those sneaky names that has recently popped up in a couple of places. First, I saw it as a minor, blink-and-you'll-m...

Musical Artist Fiora Like Fiona or Flora, but want something a little different and a lot rarer? Then how about Fiora. Fiora (prono...

Wisteria is a beautiful but rarely used floral name that could be due for resurrection. 2011 was the first time in over 30 years tha...

I grew up in the 80's and have very fond memories of some of the fantasy adventure movies from that decade. Movies such as these wer...

Today's name was in part inspired by a post on 100 Best Fall Baby Names . Yes, I'm on the other side of the hemisphere and there...

Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse Unfortunately, next weeks episode of 'True Blood' means the end of another great season of thi...

I saw this name - Florinda - in the paper today as the name of a French model. Having never heard it before, I was intrigued. It sounded lik...

A pink Calla Lily flower Calla is a girl's name that seems to be suddenly popping up on the Internet and in the baby name books as a...