Parenting magazine’s website has sucked me in again, this time with the headline “20 Old-Fashioned Baby Names That Are Back in Style.”
With a 3-year-old son named Sam, I had to see if his name was on the list. (It was not. But our second choice, Henry, was.)
Most important, I was surprised to find this one at No. 12: Everett!
Its origin is English. It means, apparently, “wild boar.”
Parenting.com said: “Old-style contemporaries Ernest and Elmer may not be climbing the boy’s charts anytime soon, but this name is on the rise again. It’s got a crisp, upbeat vibe and a winning British association in dashing actor Rupert Everett. Popularity in the last decade: 2000: No. 585. 2010: 287.”
Interesting.
Here are all 20 names.
Clara
Eli
Naomi
Charlie
Alice
Henry
Olive
Leo
Lillian
Jasper
Amelia
Everett
Nora
Silas
Adeline
Max
Hazel
Owen
Stella
Oliver
I have friends with kids named Henry (multiple friends), Leo, Amelia, Adeline, Max (multiple), Hazel and Owen, so I think Parenting.com is onto something for sure.
What’s your favorite or least favorite?
Will you be naming any of your offspring Everett anytime soon?
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