Showing posts with label Florentina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florentina. Show all posts

Friday, October 23, 2015

Sweet Names for Girls

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Everyone likes dessert, and many of us love it. Why not carry your passion through to your children's names? I have a list of six sinfully sweet names for baby girls for your perusal--all of them are delightfully delicious.

Carmela- Carmela's meaning may have nothing to do with sugar (it's "garden"), but her delicious sound reminds us all of caramel's sticky sweetness.

Dulcie- On the other hand, Dulcie literally means "sweet." She's used more often in England and Australia than the United States, but she was in our top 1000 until 1905. Other Dulcie-like options include Dulce, Dulciana, Dulcibella, and Dulcine.

Florentine- Florentines are mouth-watering. very thin chocolate cookies, with nuts and preserved fruit on top. Florentine is a French name, a variant of Florence and Florentina. It is a bit of a big name for a tiny baby, but the cookie connection makes it that much sweeter.

Madeleine- Like Florentine, Madeleine is also a French dessert and baby name. The cookie is light, lemony, and cake-like, and the name is a well-used variation of Madeline. If you do go with this French spelling, the dessert could be a cute baby shower/birthday party/any party theme.

Maple- Maple syrup is nature's natural sweetener, so it's no wonder that it immediately comes to mind when the name is heard. Maple is also commonly associated with the tree, and was the title character in a Robert Frost poem. Maple is similar in sound to the increasingly popular Mabel, so that could boost her attractiveness to parents.

Sundae- She's by no means a common choice, but Sundae attracts a small number of users each year. She's considered an alternate spelling of the slightly more common Sunday, albeit, a sweeter one. Sundae is cheeky and cheerful--and not for the timid namer.

Monday, April 27, 2015

-ina Names

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One of the enduring name trends of this century is long, extravagant names. It's not uncommon for parents to want a name that sounds glamorous, posh, or even "princessy." I've listed 70 of the most useable -ina names--all of them over two syllables--that would be considered quite regal.

Adamina
Adelina
Agnesina
Aldina
Alexandrina
Amandina
Angelia
Armina
Asterina
Audrina
Augustina
Aurelina
Carina
Carolina
Catalina
Caterina
Celestina
Clementina
Constantina
Coralina
Delphina
Dulcina
Edwina
Emmalina
Estellina
Evangelina
Evelina
Faustina
Florentina
Georgina
Giannina
Jessamina
Josephina
Junina
Justina
Katrina
Lumina
Marcelina
Marina
Martina
Melina
Nicolina
Odelina
Pamina
Paulina
Philomina
Pnina
Quintina
Ramina
Regina
Rosalina
Sabina
Sabrina
Samina
Santina
Savina
Serina
Sistina
Stellina
Tasmina
Thamina
Thomasina
Valentina
Victorina
Wilhelmina