This list of names is inspired by the 89th Academy Awards. My favorites are Dev, Viggo and Viola.
Casey - Casey Affleck, Best Actor winner
Damien - Damien Chazelle, Best Director winner
Denzel - Denzel Washington, Best Actor nominee
Dev - Dev Patel, Best Supporting Actor nominee
Emma - Emma Stone, Best Actress winner
Garfield - Andrew Garfield, Best Actor nominee
Isabelle - Isabelle Huppert, Best Actress nominee
Jeff - Jeff Bridges, Best Supporting Actor nominee
Lucas - Lucas Hedges, Best Supporting Actor nominee
Mahershala - Mahershala Ali, Best Supporting Actor winner
Meryl - Meryl Streep, Best Actress nominee
Naomie - Naomie Harris, Best Supporting Actress nominee
Natalie - Natalie Portman, Best Actress nominee
Nicole - Nicole Kidman, Best Supporting Actress nominee
Octavia - Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress nominee
Ruth - Ruth Negga, Best Actress nominee
Ryan - Ryan Gosling, Best Actor nominee
Shannon - Michael Shannon, Best Supporting Actor nominee
Viggo - Viggo Mortensen, Best Actor nominee
Viola - Viola Davis, Best Supporting Actress winner
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Sunday, February 26, 2017
Roman Emperors
This list of Roman Emperors is not comprehensive. I chose only the most famous, or those with the best names. For a full list see this link. My favorite names are Tiberius, Nero, Constantine, and Augustus.
Augustus
Aurelian
Caesar
Caligula
Claudius
Constantine
Diocletian
Florian
Hadrian
Julius
Lucius Verus
Marcus Aurelius
Nero
Nerva
Otho
Tacitus
Tiberius
Titus
Trajan
Valerian
Vespasian
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Augustus
Aurelian
Caesar
Caligula
Claudius
Constantine
Diocletian
Florian
Hadrian
Julius
Lucius Verus
Marcus Aurelius
Nero
Nerva
Otho
Tacitus
Tiberius
Titus
Trajan
Valerian
Vespasian
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Sunday, February 19, 2017
Rocky Horror Picture Show Pet Names
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Valentine's Day Pet Names
Here are some love inspired names for Valentine's Day! My favorites are Aiko, Aspen, Conor, and Romeo.
Aiko - Japanese name that means 'little loved one'
Aspen - Tree that has heart shaped leaves
Byron - English romantic poet
Cara - Italian name that means 'beloved'
Carys - Welsh name that means 'love'
Casanova - 18th Century Italian known for his romantic exploits
Coco - Nickname that evokes the idea of chocolate
Corazon - Word for 'heart' in Spanish
Conor - Irish name that means 'dog lover'
Frida - Old Norse name that means 'beautiful, beloved'
Honey - Nickname for a sweetheart
Kanda - Thai name that means 'beloved'
Laska - Word for 'love' in Czech
Leeba - Yiddish name that means 'beloved'
Liebe - Word for 'love' in German
Paris - Paris is known as the City of Love
Priya - Name that means 'beloved' in Sanskrit
Romeo - Shakespeare's romantic hero
Rose - Flower commonly given on Valentine's day
Sappho - Ancient Greek poet who wrote about love
Scarlet - The color red is associated with the holiday
Valentine - Saint Valentine inspired the holiday
Venus - Roman goddess of love
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Aiko - Japanese name that means 'little loved one'
Aspen - Tree that has heart shaped leaves
Byron - English romantic poet
Cara - Italian name that means 'beloved'
Carys - Welsh name that means 'love'
Casanova - 18th Century Italian known for his romantic exploits
Coco - Nickname that evokes the idea of chocolate
Corazon - Word for 'heart' in Spanish
Conor - Irish name that means 'dog lover'
Frida - Old Norse name that means 'beautiful, beloved'
Honey - Nickname for a sweetheart
Kanda - Thai name that means 'beloved'
Laska - Word for 'love' in Czech
Leeba - Yiddish name that means 'beloved'
Liebe - Word for 'love' in German
Paris - Paris is known as the City of Love
Priya - Name that means 'beloved' in Sanskrit
Romeo - Shakespeare's romantic hero
Rose - Flower commonly given on Valentine's day
Sappho - Ancient Greek poet who wrote about love
Scarlet - The color red is associated with the holiday
Valentine - Saint Valentine inspired the holiday
Venus - Roman goddess of love
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Monday, February 6, 2017
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Football Pet Names
I compiled this list from American Football terminology, for football fans. My favorites are Blitz, Mo, Rush, and Spike.
Blitz - a defensive maneuver
Bootleg - an offensive play
Cadence - the words or sounds a quarterback makes prior to receiving the ball from the center
Chip - from chip shot, a term for a very short field goal.
Flanker - a receiver who doesn't line up on the line of scrimmage
Flea Flicker - a trick play
Fumble - losing possession of a ball.
Gridiron - the field of play
Gunner - widest player on the line in a punting formation
Heisman - award given to the best college player in the country
Hike - Synonym of snap
Hitch - part of a pass route that causes a defender to stumble.
Huddle - grouping of players to call a play
Jack - Interior linebacker that plays the weak side of the formation, aka. Mo
Juke - evading a tackler by deceptive moves
Jumbo - an offensive package that has a full back and a half back
Kicker - player who specializes in place kicking
Lombardi - trophy given to the team that wins the Super Bowl
Mike - the middle linebacker in a 4-3 formation
Mo - Interior linebacker that plays the weak side of the formation, aka. Jack
Pigskin - slang for the ball
Pitch - underhand throw by the quarterback to the running back
Punt - a kick when the ball is dropped then kicked before it hits the ground
Pylon - orange marker that indicates the four corners of the end zone
Rover - a safety that is a defensive back and a linebacker.
Rush - a running play or tackling a player before they can throw a pass
Sam - The strong side outside linebacker
Slobber-knocker - a particularly gruesome tackle or hit
Snap - backward passing of the ball
Spike - when the quarterback throws the ball at the ground after the snap
Spot - location where the ball was downed or blown dead
Tackle - when a player causes the player with the ball to hit the ground
Touchdown - when a player has control of the football within the end zone
Tweener - a player that plays 2 or more positions
Wishbone - a formation in the shape of a wishbone
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Blitz - a defensive maneuver
Bootleg - an offensive play
Cadence - the words or sounds a quarterback makes prior to receiving the ball from the center
Chip - from chip shot, a term for a very short field goal.
Flanker - a receiver who doesn't line up on the line of scrimmage
Flea Flicker - a trick play
Fumble - losing possession of a ball.
Gridiron - the field of play
Gunner - widest player on the line in a punting formation
Heisman - award given to the best college player in the country
Hike - Synonym of snap
Hitch - part of a pass route that causes a defender to stumble.
Huddle - grouping of players to call a play
Jack - Interior linebacker that plays the weak side of the formation, aka. Mo
Juke - evading a tackler by deceptive moves
Jumbo - an offensive package that has a full back and a half back
Kicker - player who specializes in place kicking
Lombardi - trophy given to the team that wins the Super Bowl
Mike - the middle linebacker in a 4-3 formation
Mo - Interior linebacker that plays the weak side of the formation, aka. Jack
Pigskin - slang for the ball
Pitch - underhand throw by the quarterback to the running back
Punt - a kick when the ball is dropped then kicked before it hits the ground
Pylon - orange marker that indicates the four corners of the end zone
Rover - a safety that is a defensive back and a linebacker.
Rush - a running play or tackling a player before they can throw a pass
Sam - The strong side outside linebacker
Slobber-knocker - a particularly gruesome tackle or hit
Snap - backward passing of the ball
Spike - when the quarterback throws the ball at the ground after the snap
Spot - location where the ball was downed or blown dead
Tackle - when a player causes the player with the ball to hit the ground
Touchdown - when a player has control of the football within the end zone
Tweener - a player that plays 2 or more positions
Wishbone - a formation in the shape of a wishbone
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Friday, February 3, 2017
Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, here are a collection of Black heroes for your naming inspiration! My favorites are Booker, Crispus, and Solomon.
Althea - Althea Gibson, American Tennis player
Arthur - Arthur Mitchell, U.S. Congressman
Baldwin - James Baldwin, writer
Bayard - Bayard Rustin, American civil rights activist
Bessie - Bessie Coleman, American Pilot
Booker - Booker T. Washington, American Author, poltician
Brooke - Edward Brooke III, U.S. Senator
Buck - Buck Leonard, American Baseball player
Carney - William H Carney, Civil War hero.
Crispus - Crispus Attucks, Participant in the Boston Massacre
Desmond - Desmond Tutu, South African activist and Bishop
Duke - Duke Ellington, American musician, composer
Eldridge - Eldridge Cleaver, American Civil Rights Activist
Ella - Ella Fitzgerald, American Jazz singer
Eubie - Eubie Blake, American Composer
Frederick - Frederick Douglass, American Author, Abolitionist
Garvey - Marcus Garvey, Jamaican political leader
George - George Washington Carver, American botanist and inventor
Goose - Goose Tatum, American Basketball player
Haile - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia
Hank - Hank Aaron, American Baseball player
Harper - Frances Harper, American Poet, abolitionist
Harriet - Harriet Tubman, American Author, Abolitionist
Jarena - Jarena Lee, American author
Josephine - Josephine Baker, French singer, entertainer
Kofi - Kofi Annan, Ghanaian diplomat and Secretary General of the United Nations
Kwame - Kwame Nkrumak, Independence leader from Ghana
Langston - Langston Hughes, American Poet
Malcolm - Malcolm X, American Civil Rights Leader
Mandela - Nelson Mandela, South African activist
Marcus - Marcus Garvey, Jamaican political leader
Marley - Bob Marley, Jamaican reggae musician
Maya - Maya Angelou, American Poet
Medgar - Medgar Evers, Civil Rights activist
Musa - Musa Keita I, King of Mali
Nat - Nat Turner, American Abolitionist
Nelson - Nelson Mandela, South African activist
Nina - Nina Simone, American singer
Norbert - Norbert Rilleaux, American inventor
Nzinga - Queen Ana Nzinga, regent of Mbundu people in Modern day Angola
Olaudah - Olaudah Equiano, British abolitionist
Oscar - Oscar Charleston, American Baseball player
Pele - Pele, Brazilian soccer player
Percy - Percy Julian, American chemist
Reeves - Bass Reeves, U.S. Deputy Marshal
Rosa - Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist
Ruggles - David Ruggles, American abolitionist
Sally - Sally Hemings, Slave of Thomas Jefferson, and mother to his children
Satchel - Satchel Paige, American Baseball player
Satchmo - nickname of Louis Armstrong, Jazz trumpeter
Shaka - Shaka Zulu, King of the Zulu Kingdom
Shirley - Shirley Chisholm, American Congressman, author
Sojourner - Sojourner Truth, American Abolitionist
Solomon - Solomon Northup, American abolitionist
Thurgood - Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Wangari - Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmental activist and Nobel laureate
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Althea - Althea Gibson, American Tennis player
Arthur - Arthur Mitchell, U.S. Congressman
Baldwin - James Baldwin, writer
Bayard - Bayard Rustin, American civil rights activist
Bessie - Bessie Coleman, American Pilot
Booker - Booker T. Washington, American Author, poltician
Brooke - Edward Brooke III, U.S. Senator
Buck - Buck Leonard, American Baseball player
Carney - William H Carney, Civil War hero.
Crispus - Crispus Attucks, Participant in the Boston Massacre
Desmond - Desmond Tutu, South African activist and Bishop
Duke - Duke Ellington, American musician, composer
Eldridge - Eldridge Cleaver, American Civil Rights Activist
Ella - Ella Fitzgerald, American Jazz singer
Eubie - Eubie Blake, American Composer
Frederick - Frederick Douglass, American Author, Abolitionist
Garvey - Marcus Garvey, Jamaican political leader
George - George Washington Carver, American botanist and inventor
Goose - Goose Tatum, American Basketball player
Haile - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia
Hank - Hank Aaron, American Baseball player
Harper - Frances Harper, American Poet, abolitionist
Harriet - Harriet Tubman, American Author, Abolitionist
Jarena - Jarena Lee, American author
Josephine - Josephine Baker, French singer, entertainer
Kofi - Kofi Annan, Ghanaian diplomat and Secretary General of the United Nations
Kwame - Kwame Nkrumak, Independence leader from Ghana
Langston - Langston Hughes, American Poet
Malcolm - Malcolm X, American Civil Rights Leader
Mandela - Nelson Mandela, South African activist
Marcus - Marcus Garvey, Jamaican political leader
Marley - Bob Marley, Jamaican reggae musician
Maya - Maya Angelou, American Poet
Medgar - Medgar Evers, Civil Rights activist
Musa - Musa Keita I, King of Mali
Nat - Nat Turner, American Abolitionist
Nelson - Nelson Mandela, South African activist
Nina - Nina Simone, American singer
Norbert - Norbert Rilleaux, American inventor
Nzinga - Queen Ana Nzinga, regent of Mbundu people in Modern day Angola
Olaudah - Olaudah Equiano, British abolitionist
Oscar - Oscar Charleston, American Baseball player
Pele - Pele, Brazilian soccer player
Percy - Percy Julian, American chemist
Reeves - Bass Reeves, U.S. Deputy Marshal
Rosa - Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist
Ruggles - David Ruggles, American abolitionist
Sally - Sally Hemings, Slave of Thomas Jefferson, and mother to his children
Satchel - Satchel Paige, American Baseball player
Satchmo - nickname of Louis Armstrong, Jazz trumpeter
Shaka - Shaka Zulu, King of the Zulu Kingdom
Shirley - Shirley Chisholm, American Congressman, author
Sojourner - Sojourner Truth, American Abolitionist
Solomon - Solomon Northup, American abolitionist
Thurgood - Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Wangari - Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmental activist and Nobel laureate
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017
The Hobbit Pet Names
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