Nola and Nolan
I’m back! I’ve been so busy lately, I haven’t even gotten to post. Part of it was my new obsession with the Youtube baby name community. Who knew? Anyway, check out my new baby name channel, just search LucyKruegerBabyNamer. Also check out AnastasiaRuby, she’s another great baby name Youtuber.
Anyway…on to my featured names. Nola is the girl name, and I suppose Nolan must be the male form though I can’t be sure. Nola is of Celtic, Irish, and Latin origin, and is the short form of the Irish name Fionnula. I heard on Nameberry from Olivekit that she named her little girl Nola, and it means little bell. Hmm…Fionnula. That’s an interesting one, especially with Fiona gaining popularity right now. Nolan is also Celtic and Irish, which makes me think the two are related. Nolan means famous and noble. I love the old lady cool feel that Nola as, and is also just so cute. I can imagine the name on a cute little girl. Its similar to Nora, but I don’t like Nora as much. I love how Nolan has that girly-masculine feel to it. Its hard to explain, but I just don’t see Nolan as some sort of muscular football player. I see a handsome but nerdy guy who wears tweed, and somehow I love that. There aren’t any nicknames I can think of for these two, but I do like these combinations:
Nola Isabelle Jane
Nola Penelope Grace
Nola Dorothy Alice
Nolan Andrew Charles
Nolan Samuel James
Nolan Daniel Howard
Howard. Howard??!! Somehow, the more I think of Howard, the more I think it needs a revival. And Howie is an adorable nickname. That’ll be my next featured name, I think. Oops. Did I give it away? Oh, well. Comment and question, please.
—Lucy <3
Seraphina
For all of us baby name nerds, Seraphina is a classic, yet mysterious, beautiful, yet hard to use gem in the the baby naming world. Its pretty, yes, classy, yes, but is it too over the top for today’s girls? Sadly, I think so. Personally, I would hestitate to, if not never, name my child Seraphina. Alongside names such as Evangeline, Genevieve, Isadora, and Theadora, Seraphina is simply too heavy and complicated for a modern little girl. Born of Hebrew origin meaning fiery and the name of a saint, Seraphina was never in the top 1000 names in the United States. However, it is on countless name nerd lists, including mine. So, although I would not recommend actually using this name, here are a few combinations I like.
Seraphina Isabelle Rose
Seraphina Gwendolyn Cecille
Seraphina Vivienne Camille
Seraphina Katharine Jane
Seraphina Madeleine Clarisse
Seraphina Alice Mathilde
Hmmm….nicknames? I can’t really think of any besides Sera, Seri, and Phina, although the latter is a bit strange. So which combination is nicer? I am growing quite fond of Seraphina Isabelle Rose and Seraphina Alice Mathilde. Alice is my mother’s name, and Rose is my grandmother’s name. I think the second middle name works well when it’s accented on the second syallble. Thoughts and comments on Seraphina please!
—Lucy
