The time has come for you to finally name your new baby, you're happy
with your decision and have signed the birth certificate and put in your
request for a social security card.
You anxiously await visiting hours so you can tell all of your visitors the
wonderful name you've selected and upon doing so, they stare at you as
if you named your son Plum or your daughter Zeus.
Many of our baby names come from the gods and goddesses of the
ancient Romans and Greeks. For example, Iris was the goddess of the
rainbow, Martin comes from Mars, the god of war. And Flora was the
goddess of flowers.
Some baby names come from place names of the
gods. Cynthia, for instance, comes from Kynthos, the mountain birthplace
of Artemis, goddess of the hunt and her twin, Apollo, god of wild animals.
Asher. This beautiful and uncommon Biblical name means happy, lucky,
or blessed in Hebrew. If you like Biblical names, it's a great alternative to
trendy names like Joshua and Jacob. But be careful: Asher seems like a
name that could catch on at any minute, since it reflects a number of
popular name trends. It's a last name, it's Biblical, and it's similar to
trendy names like Ashton and Ashley.
Over the last few decades, popular baby boy name trends have changed.
In days past, a small number of popular names dotted the popularity
charts. Now, although old standards like Matthew, Michael, and
Christopher are still very popular, there just seems to be more baby boy
names to choose from, including classic Biblical names like Jacob and Caleb.
The sounds of African baby boy names and baby girl names are as soft
as the breeze. The baby names and their meanings go back through the
mists of time. Often, African baby names and their meanings reflect nature
such as rivers, or the southern wind. Some describe qualities like honor,
beauty, and strength.
Baby names from Ghana often tell the day when the
baby was born. Others say in which order the baby was born, as in first
born, second, third and so on.
