A Right Royal Mystery 👑
And unique finds from Scotland
Here’s a how-de-do. Why is Royal our most-viewed boy name this month?
Is it Jubilee fever come early? (The Queen celebrates 70 years in June.) Did we miss a high-profile announcement? Actually, we may have found the culprit in the new sci-fi Western series Outer Range — Josh Brolin’s main character is called Royal Abbott.
One thing’s for sure: once a name gets near the top of our most-viewed list, even more people look and the cycle continues. (Especially when it’s a fast-rising name that’s likely to get even more popular.) Want to keep it going?
Unique Names From Scotland
Scotland released its top baby names of 2021 a few weeks ago. In fact, they release every single first name given each year. So just for fun, here a few (of the thousands of) names given to just one Scottish baby last year.
Girls: Acacia-Rose, Albertine, Amelia-Jupiter, Apollonia, Beulah, Birdie, Cairn, Carol, Cedar, Clare (!), Delphi, Diadem, Domino, Emer, Enola, Finlay, Florentina, Gemma, Ginger, Haven-James, Hermione, Hilda, Ibby, Iolanthe, Isis, Jean, Jovie, Kenya, Khaleesi, Kingsley, Leonore, Lexi-Agnes, Lilac, Lumi, Manon, Mariposa, Matisse, Mauve, Mazikeen, Milly-Sunday, Navy, Nico, Oceania, Otterly, Paloma, Peach, Philomena, Quinnie, Rainbow, Remedy, Rowena, Saint, Sigrid, Sunniva, Tamsin, Tauriel-Rose, Trudie, Ursula, Valerie, Velvetjane, Winnie-Mae, Yuki, Zabrina, Zyla.
Boys: Abe, Alpha, Anduin, Aquila, Athol, Barry, Bellamy, Bleu, Brando, Caledonia, Chip, Christy, Colm, Cosmo, Decoy, Denver, Dusty, Edgar, Enoch-Praise, Fergie, Finlo, Fury, Geoffrey, Great, Griff, Hart, Herbie, Indiana, Indigo, Isambard, Jake-Joe, Jordy, Justice-Quentin, Kelso, Kester, Lachie, Laird, Lorenzo-Moon, Lysander, Mackie, Mauro, Myron, Naphtali, Neon, Nimrod, Ocean, Otter, Owain, Paddy, Porter, Ranulf, Rascal, Roo, Royal, Samwise, Scottie, Stark, Sylvan, Tam, Terence, Torben, Turlough, Uist, Vico, Wilde, Willow, Wrath, Xanthus, Yago, Zander-Blu, Zigmund.
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…and from the only bird that sings while flying
I’m addicted to watching the Top 10 Names 1880-2020 racing each other (particularly the menacing music as Jennifer rises ever higher)