Ninjas were the secret agents and mercenaries of feudal Japan, and while they're quite popular in modern day fiction, you can never have too many ninjas in my mind because - well they just stay cool! Clad in mysterious black garb, wielding literally some of the most stunning weapons around (no one's going to say a katana's not an absolutely stunning knife), the aesthetic of the ninja or shinobi ...
Good Names for Farmers: From Cowboy Themed to Nature & Outdoor Inspired
If you're looking for good names for farmers, there's a lot of ways you can go in terms of themes that'll help you come up with some really solid bets. Take for instance the fact that farmers are so connected to nature, the outdoors, and the land they farm. If you go the direction of being inspired by this to come up with a name for a farmer, you're in for quite a long list of really ...
Mean Girl Names: From “Elizabeth” & “Audrey” to “Tana” & “Devon”
Probably the most common reason to look up a list of names for mean girls is that you're working on a fictional piece, like a novel, short story, or movie script, and want to find the perfect name for the quintessential "mean girl" character in your work. There are other reasons I can think of that might make you want to find a good mean girl name - like if you have a particularly spiteful diva ...
Looking for Aurora Nicknames? Cute, Pretty, Meaningful & Fun Options
Aurora is one of the most beautiful names I can imagine, but since it's such a short, sweet name, I find it's also quite difficult to come up with nicknames for Auroras. The long names out there - names like Elizabeth and Alexandra - it's quite easy to come up with nicknames for since they have so many syllables to bounce off of. These two names are also more traditional names, and thus ...
Flower Names for Boys: From Jared to Aster to Dianthus
If I asked you to come up with flower names for girls, chances are high you wouldn't be hard pressed to come up with a handful. Rose, Lily, Poppy, and Daisy are all extremely common names that are quite literally the names of flowers, and there are many more along the same vein that you can probably recite to me off the top of your head right now. When it comes to flower themed names that ...
Other Names for Earth: From Terra & Gaia to Erde & Tellus
If you're looking for another name for earth, I think you're likely in for a treat, as there are far more than I ever really imagined, and likely the same is true for you. From synonyms in the English language to translations of "earth" as well as variants of the word "earth" in different languages, to gods and goddesses of the earth and so much more - if you're digging for other names for ...
Iris as a Boy’s Name? My Thoughts, What Are Yours?
Doing some digging for articles on this blog, I come across quite a few name-related questions being posted to forums, subreddits, and question sites. One interesting one that popped up was what people's opinions were on the name "Iris" being used as a boy's name, although it's commonly used as a girl's name almost exclusively. Honestly, I'm not talking about using the name Iris as a boy's ...