I think there is a thing like “fast fashion names” ... that kind of list would be so cool! Like names that were really popular and fast rising but then fell out of fashion and off the charts just as fast. I bet there are many names out there like that!

@alfred6272

3 жыл бұрын

Funny you should mention that cause your name Shannon was a pretty fast rising and falling name I think

@shannoncrosby7665

3 жыл бұрын

@@alfred6272 Haha who knew! I don’t really know any Shannons so maybe that’s why..

@audrieking7109

3 жыл бұрын

I think she did one of these!

@bethanygallagher7487

3 жыл бұрын

Sj has definitely done a video on this!!:)

@izzyl71

3 жыл бұрын

She did! It’s called the fastest dropping baby names to avoid

A friend of mine comes from a family of poor sailors. Her grandmother was named "Maria" (very catholic family) but her parents, though capable sailors, were illiterate and accidentally spelt it "Marea" on the birth certificate. The girl wore the name proudly as her village was filled to the brim with Maria's (all very Catholic fisher families). Also, Marea literally means "sea" so it also fitted with her family's profession. She was the favourite grandmother of my friend and I recently gave her the idea of naming her daughter "Rhea" after Marea. It's one of my favourite girl names.

@ciara6279

3 жыл бұрын

That is so beautiful!

@xbriannaxbananax

3 жыл бұрын

What a fun story!

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

Love this story!!! So special thanks for telling us! SJ x

Maeve is gonna become a really popular alternative to May because it’s basically the same just with the trendy “v”

@maesie-6712

6 ай бұрын

cha ching!

It will be nice for an Easter name theme next week for Easter

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh yes cute!!! xxx

🌿 Juniper Bloomfield 🌿 Born March 29th at home right before sunrise!! We’re still deciding a middle name for her, but considering Dawn since that’s my middle name and it matches with the time she was born 🌅 So this video was very timely haha

@wildnfearless9840

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! You could use a name that means Dawn, like Zora or Roxanne

@Summer-sc1ph

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!

@ciara6279

3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful! Congratulations!!

@aifricnichleirigh

3 жыл бұрын

Alba is also a beautiful one if you want a name meaning sunrise or dawn!

@wildnfearless9840

3 жыл бұрын

@@aifricnichleirigh Alba actually means white.

My hubby and I have decided on Fable Evangeline for a girl! Fable has always been his top name and the more I hear it, the more I love it! I think it sounds so nice paired with such a classic, longer name like Evangeline.

@laurenhoover6024

3 жыл бұрын

Love that name choice! I've always loved the name Faye, but I think Fable makes it feel more like a "full" name? Not sure what word to use, but hopefully you know what I mean!

@dorkaballa-johnson1214

3 жыл бұрын

So pretty!!!

@msaijay1153

3 жыл бұрын

I could see Fable with a sister named Sonnet

Baby name Tuesday hehe you look absolutely fabulous today in this orange SJ!!!

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

OMG I know - I was so stressed yesterday!!!!

We are naming our first baby Cassandra Wren (coming this summer!) I really liked Rae/Rey for her middle name but wanted something a little more unique...but you brought up Wren in a previous video and my husband and I fell in love! Thanks for helping us name our baby girl!

@ciara6279

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats! Such a beautiful name ❤️

@shana8055

3 жыл бұрын

@@ciara6279 Aww! Thank you so much!

@addelynrose5477

3 жыл бұрын

pretty x grace

I love the name Grace still, I’ve used it as a middle name and I just find it beautiful, simple and classic.

I’m 30 this year and am Millie Rose, such a common name now! My mum was obviously ahead of the trend

@addelynrose5477

3 жыл бұрын

ive never seen a baby spelled like milly or milli . its always millie

@essentiallylau

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful combination!

Love to see an unusual royal name list. The new Swedish prince is called Julian Herbert Folke. Other unusual royal names like Emmanuel, Liam, Savannah, Isla

@alfred6272

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh Herbert is a good one!

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

YEs I've done Royal Baby Names from around the world you can find in my playlist - I'll do another one though :-) x

Loved this - both "Maeve" and "Quill" featured - my whole name is a middle name idea haha!

I love Grey as a middle name 😍 Also have you heard Steve Irwin from Australia - his daughter Bindi named her baby girl “Grace Warrior” - I love that 🙌🏽🤩

I have two middle names, one that is a family tradition for the oldest daughter and one that is my grandmother's first name.

That marble fireplace behind you is magnificent

Great choices as always Sj💕 Viola here in Italy is booming in the last years!! we just pronounce the “Vi” sound at the beginning of the name differently (in the same way as the “Vi” at the beginning of Viviana)

I love Grey in the middle spot! I’m laughing at “goodbye Quinn, hello Quill,” as I have a little Peter Quinn, but there’s a superhero called Peter Quill.

Our little Marigold Jay was born March 21st! I definitely enjoyed all of your name videos over the last 9 months!

Love it! Btw SJ, have you considered doing a list based off popular aesthetics? E.g, dark/light academia, cottagecore, grunge, artsy, soft pastel, e-girl/e-boy, gremlin/witchy etc. People go mad for this stuff - I'm one of them! 😊❤

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

YES!! I've got a list going...I need to get it out soon! I'm obsessed too! xxx

@elisescout5932

3 жыл бұрын

@@SJ_Strum Yes!!! Dark academia list ASAP! Twain, Lark, October, Rune...

@victoriaramage1867

3 жыл бұрын

I love cottagecore!

Omg so, I HATE my name (never liked my first name, my middle name is Lynne and I know FAR too many Lynns and I hate my surname because I hate my bio father). And I've been thinking of changing it for most of my life but never really found anything. The moment that Gray came up all I could imagine was the name "Rosalie Gray McDowell" (Rosalie has been my name crush for YEARS, and McDowell is my fiance's name) and It's so different from my name. It's very pretty, and it really has the vibe I want for myself. If I decide not to change my full name, I'd probably name a character in a story that or something because I love it.

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

Ah that's a shame not to like your name - but it's super easy to change!! I'm adding a middle name to my name via deed poll right now :-) x

@rosieverdini1386

3 жыл бұрын

I was born with a name I hated too. I used to get bullied badly throughout primary school and high school because of it. I went through an identity crisis in my early 20’s and ended up changing it legally. Ironically “Rosalea” was my second first name (my first name was hyphenated) so I just go by that name now or “Rosie” for short. I gently encourage you to do it if it’s making you feel that way about it. You deserve to feel proud when your name is being called. The moment I changed my name... it changed my life! I finally felt free, happy and confident. Good luck and god bless. 🙏

@addelynrose5477

3 жыл бұрын

if you have a step dad/mum you could change it to that or your mums maiden name or just last name

@myheartismadeofstars

3 жыл бұрын

@@addelynrose5477 Honestly my Mom's not much better lol, if I were to choose a surname of my own to use before I get married I'd probably use "Timmerman" which was my great grandmother's maiden name (since otherwise I'd share my mother's surname which I don't want)

Catalina is beautiful! And Katinka wow I've loved this one for a little while, it's so great!

Charity is actually already on my list, I love it. I quite like the idea of using the under utilised Shakespearian names for the middle spot. Adrianna, Titania, Ariel, Lysandra, Katerina, Cassandra, Dorcas, Perdita, Florizel (which is actually a male character, but I think it sounds so pretty for a girl)

I'm currently pregnant and if it's a girl, her middle name will be Hazel. I just love names with a Z in there!

For next week- variations for boy middle name James!!

One of my daughters is named Nora Charis! Love love love that deep Greek definition and unique spelling. ❤️

2 of my 6 kids have honor family names, and the others are more wild/unique. But all have significant meaning for us. Love Viola and Tess and Wren

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh that's so nice to have a mixture x

SJ! It’d be amazing to do a list of names that people have themselves but don’t like - either because they’re too out there, too common, can’t easily be pronounced, have been tormented at school or feel like it just doesn’t suit them. I love a unique name but my worst fear is giving my child a name they hate!

I just had a little girl last month, Sage Marley. We were thinking Marie as a middle name, but went with Marley instead. Both were family names but I thought Marley was a bit more fun!

Marisol was on my list for a while!! Cheetah girls 2 reference from the 2000's when I was a preteen lol!! My middle name is Belle, after the Disney princess, I'm curious to see what alternatives we could come up with !!!

I'm reading the Lawhead Pendragon Cycle right now and one of the characters is Charis. Also another virtue name for Grace could be Verity, Which I was surprised you didn't mention it when you were talking about names for Poldark in another video!

Really loved the concept for this video and the name suggestions were 👌👌

I love Colette & Lois for middle names (first names too!) They go well with names that have a Y or IE ending sound.

Struggling with a middle name for Gianna! I’m watching all your videos and just subscribed you have so many ideas ❤️

Loving this orange shirt!!

love rhodes!! i always thought Lily Rhodes in Gossip Girl was such a cute name

My great grandma and all of her sisters had boy names for their middle names, which was really unusual in the 1910's when she was born. Her name was Mildred Raymond and one of her sisters was Erma Earl. I think it was really progressive of my great great grandparents lol.

This list was so interesting. I specially like Charis for Grace as I am getting tired of all the Graces around. :)

I first heard Una on the show Puffin Rock and I've become so obsessed!

@mmercer93

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you! Was trying to remember where I had heard that name before. lol

@user-zj8sv9er9i

3 жыл бұрын

It's a horrible irish name

It makes me so happy that you like the name Annie! My middle name is Rose, which is so popular, but I've always thought it went nicely with Annie! All of my family members call me Annie Rose, rather than just Annie. This was a great list! I love Grey as a middle name!

Yay my name is Rosa and I've been waiting for it to appear in one of your videos😂😀. Josephine/Josie and Una are two of my fave names!

Also, instead of Elizabeth for a middle name, we went with Evangeline for our second daughter's middle name (Arya Evangeline). It means bringer of good news. 💖

I really want to use family names for middle names, but if I ever change my mind I have a couple first and middle name combinations I love; Eden Layne and Autumn Wren. I’m obsessed with them!

i love names that are known but not common. one of my fave childhood books was my sister jodie by jacqueline wilson and i really like the name jodie from that. its known as a name but its not even in the top 1000 names. finding names like that is gold dust

I think it would be cool for you to go through the alphabet like a video on a names and b names etc i love your videos ❤️❤️❤️

Have you ever done a modern Greek name list? I would LOVE to hear that one!

Hahah, my full name is Amy Cathryn and when you said those two together, I snapped my head to the screen.

Love the name Viviana! I haven't seen this name anywhere until this video. Adding it to my baby name list ASAP!

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous isn’t it!!

I love these types of videos :) I have three children, 1 boy and 2 girls Lorcan Castor, Karlotta Malvina, and Evren Asteria. Their names are definitely unusual where I live,my husband and I definitely had a lot of fun coming up with them.

Just a couple of ideas, for Marie, if you like the French aspect of it, some other options are Elodie or Claudine. For Elizabeth, you could go with a name from the same root, like Isobel, or a name with similar letters and length, Felicity.

Love these alternatives for middle names I’m surprised Lyn/Lynn/Lin and Lee Weren’t on the list

Josie's been a name I've love for YEARS and hate that it's getting more popular 😭 can we keep it quite pleasd 😂😂

middle names are the only names where ive figured out what i really like, i love the middle names Rain and Grey/Gray, i love the one syllables

I've got a Solita Una :) we needed something simple as Solita is very mouthy haha. We love it x

My family has often used grandmothers names/ variations of their names as middle names, and we’re given our own unique name as a first name. For example, my mum is Catherine Anne (her grandmother was Kate-Anne), Lauren Christine (had a grandmother called Christina) and me, Hannah Joan (grandmother called Johan) 💕

We used middle names as a way to name our children after great-grandmothers and grandmothers. Our daughters are named after two great-grandmothers with Andrea Louise and Lorelei Gwendolynn. Our son was named after both of his grandmothers with Luka Jansen Patrick.

I love short and kind of gender-neutral middle names like Blake or Wren. I feel like they go really well with longer first names which are my favourite!

We named our baby girl Winter Bea. Bea after my great grandma who passed away a month before I found out I was pregnant. Her name was Beatrice but she hated it and always went by Bea. ❤

@msaijay1153

3 жыл бұрын

I love Bea ♥

I absolutely love Grey and Rhodes 😍😍 Defo going down on my name list

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!!! Grey is my favourite I think! xxx

@ktherese4372

3 жыл бұрын

@@SJ_Strum so pretty 😍

I like long middle names with short first names and vice versa. I've been pondering the name Rosewyn/ Rosenwyn (meaning white rose) lately. It's close to Rose, but so unique and flowy. Virtue names as middle names are another favourite of mine. Joy is definitely a contender, and so is Hope and Faith. Grace I am on the fence about, since it has been kind of popular.

It’s funny - a lot of these popular middles names are names I really like for first names 😅

Just saw some vintage yearbook names and had to dump them on yall!! - Nelda - Leotha - Oleta - Lillie Lou (so precious) - Willie Ruth - Wanda Fay

I love the name Mauve in the middle at the moment

I love this video! I was thinking about other names for Mary and I remembered my childhood nannies name - Maritess- i thought this would be grace because it has the same sound and a bit of an edge to it with the ‘T’ which makes it a bit more modern!

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow that's a gorgeous name!! i've not heard it anywhere :-) x

Iris could be a lovely alternative to Rose for a middle name. Classic, and also a flower even if Iris the name usually means iris of the eye.

I find it really interesting the differences and similarities between UK and US middle names. Mine is Rose ;) but I've found that Lynn is super duper common stateside and it didn't make the list whereas I have never met a middle spot Louise 🤷‍♀️

This was a great idea!!

With Charis you could also go with the Welsh spelling 'Carys' which I think is lovely

I just wanted to say that when I saw the names Grace and Joy together it reminded me of my neighbor, who's name is Joyce! I always think that name is so beautiful and it means joyful. A good option for people who like the name Grace as well.

I love a middle spot that can turn into a nickname. My middle is Danielle and so everyone called me Jami Dan. My brother was Jace Tyler we called him Jay Ty! Just brings all the warm memories

Love these names

Could you please do a 1870 top 100 baby names list! There are some really interesting ones on there e.g. Clement, Amos, Ebenezer, Lavinia, Rosetta etc.

@OksanaChristie

3 жыл бұрын

I bet Loretta would be on this list, family name for me. !!

@georgelargie5340

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes I’m sure there are some great ones on there!!!!

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

Ooooh yes I love the super vintage ones! Thank you x

@Jenndalynn

3 жыл бұрын

Looking through ancestry I have an ancestor called “cypher” this was during the 1800s.

Absolutely love Tess and Wren!!! Do you know anything about the name Kerrik? I know of a man with that name and I'm absolutely in love with it!

I've been watching these brilliant videos for years and now they are even more exciting because after a year of trying we are expecting our first baby! XXX 🎊❤️

@bambi7233

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Any name ideas yet ? X

@jen3450

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my husband and i are going to start a list together soon 😊

@SJ_Strum

3 жыл бұрын

Ah Jen!!!! That's so exciting - huge congratulations!!! SJ xxxxx

@jen3450

3 жыл бұрын

@@SJ_Strum aww thank you so much! your videos have brightened up lockdown for me 😊😘 xx

Viola means “to rape” in Spanish. Please be aware of this before calling your child that.

@audrieking7109

3 жыл бұрын

Luckily they are pronounced much differently. Vee-oh-lah vs Vye-olah.

@MsBianca78

3 жыл бұрын

@Audrie King they are not pronounced very differently. It’s one syllable difference. Terrible.

@audrieking7109

3 жыл бұрын

@@MsBianca78 I think most people would think of the viola instrument first anyway, and that even has the same pronunciation as the spanish word (vee-oh-lah). I do also think one syllable can make a huge difference. Even in english, ripe vs rope vs rape all sound so different, even though it's just one letter. The different pronunciations also have slightly different inflections, where one has emphasis on the 'o' and the other on the 'a.' I actually asked my coworker from Mexico about "Vye-olah" and she did not think of the rape verb because it sounded so different to her. Sorry if I seem hostile, as I definitely do not mean to! I'm just trying to put forth different ideas in case people love the name :) To some, it sounds so different that I don't think it would remind them of that at all.

@karinalemus2305

3 жыл бұрын

I speak spanish and the name Viola does not sound or get associated with that meaning at all to me 😒

I’m using Kit for a first name!

Our newest baby girl has the middle name Eliza named after an Elizabeth! so fun to see that on your list! - Rebekah

Gosh, I must be an old traditionalist! I have an Isabelle Rose ( she’s 24 now, and I didn’t know anyone called Isabelle when she was born, and I thought it was a beautiful name). Then I have Amelia Lucy. She is 18. I was absolutely adamant that she would be called Louisa Mary, and I called her that all the time I was in hospital when she was born. My husband just couldn’t get used to it... I had a bit of a mad friend called Luisa at the time, and he just associated it with her. So baby had to be Amelia, my second choice. I still think it’s a beautiful name, even though it’s got really popular nowadays. My third girl is Jemima Louise Mary. Had Jemima on my list when first daughter was born,only didn’t use it because myself, my husband and she would have been all ‘J’s!’ Jemima has an extra middle name because my lovely grandmother died while I was pregnant with her, but I’ve always loved the name Louise, so she had to have both. I also have two gorgeous boys, but you will have all fallen asleep with boredom by now. Maybe I’ll share their names on or of SJ’s ‘boy’ posts. They are very traditional too, so don’t hold your breath!

@Oliviaaa624

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to know your boys' names too! Your girls have beautiful names and it must feel amazing to beaten the trend! (Saying this as an Olivia in my 20s)

@user-zj8sv9er9i

3 жыл бұрын

Jemima??

@joanneday9508

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-zj8sv9er9i Jemima is a biblical name, but didn’t choose it because of that. Just always loved it

@fizzyhog

3 жыл бұрын

I used to nanny for sisters called Isabel and Amelia, and another family I worked for had a Lucy and a Jemima! 😀 Lovely names.

@lucygeorge7075

3 жыл бұрын

i love all of the names you chose and as a Lucy i always feel very proud when i find out that i share my name with someone else

I used Rhia - short for Rhiannon - for one of my characters when writing :) I like that it looks more complete than just "Ria" and how it "flows" when writing it ^^ I also like Maya, or Maja instead of May, just not as a middle name per se. I also like Mia instead of Marie/Mary. My granny's called Maria and my dad's cousins always called her "Tante Mia" :), so maybe that's why :D

I'd say the best ones here are Rose and May - replacement faves are definitely Rosa and Lilac (then 2nd best replacement is Lucia (but the way that's said like Lucy)

I LOVE Skye, Alma, Ria, Wren, Joplin, Eliza, Charis, Rhodes/Rhoda, and Isla as either first or middle names. I have friends with a daughter Caroline Mae & my mom is fostering a dog she renamed Maeve. 🥰

My ideas: Victoria - Tori, Vanka, Tonya Kate - Katja, Kaya, Kay Amy - Amelia, Mina, Emily Catherine - Katja, Camilla Mary - Mariella, Maisie Marie - Mariah, Mariann, Marina, Marietta May - Maya Anne - Anette, Sanna, Anya Jane - Gianna, Jetta, Janice Elizabeth - Eliza, Lizzie, Adeliza Grace - Grey, Mace, Credence Rose - Rosalie, Zora, Primrose Louise - Elodie, Héloïse , Lula

@carla_hi

3 жыл бұрын

Well done, lots of idea suggestions there, the 5 I really like there are: Emily, Maisie, Maya, Rosalie & Primrose (I'd say these 5 are the best ones) 😀 very good thinking

My daughter and I have the middle name Ann and I was planning on using Wren if I have another girl. Due in June. SJ- always on target!!!

I'm been so obsessed with Katinka ever since you first mentioned it. Katinka, Tinks, Tink, Tinker bell 😍 My husband is not going for it. Maybe for a cat one day?? 😂

I'm Cassandra "Cassie" Lane, and we named our daughter Elora Lane. 😊 I've always loved my middle name. It was cute and uncommon!

my name is Una, and I've always received compliments on my name, because it's so unique, but still very simple. my great-grandmothers name was Alma, and where I come from this name was quite popular back in the day. I've had a crush on this name for the longest time. keeping it in my back pocket for when/if I ever have another baby girl. :)

Our first little girl's (if we have one!) middle names are both in here! They're the middle names of our mothers, so we absolutely love them together :)

I think Jade is also a lovely alternative for the middle spot. It's also a stone/gem so a very lovely and precious name!

@wendymckee5230

3 жыл бұрын

My niece’s middle name is Jade. I love it!

So interesting!!! My first name is Kate and middle is Victoria!

My moms name is Lucia I love it. She pronounces it Lu(shh)a. I love the pronunciation Lu(chi)a 💛

I have the middle name Victoria and I’ve never met anyone else with it so I didn’t expect it to be a common one!!

I’ve been brainstorming some baby girl names (I already have them for my boys) and I’m thinking Nelinha (meaning Emmanuel) and Adelaide :) both are Portuguese names and have biblical ties! For one middle name I will use Theresa because it’s a family name, but still unsure in the other.... love this video btw!

My daughter is Wren Lola Gray. We’ve used Gray with an ‘a’ because it’s meant to honour my Dad and brother-in-law who are both Graham. any future children boy or girl will also have Gray as a middle name. I’ve loved Maeve as a middle name for years and years but as it’s getting popular if I were to have another girl I’d probably use Maude (similar but also a family name).

Wonderful choices!

Ooo SJ have you got a little announcement of yr own to make? Xx

Love Viola, Kit/Kitty, Mimi/Gigi, Marnie, Annie, Wren, Eliza, Charity, Cerys, Ivory, Bloom & Lilac

My FIRST name is Anne and I use Annie as a nickname and use them interchangeably but my middle name is Ruth. I just think that they are two really easy names to pair together

Josie is on my short list for my new puppy's name.

Love love love your videos

We have a little Leila Grey in the family, and I love her name!

I have a friend called Cathinca. I love this spelling as opposed to Katinka. In dutch the two are pronounced the same.