How do you raise an athlete? Give your baby a name that’s associated with being active, of course! We kid, but there are definitely certain names that evoke distinct personality traits. In their book The Baby Names Survey Book (Meadowbrook Press), Bruce Lansky and Barry Sinrod take a look at thousands of names, define them and trace their origins, as well as note what popular traits are associated with that name. Here’s a sampling of their name and trait findings. You can see hundreds of others at www.americanbaby.com/babynames
Trait: Active
Names: Abe, Austin, Alex, Bjorn, Brian, Brett, Casey, Chris, Connor, Daniel, Dena, Dirk, Garrison, Jed, Josie, Kirby, Lynne, Marcus, Natalia, Riley, Rory, Tanner, Wes, Yvan
Trait: Popular
Names: Ali, Aubrey, Austin, Bing, Bo, Brant, Carly, Casper, Charlie, Cole, Dante, Demi, Dolly, Eric, Freddie, Gwen, Ivy, Jalisa, Joel, K.C., Kelvin, Khalil, Kristi, Lila, Luke, Mallory, Millie, Opal, Ogden, Russ, Sandy, Skyler, Sunny, Taylor
Trait: Attractive
Names: Adam, Adrienne, Alonso, Antoine, Bart, Beau, Becca, Callie, Cain, Damien, Dee Dee, Elise, Erol, Fawn, Greta, Grant, Honey, Humphrey, Kipp, Kitty, Leah, Logan, Mariah, Marlo, Naomi, Nicholas, Porsha, Rene, Rod, Sergio, Simone
Trait: Kind
Names: Abby, Alonso, Barnabas, Brooks, Cecil, Charity, Delbert, Dwight, Ellie, Eve, Frances, Ginny, Heloise, Josh, Kendra, Linda, Mara, Norma, Rob, Shauna, Sue, Todd, Waldo, Wesley, Yetta
Search for names with the traits “creative,” “classy,” “stylish,” and more at www.americanbaby.com/babynames |
