Jennifer Moss is the founder and CEO of BabyNames.com. She is media's favorite source for baby naming and celebrity baby name information! Jennifer has been seen on CNN Headline News, Fox News Live, The CBS Morning Show, as well as being interviewed on the radio and in print.
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Hi Jennifer.
I fell madly in love with the name Trevelyn a couple years ago but I cannot find any information on it. Do you know anything about this name?
Also, I want to name my first son this very badly but my mother is convinced he will be teased mercilessly because it sounds too feminine. Do you agree with this?
Thank you,
Jasmine
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Hi Jennifer,
I am currently 4 months pregnant with my first child. My fiance and I do not know the gender yet and will not know for about another 6 weeks. We have already decided on a boy's name but are having trouble choosing a name for a girl. If we have a girl, we plan on giving her the middle name Margaret in honor of my mother who passed away last year. I have always loved the name Charlotte and want to use that as the first name. However, my fiance thinks Charlotte Margaret does not go well together and is too long. We both like the name Ava, and while that seems to sound better with Margaret, I am having trouble getting away from the name Charlotte. Any advice?
Thank you,
Jill R.
Hi Jill,
I love both names and as a matter of fact, used Margaret as the middle name for my daughter as that is my mother's name. But I'll have to agree with your fiance...both names have the "it" sound at the end so the flow is not fantastic.
That being said, very rarely do you use a child's middle name in public past the whole birth thing, so if you love it, use it.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
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Hi Jennifer,
I read the book The Senators Wife, in which the main character gives birth to a boy she names Asa. When I listened to the book on tape, the reader pronounced the name like Aye-Suh, similar to Elsa, but with an A. Not like Ass-uh, or Aw-suh. My husband and I would like to use this name for a boy, but we would like to know if we should spell it Asa (which I prefer) or Aesa (which may cause less pronunciation confusion). Also if you know the origin of the name. Thanks!
Morgan Gaunt
Hi Morgan,
I think most people would know to pronounce Asa with a long A. If you are unsure, you could spell it Aysa, which would be the phonetic spelling.
What you may want to consider, though, is that your surname is an adjective which could make "Asa Gaunt" sound like the phrase "He's so gaunt."
Sincerely,
Jennifer
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Hi Jennifer
I love the name Junia, but was unable to find out much about it; meaning? Origin? I know it’s a Bible name, though. Can you help me out? Thanks!
Sincerely,
Leona
Dear Leona,
You are correct in that Junia is a Biblical name. It means adolescent or youthful. It's a beautiful name and we have added it to the BabyNames.com database. Thanks!
Sincerely,
Jennifer
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Hi Jennifer,
I saw the movie Les Misérables recently, and I was really intrigued by the name Enjolras, as I have never heard it before. I looked it up, but I noticed the site doesn't have it. I'm assuming it's a French name, but what is the meaning of it? Also, how do you pronounce it?
Thanks,
Cora
Dear Cora,
From my research Enroljas was originally a surname that Victor Hugo used for his character in the original novel, Les Misérables. It means "To Terrify."
Sincerely,
Jennifer
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Hi Jennifer,
For as long as I can remember my husband has been obsessed with the name Sebastian. I know it’s a popular name but I just cannot stand it! I thought of a creative way that we could both be happy, and that is if we name our boy with the spelling Sebashton and call him by the nick name Ashton, which is one of my top favorite names. Do you think this is too much of a stretch? I have told some people of this idea and they look at me blankly like it is very strange.
Thank you!
Shannan
Dear Shannan,
AGH! Don't do it. He'll have to spell his name for everyone for the rest of his life. Didn't you have to tell people to spell Shannan with two As? I'm not a fan of Kreatyve Spellings, as you may guess.
Back to name-storming...
Sincerely,
Jennifer
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Hi,
I love the name Malaysia and would love to name my daughter that. I always though of it as a country but then I heard it being used by my stripper's best friend who is a stripper as well, and loved the sound of it as a first name.
However I couldn't find any meanings for that name. Do you know the meaning and what do you think of it as a first name?
BTW, i have no intention of telling anyone where I got the idea from.
Samuela
Dear Samuela,
You have your own stripper? Interesting. ANYHOO...the name Malaysia means "Land of the Malay People" and the name Malay came from the word "Melayu" which meant "running" or "fugitive."
And no, don't tell people you got the name from your stripper.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
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Dear Jasmine,
Most likely the name Trevelyn is a combination of the names Trevor and Evelyn. I can't say for sure that your son will be teased, but to me it sounds more like a feminine name.
Sincerely,
Jennifer