Best Nicknames

Name Origins, Meanings, Variants

Zane Grey wrote approximately 60 Westerns. His first best-seller was Riders of the Purple Sage.

In 2013, 3,908 American girls were named Madelyn and 3,348 were named Madeline, the two most popular spellings

Evangeline entered the Top 500 popular American baby girl name in 2007 at No 459. In 2016, it was No. 240

Dane got a boost into the Top 300 American baby boy names in the 1980s when the heroine of The Thorn Birds chose that name for her baby

Nickname Contributions
- Kelvin Njoagwuani on KelvinMy nicknames are Kel, Kev, Kelly, Kelv
- Mickey, Maxine on MaxineMy dad made up a name for me
- Orchydis on LelandNickname for Leland could be Lando
- Orchydis on Boys Names: JJonathan's nn could also be Jody
- Orchydis on JonathanNickname fkr Jonathan could be Jona
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Random Names
- Abraham
  
  Abraham Lincoln was named after his grandfather
- Hossein
  
  Hossein was the 8th most popular baby boy name in Iran between 2010-11, third in the compound form Amir-Hossein for the same time period
- Derek
  
  Derek was a Top 100 American baby boy name between 1970 and 1995
- Julie
  
  Julie was a Top 100 American baby girl name between 1951 and 1991