Baby Names of the Day

Girl Name of the Day

Caitlin
Irish 2 syllables

Caitlin is a girl's name of Greek origin, the Irish form of Katherine, and its English mispronunciation generated a whole family of new names. It ranks 120th in Northern Ireland and 256th in Ireland, and it is falling.

Boy Name of the Day

Senan
Irish 2 syllables

Senan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little old one," understood as little wise one. It belongs to Saint Senán of Scattery Island, a sixth-century monastic founder, and appears in the Irish records from 1964 onward.

Unisex Name of the Day

Royal
English 2 syllables

Royal is a unisex name taken from the English word, from the Latin regalis — of a king. It is a status word rather than an inherited name, and it has been in American use since the nineteenth century.

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