In honor of Memorial Day, the Baby Names of the Week are military-themed. When I sat down and actually compiled all the names for Baby Names Made Easy, I remember being surprised at how many names fell into the Military & Patriotism chapter. The boys’ section is longer than the girls’, but there are great names for both.

 

Here are my picks for the week:

 

GIRLS’ NAME OF THE WEEK

 

EVANIA — Irish name meaning “young warrior”

 

 

 

BOYS’ NAME OF THE WEEK

 

ARCHER — English name meaning “bowman”

 

 

 

 

CELEBRITY PICKS

 

There are also quite a few celebrities and celebrity babies whose names fall into this category:

 

 

GIRLS’ NAMES

 

ASHANTI

 

DAKOTA Fanning

 

EMILYDeschanel

 

EMMA Watson

 

HARLOW Winter Kate Madden (daughter of Nicole Richie and Joel Madden)

 

MARSMerkaba (daughter of Erykah Badu and Jay Electronica)

 

MARTINA McBride

 

SCOUT Willis

 

TYRA Banks

 

 

 

BOYS’ NAMES

 

BARRON William Trump (son of Melania and Donald Trump)

 

BARRYManilow

 

CEDRIC the Entertainer

 

CHAD Lowe

 

DENZIL Washington

 

GUNNAR Nelson

 

LANCE Bass

 

MARKConsuelos

 

MILOVentimiglia

 

RIDER Strong

 

VIGGOMortensen

 

 

Happy Memorial Day! Amid the barbecues, movies, trips for ice cream and general holiday spirit take a minute to consider these military-themed names and let me know your favorite. Enjoy your three-day weekend!

 

♥ Amanda

If you have baby name questions for me, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.

Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.