One of my absolute favorite things in the entire world is fireworks. They’re magical and make me feel sparkly and I love them. So, fresh off my 4th of July fireworks high, I’ve chosen names with meanings that remind me of fireworks for the Baby Names of the Week:
Here are my picks:
GIRLS’ BABY NAME OF THE WEEK
EMBER — Latin name meaning “smoldering fire”
BOYS’ BABY NAME OF THE WEEK
ORION — Greek name meaning “son of fire”
I think EMBER is actually a very appealing alternative to more popular AMBER. It sounds interesting, it’s unique and has an attractive meaning. The only trouble I see with it is that people could mishear it as AMBER and you might end up having to repeat the name more than once. Might be worth it though for such a cool baby name…
ORION is an old favorite of mine. I’ve loved it for years and have never known why it hasn’t been more popular. It starts with an unusual letter, which parents sometimes like (think ZACHARY, XANDER and ZOE), and it has the same sound of long-popular RYAN. All the makings of a cool baby name!
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♥ Amanda
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I agree that Ember is a pretty nice alternative to Amber.