Are you watching the World Cup? England vs. USA just started and I must say, the national anthems were very emotional—the centuries of history were quite apparent, in a healthy, sporty way. The World Cup is an exciting world-wide phenomenon and I’m glad it’s becoming more popular here in the USA. Plus, I love these orange cleats.
Sporty parents might be inspired by athletes’ names. Others are just looking for good baby name inspiration wherever they find it. For all interested, here are the starting lineups for ENGLAND vs. USA. I also threw in the substitutes and coaches because there were some great names on those lists I didn’t want to leave out.
ENGLAND
Starters
ROBERT Green
JOHN Terry
LEDLEY King
ASHLEY Cole
GLEN Johnson
STEVEN Gerrard
FRANK Lampard
JAMES Milner
AARON Lennon
WAYNE Rooney
EMILE Heskey
Substitutes
SHAUN Wright-Phillips
PETER Crouch
DAVID James
JAMIE Carragher
MICHAEL Carrick
JERMAIN Defoe
JOE Cole
MATTHEW Upson
GARETH Barry
MICHAEL Dawson
STEPHEN Warnock
JOE Hart
Coach: Fabio Capello
What do you think about Ledley, Emile, Fabio and Gareth? They would be quite unique here in the USA. Ashley Cole is interesting, too. Of course, Ashley used to be a more common name for boys, but it’s almost exclusively a girl’s name in the USA today. His last name, Cole, is becoming quite trendy as a first name.
USA
Starters
TIM Howard
OGUCHI Onyewu
JAY DeMerit
CARLOS Bocanegra
STEVEN Cherudolo
RICARDO Clark
BRADLEY Guzan
MICHAEL Bradley
CLINT Dempsey
LANDON Donovan
JOSMER “JOZY” Volmy Altidore
ROBBIE Findley
Substitutes
DaMARCUS Beasley
JONATHAN Spector
CLARENCE Goodson
BRAD Guzan
JOSE Torres
BENNY Feilhaber
STUART Holden
MARCUS Hahnemann
JONATHAN Bornstein
HERCULEZ Gomez
EDSON Buddle
MAURICE Edu
Coach: Bob Bradley
My favorite name of the bunch is Jozy—such a great nickname! Landon is quite a hot name these days, ranking #36 on the USA charts. Also of note are Herculez, Edson and Clint. There are a couple more cute nicknames, too – Benny and Robbie.
These countries often share baby names, so no matter who you’re rooting for to win the soccer match, names from either side of the score card are fair game.
Happy naming,
♥ Amanda
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Anyone else feel a little slighted with a 1-1 tie after all that buildup?