Michelle Wie (Photo: Keith Allison)
Most major sporting events are full of boy’s names. Finally, here’s one that’s packed with girls’ names and only girls’ names! If you’re hoping to inspire golf talents in your daughter, maybe a talented namesake would help her along.
Here’s a sampling of interesting names from the 2010 Women’s US Open:
CLASSIC NAMES
ANNA Nordqvist
CHARLOTTE Mayorkas
ELIZABETH Janangelo
HELEN Alfredsson
KATHERINE Hull
LAURA Diaz
SARAH Kemp
VERONICA Felibert
VICTORIA Tanco
VINTAGE NAMES
CATRIONA Matthew
ESTHER Choe
JULIANA Murcia Ortiz
LOUISE Friberg
LUCY Nunn
MARIANNE Skapnord
MARTHA Nause
MEREDITH Duncan
SOFIE Andersson
UNISEX NAMES
MORGAN Pressel
TAYLOR Leon
DOUBLE NAMES
JAYE MARIE Green
INTERNATIONAL NAMES
AIKO Ueno
ALENA Sharp
BELEN Mozo
CHIE Arimura
GIULIA Sergas
JOOMI Kim
JULIETA Granada
KARINE Icher
MIKA Miyazato
UNIQUE SPELLINGS
ASHLI Bunch
CHRISTI Cano
GWLADYS Nocera
JULI Inkster
KARRIE Webb
KELLI Shean
MEAGHAN Francella
SUZANN Pettersen
ONE-OF-A-KIND NAMES
CHELLA Choi
LIZETTE Salas
SHASTA Averyhardt
NICKNAME NAMES
CANDIE Kung
JILL McGill
LIBBY Smith
MEG Mallon
MINA Harigae
M.J. Hur
SALLY Watson
TRENDY NAMES
ALLISON Fouch
AMY Yang
BRITTANY Lincicome
CHRISTINA Kim
DANIELLE Kang
GABRIELLA Then
HEATHER Young
JENNIFER Gleason
JESSICA Korda
KAITLIN Drolson
LINDSEY Wright
MICHELLE Wie
NATALIE Gulbis
NICOLE Jeray
PAIGE Mackenzie
SAMANTHA Richale
TIFFANY Joh
WENDY Ward
SOURCE: http://2010uswomensopen.com/player-list.php
What are you favorites? I really like CATRIONA and LIZETTE. They’re pretty and unique. I’m torn on the name SHASTA. It has a beautiful sound and calls to mind the lovely Mt. Shasta. Then I’m reminded of Shasta soda. What do you think?
Happy naming,
♥ Amanda
WANT MORE BABY NAME INFO?
●Join the free BABY NAMES MADE EASY newsletter list for the latest baby name news and tips from my website
●Subscribe to the RSS feed so you don’t miss any future baby name posts
GET YOUR OWN COPY OF BABY NAMES MADE EASY
HAVE BABY NAME QUESTIONS?
If you have baby name questions, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.
Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.
DO YOU TWEET?
Follow me on TWITTER to get up-to-the-minute celebrity baby name news, interesting names I come across and so much more! I’m @babynameauthor!
For more information on baby names and their meanings get your copy of
BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES
