Cribs and carseats and cradles! It's Baby Name Tuesday at Eternal Maternal, and our names for today are Cassidy and Colin!
Cassidy is an Irish/Gaelic name meaning "curly-headed". I just love this name, and I see a mop of blonde curls whenever I think of it. Of course, I also think of singer David Cassidy because I had such a terrible crush on him as a young girl, but now I'm dating myself! Cassidy was originally popular as a surname but began finding more fame as a given name in the early 1990's. It's a beautiful name that can easily be shortened to Cassie or Cass and would be a great name for any curly-haired princess.
Colin is our boy's name today. It's a name with Irish/Scottish/Gaelic origins and is actually derived from the name Nicholas. In medieval times the name Col or Colle was a shortened form of Nicholas, and the name Colin developed from there. It means "young creature" and, while you may not envision your beautiful baby boy as a "creature", as a mother to boys, trust me, the day will come! In any case, Colin is wonderful name that, while popular, doesn't seem to be overused.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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That's very cool. Many of my cousins have Gaelic names of one sort or another and I've long wondered about their origins-- it was especially fascinating to hear that my own name (Donovan) comes from "Ó Donndubháin," and that this original Gaelic spelling is in active use in Scotland and Ireland! (My cousin's name, Nolan, is "Ó Nualláin" in Gaelic, also in active use.)
ReplyDeleteApparently, there's now a site-- mygaelic.com -- that has most of these Gaelic names, their origins and their uses catalogued. (It's supposedly a big clearinghouse of Gaelic information.) So we can really check out that Gaelic heritage!