All-American Baby Names

For those in the U.S., happy Independence Day! In honor of the holiday, I thought I'd feature some "All-American" baby names: Presidents One of the best places to look for names with American associations is past U.S. leaders. The presidents' first names have largely been classics (John, James, William, etc.) but several -- like Millard, Rutherford, and Woodrow -- have really stuck out. Notable presidential surnames include Franklin, Harrison, Jefferson, Kennedy, Reagan and Truman. Finally, some presidential surnames -- like Cleveland, Jackson, Lincoln, and Madison -- are place names as well, which logically brings us to... Places The biggie in this category is, of course, America (which was likely inspired by the name of explorer Amerigo Vespucci.) State names that have been used as baby names include Virginia, Georgia,... [read full story]