Throughout my life I’ve never come across a girl or lady called Hattie. I don’t recall anyone with this name when I was at school, university or in my working life to date. Is Hattie not a popular name, or is it just my experience? And what is it short for? Let’s explore this in … Read more
I have to admit I’ve never met a Ginny in my entire life. To me it does sound like a very traditional short name that might have fallen out of fashion over the years. In fact the only Ginny I’ve come across is Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies! But that doesn’t mean … Read more
Ellie was one of the names I wanted for my baby girl, but my wife wasn’t as keen. Our issue was that we had to pick a name which sounded pleasant in both English and Russian, and I guess for the Russian ear, Ellie just didn’t work! Nevertheless, I think it’s a lovely name for … Read more
Have you heard the name Libby before? I first came across it back when I was at school as there was a girl in my English class who went by the name but overall it wasn’t particularly popular among my peers. It turns out that Libby is not only short for a well known name, … Read more
If you’ve read some of my other blog posts, you’ll know that I’m from the UK, and my wife is from Russia. We have two wonderful children and we’re raising both to become bilingual (hopefully). It’s certainly hard to do this while living in the UK as they are exposed to English a lot more … Read more
