50 baby names inspired by the Olympics

July 30, 2012

Since it is the Olympics and all, I thought I’d share some baby names inspired by the games. How cool are these?

  • Phelps
  • London
  • Summer
  • Olympia
  • Or just “Pia”
  • Goldie
  • Bronze
  • Sylvie
  • Sylvia
  • Blue (as in Red, White, and Blue, not as in “Ivy”)
  • Bar (as in uneven bars, not “Refaeli”)
  • America
  • John (a man named John has represented the United States in the Olympics 134 times!)
  • Sarah (there are 8 women named “Sarah” on the USA team)
  • Jake (… and 5 “Jakes”)
  • Ryan (as in Lochte)
  • Jordyn (as in Wieber)
  • McKayla (as in Maroney)
  • Gabrielle (as in Douglas)
  • Natalie (as in Coughlin)
  • Claressa (as in Shields)
  • Nadia (as in Comaneci — old school)
  • Berlin
  • Track
  • Medal
  • Archer
  • Apollo
  • Zeus
  • Athena
  • Demeter
  • Champion (Champ)
  • Javelin
  • Torch
  • Love (tennis)
  • Duncan (as in “dunk” basketball, bleh — maybe that one’s a stretch)
  • Leo (as in “leotard” — alright, this is just getting crazy)
  • Victory
  • Victor
  • Coach
  • Star
  • Anthem
  • Captain
  • Sport
  • Ringo (Rings)
  • Wynn
  • Bela (as in Bela Karolyi, Mary Lou Retton’s coach)
  • Gainer
  • Ralph (Lauren)

Some countries participating that would make for a good name (or middle name):

  • India
  • Kenya

Via The Stir

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