What’s in a name, anyway? A whole lot of things! The study of names is called Onomastics. Names can tell you about history, language, ancestry, and so much more. And luckily, there is a holiday for that!

Monday is Fun Facts About Names Day. The special day is held on the first Monday of the first full week in March during Celebrate Your Name Week — a time to embrace your name and to have fun with language.

Multiple songs use names in the lyrics, sometimes even as a title. Let’s take musical attendance by and create a playlist of names.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that have names in them would you like to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

The Jam - David Watts

The Kinks - Victoria

Pixies - Velouria

Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me

Mike Goughty - 27 Jennifers 

Cake - Daria

They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng

Run DMC - Mary, Mary