http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/#comment-29514 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:02:58 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-29514 [...] And if you think you’re likely to use all three syllables, just like so many kids called Sebastian and Isabelle do, then there’s no barrier to Casimir.  It’s a great Slavic option with [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/#comment-28887 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:18:53 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-28887 [...] love the name Bastian – far more than Sebastian, even, for its similarity to the word bastion, as in fortress.  A soft-sounding boy’s name [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/#comment-28401 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:44:39 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-28401 [...] Seth, a name on his way out.  But could the Dutch Sem replace him?  He combines the sound of Sebastian with the brevity of Max – plus he’s #1 in the [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/#comment-27738 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:02:55 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-27738 [...] parents are favoring softer names for their sons, including Biblical choices and ancient names.  Sebastian, Julian, Jeremiah and Oliver are already mainstream.  Others are keeping it short and strong. [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/#comment-26973 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:00:53 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-26973 [...] fits right in with popular picks like Noah and Sebastian, all names that capture the Softer Side of [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/#comment-24997 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:04:40 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-24997 [...] there’s the folk song, “La Paloma.”  Sebastian Yradier penned the song in the 1860s.  I suspect this is the bridge between the bird and the [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/#comment-24817 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:02:48 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-24817 [...] having a much easier time coming up with girls’ names. Her initial favorites were Trevor and Sebastian. But she eventually settled on Damian. I was a little concerned that it would sound too much like [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/#comment-22181 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:04:37 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-22181 [...] been largely extinct since.  Perseus has never appeared in the US Top 1000.  Even in an era when Sebastian and Tristan inhabit the Top 100, Perseus feels like an extreme choice.  Maybe it is because of [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/#comment-18768 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:04:58 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-18768 [...] Sebastian [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/27/name-of-the-day-sebastian/#comment-17472 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:20:38 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-17472 [...] Cannon – Larry King has sons by those names – as well as the softer boys names like Sebastian, or word names like Lyric and [...]

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