http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/#comment-29079 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:03:47 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-29079 [...] Orson was more common in the nineteenth century than today.  With boys answering to Carson and Oliver, he’s not a huge stretch. Whether his easily overlooked ursine roots is a problem or a plus, [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/#comment-28797 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:03:31 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-28797 [...] but is actually relatively modern.  Oliva was a second century saint, but her name had faded.  Oliver was a fairly common masculine moniker, but for a medieval girls’ name with similar sounds, [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/#comment-28647 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:16:30 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-28647 [...] Martin might not have quite the throwback cool vibe of Henry or Oliver, he’s an undeniable classic with a long history of use, one that might follow other forgotten [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/#comment-27740 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:02:59 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-27740 [...] for their sons, including Biblical choices and ancient names.  Sebastian, Julian, Jeremiah and Oliver are already mainstream.  Others are keeping it short and strong.  Starbabies Knox Jolie-Pitt and [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/#comment-27645 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:43:30 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-27645 [...] Jules on Cougar Town, model-turned-journalist-turned-author Jules Asner and celeb chef Jamie Oliver’s wife (and partner in extreme baby-naming), Jools.  It has put a certain feminine stamp on Jules, [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/#comment-26920 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:40:20 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-26920 [...] Elea’s Siblings for Leonidas is the most recent installment.  Clarice Maud, Alma Sebastopol, Oliver Archibald, Ira and Adonis, Ruby Violanthe, Flora Amanda, George Ocatvius – absolutely [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/#comment-25451 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:02:50 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-25451 [...] right at home with current favorites, for either gender.  Consider Alexander and Elijah, and even Oliver – all names that open with a vowel paired with an l.  On the girls’ side, there are [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/#comment-25344 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:03:18 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-25344 [...] – With names like Oliver and Henry considered fashion-forward, and Dexter and Frederick feeling fresh once more, why not [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/#comment-23807 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:34:45 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-23807 [...] and appellations once reserved for the offbeat – like The Brady Bunch’s cousin Oliver – are now at the forefront of [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/30/name-of-the-day-oliver/#comment-22880 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:17:04 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-22880 [...] is Matilda Winifred Jane, nicknamed Tilly. My older children are Genevieve “Neve“, Oliver “Ollie“, Tobias “Toby” and Lenora [...]

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