http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/#comment-27226 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:53:05 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1852#comment-27226 [...] is growing, and it is pretty addictive.  November includes babies called Whitaker and Jett Elle Ryleigh.  Flippng through other months, I found a Prinz, plus Ember, Hendrix, Bryson Risk, and – be [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/#comment-26587 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:09:39 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1852#comment-26587 [...] Courtney Cox transformed her childhood nickname into her daughter’s given name, Coco Riley.  74 girls received the name in [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/#comment-25964 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:12:13 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1852#comment-25964 [...] Dylan, and Keira – girl, boy, girl.  Delaney and Addison are on their short list, but it is Riley that has them vexed – is too gender neutral with Dylan, another gender neutral name?  Hmmm [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/#comment-25402 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:04:38 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1852#comment-25402 [...] Will.  But the name that has me curious is that last name – Radley.  Update to Bradley and Riley or just plain trying too [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/#comment-25352 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:03:46 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1852#comment-25352 [...] sound of Ruby and Lucy, plus the lee ending so in favor from Emily to Ashley to Hailey to Riley.  The word has spiritual associations, as well as the more traditional sense of anniversary.  [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/#comment-24394 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:02:55 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1852#comment-24394 [...] surname style is sure to appeal to parents who have put Madison, Taylor, and Riley on their girls’ birth [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/#comment-23952 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:04:50 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1852#comment-23952 [...] our age of Ava and Audrey, Riley and Madison, it seems a natural evolution to consider the surnames of celebrities.  It’s not [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/#comment-23280 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:21:28 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1852#comment-23280 [...] she a nouveau twist on Ellie, Riley-without-the-R, a nickname for Eileen, or something completely [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/#comment-23146 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:55:11 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1852#comment-23146 [...] the quintessential Irish surname – the most common in Ireland today – but unlike Riley or Bailey, this kelly green appellation hasn’t found favor with parents as a given [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/17/name-of-the-day-riley/#comment-23001 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:24:43 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1852#comment-23001 [...] but he’s not quite captured the attention of American parents, either.  Somehow Brady and Riley, Connor and Declan, Sean and Ryan have all become acceptable crossover names.  You don’t [...]

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