Comments on: Name of the Day: Fern

By: Fetching Names: The Hermiones, Part I | Appellation Mountain

Fetching Names: The Hermiones, Part I | Appellation Mountain — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:03:57 +0000

[...] Fern – She’s homespun, almost humble when compared to showier botanicals like Lily and Daisy. Fern is also the name of the girl who so famously saves little Wilbur in the novel Charlotte’s Web. She’s a no-nonsense nature name. [...]

By: B.

B. — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:50:25 +0000

I love the name Fern. I have a 15 month-old Pearl, and I always get the same reaction from people. They seem so shocked her name isn’t something like Riley.

By: Baby Name of the Day: Beulah « Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Beulah « Appellation Mountain — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:02:47 +0000

[...] Sure enough, there’s Beulah on Nameberry’s Hipper Than Hipster list. If Opal, Peggy, Fern, and Luella can make a comeback, surely Beulah can, [...]

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:03:56 +0000

Congrats on your new daughter, Joyce! What a great name.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:16:00 +0000

My husband and I did name our daughter Fern. She is six months old now and she knows her name well. Whenever someone asks her name and we tell them, they always comment. Fern? Why that? That’s an awesome name. So unusual. We ALWAYS have to repeat it, like they didn’t hear it the first time though. F-E-R-N. We wouldn’t change her name for the world but just be prepared to always have to explain where you got the name. People don’t ask when you say Hailey or Ava.

By: photoquilty

photoquilty — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:45:35 +0000

Wow, Gloria is so beautiful! I think you made a wonderful choice.

By: Mary K

Mary K — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:57:03 +0000

I am so in love with the name Fern but no one — not my husband, not my mother, no one else likes it. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I mentioned to people I was thinking about name her Fern, people laughed or screamed. We named her Gloria.

By: Lulu Bee

Lulu Bee — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:32:27 +0000

Haha, yeah that was the line! I didn’t realize they spelled it “Vylette”, not a fan of that.

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:19:14 +0000

That’s what I think of, too! Fern was drab and dowdy, so they made her “Vylette.” Rose McGowan’s character said she’d rather be a flower than a plant.

By: charlottevera

charlottevera — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:48:41 +0000

Ugh! I was a Leanne Marshall fan from day one — not only did she create some amazing garments, but she looks and sounds a lot like a close friend and ex-roommate who also, incidentally, resides in Portland.

What people sometimes choose to call themselves on “reality” television is truly quite revolting.

As for Fern, well, she really doesn’t do much for me. I could see myself occasionally recommending her as a middle name, but that’s pretty much it.