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I’m fascinated by names, but equally intrigued by the process we use to arrive at a name.  You can find countless real life conversations on message boards, but here are a few I spotted on parents’ personal blogs:

• Aidan at Ivy League Insecurities has a great list going for a third daughter, but my favorite is this quote from the comments: “Naming the baby is the highlight of pregnancy!”
• At Life of a Catholic Librarian, Tiffany has been debating saintly classics like Elizabeth and Peter;
• The Bullards, Collin and Candice, are considering everything from the mainstream Jack and Emma to Asher and Francie;
• And then there’s The Lil Bee, trying to name a second daughter.  Her first is Devon Whitney.  Here’s what caught my eye about Melissa’s list – she mentioned Cleo.  And it got quite a good response.

In other news:

• Speaking of real life baby name choices, Nancy brings us the tale of a 1913 birth of a baby girl in a Pullman Car. The car’s name?  Livonia.  The baby’s name … Livonia!
• Six days ’til Christmas, and my to-do list seems to be growing.  And yet I decided that Priority #1 was figuring out how to create a Master List of every name profiled on the site.  I’m only half-way there – I finished the (shorter) boys’ list first;
• I loved Pam and Linda’s slideshow of The Best & Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2010 at The Daily Beast. Abel and Cosima make the hit list, while Sundance and Kloey get the raspberry;
• PopSugar Australia voted Buddy Bear Maurice – also on Nameberry’s Not Hot list – the Most Memorable Celebrity Baby Name of 2010;
• ForReal Baby Names rounded up some twin names, including a pair called Lula and Stanley – love it!
• I keep hearing reports that the top baby names in Japan for 2010 are Ren and Yua. The source appears to be more like BabyCenter’s data than actual statistical records.  Still, I find Ren fascinating – highly cross-cultural;
• Here’s a fabulous family tree: Kate Coil writes in West Virginia’s Bluefield Daily Telegraph about her ancestors, including sisters named Icie, Ocie, and Dicey!

In celeb news:

• While I was at PopSugar Australia, I realized that Jackie O had her baby – she’s a popular radio host in Sydney -  Her daughter’s name is Catalina Mae, nickname Kitty.  When I stopped by about 62% had given the name a positive review in the poll.
• Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts is a new dad. Daughter Madeline Leigh shares a middle name with her mom, Allison.  It’s reported that they’re calling her Maddy;
• Country music artist Josh Turner and wife Jennifer welcomed their third son, Crawford Marion.  They’re calling him Marion.  He joins brothers Hampton Otis and Colby Lynch at home;
• The musical Hanson clan is one bigger this week. Zac Hanson and wife Kate welcomed daughter Junia Rosa Ruth, a little sister for Shepherd.

I’m announcing more and more celeb births on the AppMtn Facebook page, along with Sunday Summary-esque links and comments.

That’s all for this week.  As always, thank you for reading and have a great week!