Category Archives: Alphabet

Fetching Names: The Honest i

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Letter iI do not like names respelled to end with an i.

Maci, Juli, Kari – no, no, no.  Macy, Julie, Carrie – yes, yes, yes.

Nicknames – Ceci for Cecilia - get a pass.  And I don’t so much mind Ashlie and Averie, though I think it might be frustrating to introduce yourself as “Ashlie with an ie” for ever and evermore.

Except that I do find myself completely in love with names that conventionally end in i, perhaps because it is rather rare – at least in English.  And so this week’s list is all about girls’ names that end with the letter i, stylishly.

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Rerun Week: C is for Girls

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Today’s repost is a little different.  Instead of brushing up just one name, I decided that it was time to revisit the Alphabet Posts.  If you were around in 2008, they were lists of names by, well, the letter of the alphabet.  I managed to write a total of five or six before I started writing Names of the Day.

They’re more interesting than I remember!  Since I’ve been thinking about the letter C lately, I thought it made sense to revisit Alphabet: C is for Girls.

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Is C the new K?

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latin letter "c"

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Even if you’re not even a teensy, eensy bit interested in the royal wedding, it would be pretty tough to avoid the topic today.  William and Kate’s wedding is an all-out media frenzy.

Chatter about royal baby names has been non-stop since the engagement was announced, and I’ve very much enjoyed dreaming up possible names for a future heir to the throne.

But here’s the big baby naming question that I’m wondering about: when commoner Kate becomes regal Catherine, will C become the new K?

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A to Z: Single Syllable Names for Girls

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Confession: I play name games.  When stuck cooling my heels waiting for something, or in a meeting so deadly dull I think my soul might leave my body, I find my pen scrawling names.

Here’s a recent one – an A-to-Z list of Single Syllable Names for Girls.  I stalled out on a few letters.  Any ideas?

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Alphabet: D is for Girls

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It’s been some time since we tripped through our Naming Dictionaries searching for material for an alphabet post – too long!  And that’s too bad, because D is a promising letter for daughters.  Names range from the dear and dainty to the downright daring.

Without further delay, here are a few names to consider.

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Alphabet: C is for Boys

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As we noted in C is for Girls, the letter C has been neglected in favor of K.  But parents hoping for an original name can do far better than Kaleb or Konner.

In fact, parents searching for a name that stands out are best advised to turn away from the khaotic krowd of K names and redirect their attention to the third letter of the alphabet.

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Alphabet: C is for Girls

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Even before the Kardashians became reality TV staples, K names were popular for girls.  Some, like Katherine, qualify as elegant classics.  Others, like Kaydence, are the inevitable outcome of several trends.

In recent years, C shows signs of life, thanks to classics like Charlotte and fast-rising variants like Caylee alike.  Now that commoner Kate is about to become future queen Catherine, here are a few C names that might bear a second look.

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Alphabet: B is for Boys

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Yes, B is quite literally for boy.

But we’re not just spelling it out here on ApMtn. Or maybe we are.

We’re talking about a few underused, less considered names for baby boys that all happen to begin with the letter B.

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Alphabet: B is for Girls

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Our Alphabet Extravaganza started with A is for Girls. Today we move right on down the line to letter B.

B is a tricky letter. Many of the best known B names for girls are nicknames – think Becky and Betsy – or nouveau names like Britney. But there are a few gems to be found.

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