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Four years ago I wrote my very first post ever here at AppMtn.  I didn’t have a plan or a goal – just an obsession that I thought a handful of other people might share.

I’m working on something special for tomorrow, but for now, here are a few things that caught my eye this week:

• I love the name Bastian – far more than Sebastian, even, for its similarity to the word bastion, as in fortress.  A soft-sounding boy’s name with the same power as Cannon.
• Along the same lines, there’s this one from Anna’s post on Second Fleet Names: Traverse.
• Ginko as a girl’s name – not one I’d have ever thought of, and I’ll admit that it strikes me as wonderfully weird.  But Ginko Luelle nicknamed Koko does have a certain charm.
• Did you catch the kids’ names in this Design Mom post?  Drake, Ella Rose, Duke, and Emmie Kay.  Deliciously Southern.
• Speaking of unexpected appellations, what do you think of Ledger?
• I’m obsessed with Eponymia’s list of Rare Dutch Girl names.  Leonike, Everdine, Ameline - gorgeous!
• Fascinating post at Baby Name Wizard on the perils of punctuation and the tyranny of databases.
• Liz has a nice write-up of the oft-discussed Anchor Rule.  In brief, Elizabeth Snow is a gorgeous combination with just the right amount of surprise.  Zea Snow is pushing it, but not unwearable.  But Zeandria Sno-Belle is over the edge.  Or is it?  Let’s say that more people could embrace the first than the last.
• A baby named Amen!
• Nook is up to the letter P, and on her surnames list I found Prescott.  It’s the kind of super-preppy choice I secretly love, even though it isn’t me at all.

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