Posts Tagged ‘Allison’

We interrupt rerun week to post something a little bit different.  I was certain I’d written a full post about this saint’s name, but instead she’s just mentioned in an early list of obscure saints’ names. Inspired by British PM David Cameron’s new daughter, our Baby Name of the Day is Endellion. Share this: Email [...]


She conjures up images of medieval princesses, but today’s choice is really a child of the 70s. Thanks to Maja for suggesting Rhiannon as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Conventional media is still abuzz with news that Jacob and Isabella are the most popular baby names in the US for 2009.  Yawn. Luckily, the baby name blogosphere has moved on to more interesting topics.  Here are my two Big Questions of the week: Is the speed of change in baby name trends accelerating?  Elisabeth [...]


Congratulations go out to Rocking Fetal.  She’s welcomed her new daughter, Willa Florence Mae, a little sister for Lucas and Ezra.  What a fabulous sibset! Also, congrats to one of my oldest friends on the birth of his daughter, Helen Claire.  I once described Helen as dusty, and I completely take it back. In other [...]


I’ve heard she’s considered old-fashioned overseas, but she has an interesting indie edge in the US. Thanks to Bek for suggesting Hannelore as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


When we decided to call our daughter Clio, we forever closed the door on another favorite name – Theodore, nickname Theo. Or did we? For every family that decides Maya and Milo are too similar, another embraces the sound-alike names.  Or insists that Alicia and Alina are totally different names.  Perhaps it never even occurs [...]


Is she a modern coinage?  A traditional diminutive able to stand on her own?  Or something else entirely? Thanks to Laney McDonald for suggesting the elusive Alina as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


She’s a Biblical babe and a comic book staple. Thanks to Julie for suggesting Lois as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


She’s a tailored choice that conjures up the ocean. Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Maren as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


The most famous bearer is a fictional girl who went chasing rabbits, but today she’s being given to more and more real girls, too. Thanks to Nessa for suggesting our Name of the Day: Alice. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This