Posts Tagged ‘Anya’

Name of the Day: Ada

03Jul09

Ava is an unstoppable Top Ten choice.  Parents are rediscovering Ida, too.  But if you find Ava too popular and Ida too retro, today’s choice might just be the perfect compromise.
Thanks to Sophie for suggesting Ada as Name of the Day.


Filed under: Ancient World, Biblical Babes, Hot Names of 2010, Literary Babes, Little Ruler, Mapquest, Medieval Monikers, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Saints   |  9 Comments
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Babes in the Blogosphere

10May09

Happy Mother’s Day!
We’ve always celebrated our kids’ rites of passage – first tooth, first step, first-time-she-brings-home-a-completely-unacceptable-boy.  
Add in one more circa 2009:  first time Mommy writes all about you in a blog post.
Yes, our children will probably be terribly, terribly unhappy about some of our overshares in twenty years.  (Or not.  Social media is a [...]


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Substitute: Ava

18Feb08

If you love the name Ava, you’re not alone. Nearly than 50,000 parents have chosen Ava for their daughters since 2005.
And what’s not to love? It’s simple, it’s glamorous, it’s feminine without being frilly. Ava pairs well with a variety of last names, too.
But now that it is well installed in [...]


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Alphabet: A is for Girls

31Jan08

The average baby name dictionary boasts dozens of entries for every letter of the alphabet.
Here at Appellation Mountain, we’re simpling it up. We’re going A to Z, on both boys and girls. For every letter, we’ll highlight a handful of names to consider – and possibly one or two to avoid.
First up – [...]


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