Posts Tagged ‘Ava’
Sunday Summary: July 5, 2009
For those of you in the US, I hope you had a firecracker of a holiday!
The big starbaby news of the week was the reveal of Tobey Maguire’s son’s name: Otis Tobias, little brother to Ruby Sweetheart.
Other celeb news:
Cobie Smulders of How I Met Your Mother welcomed a daughter, Shaelyn Cado;
Baywatch/Playboy alum Gena Lee Nolin posed [...]
Filed under: Starbaby, Sunday Summary | 19 Comments
Tags: Arthur, Ava, Aveline, Blair, Brando, Brisa, Bruce, Cado, Caleb, Camille, Cedar, Clifford, Colby, Dahlia, Eleftheria, Flannery, Gregor, James, Jasper, Jessie, Jordanne, Kaleb, Kaylib, Keaton, Kelli, Kyla, Kyle, Kyler, Kylie, Kyson, Liberty, Lily, Lynch, Merlin, Milly, Monroe, Odette, Otis, Owen, PC, Ruby, Rufus, Schroder, Sebastian, Serena, Shaelyn, Shane, Skyla, Stella, Sweetheart, Taylah, Taylor, Tobias
Name of the Day: Ada
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
Tags: Ada, Adaeke, Adah, Adalhaid, Adaltrude, Adanna, Addison, Adela, Adelaide, Adele, Adeline, Ana, Anya, Ava, Ayla, Bertrada, Eva, Ida, Ivy, Theodrada
Sunday Summary: 6/21/09
Happy Father’s Day! In a mash-up of dad-centric stories/baby name news, I bring you:
MSNBC’s story on the pluses and perils of being a Junior. The predictable story? There are good and bad things to sharing your name with Pop. The interesting takeaway? The percentage of juniors has been dropping for at least forty years or [...]
Filed under: Starbaby, Sunday Summary | 6 Comments
Tags: Ava, William, Joseph, Charlotte, Grace, Audrey, Atticus, Beatrix, Lola, Eugenie, Victoria, Caroline, Katherine, Lila, Cordelia, Max, Felix, Finn, Ella, Elise, Lake, Saffron, Claire, Sigrid, Declan, Basil, Eulalie, Eileen, Minnie, Susanna, Noa, Jacob, Jack, Ida, Philo, Hosea, Hero, Bella, Amelia, Hannah, Moe, Akiba, Adiella, Hepzibah, Mehitabel, Sarai, Zillah, Kenzi, Saffi, Braeda, Clarissa, Brynn, Clary, Theodora, Thea, Lisbet, Zanna, Sibley, Rossmore, Clear, Argene, Denzil, Sharona, Rhonda, Roxanne, Adia, Benjamin, Amalie, Soraya, Quin, Aberash, Birdie, Luciana, Sofia, Lolly
The Social Security Administration should release the 2008 US Top 1000 in a few days. It’s sort of like Christmas-meets-the-Fourth-of-July here at AppMtn.
Plenty of parents turn to the rankings as part of choosing a baby name. You’ll often hear expectant moms and dads mention that they’re avoiding the Top Ten. Or Top 100. The question [...]
Filed under: Articles | 14 Comments
Tags: Adlai, Alexander, Alvar, Atticus, Ava, Bella, Braden, Brady, Braylen, Caiden, Casilda, Charles, Emily, Emma, Hailey, Jacob, James, Jayden, Jaylon, Kadence, Kayla, Kaylee, Kayley, Madison, Megan, Mikayla, Natalie, Pomeline, Rosamel, Theodore, Trystan, Zachary
Predictions for 2009
With just hours left in 2008, here are the official ApMtn baby name predictions for 2009.
Filed under: Names for Boys, Names for Girls, Predictions | 7 Comments
Tags: Angus, August, Ava, Beau, Briony, Bronx, Bryony, Cade, Caitlin, Calvin, Cash, Charity, Clara, Cole, Elijah, Elodie, Embeth, Emerson, Emery, Emily, Emlyn, Emma, Emmaline, Emme, Emmeline, Esme, Finn, Frances, Francesca, Gage, Grace, Gus, Honor, Hope, Isaac, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isaiah, Isobel, Jack, Jake, Jeremiah, Julien, Juliette, Kai, Kaitlyn, Katelyn, Knox, Marcheline, Max, Noemi, Noemie, Nora, Olive, Oliver, Olivia, Quinn, Raymond, Sebastian, Sophia, Violette, Vivienne, Walter
Substitute: Ava
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 [...]
Filed under: Names for Girls, Substitute | 13 Comments
Tags: Anya, Ava, Avalon, Averil, Avery, Cora, Dora, Esther, Everild, Lauren, Lila, Lilah, Natalie, Nora, Stella, Tallulah, Veronica, Zara, Zora
Ava and Harlow
If you’re a namenik, it’s old news that Nicole Richie and Joel Madden named their new little one Harlow Winter Kate.
But over here on the Appellation Mountains, we’re doing some thinking about this unusual moniker and what it has in common with the red hot, Top 10 baby name Ava.
Filed under: Hot Names of 2010, O Baby!, Starbaby | 2 Comments
Tags: Ava, Harlow
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