Baby Name of the Day: Arabella

Arabella Churchill

Arabella Churchill; Image via Wikipedia

Nicole requested this frilly, feminine confection ages ago – and she’s very much in the news this week.

With congratulations to Ivanka and Jared, today’s Baby Name of the Day is Arabella.

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Baby Name of the Day: Wayne

From The Challenge of Ideas (1961)

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He was a workhorse of a name, once solidly established in the US Top 100, but now fading fast.

Thanks to Lola for suggesting Wayne as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Rachel

R40

R40 by Too Far North via Flickr

She rocketed into the US Top Ten thanks to a sitcom, but this Biblical choice has far more staying power than many pop culture hits.

Thanks to Kelly for suggesting Rachel as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Archer

Bow and arrow

Image by Valerie Everett via Flickr

He’s a nineteenth-century rarity, newly returned to the Top 1000 in 2009.

Thanks to Rachel for suggesting Archer as Baby Name of the Day.

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Name of the Day: Seger

Siegfried is best reserved for Las Vegas lion tamers and Wagnerian dragon slayers, but this related surname choice could wear quite well on a boy born in 2010.

Thanks to Karen for suggesting her son’s name as Name of the Day: Seger.

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