Baby Name of the Day: Mila

Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis sketch, via Flickr

She’s a globe-spanning short form that stands nicely on her own.

Thanks to Meryl for suggesting her daughter’s name as our Baby Name of the Day: Mila.

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Baby Name of the Day: Peliah

Green P in the grass

Green P in the grass by Hilary Perkins

There are unusual names, and then there are names that are truly seldom heard.

Thanks to Elle for suggesting a real rarity as our Baby Name of the Day: Peliah.

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Name of the Day: Emmeline

With Emily and Emma entrenched in the US Top 10, little wonder parents are starting to seek out alternatives.

Thanks to Alicia for suggesting one likely candidate.  Our Name of the Day is Emmeline.

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Babes in the Blogosphere

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 strange and fabulous thing.)  But for the moment, I find myself marveling at the many talented writers who also have a knack for choosing baby names.

Read on for some of my favorite Babes in the Blogosphere:

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