Posts Tagged ‘Grace’

First, Happy Birthday to me.  Well, actually, my birthday is tomorrow.  And so I’ll be doing something I haven’t done since shortly after I started writing Name of the Day posts in May 2008 – I’m choosing the names.  All week.  And I’m starting with my discarded given name tomorrow. But enough about that.  The [...]


Just when you think every name has been imagined, every option exhausted, pop culture surprises us. First, Cecily von Ziegesar’s novel Cum Laude tackles the lives of privileged college students (as opposed to the privileged high school students in her Gossip Girl franchise.)  One of the main characters is a girl called Shipley, and a [...]


Tiny nation Monaco is set to expand their royal family by one. What do you think of Queen Charlene?  Actually, her title will be Princess, just like Prince Albert’s mom, a name you might recognize – the late Grace Kelly.  We’ll have to see if the appellation of the South African swimmer turned serene highness [...]


My kids are Oliver George (4.5 months) and Imogen Lily (2.5 years).  We knew we wanted kids before we married and decided after a year of marriage to try to have kids.  It was the late 90s, we were living in England and didn’t think we’d ever leave. At the time we were absolutely certain it [...]


Glance at any newsstand and you’ll spot her, along with Suri and Apple, and a host of other pint-sized celebrities. Thanks to Urban Angel for suggesting Shiloh as our Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Yesterday marked the first in a series of Reader Baby Name Stories.  Thanks to Sara for kicking things off!  There are plenty more tales of compromise, certainty, great debate and more headed our way – at least through summer’s end. Once again this week, baby naming made waves in the mainstream media.  The New York [...]


Thanks to everyone who has submitted their Baby Name Stories.  Keep ‘em coming!  They’ll be found here on Saturdays starting in June.  And I also appreciate all of you who de-lurked to suggest a Baby Name of the Day.  I’ll be scheduling the lurker posts tomorrow, so check back and you’ll know when your name [...]


Thanks to a certain Hollywood superstar, Drew is worn by more little girls circa 2010 than ever before.  But what about the original feminine form of modern classic Andrew? Thanks to JNE for suggesting Andrea as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


She’s the ultimate virtue name, a choice that is both simple and versatile. Thanks to Melissa for suggesting Grace as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Happy Mother’s Day!  I spent the morning indulging in an M-Day brunch at Max Brenner and then listening for kids’ names at the Union Square playground near my sister’s new Manhattan apartment.  I heard Ezra and Sophie at Ladybird Bakery in Park Slope – near sister #2′s place – the morning before, but mostly the [...]