Posts Tagged ‘Harry’

He’s a Harry Potter hero and a literary gem. Thanks to UrbanAngel for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day: Kingsley. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


She’s Charlie Brown’s little sister, Lightning McQueen’s best girl, and Don Draper’s  damaged daughter. She’s also the person who helped me set up my very first blog.  Our Baby Name of the Day is Sally. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


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 [...]


British parents are mad about him.  Will American moms and dads follow suit? Thanks to Charlotte for suggesting her father’s appellation as our Baby Name of the Day: Harry. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Henry is hot.  Harry is cool.  But what of this equally regal Old English appellation? Thanks to JNE for suggesting Harold as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Choose this name for your daughter and some will say you’ve gone too far – but history will be on your side. Thanks to Corinne for suggesting one from her family tree.  Today’s Name of the Day is Arizona. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


She was the prissy mom to mean girl Nellie on Little House in the 70s, but today she could make a great name for a daughter Thanks to Sarah for suggesting Harriet as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Will we ever run out of Irish appellations common in Europe, obscure in the US?  Let’s hope not! Thanks to Corinne for suggesting another Gaelic choice.  Lorcán is our Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


As part of our Birthday Fun Weekend, we took the kids off to Build-A-Bear Workshop.  Actually, Aly built a bear dog.  There was stuffing and fluffing and convincing us that yes, his bear dog absolutely needed ice skates.  And then we got to the moment – naming the bear dog. After several suggestions were rejected by [...]


To Twitter or not to Twitter? That is the question faced by every Luddite-turned-blogger.  (Yes, it’s true.  You can be a technophobe and spend much of your leisure time blogging.  I can’t be the only one.) Anyhow, I love the idea of Twitter.  So I’m introducing a new series called Yea or Nay, first as [...]