Baby Name of the Day: Linda

May 26, 2011

She skyrocketed from obscurity to the #1 spot in the US. Thanks to Kelly for this suggestion.

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Sunday Summary: 8/16/10

August 15, 2010

Can the end of summer really be so near? It feels like just yesterday, Washington DC was digging out of the February snowstorms. Speaking of the February snowstorms, we were at the city’s summer concert series on Friday night and we’re anticipating A LOT of November babies. One expectant mom was kind enough to tell [...]

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Name of the Day: Vita

January 20, 2010

A trio of starbaby sightings combined with that fashionable V calls the question: is this name the new Ava? Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Vita as Name of the Day.

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Sunday Summary: 11/15/09

November 15, 2009

Here at AppMtn, it isn’t so very unusual to receive an outraged email or comment after I’ve said something less than flattering about a name.

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Sunday Summary: 11/8/09

November 8, 2009

So not only did SJP and Matthew Broderick have twins, they’ve generated double the press with their name choices. First came the announcement that the girls were named Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge.

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Name of the Day: Ada

July 3, 2009

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.

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Sunday Summary: 6/21/09

June 21, 2009

Happy Father’s Day!

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Hurricane Names

June 3, 2009

It’s not really baby naming news – it’s meteorological, potentially catastrophic even. And yet I can’t resist posting the 2009 list of Hurricane Names.

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Sunday Summary: 1/11/09

January 11, 2009

The big news of the week? Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have welcomed daughter number two. But they still haven’t revealed her name! If you haven’t voted, check out the Nameberry blog contest.

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