Posts Tagged ‘Isabella’

Drumroll, please … this is post #1,000, written over more than two and a half years. More than 700 of those posts are deep dives into one particular featured Name of the Day.  Here’s a quick look at what I’ve learned over the past two-going-on-three years. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press [...]


We interrupt rerun week to post something a little bit different.  I was certain I’d written a full post about this saint’s name, but instead she’s just mentioned in an early list of obscure saints’ names. Inspired by British PM David Cameron’s new daughter, our Baby Name of the Day is Endellion. Share this: Email [...]


If you saw box office smash Inglorious Basterds, you heard fictional Nazi bad guy Hans Landa call out this name in a grisly, memorable opening sequence. If Stella is a star, why not Shoshanna?  Thanks to Serenity for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Every once in an odd while, it occurs to me that you might enjoy a glimpse of Aly & Clio.  Yup, they’re sitting in a hand chair.  Nope, it’s not at our house.  It is our fabulous local brew pub/restaurant/general store Franklin’s.  Happily, it’s just a few blocks from our house.  It was Franklin’s that [...]


She’s one letter short of 80s fave Andrea, and a syllable slimmer than current Italianate chart-topper Adriana. Thanks to Shannon for suggesting Adria as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


With all the talk of Jacob and Isabella, it is easy to miss the real baby naming stories from the Twilight franchise. Here’s one: thanks to Melissa for suggesting the rebounding Rosalie as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


If you love Zoe and Chloe, but fear they’re too popular, here’s one to consider. Thanks to Urban Angel for suggesting Thisbe as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


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 [...]


Conventional media is still abuzz with news that Jacob and Isabella are the most popular baby names in the US for 2009.  Yawn. Luckily, the baby name blogosphere has moved on to more interesting topics.  Here are my two Big Questions of the week: Is the speed of change in baby name trends accelerating?  Elisabeth [...]


She’s another ancient appellation that could wear well in the twenty-first century. Thanks to Christina for suggesting Flavia as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This