Posts Tagged ‘James’

If James Madison alumni can name their daughters after alma mater, why not proud graduates of this Texas university? Thanks to Joy for suggesting Baylor as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


My week at the beach was spent listening for names (well, there was ice cream and sand and a giant waterslide called the Hippo) but I didn’t hear much.  There was a Veronica nicknamed Vera, but mostly it was the pleasant Top 100 assortment of Ethan, Dylan, Emma, Riley, Noah, Chloe, Caleb, Jackson, Zachary, Ellie, [...]


He’s a chart topper in Buenos Aires, and he graces the map throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Thanks to Kristine for suggesting the dashing Santiago as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Did I recently say there were no exciting celebrity births anticipated this summer?  How could I forget Amy Poehler and Will Arnett? They’ve welcomed son Abel James.  Yes – Abel, a little brother for Archie. Congratulations to the family!  Readers, what do you think of the name Abel?  Wonder if they’ll call him Abe … [...]


If you love Riley and Finn, but want something less expected, here’s a contender. Thanks to Stephanie for suggesting the kelly green Quinlan as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


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 [...]


Today’s Reader Baby Name Story comes to us courtesy of Fran, the mother to four beautifully named children. But this is the story of her youngest – the most difficult to name! Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Has a Cheeto-chomping cheetah claimed this name, or could he be the next big retro revival for boys? Thanks to Stephanie for suggesting the jazzy Chester as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Confession: I love James Bond.  Not the character, exactly – more the universe.  Back in undergrad, I dissed the superspy to a (male) classmate, who insisted I’d never really seen the movies.  He was right. One Bond marathon later, I was hooked. So when I researched the Baby Name of the Day post for Vesper, [...]


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 [...]