Jennifer: Baby Name of the Day

January 8, 2013

She’s among the most popular names of the 1970s, but where did she come from? Thanks to Sophie for suggesting Jennifer as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Heather

July 12, 2011

She’s a botanical choice from a few decades back, once so popular that Winona Ryder went to high school with three of them. Thanks to Kelly for suggesting Heather as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Starbaby News: Welcome Harper Seven Beckham

July 10, 2011

After speculation that they’d name their darling daughter Atlanta or Justice or Gucci or something startlingly unusual, the Beckhams, those ever-so daring baby namers, have dubbed their daughter Harper Seven. Harper wouldn’t be surprising most places in the US. Amongst the glamorous, she’s as average as Emily. Dave Grohl, Lisa Marie Presley, Neil Patrick Harris, [...]

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Baby Name of the Day: Violet

July 5, 2011

She’s a vintage botanical in full bloom circa 2011. Thanks to Heather for suggesting Violet as our Baby of the Name.

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Baby Name of the Day: Polly

July 1, 2011

Nameberry called her freckle-faced, but she’s picked up an edge in recent years. Thanks to Claire for suggesting Polly as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Guinevere

June 13, 2011

She’s the queen of Camelot, and the source of the #1 baby name of the 1970s. Thanks to Angel and Charlotte for suggesting Guinevere as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Sunday Summary: 6/12/11

June 12, 2011

Is it me, or was the coverage of Jennifer Connelly’s new daughter rather restrained?

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Sunday Summary: 5/15/11

May 15, 2011

Since I’ve starting writing AppMtn, I’ve learned that I can usually tell you why a name rose – hindsight is 20/20 – but I cannot tell you, with any certainty, which names will make the US Top 1000 in the year 2020. I can say, with some confidence, that the majority of the names in [...]

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Baby Name of the Day: Madison

May 13, 2011

Note: I’d originally agreed to write about Keziah today, for Racheli. Except when I finishing up the post, I realized it sounded eerily familiar. Sure enough, that was because Keziah was Baby Name of the Day back in the day. Oops, and Racheli, my apologies! She made waves as the adopted name of a big [...]

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Baby Name of the Day: Geneva

March 15, 2011

Jennifer was the #1 name of the 1970s. Genevieve is her saintly cousin. For parents looking for something more daring still, there’s this pretty place name. Thanks to Clio for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day: Geneva.

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