Baby Name of the Day: Susan

Rudbeckia hirta BLACK-EYED SUSAN

Rudbeckia hirta Black-Eyed Susan by gmayfield10 via Flickr

She was a Top Ten pick for more than two decades.  Can she still sound fresh today?

Thanks to Kelly for suggesting Susan as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Delia

Watching out - the lions of famous Delos, Myko...

Credit: UggBoy♥UggGirl via Flickr

She sounds like a nickname for Cordelia, but today’s choice has more in common with Delphine.

Thanks to Haley and Caroline for suggesting Delia as Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Ryan

He’d fit nearly anyone’s definition of a normal name, but he was actually quite rare until the post-World War II era.

Thanks to Kelly for suggesting Ryan as Baby Name of the Day.

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Starbaby Round-Up: Adele, Roman, Holden and More

I just can’t wait ’til Sunday!  A few starbaby names popped up in the past few days:

  • Molly Ringwald has welcomed twins Adele Georgiana and Roman Stylianos. They join big sis Mathilda Ereni at home.  I’ve loved Molly since Pretty in Pink, and I like her naming style.  And yet, may I just say – bring on the Addies!  Between Addison, Adeline and Adele, I can hear a wave of little girls answering to this nickname.  Guess I’d better cross Adelaide off my list …
  • Mira Sorvino has welcomed her third, son Holden Paul Terry, a little brother for Johnny Christopher King and Mattea Angel.  I think Mira rocks, but her style seems unpredictable – if I didn’t know Johnny, Mattea and Holden were sibs, I’d assume they were three unrelated kids;
  • I missed this one – Twilight star Cam Gigandet welcomed a daughter named Everleigh Ray back in April.  What a difference a spelling makes – I think Everly is an appealing surname pick for a daughter, a sort of mix of the last-names-first-name trend, the nouveau virtue/noun name choices (think Journey, Destiny, Ever) and the love of the letter “v” in names like Ava, Ivy and Eve.  But the “leigh” spelling?  I think that reduces the name’s style.  And in the middle spot?  Ray is the new Rose.

Did I miss anyone?

Baby Name of the Day: Juniper

A California Juniper tree found at the parking...

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It’s ambitious.  It might even be insane.  But we’ve decided to launch a Name of the Day feature here at AppMtn.

Kicking us off is a J-name heard more and more often.  With nature-name roots and a fashionable sound, it is easy to understand why.

Our Baby Name of the Day is Juniper.

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