Posts Tagged ‘Joseph’

Take the evergreen Joseph, cross him with popular Noah and what do you get? Why, the name of Sarah’s son, and our Baby Name of the Day: Josiah. 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 [...]


If kids can be Brooklyn and River, why not this one? Thanks to Urban Angel for suggesting Bridger as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Girls can be Scarlet and Violet, but boys are a less colorful bunch.  Here’s one that might reverse that trend. Thanks to Leah for suggesting Gray as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


So the Glee baby was named Beth. And Nikki Blonsky has a new series on ABC Family called Huge, apparently set at a summer weight-loss camp.  Her character’s name caught my eye: Willamina, though I believe she’ll be answering to Will. In other, completely random news: If you’ve got World Cup fever, you’ve probably been [...]


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 [...]


Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh has welcomed a son. I was dimly aware that she’d named her firstborn Joseph Michael, and had noticed her on the list of upcoming celeb births. But her first son was named Joseph.  Wouldn’t his little brother be Charles or Daniel or James? Nope. Please welcome Sundance. Congrats to the [...]


Even before the pregnancy test came back positive, I had a strong sense that our second child was a girl. Intuition didn’t stop me from discussing boys’ names with Arthur.  So much that he finally insisted that we wait until the ultrasound, at which point it was moot.  Claire Caroline Wren – Clio – was [...]


I’m not a loyal viewer of America’s Next Top Model, but I do check in from time to time to see the contestants’ names.  Naduah and Ren are already out, but Alasia and Anslee are still in.  Speaking of Anslee, there’s a historic home in Baltimore County, Maryland called Villa Anneslie.  I find it a slightly [...]


He’s an old school fashionista, a gambler and a Southern gentleman, too. Today’s Baby Name of the Day is Beau. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This