Posts Tagged ‘June’

Confession: I play name games.  When stuck cooling my heels waiting for something, or in a meeting so deadly dull I think my soul might leave my body, I find my pen scrawling names. Here’s a recent one – an A-to-Z list of Single Syllable Names for Girls.  I stalled out on a few letters.  [...]


When I posted Jodi’s stories about naming big sisters Pippa and Romilly, I intentionally didn’t divulge the names of her two other darling daughters.  Readers, the suspense is over!  The most charming quartet of girls answers to Pippa, Romilly, Beatrix and Juniper!  Read on for more, including their lovely middles. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg [...]


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 the ultimate virtue name, a choice that is both simple and versatile. Thanks to Melissa for suggesting Grace as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


Plenty of Old Testament choices have gone mainstream in recent years, but this one?  Not so much. Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Hadassah as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


She’s 21st century Hollywood royalty, and certainly part of the reason so many parents have chosen gender neutral surnames for their daughters. In honor of her March 22, here’s a look at Names Worn By Reese Witherspoon. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


She’s small but mighty, packing a surprise amount of style into a mere three letters. Thanks to RockingFetal for suggesting Mae as Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This


The big news of the week?  The birth of Bardot Vita Boreanaz, a sister for Jaden Rayne.  Prepare to see Bardot featured in plenty of year-end lists of wacky celeb baby names. In other news: Did anyone catch the tiny baby name mention during last Sunday’s ep of Mad Men?  When Jennifer Crane and Betty [...]


The big news from the week was the birth of the SJP/Matthew Broderick twins.  Elisabeth at You Can’t Call It “It” pegged Marion Loretta and Tabitha as Mid-Century Modern – and rightly pointed out that many recent Names of the Day suggested by AppMtn readers are in the same mode.  The trends, they are a-changin’ [...]


Happy Memorial Day weekend!  Here’s wishing you fair skies for your weekend festivities.  But if you do find yourself with a few spare minutes in front of a computer screen, here are a few diversions: First, my question of the week:  What goes with Henry?  I recently met a family with teenage twins, Henry and [...]