Baby Name of the Day: Mila

June 9, 2011

She’s a globe-spanning short form that stands nicely on her own. Thanks to Meryl for suggesting her daughter’s name as our Baby Name of the Day: Mila.

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Sunday Summary: 4/17/11

April 17, 2011

Did you hear that Sweet Valley High books have been rebooted?

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March Madness: Girls’ Quarter Finals

March 12, 2011

March Madness continues, and the competition is fierce! Elodie barely squeaked past Claire. A mere two votes decided that race. The biggest victory went to Adele. She thoroughly trounced Eithne, garnering 86% of the vote to her rival’s mere 14%. Lydia and Lila both won by impressive margins, suggesting that L truly is the letter [...]

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Baby Name of the Day: Delia

November 18, 2010

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: Lila

September 8, 2010

She’s another popular, poetic choice with a surprising goth undertone. Thanks to Frances for suggesting Lila as Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Liliane

September 1, 2010

The garden of girls contains no bloom more favored than Lily. Add in the growing interest in appellations française, and what do you get? Thanks to Kristine for suggesting Liliane as Baby Name of the Day.

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Sunday Summary: 7/11/10

July 11, 2010

Just when you think every name has been imagined, every option exhausted, pop culture surprises us. First, Cecily von Ziegesar’s novel Cum Laude tackles the lives of privileged college students (as opposed to the privileged high school students in her Gossip Girl franchise.) One of the main characters is a girl called Shipley, and a [...]

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Baby Name of the Day: Vera

April 14, 2010

Can an Oscar-nominated actress take this choice from ditzy diner waitress to Hollywood glam? Thanks to

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Name of the Day: Delilah

February 10, 2010

Hey there, Delilah. She’s rapidly shedding her bad girl image and could become one of the hottest baby names of 2015. Thanks to Kim R. for suggesting Delilah as Name of the Day.

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Name of the Day: Laszlo

February 3, 2010

The dashing Ralph Fiennes wore this choice to an Oscar nomination in 1996′s The English Patient. Thanks to Kelleita for suggesting László as Name of the Day.

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