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Baby Name of the Day: Sally
She’s Charlie Brown’s little sister, Lightning McQueen’s best girl, and Don Draper’s damaged daughter. She’s also the person who helped me set up my very first blog. Our Baby Name of the Day is Sally. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: As Seen on TV, Music & Lyrics, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nicknames, Silver Screen | 17 Comments
Tags: Mary, Gracie, Charles, Richard, Harry, Sarah, Sadie, Isaac, Charlie, Eric, Molly, Harold, Hal, Don, Sally, Liza, Meg, Sal, Sallie, Marilyn, Wilson
Baby Name of the Day: Madelon
Parents by the thousands have gone mad for Madeline in recent years. Today’s Baby Name of the Day is an intriguing, all-but-forgotten variant: Madelon. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Global Village, Literary Babes, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Rarities, Saints, Silver Screen | 11 Comments
Tags: Mary, Madeleine, Madeline, Helen, Sanne, Magdalena, Carly, Hayden, Lotte, Madelon, Magdalene, Magdelon, Cathos
Sunday Summary: 7/25/10
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 [...]
Filed under: Sunday Summary | 20 Comments
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Baby Name of the Day: Rhiannon
She conjures up images of medieval princesses, but today’s choice is really a child of the 70s. Thanks to Maja for suggesting Rhiannon as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Music & Lyrics, Myths & Legends, Names for Girls, Names of the Day | 10 Comments
Tags: Allison, Branwen, Juno, Madison, Mary, Orion, Pryderi, Rhea, Rheanna, Rhiannon, Rhieingar, Rianna, Rigantona, Ryan, Stevie
Sunday Summary: 7/11/10
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 [...]
Filed under: Starbaby, Sunday Summary | 6 Comments
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Baby Name of the Day: Lenora
We’ve discussed Eleanor and Helena. Here’s one that shares qualities with both. Thanks to Fran for suggesting Lenora as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Slip Slidin' Away | 7 Comments
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Baby Name of the Day: Annis
She’s a medieval standard, long out of use. But she might be a great choice for a 21st century girl. Thanks to Jillian for suggesting Annis as Baby Name of the Day. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: Medieval Monikers, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Saints | 11 Comments
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Sunday Summary: 6/6/10
Yesterday marked the first in a series of Reader Baby Name Stories. Thanks to Sara for kicking things off! There are plenty more tales of compromise, certainty, great debate and more headed our way – at least through summer’s end. Once again this week, baby naming made waves in the mainstream media. The New York [...]
Filed under: Starbaby, Sunday Summary | 15 Comments
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Baby Name of the Day: Rosemarie
She’s a compound name with a français feel and German heritage. How would she wear on a little American girl in 2010? Thanks to Nicole for suggesting the name of her daughter-on-the-way as our Baby Name of the Day: Rosemarie. Share this: Email StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Print Facebook Press This
Filed under: 1930s names, By Decade, Flower Power, Music & Lyrics, Names for Girls, Names of the Day, Nature Babes, Silver Screen | 22 Comments
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