Montana, Brooklyn, London. Is it a kindergarten roster or an atlas? Oh wait, Atlas is in the class, too …
Thanks to Chantal for suggesting her son’s name as our Baby Name of the Day: Boston.
Montana, Brooklyn, London. Is it a kindergarten roster or an atlas? Oh wait, Atlas is in the class, too …
Thanks to Chantal for suggesting her son’s name as our Baby Name of the Day: Boston.
Feeling feisty? Head to a message board and announce that you’re naming your daughter Addison. Or Quinn. Or Mason.
Then run for cover.
Sure, some people will respond positively. But depending on the forum, you could also find yourself accused of thievery, trendiness, and general bad taste.
I’m sympathetic to parents who feel they can’t use a name they’d long loved, for fear that their son Delaney will be scarred by sharing his name with girls. But I’m not sure a girl named Ryan is a sign of the coming apocalypse.
The saintly Dennis had his day, but if you’re looking for a fresh spin on that classic appellation, here’s one option.
Thanks to Amanda for suggesting the poetic Tennyson as our Baby Name of the Day.
This is all kinds of intriguing – check out The Board: An Unofficial Guide to The Bump’s baby name forum. First, because there’s great content. I watched Rant 55: All Your Kids Are Named the Same Thing twice. And, okay, I’m hugely flattered to be on their Best Blogs list. But it is especially interesting to see the conversations in a well-used discussion board rounded up and expanded.
Elsewhere online:
Which reminds me – stop by Nameberry tomorrow for the girls’ list inspired by Oscar nominees.
Amongst the famous, or at least famous enough to be mentioned in People Magazine over the last week:
Tune in this week for Ziva, Winston, Abilene, Monserrate, Rachel, and a special Saturday post for a reader who is due quite soon.
Thanks for reading, and have a great week!
It strikes me that I’m now into my fourth year of writing at AppMtn. My first post was Ava and Harlow, back on January 23, 2008. I’d learned the mechanics of blogging for work a few years earlier; I now manage yet another blog in Real Life, and it looks like it is about to be joined by another. Nothing I’ve written professionally has given me anywhere near the joy I’ve gotten out of writing here, and I credit that to you. (Yup, even you lurkers. I can’t hear you, but I can see you – and it’s nice to know that you’re here, too.)
On to the news:
Stop by Nameberry tomorrow where I’ll be talking about names I found while culling through the list of Oscar nominees. (C in DC, thanks for the inspiration!)
Speaking of The Glamorous Life, please welcome the following sure-to-be-paparazzi-stalked tots to the universe:
Which reminds me, Clio is obsessed with Gwen Stefani and Akon’s single “The Sweet Escape.” How do you say no to a toddler who asks for “more Woo-hoo song, peeeeez?”
Speaking of requests, I’ll be doing another rerun week in April. Should you stumble across a post that you think needs some freshening up, feel free to suggest it via email to appmtn (at) gmail (dot) com.
That’s all for this week. As always, thank you for reading!
I used to spend lots of time at Yahoo! Answers, dismayed at the number of posters planning to name their triplets Maddasynne, Mykailee, and Madduxx. Or so they said. Now I try to stay away, but every now and again, I slip. During my last lurking foray, I found a lengthy list of names one poster had suggested to one of those generic “What are some good baby names?” questions. (Actually, I think it was more like “Help!!!!! I need som cute behbeh names ‘cuz me & my BF can’t decide? LOL!”)
Usually the lists are forgettable at best, but these fascinated me. What do you think of:
And for the girls:
I don’t expect to see any of them in the US Top 100 – or even 1000, really – soon, but it was such an extraordinarily eclectic list, I had to share.
In real life, there’s a new kid in my ‘hood called Zephyr. Which kicks off a whole week of eclectic, I think:
Celebrities were also good enough to catch the theme:
That’s all for this week. If you’re craving a Sunday Summary-esque fix midweek, find AppMtn on Facebook, too. Oh, and stand by – Nameberry is releasing their 2010 stats tonight 2011 predictions (oops – thanks for the correction, British American) at midnight!
As always, thank you for reading and have a great week!
He rose to the heights of popularity while his twin’s name faded into obscurity.
Thanks to Urban Angel for suggesting Brandon as Baby Name of the Day.
Trade names are hot, and if boys can be called Mason and Cooper, why not this equally workaday appellation?
Thanks to Corinne for suggesting Shepherd as Name of the Day.
‘Tis the season for popcorn. I guess you could string it on your tree, but I’m thinking of the buttery kind they sell at the multiplex.
While you’re there, listen for these names:
And check out Nameberry’s post on Best Movie Names of the Year, too.
Elsewhere online:
Lastly, a few starbabies arrived this past week. Besides Benjamin Brady and Mason Dash Disick, there’s also:
Since I’m stuck indoors – when the news showcases the record-setting snow in the nation’s capital, that would be what has us housebound – I’ve started looking at the year-end stats early. It’s an interesting list. With a little bit of luck – or another foot or so of snow – I’ll post it just after Christmas.
That’s all for this week – as always, thanks for reading!