Baby Name of the Day: Pax

Maya glyph for month Pax

Maya glyph for Pax; Image via Wikipedia

He’s a logical successor to Max, with a meaning that will appeal to many parents.

Thanks to Virginia for suggesting Pax as our Baby Name of the Day.

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In Defense of Atlas and Apple: Ten Reasons Unusual Names Aren’t a Problem

Last February, I posted  In Defense of Emma and Ethan: Ten Good Reasons to Use a Common Name. While reviewing what I’d written in 2009, I realized that I’d never laid out the case for uncommon names.

Need I state the obvious?  I rather like names that you don’t hear everyday.  And so here are ten solid reasons unusual names aren’t a problem.

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