Victoria: Baby Name of the Day

October 10, 2012

She’s not just a queen, she’s an era. Thanks to Kristin for suggesting Victoria as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Sunday Summary: 5/15/11

May 15, 2011

Since I’ve starting writing AppMtn, I’ve learned that I can usually tell you why a name rose – hindsight is 20/20 – but I cannot tell you, with any certainty, which names will make the US Top 1000 in the year 2020. I can say, with some confidence, that the majority of the names in [...]

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Baby Name of the Day: Verona

March 30, 2011

It’s the fair city of Romeo and his Juliet. How would it wear as a daughter’s name? Thanks to Fran for suggesting Verona as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Geneva

March 15, 2011

Jennifer was the #1 name of the 1970s. Genevieve is her saintly cousin. For parents looking for something more daring still, there’s this pretty place name. Thanks to Clio for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day: Geneva.

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Baby Name of the Day: Ziva

February 7, 2011

Today’s choice combines a zippy Z and a vibrant V, plus a great meaning. Thanks to Tara for suggesting Ziva as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Aviva

April 1, 2010

Today’s choice sounds like an elaboration of the chart-topping Ava, but she also shares an intriguing quality with the equally popular

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Name of the Day: Vita

January 20, 2010

A trio of starbaby sightings combined with that fashionable V calls the question: is this name the new Ava? Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Vita as Name of the Day.

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Sunday Summary: 1/10/10

January 10, 2010

First, congratulations to JNE on welcoming Imogen’s little brother, the nicely named Oliver George! Aly turned five on December 17, but we finally got around to throwing his birthday party this weekend. We invited his whole pre-K. (No, the party was not in our house. Our guests wouldn’t fit in our house, even standing still.) [...]

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Starbaby News: Welcome Vida Alves McConaughey

January 3, 2010

Levi Alves McConaughey is a big brother! Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves welcomed a daughter, Vida Alves McConaughey, earlier today. (Hat tip to Celebrity Baby Blog.) Mom and baby are doing well. And I’m intrigued. First we welcomed Bardot Vita Boreanaz. Now Vida McConaughey. Is Vida/Vita the new Ava? What do you think?

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Starbaby News: Welcome Charlotte Grace

September 23, 2009

Just weeks after former vampire David Boreanz welcomed the outlandishly-named Bardot Vita, former vampire slayer Sarah Michelle Gellar and husband Freddie Prinze, Jr. bestowed the decidedly normal Charlotte Grace on their new arrival. Charlotte ranked #87 in the US last year; Grace has been in the Top Twenty in recent years, but last year slipped [...]

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