Baby Name of the Day: Aveline

July 13, 2011

Depending on your perspective, she’s either a nouveau spin on current favorites, or a medieval rarity prime for a comeback. Thanks to Kayleigh for suggesting Aveline as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Sunday Summary: 4/24/11

April 24, 2011
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Sunday Summary: 4/3/11

April 3, 2011

First, a long overdue congratulations to Carolyn on the birth of

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Sunday Summary: 11/21/10

November 21, 2010

Congratulations to Kate of My Kids Eat Off the Floor on the birth of Juno Kate!  The amazing Kate has already sent in Juno’s name story, so look for it soon. So I’ve been doing more lurking, this time at Babyzone: Aven suggested for a boy, like Gavin without the G; McKelyn for a girl, [...]

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A to Z: Nature Names

September 6, 2010

I’ve written about quite a few nature names here – that means that you’ve requested quite a few! Here’s a quick round-up of some of them.

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A to Z: Single Syllable Names for Girls

August 14, 2010

Confession: I play name games. When stuck cooling my heels waiting for something, or in a meeting so deadly dull I think my soul might leave my body, I find my pen scrawling names. Here’s a recent one – an A-to-Z list of Single Syllable Names for Girls. I stalled out on a few letters. [...]

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Starbaby News: Welcome Harper Renn

June 15, 2010

Tiffani Thiessen is a new mom, to new daughter Harper Renn. I don’t comment on every starbaby birth, but this one intrigues me – especially the middle name.

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In Reserve: Possible Names for a Second Son

April 24, 2010

Even before the pregnancy test came back positive, I had a strong sense that our second child was a girl. Intuition didn’t stop me from discussing boys’ names with Arthur. So much that he finally insisted that we wait until the ultrasound, at which point it was moot. Claire Caroline Wren – Clio – was [...]

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Name of the Day: Lark

November 30, 2009

There’s Robin, Wren and Dove.

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Name of the Day: Chiara

October 2, 2009

Today’s post goes out with a Happy First Birthday to my daughter, Claire Caroline Wren. Our Name of the Day was worn by Clio’s great-great-grandmother: Chiara.

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