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Girl Names Starting with P: Penelope, Poppy, Pimm

January 4, 2024 By appellationmountain 5 Comments

girl names starting with PPlenty of perfectly pleasing girl names starting with P populate this list.

There’s something about the letter P, isn’t there? It reads a little offbeat. And it’s tempting to use for siblings. Just ask the Halliwells of Charmed fame – Prudence-called-Prue, Phoebe, and Piper, plus cousin Paige. Or the Featheringtons of Bridgerton. There’s mom (or is that mum) Portia, plus daughters Philippa, Prudence, and Penelope.

As first initials go, the letter ranks 16th out of 26. And that’s about right. Only Patricia has ever made the list of the most popular girl names. So while there are always some girl names starting with P near the top of the charts, it remains an interesting letter.

Girl names beginning with P are enjoying a particularly stylish moment. There’s Penelope and Paisley, of course, plus plenty more. Some of them are Ph names that sound like F. But most of them offer the satisfying pop of the letter P.

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Name Help: Something Victor

January 3, 2024 By appellationmountain 9 Comments

Name Help: Something Victor

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Tori writes: Our son will be here in a few weeks, and we […]

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Baby Name Estelle: Vintage Gem with a Shining Meaning

January 2, 2024 By appellationmountain 13 Comments

baby name Estelle

The baby name Estelle is a vintage gem with a shining meaning. After years of being eclipsed by similar choices, it might be Estelle’s time to shine once more. Thanks to Toni for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day and Kathleen for requesting an update. STELLA the STAR The baby name Stella returned to […]

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Most Popular Lists of 2023

January 1, 2024 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

most popular baby names lists

The most popular lists of 2023 have mostly been around for years. At least one of these debuted way back in 2012. Chances are that you’ve seen them before! And yet, they’re all freshly updated, within the last year or two. And truly, there are some great names collected here, along with inspiration and advice […]

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Name Help: Long List for a First Daughter

December 20, 2023 By appellationmountain 16 Comments

Name Help: First Daughter

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Carrie writes: I found your advice to think about your name before naming […]

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Top Girl Names 2023: James, Tallulah, Tess

December 20, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Top Girl Names 2023

Ready for the Top Girl Names 2023 on Appellation Mountain? As ever, it’s the on Appellation Mountain part that makes a difference. This site is big enough to attract plenty of eyeballs … and all that data that implies. But it’s small enough that the Top Ten here looks nothing like any other list. After […]

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Boy Names Starting with O: Oliver, Otto, Oz

December 18, 2023 By appellationmountain 7 Comments

boy names starting with O

Boy names starting with O are riding high, with Oliver at the heights of popularity, and Owen not too far behind. But a surprising number of rare O names for boys exist, too. Surnames like Orson and Ogden, imports like Octavio and Oleg, and mythological names from multiple traditions also begin with this bright and […]

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Sunday Summary: 12.17.23

December 17, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Sunday Summary 12.17.23

I’ve often noted that it’s totally fine if grandparents don’t like their grandchildren’s names – even though, as parents, it hurts. And yet. Style changes. If we make different choices in music, clothing, and so on, than an earlier generation, it’s perfectly normal that our favorite names won’t overlap. But lately I’m wondering if there’s […]

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Top Boy Names 2023: Huxley, Kai, James

December 16, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

top boy names 2023

Presenting the Top Boy Names 2023 on Appellation Mountain! Inserting my annual caveat here: the “on Appellation Mountain” part really matters. This list consists of the most viewed Name of the Day posts on this quirky little sit. That means it won’t look like any other Most Popular list anywhere else … and it definitely […]

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Name Help: A Sister for Prudence “Rue” Mary

December 15, 2023 By appellationmountain 33 Comments

Name Help: A Sister for Prudence "Rue" Mary

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Britt writes: Our daughter is Prudence Mary. I thought we’d call her Prue, […]

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