Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’ve pulled together some of the best Irish baby names posts here. But there’s been even more great content just in the last day or two, so I’ll be updating it ongoing. (Feel free to comment if I’ve missed a great resource or two!) Next up: I loved this piece by […]
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Sunday Summary: You Can Go Your Own Way …
Fleetwood Mac didn’t intend this song as baby naming advice. It’s famously – and unambiguously – about a break-up. But maybe there’s something to be gleaned from that lyric when it comes to making choices. Parents face so much pressure to choose names that please others. Names that feel stylish. That follow rules. That honor […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: The Paradox of Naming
This weekend, my son’s hockey team lost the playoffs. It was worse than that, actually. After a long winning streak, they lost in the first round to a team they’ve beaten before. And it wasn’t close. It’s heartbreaking. And yet, it doesn’t really matter. Not even a little. The lessons of hard work and good […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Franklin, Vaeda, and So Much Family Drama …
Happy Sunday! It seemed like the news this week was chock full of family drama: Is it okay for friends and family to give your child nicknames? The Sun picked up a story about a mom upset that her loved ones were calling her daughter Meg, Meggy, and Megs instead of Megan. I’m divided on […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: On Kylen and Kilyn
I’m watching the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy. I’ll keep this spoiler-free … but all of the kids have both numbers and names. Except for Five, who is always … Five. If you’ve seen the whole series – or read it in the original comics – don’t tell me why! I’m enjoying the mystery. We’ve […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Expectations versus Appellations
We don’t get the children we expect. That’s not a bad thing. It’s just that we tend to imagine that our kids will love what we love. Sometimes this happens; and sometimes, we end up learning about all sorts of new things – dinosaurs or basketball or musical theater – because our kid arrives with […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Story Grey and Violet Skye
Is this the new formula for a celebrity baby name: noun + color? Nah, probably not. But we did see two names that fit the pattern this week. Singer Rachel Platten named her daughter Violet Skye – an ecovintage first paired with a mini, modern nature name middle. It’s lovely, but not super-surprising. Violet ranks […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Spark Joy Edition
Are you watching the new Marie Kondo show on Netflix? Or have you read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up? The Japanese lifestyle consultant urges us to discard anything in our lives that doesn’t spark joy. You can imagine the jokes, the memes about getting rid of the washing machine and the bathroom scale. […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: The Hawaii Illusion
I have a theory about pop culture and baby names. I’m calling it the Hawaii Illusion: a reference that’s obvious to you might be completely lost on someone just twenty or even ten years younger. Why Hawaii? The territory became a state in 1959. Until the other day, that fact escaped me. If pressed, I’d […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: What’s the Real Problem Here?
We often hear studies report that certain types of names result in lower grades from teachers, or fewer calls from potential employers. And this is often cited as a reason we should avoid such choices for our children. The topic came up in a recent edition of Nancy’s name quotes. But the problem – as […]
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