A challenge many of us face when choosing names: we all want the same thing. A name that’s familiar, not common. A name with history, but not stuck in the past. And so I love the way Theresa Zoe Williams at Sancta Nomina put it: “up-and-coming yet grounded.” She singled out names like Emmet and […]
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Sunday Summary: What’s the Hardest Part?
I’ve been thinking about names for as long as I can remember. And I’ve been writing about names here since 2008. And yet, lately I’m stuck on this one question: What’s the hardest part about choosing a name? So often the answer is: It depends! Maybe it’s: Working with a long, complicated, tough to spell/pronounce, […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Maybe We Forget
New parents tend to approach naming as novices. We’ve never named a baby before, so naturally, we’re nervous. Makes sense, right? I would’ve agreed … until I stumbled upon this quote: When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: To the Stars
You might have heard that Scarlett Johannson named her new son Cosmo. Celebrity baby names often grad headlines, then fade. (When’s the last time you met a kid called Pilot, Apple, or Suri?) But Cosmo feels like it points to more than one trend. The obvious one, of course, is boy names ending with o. […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Ted Lasso Names
Just like everyone else, I’m obsessed with Ted Lasso. My husband remembered the NBC Sports promos. We binged the first season a while back, and we’re loving the second season. But ever since the first episode, I’ve also been thinking about a possible impact on names. Because ofcourse I am. Here’s my take so far: […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Do You Have an Ashby?
It’s funny how a name can stick with you. In this month’s edition of Real Simple, they asked readers to share about memorable meetings with strangers while traveling. My favorite story: In 2014, my husband and I took a trip to Costa Rica, where he proposed. On the way home, a little boy from Kentucky […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Not Wrong. Different.
Confession: I watch the Olympics mostly because #namespotting. (Though I had a fun conversation about what you would compete in if you ABSOLUTELY HAD TO CHOOSE AN EVENT RIGHT NOW. Mine: floor exercise. Would it be absolutely, excruciatingly embarrassing to somersault a few times across the mat then stand up and wave my arms awkwardly? […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Finitude
I love an obscure word. Finitude popped up as WordGenius’ Word of the Day earlier this week. And I thought: YES! That is the word that I have been after. It means “the state of having limits or bounds.” This is really important when it comes to choosing names. Why? Names are infinite. Really. If […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: We Can’t Trust our Perception. Only Our Perception Matters.
Here’s a naming challenge: we can’t trust our perception. But only our perception matters. Maybe you’re an analytical type, comfortable ignoring your personal experience in favor of data. But most of us – regardless of professional experience or education – have a tough time with this in some areas of life. And names tend to […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Sage Milan
Confession: I hadn’t heard of Blayne Alexander until I saw this birth announcement. But the NBC News correspondent impressed. I mean a) she is absolutely glowing in a down-to-earth, completely approachable way in her picture; b) her husband, Jay Bailey, is wearing a “Girl Dad” hoodie, which is beyond adorable; and c) they’ve got a […]
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