Appellation Mountain

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  1. vomiting says

    This is great. Here are some suggestions of mine that you haven’t done:

    Theodora
    Augusta
    Edwina
    Hyacinth. 🙂

  2. SilentOne says

    One name I might request is Darwin, because I can sometimes almost see the appeal to it and maybe learning more would puch me over the edge. Plus it’s a favorite of a friend of mine.

  3. Havoye says

    This is a great idea for a contest because it forced me to hunt through the archives to see if you’ve already covered the names I had in mind, and I found lots of interesting posts in doing so! I’ll put forth Helier, with Roy and Royal as backups in case I somehow missed a previous entry on Helier.

  4. Angel says

    Well, you were awesome and took care of almost of the names currently on my list (Emmeline, Penelope, Gwendolen, August, Elliott, Wyatt). My picks are…

    Elise
    Angel (my name!)
    Ember
    Amber

    • Angel says

      I would like to add Bonnie to my list. Nick name-like without actually being a nickname of anything, has a few namesakes in the last 100 years (Gone With the Wind, Bonnie & Clyde, Toy Story 3, Tropical Storm Bonnie) and yet not even in the top 1000.

  5. Melissa says

    How fun! Amongs the many other possibilities floating around in my head, I would probably suggest Matteo and Heidi (in honor of my mother).

  6. C in DC says

    Old-fashioned names that have yet to make a come back and maybe won’t – Edna, Minnie, Linda, May/Mae, etc.

  11. Anya says

    Cool way to celebrate your 1,000 post! If I win, I’d like to learn more about Ziva and Alya. I like the names, but would never use them, sadly.

  12. Elizabeth says

    Congratulations on your 1,000th post and thank you for creating my first-stop-of the-day website! At the risk of sounding slimey, I don’t know what I’d do without Appellation Mountain!

    Now, it’s lucky I would have a few months or so before I had to pick because there are so many names that spring to mind. However, I would have to say the first is Louvane; of all the Roberts and Anns on my family tree, my Great-Grandma Irene had this French-fried gem as her middle name and it’s become something of a family mystery. Just where did her parents pick THAT up from? Anyway, I’d love to hear about it, but everyone’s comments indicate that they would chose just fine names so I can’t wait for this week, whoever ‘takes over’.

  14. Emily says

    You’ve brought this lurker out of hiding! I love this contest idea. If I were to win, I might choose Moira.

  15. M says

    What a great idea! My pick- Paikea, because Maori names are woefully underrepresented. Or maybe Myckynleigh, just for fun.

  16. Lola says

    What a neat idea! I’m game with the family name: Pamela. I know it’s not on everyone’s list, but what a honey sweet name!

  17. Suzanne says

    Hi,

    I am following you, silently, for a while. When I saw this, i though, lets throw my favourite girls and boy name in!

    If I win, Id like to know more about Finley, Rowan, Riley, Quinn and Wyatt

    Thanks!

  21. Rea says

    What a cool idea! I’ll play with five pretty common Finnish names that appear in the Finnish nameday calendar and, I think, have the potential for being discovered in the English-speaking world as well: Elina, Aili, Kaisa, Janne, Miko.

  22. Joy says

    Awesome contest! Maybe the suggestion I’d emailed to you: the K names of the 60s (Kurt, Kevin, Kyle, Kirk, Kent). Maybe the names in my own favorites list: Caroline, Natalie, Louisa, Suzanne, Zoe. For boys: Grady, Andrew, William (hate Liam but love Will), Peter.

    If I have to suggest just one for your consideration, I’ll go with Miller. It’s a surname in my family tree, but not an occupation name that I’ve heard in use.

  24. Lady Gwyn says

    Hmmm…maybe Timmerie, a name on a random girl I met at VBS years ago. Or, Paul after family members. Or, Paulette, Brynna, or Carly? It would be really fun!

  26. Whitney Gigandet says

    Oh my goodness, how exciting would this be! I would have to be selfish and choose my own name, Whitney – I’ve never cared for it much so I’d be thrilled to see any sort of positive connotations about it 😉 I’m unsure of exactly who else I would choose, but at the moment I’m thinking Dominique and Wisteria would definitely be among them.

  29. icanthearyoulalala says

    Sounds like fun…I’d love to know more about Charlotte and Charmaine. They’re interesting names.

  30. Kristine says

    Hmmmm I might try to keep it in the family with a boy name like Lane, and even go crazy with my hispanic side like Jaime (High-meh).

  31. jillian says

    the blind preacher’s daughter in Flannery O’connor’s first novel, Wise Blood: Sabbath Lily Hawks.

  32. Eva says

    This is awesome!!!

    I don’t know what I’d choose, the possibilities are endless!! Ideas I’m thinking of now are Padma, Rosamund, Magali, Guinevere, Margot, Giovanna, Angelique… And of course I’d throw in a few boys names! Maybe John or Antoine.

  33. EK says

    Great contest! I’m in:
    I would choose a Persian name, like Manijeh or Parastoo.
    Or maybe, since it would be around X-mas, names like Merry or Hollie.

  34. JNE says

    Well, it would sure be fun picking five… and daunting! Old school like Douglas? 70s/80s throwback like Corey or Valerie? Modern surname (inspired by a neighbor girl) Presley? Trip to Argentina (or ABBA-land) with Fernando? Or Vanina? Off to Russia for Galina or Oksana? Or inspired by cousins with an Indian names like Suninidiya…. goodness, it’s a fantastic idea!

  38. Charlotte Vera says

    My vote is for Alfred, I don’t know why, but I really love the name. I would probably also include Cedric, since that’s one of Mark’s favourite names and one of the few that we can both agree on liking.

  39. Kelly says

    I’d like to talk about a name like Susan, which would actually be quite unusual for a girl these days despite soundling boring to many adults. Maybe also another name whose gender usage is being contested or one that I think would be nice for a boy again after being mostly usurped by the girls.

  40. Nicole says

    Ooo… Sounds fun. One name I might chose would be Valkyrie. When my husband and I talk about names he has only put in 2 suggestions.. Valkyrie is one of them.. could be a fun one to learn more about

  41. photoquilty says

    I’ll put in my choices. How about if I win, maybe I’d suggest something like Cornelia or Carmela or Carmen…or maybe not a C name; maybe something like Danielle or Denise or Dinah…or maybe a boy name like Basil or Frasier or Rock…the possiblities are endless.

    Um, would you please add Rock, Danielle, and Frasier to your BNotD list anyway?

  42. T says

    Well, I just checked and I can’t believe you’ve already posted about Liesel and I didn’t know! I’d have to go back through my name notebooks to be sure but one of my choices would be a family name that I’m still trying to get my husband to like: Talmadge. Very fun idea!

  43. Kayt says

    Oooh, this would be a cool birthday present! 😉

    I would be selfish and ask about my name: Katherine Elizabeth, maybe see what you can do with my maiden name, Calder, and then toss in a couple of names I like but you haven’t done yet.

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