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A Give-Away

September 11, 2010 By appellationmountain

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  1. vomiting says

    September 15, 2010 at 12:57 AM

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

    Theodora
    Augusta
    Edwina
    Hyacinth. 🙂

  2. SilentOne says

    September 13, 2010 at 11:35 PM

    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

    September 13, 2010 at 7:26 PM

    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

    September 13, 2010 at 2:31 PM

    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

      September 14, 2010 at 12:18 PM

      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

    September 13, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    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

    September 13, 2010 at 11:20 AM

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

  7. Marie says

    September 13, 2010 at 9:32 AM

    Poppy! I think it’s adorable.

  8. Names4Real says

    September 13, 2010 at 8:48 AM

    Ooh fun.

    I’ll pick Luella. It’s a family name.

  9. Elizabeth says

    September 13, 2010 at 5:43 AM

    Kilmeny.

  10. Anna says

    September 13, 2010 at 12:58 AM

    This would be so much fun! I would want to read about Augusta and Thaddeus! I love those names 🙂

  11. Anya says

    September 12, 2010 at 7:33 PM

    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

    September 12, 2010 at 6:08 PM

    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’.

  13. Natalie says

    September 12, 2010 at 3:11 PM

    Ooo how exciting!

    My teaser choice – Morwenna

  14. Emily says

    September 12, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    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

    September 12, 2010 at 2:25 PM

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

  16. Lola says

    September 12, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    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!

    • Elizabeth says

      September 12, 2010 at 6:01 PM

      Lola! You’re back!

  17. Suzanne says

    September 12, 2010 at 1:42 PM

    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!

  18. Holey says

    September 12, 2010 at 11:20 AM

    Edmund.

  19. Colleen says

    September 12, 2010 at 10:40 AM

    This could be fun! I’m in a “B” name kick lately, so I’d suggest Brian and Bonnie.

  20. Sebastiane says

    September 12, 2010 at 10:01 AM

    I would love your take on Radegonde and Disciole 🙂

  21. Rea says

    September 12, 2010 at 1:46 AM

    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

    September 12, 2010 at 1:04 AM

    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.

  23. Christina Fonseca says

    September 12, 2010 at 12:02 AM

    I like this take-over idea. Glynis has always caught my fancy.

  24. Lady Gwyn says

    September 11, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    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!

  25. SkyeRhyly says

    September 11, 2010 at 9:03 PM

    Desir

  26. Whitney Gigandet says

    September 11, 2010 at 8:16 PM

    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.

    • Kelly says

      September 12, 2010 at 9:47 AM

      Whitney – your name has already been done (back in 2008):
      https://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/03/name-of-the-day-whitney/

  27. liz says

    September 11, 2010 at 7:37 PM

    I might write about Leonie or Lark. Have you written about Otis yet?

    • JNE says

      September 12, 2010 at 1:52 PM

      Lark: Name of the Day: Lark 30nov09 https://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/30/name-of-the-day-lark/

      Otis: Name of the Day: Otis 01jul08 https://appellationmountain.net/2008/07/01/name-of-the-day-otis/

      (I remember these b/c they’re favorites of mine!)

  28. Rosy says

    September 11, 2010 at 7:20 PM

    Hm… I’d do Tullia, maybe, or Rosalind. Picking five would be fun!

  29. icanthearyoulalala says

    September 11, 2010 at 6:50 PM

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

  30. Kristine says

    September 11, 2010 at 6:11 PM

    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

    September 11, 2010 at 5:17 PM

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

  32. Eva says

    September 11, 2010 at 4:37 PM

    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

    September 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    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

    September 11, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    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!

  35. Julie says

    September 11, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    I’ll play and I’ll pick… Bruno.

    • Julie says

      September 11, 2010 at 3:49 PM

      Shoot, I just checked and Bruno was a NOTD in 2008, so I’ll pick — Truman.

  36. Neva says

    September 11, 2010 at 3:18 PM

    Ah, cool! A name I can find little about: Icel

    Saw it on a pioneer grave in Washington State.

  37. rockingfetal says

    September 11, 2010 at 2:55 PM

    Really cool idea!

    hmmm… Thora.

  38. Charlotte Vera says

    September 11, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    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.

    • JNE says

      September 12, 2010 at 1:55 PM

      https://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/28/name-of-the-day-alfred/

      I remember looking at it when I was pregnant with Oliver – it was on my shortish list.

  39. Kelly says

    September 11, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    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.

    • Kelly says

      September 11, 2010 at 2:48 PM

      Sorry for the “soundling” typo; “sounding” is correct.

  40. Nicole says

    September 11, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    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

    September 11, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    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

    September 11, 2010 at 12:43 PM

    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

    September 11, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    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.

    • photoquilty says

      September 11, 2010 at 1:01 PM

      Happy birthday, Kayt!

      • Kayt says

        September 11, 2010 at 1:02 PM

        Awww, thanks! If you were in state, you guys would totally be invited over. We’re doing a burrito bar in about an hour!

    • photoquilty says

      September 11, 2010 at 1:06 PM

      Have so much fun!

  44. fran says

    September 11, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    ok i’ll play with one of the names i’d love to know more about, anthea

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