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! Hollis writes: Our second child, a girl, is due in November. We are […]
READ MORE >>Mia: Baby Name of the Day
Mia ranks among the most popular of the mini names in the US right now. Thanks to Lou for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Mine In Italian and Spanish, mia simply means mine. Think of Gomez Addams referring to his beloved Morticia as cara mia. It’s tempting to run with that meaning. And […]
READ MORE >>Autumn Baby Names: The Ultimate List of Lists
Fall means pumpkins, leaves, and autumn baby names. Maybe you’re expecting a baby this season. Or maybe it’s just your favorite time of year, and the idea of cozy sweaters and fireplaces seems like the right inspiration for a child’s name. Either way, this list takes all the other lists to find names that celebrate […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: We Love All of our Ellies
This summer, my daughter went to sleep-away camp for the first time. On the last day, during the Awards Ceremony, the camp director stumbled over which Ellie, exactly, had won which award. After getting it straightened out, she laughed and said, “We love all of our Ellies.” Because even in a small camp, there were […]
READ MORE >>Downton Abbey Names
Downton Abbey names took off from the series’ earliest days. You almost certainly know a girl who shares her name with the Dowager Countess or her American daughter-in-law. Maybe with the middle daughter’s secret child, too, or the chauffeur-turned-family-member. This post is packed with spoiler alerts for the original series, but not for the September […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Sister for Benjamin, Hamilton, and Mary Catherine
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! Bethany writes: We are pregnant with #4! My kids are Benjamin, Hamilton, Mary […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Brother for Art Dorsey
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! Erin writes: I’m expecting my second son in the next six weeks or […]
READ MORE >>Gwen: Baby Name of the Day
Gwen feels modern, retro, and traditional … all at the same time! Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list of the hottest 1919 girl names. Fair In Welsh, gwyn means fair or white or blessed. In myth and legend, Gwyn ap Nudd ruled over paradise, which sort of rolls all three ideas […]
READ MORE >>87 Boy Names with Great Meanings
Looking for boy names with great meanings? Start with this list. I’ve (mostly) skipped the straight-up word names. No epic choices like Valor and Maverick, no modern virtues like Bodhi or Chance. Instead, these names appear on regular ol’ baby name lists. Some are Biblical, others mythological. They’re drawn from languages across the globe. One […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Danielle, Danelle, Danyelle, Daniele
I’m reading Dani Shapiro’s memoir Inheritance. It’s about discovering a family secret through DNA testing, and how it unmoors her – but also explains so much about her childhood. While it’s not central to the story, the part about her given name leapt out at me: Daneile. Pronounced Da-neel. It was a name that called […]
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