Your votes are in, and four names have been narrowed to just two in this year’s installment of March Madness baby names. Before we get to the next round, let’s look at the results of the QuarterFinals: Flora swept past Faye, with a solid almost-60% of the vote. With Nora, Cora, and Aurora in the […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Surname-Style Names for a First Baby
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! Ainsley writes: I came across your site while researching baby names and I […]
READ MORE >>Irish Baby Names: The Ultimate List of Lists
Irish baby names aren’t just for St. Patrick’s Day! With Liam at #1 in the US, and names like Riley and Aiden not far behind, it’s easy to see that lots of us love Irish appellations – whether that reflects our heritage, or not. Irish Baby Names: Big in Dublin Straight from the Central Statistics […]
READ MORE >>Navy: Baby Name of the Day
Could Navy be the newest color name to capture parents’ imagination? Our Baby Name of the Day was inspired by Jason Aldean’s new daughter. Navy: Fleet Back in the day, this word referred to a fleet of ships, from the Latin navis, ship. Navis gives us navigate and navigator, too. Eventually, the term was applied […]
READ MORE >>Hazel, Alice, Ruby: 1930s Names We Love
Are 1930s names prime for revival? Spend much time on baby name sites, and you’ll hear about the 100-year rule. Generally speaking, it takes about a century for a name to sound fresh and new again. It’s why we so often like our grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ names, but find our parents’ names a little dated, […]
READ MORE >>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 >>March Madness Baby Names 2019: Boys Quarter Finals
The votes are tallied, and we now know which boy names have triumphed in the opening round of March Madness Baby Names 2019! Before we move on to voting in the Quarter Finals, let’s review the results of the Opening Round: Torin defeated Loxley with an impressive 81% of the vote. Loxley remains one of […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2019: Girls Quarter Finals
You’ve spoken, and we now know which names advance to the Girls’ Quarter Finals in March Madness Baby Names 2019! Let’s look back at the Opening Round: Sweetly vintage Faye trounced Phryne, with over 80% of the vote! That’s not a surprise. Phryne draws lots of people to the site, because it’s such a curiosity. […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Brother for Gunther
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! Billie writes: We have a 3 year old named Gunther William and we […]
READ MORE >>Ada, Cady, Olive: Suffragette Names
Let”s celebrate women’s history month with suffragette names. These names belong to women who dared to change the world. They may feel sweetly vintage, but they convey strength and fearlessness, too. The name comes from the Latin suffragium – right of voting. Suffrage appears in the U.S. Constitution. Suffragist once referred to any one involved […]
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