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! Reanna writes: I am expecting my second child (we don’t know if it’s […]
READ MORE >>Dudley: Baby Name of the Day
Dudley once belonged with mainstream favorite choices for boys, but today, it’s teetering on the edge of obscurity. Can it make a comeback? Thanks to Jen for suggesting her son’s name as our Baby Name of the Day. Dudley: Dudda’s Wood We love a good -ley name in the US. Just ask Ashley, Riley, or […]
READ MORE >>Best of 2018
As the year draws to a close, let’s look back at the very best of 2018! I mean – this was the year that we celebrated a royal birth. Plus not one, not two, but three Kar-Jenner daughters, all born within the first few months of the year. Each one was quite headline-worthy: Stormi, Chicago, […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Last of 2018!
It’s the last Sunday Summary of the year! Tune in tomorrow for my list of all the best 2018 baby name posts. But for now, let’s look at what’s happening everywhere else online: Duana tackles that enduring question: what will my mom think? It’s so easy to be dismissive of this question, but Duana nails […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Sister for Margaret “Margot” Evelyn
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! Lindsay writes: My husband and I are horribly stuck naming our second baby. […]
READ MORE >>Ezra: Baby Name of the Day
Old Testament Ezra feels exactly right in the twenty-first century. Thanks to Bo for suggesting today’s Baby Name of the Day. Ezra: Good Turn on the radio in the spring of 1995 and you couldn’t avoid hearing this song: Lookin’ around the house Hidden behind the window and the door Searchin’ for signs of life […]
READ MORE >>Name Games: Classic Firsts with Winter Middles
Merry Christmas! If you’re celebrating, I wish you a happy holiday. And whether you’re making merry or not, I offer up seasonal #namegames! Let’s mash up classic firsts with winter middles. I posted a first take at the girls’ list earlier this month. But the boys’ list is brand new. Classic Firsts with Winter Middles: […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Our Girl List Feels Wrong
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! Jaime writes: We have three sweet boys: Maxwell “Max,” Henry, and Abel. We […]
READ MORE >>Simon: Baby Name of the Day
Biblical and brainy, Simon counts as a sweet spot boy name – familiar, but not too common, and on-trend, but never trendy. Thanks to Kim for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Simon: Biblical Boy This name goes all the way back to the Old Testament. But we usually call him Simeon, with an extra […]
READ MORE >>Best Celebrity Baby Names 2018
It’s time for the Best Celebrity Baby Names 2018! Best isn’t exactly the right word, though. They’re the most intriguing choices of the year, often the ones likely to start trends – or maybe just cement them. Some of the birth announcements made headlines. Others fly under the radar, the names of slightly less famous […]
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