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2008’s Top Names of the Day

January 8, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

While we’re all waiting to hear the name of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s new daughter, here’s a little distraction. I tallied up the most read Names of the Day from 2008. The results follow – a few are quite surprising!

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Name of the Day: James

January 7, 2009 By appellationmountain 53 Comments

It doesn’t get much more classic. This choice has been worn by saints, kings and a world famous fictional spy. He’s also reader Kayt’s beautiful new baby boy, the inspiration for the Name of the Day: James.

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Starbaby News: Welcome Dolly and Charlie

January 6, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell have welcomed their twin daughters. The girls are named Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip. It’s an interesting duo. While Rose is among the most common botanical baby names, I’ve never heard of a Tulip. Rebecca and Tamara are graceful in the middle spot – Rebecca after mom and […]

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Sunday Summary: 1/4/09

January 4, 2009 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

Every week there’s more baby naming news than a regular post can accommodate. So I’m initiating a new feature – the Sunday Summary. It will include starbaby updates, intriguing names I’ve heard out in the world, links to other sites, news about this site and, of course, news of the weird. Here’s the Sunday Summary […]

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Name of the Day: Jade

January 4, 2009 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

She’s a 20th century nature name that helped propel many of today’s favorites to the top of the charts. Thanks to JNE for suggesting today’s Name of the Day: Jade.

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Name of the Day: Primo

January 1, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

At first glance, this seems both the perfect name for a son born on New Year’s Day and a bit too much. Okay, maybe much too much. But it turns out that he has a surprising amount of history. Here’s our Name of the Day for 1/1/09: Primo.

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Predictions for 2009

December 31, 2008 By appellationmountain 9 Comments

With just hours left in 2008, here are the official ApMtn baby name predictions for 2009.

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Baby Name of the Day: January

December 31, 2008 By appellationmountain 21 Comments

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on December 31, 2008 and was revised and republished on January 2, 2012. She’s an Emmy-nominated actress with a name inspired by a bestselling novel. Today’s Name of the Day is the forward looking January.

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Name of the Day: Gordon

December 30, 2008 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

Today’s choice is as Scottish as the thistle. Thanks to Bek for suggesting our Name of the Day: Gordon.

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Name of the Day: Nigel

December 28, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

He’s quintessentially English, surprisingly versatile and wouldn’t exist save for a medieval typo. Thanks to JNE for suggesting our Name of the Day: Nigel.

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