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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Name of the Day: Caradoc

December 26, 2008 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

Today’s choice is a long standing favorite here at ApMtn, but it’s quite rare out in the world. Our Name of the Day is the Welsh Caradoc.

Poll: Christmas Name, Part II

December 22, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Okay, Ivy has it for the girls – she’s December 25. (Of course, I’m now in love with all of the names, and might have to go back and pick up more of them. Especially Emmanuelle – sounds like she has quite the story.) But right now, there’s a spot to fill for Wednesday, so […]

Name of the Day: Roland

December 22, 2008 By appellationmountain 7 Comments

He’s a heroic medieval knight, a legend whose exploits were celebrated in stories throughout Europe. But would he wear well on a boy born in our times? Thanks to Lola for suggesting our Name of the Day: Roland.

Name of the Day: Dorothea

December 21, 2008 By appellationmountain 18 Comments

With the holiday season upon us, today’s choice carries an appropriate meaning. Thanks to Lola for suggesting our Name of the Day: Dorothea.

Poll: Christmas Names

December 20, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

We’ll admit it. The holiday is catching us unprepared this year, and now that Clio is eleven weeks, we fear the “new baby” excuse is wearing thin. Oh well. The fact remains that we can’t choose a holiday name for our December 24 and December 25 posts. So we’re polling the audience, Regis. Please vote […]

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