The baby name Lucia shares much in common with Sophia and Amelia, but remains just slightly under-the-radar. Thanks to Natalie for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. CHEE, SEE, SHAH Before we dive into the history of the baby name Lucia, let’s talk pronunciation. Italians likely say loo CHEE uh. But loo SEE uh […]
READ MORE >>25 Sensible Names for Girls
While we’re of the opinion that there is no such thing as a normal name, we do grudgingly admit that there are safe, sensible choices. These are names that will never prompt a stranger to say, “What an interesting name!” But neither will they cause someone to do a double take and say, “Umm … […]
READ MORE >>Looking for Names of the Day
Looking at the ApMtn calendar for next week, the Names of the Day cupboard is bare after Sunday. So help us out … post a name, and we’ll use it next week. Thanks in advance for all of your creative and thoughtful ideas!
READ MORE >>Emily: NOT the Most Popular Name in the US
Okay, nameniks – you’ve been pouring over the new Top 1000 ever since the Social Security Administration released it a few days ago, right? Of course you have. Here at ApMtn, thanks to a prompt from coolteamblt, we decided to run some numbers. And our big revelation from this year’s list? Emily is not, in […]
READ MORE >>Name of the Day: Cady
Today’s name is either an interesting surname choice, or another morph of the super-trendy monolithic girls name MaKaylalyencelee. Cady caught our eye a zillion years ago as the maiden name of abolitionist and suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She died before women were granted the vote – and long before women were viable candidates for the […]
READ MORE >>Name of the Day: Tuesday
Tuesday’s child is full of grace, or so goes the old Mother Goose rhyme. And so perhaps, should your darling daughter join the world on a Tuesday, you’ll consider this unusual, but appealing, moniker. Tuesday has never appeared in the Top 1000 in the US. But unlike some choices, it will never be misspelled or […]
READ MORE >>Simple, Sweet and Stuck in the Middle
We’ve written about middle names before. But today, we’ve decided to offer a fairly simple list for your consideration. While many of these are gender neutral, this list was compiled with girls in mind. For decades, parents have stuffed an unimaginative Anne or Lynne between the first and last names. More recently, Grace and Rose […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name of the Day: Rhys
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on May 6, 2008 and substantially revised on November 15, 2011. He’s a short, storied name for boys that brings to mind peanut butter cups and Hollywood actresses. But he should conjure up images of Wales. Our Baby Name of the Day is Rhys.
READ MORE >>Bookshelf: Bad Baby Names
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READ MORE >>Alphabet: D is for Girls
It’s been some time since we tripped through our Naming Dictionaries searching for material for an alphabet post – too long!
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