Despite our addiction to Celebrity Baby Blog, we don’t attempt to cover every starbaby to arrive. That’s their gig, and they’re brilliant about it. But we couldn’t help notice a flurry of interesting name announcements on the heels of Sunny Madeline yesterday. Just in case you missed them, here they are: Actor Rob Corddry, best […]
READ MORE >>Name of the Day: Seth
We all know the story of Cain and <a title=”Abel” href=”https://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/23/name-of-the-day-abel/” target=”_blank”>Abel</a>. But do you recall the name of their little brother? In honor of my younger brother’s birthday – and neglected younger siblings everywhere! – today’s Name of the Day is <strong>Seth</strong>. <!–more–> If we’re talking about the Biblical Seth, the name derives from […]
READ MORE >>Starbaby News: Sadie’s Little Sis is Sunny
Adam Sandler is a dad again! His wife Jackie gave birth to the couple’s second daughter on November 2, and reports are that everyone is doing fine. While their firstborn’s name – Sadie Madison – isn’t our style, we rather like her jazzy vibe. But if Sadie is a diminutive that can stand alone, the […]
READ MORE >>Name of the Day: Nicola
Nicole was one of the most popular girls’ names of the 1980s and Nicholas spent the 1990s in the boys’ Top Ten. Both are still common, pleasing picks. But after so much use, can any of the Nic- names sound fresh? Thanks to Corinne for suggesting one that just might – our Name of the […]
READ MORE >>Name of the Day: Hamish
Many classic names sound just a bit different in other tongues. But no name has shapeshifted as dramatically as James. We’ve discussed the Cornish Jago and the Italian Giacomo. Thanks to Katharine for suggesting yet another variant: the Scottish Hamish.
READ MORE >>Name of the Day: Guy
Katharine tells us that today’s choice is quintessentially English. And indeed, he should’ve been yesterday’s Name of the Day. Because had we been on the other side of the Atlantic on November 5, we’d have been off to a bonfire in celebration of Guy Fawkes Day.
READ MORE >>Brave New World: Make Way for Baby Barack?
The Nameberry mavens posted <a title=”Barack at Nameberry” href=”http://nameberry.com/blog/2008/11/05/barack-name-of-the-future/” target=”_blank”>a fabulous article about the name of our new president elect</a>. Sure, we’re worried about the economy, the war, the environment and a host of other Big Serious Issues. But since we can’t do much about any of that, we’ll pose this question: Do you think […]
READ MORE >>Name of the Day: Geoffrey
With a modern spelling, he became one of the most popular names for American boys born in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. But in his original form, he was once equally trendy – back in the Middle Ages. Thanks to Katharine for suggesting our Name of the Day: <strong>Geoffrey</strong>. <!–more–> In recent years, the best […]
READ MORE >>Name of the Day: Zenaida
We’ve stumbled across this one before, but admit that we knew nothing about her until Christina was good enough to nominate her as our exotic, Eastern-leaning Name of the Day: Zenaida.
READ MORE >>Name of the Day: Alasdair
Alexander is about as popular as it gets, but this cousin from across the pond still sounds distinctive. Thanks to Emmy Jo for suggesting our Name of the Day: <strong>Alasdair</strong>. <!–more–> First, a confession:Â we’ve probably backed the wrong variant of this name. While many of us would prefer all given names to have one […]
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