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Starbaby Round-up: Marlo, Beau and Isabella

November 13, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

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 […]

Name of the Day: Seth

November 12, 2008 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

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 Seth. <!–more–> If we’re talking about the Biblical Seth, the name derives from […]

Starbaby News: Sadie’s Little Sis is Sunny

November 12, 2008 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

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 […]

Name of the Day: Nicola

November 11, 2008 By appellationmountain 12 Comments

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 […]

Name of the Day: Hamish

November 10, 2008 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

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.

Name of the Day: Guy

November 6, 2008 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

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.

Brave New World: Make Way for Baby Barack?

November 5, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

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 […]

Name of the Day: Geoffrey

November 4, 2008 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

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: Geoffrey. <!–more–> In recent years, the best […]

Name of the Day: Zenaida

November 3, 2008 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

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.

Name of the Day: Alasdair

November 2, 2008 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

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: Alasdair. <!–more–> First, a confession: 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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