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Name Help: A Brother for Freya and Emrys

January 22, 2022 By appellationmountain 18 Comments

Name Help: A Brother for Freya + Emrys

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Audrie writes: We’re excited to be expecting a baby boy in May. Our […]

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Classic Baby Names: 7 Reasons to Choose a Traditional Name

January 20, 2022 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

classic baby names

Classic baby names have stood the test of time, and yet parents sometimes hesitate to use them. Is Margaret too heavy for a child? Would Theodore rather have a more current name, like Logan or Jax? When names like Kinsley and Maverick rank in the national Top 100, it’s easy to imagine that traditional names […]

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How Close is Too Close? Ten Factors to Consider

January 19, 2022 By appellationmountain 270 Comments

how close is too close

When we decided to call our daughter Clio, we forever closed the door on another favorite name – Theodore, nickname Theo. Or did we? For every family that decides Maya and Milo are too similar, another embraces the sound-alike names. Or insists that Alicia and Alina are totally different names. Some parents might never notice […]

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Name Help: A Brother for Journey and River

January 5, 2022 By appellationmountain 12 Comments

Welcome Wells Matthew

UPDATE: Welcome to the world, Wells Matthew! Angela writes: I liked Wells the minute I saw it on the list. My mom read this, too, and she had the same reaction. But my husband immediately said no. Then just a few days before I went into labor, he said “What about Wells?” Like he’d never […]

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Name Help: How Should We Spell Analia?

August 7, 2021 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

Name Help: Analia

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Maria writes: Our first baby, a girl, is due next month. I fell […]

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Name Help: A Brother for Theo and Bea

August 6, 2021 By appellationmountain 12 Comments

Name Help: A Brother for Theo + Bea

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Jillian writes: We are expecting our third child – a boy. We already […]

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Name Help: Jordan for a Boy?

July 30, 2021 By appellationmountain 13 Comments

Name Help: Jordan for a boy?

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Kelsey writes: I lost my sister, Jordan Marie, to cancer when she was […]

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Using Family Names: Six Great Reasons

July 8, 2021 By appellationmountain 8 Comments

using family names

Once upon a time, family names were ever so common. Every Bill had a Billy. Mothers’ maiden names became firsts or middles. And in some circles, the idea of not naming your firstborn son after grandpa would have been just short of blasphemy. Those days are over, and for the most part, that’s a good thing. No […]

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Name Help: A Brother for George Patrick

July 2, 2021 By appellationmountain 9 Comments

Name Help: A Brother for George Patrick

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Lindsay writes: When our son was born, we didn’t agree on any names. […]

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Name Help: A Sister for Reese and Skye

June 25, 2021 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

Name Help: A Sister for Reese and Skye

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Em writes: We have two daughters, Reese Annabelle and Skye Marie and are […]

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