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: We have four beautiful children: daughter Nora Claire, plus three boys: […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: We Agree on Everything … Except a Name
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! Kerry writes: Here’s what my partner and I agree on for our first […]
READ MORE >>Name Help Update: Welcome Briar Elaine
UPDATE: She’s here! Jamie writes: Thanks SO MUCH to everyone for the suggestions! As much as I liked Scout, it didn’t sound right with our last name. We took Briar, Acadia, and Wren with us to the birthing center, and we decided she looked like a Briar. Elaine is for my mom. Jamie writes: We […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Navigating Family Objections
UPDATE: Gina reports that they stuck to their guns and named their daughter Daisy … and none of the grandparents have said anything about her name since. Don’t you just love a #namehelp happy ending? Gina writes: My husband and I are “those” people – we got married right after we met, and yes, we’re […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Jacob?
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! Holly writes: My husband and I are expecting our first child this spring. […]
READ MORE >>Name Teasing: Why You Should Ignore (Most of) Your Fears
We love to worry about name teasing. Strangers and our closest friends alike warn us not to use this name or that one, because it rhymes with something or brings to mind a fictional character or reality star. Or it sounds too much like an unpleasant slang term or obscure medical reference. Maybe it’s plain […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Eleanor Scout or Scout Eleanor?
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! Linsey writes: Ever since we started trying for a family, I had one […]
READ MORE >>In Praise of Boring Baby Names
I’m here today in praise of boring baby names. In a world dominated by Instagram, it’s easy to imagine that everyone is naming their babies something fabulous. Clever and unexpected. Just different enough. You’re stuck between Grace and Rose for middle names, but your old roommate just named her daughter Eleanora Fig. Or you’re fretting […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Sister for Ben and Sam
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! Dawn writes: We have two boys, and are expecting our third child in […]
READ MORE >>Courageous Baby Naming: Five Rules Expectant Parents Need to Know
What is courageous baby naming? It’s using the name you love, even though your mom hates it and your sister insists your child will hate you for choosing it. It’s picking a name that feels right to you and your partner, even if it’s beyond the Top 1000, tough to spell or pronounce, or maybe […]
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