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Baby Name of the Day: Dawson

April 27, 2010 By appellationmountain 8 Comments

The evergreen David has never left the US Top 50.

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Baby Name of the Day: Temple

April 23, 2010 By appellationmountain 29 Comments

And you thought Nevaeh was over the top! Thanks to Joy for suggesting daring noun choice Temple as Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Priya

April 20, 2010 By appellationmountain 19 Comments

You don’t have to be German to name your daughter Emma, and plenty of girls called Zoe will never set foot in Greece. Could this Indian appellation become the next culture-crossing import?

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Name of the Day: Arizona

March 16, 2010 By appellationmountain 18 Comments

Choose this name for your daughter and some will say you’ve gone too far – but history will be on your side. Thanks to Corinne for suggesting one from her family tree. Today’s Name of the Day is Arizona.

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Sunday Summary: 3/7/10

March 7, 2010 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

First, thanks to Pam and Linda at Nameberry for running my guest post on Movie Award Names: Looking beyond Oscar.

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Name of the Day: Joy

February 12, 2010 By appellationmountain 19 Comments

She’s short and sweet, but would this virtue name threaten a daughter’s happiness? Thanks to Joy for suggesting her own given name as Name of the Day!

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Name of the Day: Renata

January 4, 2010 By appellationmountain 18 Comments

Renée had her heyday back in the 1960s, but this variant could sound just right in 2009. Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting Renata as Name of the Day.

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Starbaby News: Welcome Rocko

December 23, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Just in time to give Bandit a run for her money as most unfortunately named child of 2009, Johnny Knoxville has welcomed a son called Rocko. (Hat tip to the LA Times.) What a difference a K makes.

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Sunday Summary: 11/15/09

November 15, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Here at AppMtn, it isn’t so very unusual to receive an outraged email or comment after I’ve said something less than flattering about a name.

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Name of the Day: Nancy

October 20, 2009 By appellationmountain 32 Comments

Katherine Heigl may call her daughter Naleigh, but she put this appealing retro moniker on the birth certificate. Thanks to Kelly for suggesting Nancy as Name of the Day.

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