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Name of the Day: Vaughn

September 11, 2008 By appellationmountain 18 Comments

The name means small – but the best known bearer scrapes the ceilings at 6’5. Thanks to Lola for suggesting today’s Name of the Day: Vaughn.

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Name of the Day: Desmond

September 9, 2008 By appellationmountain 18 Comments

This choice has impeccably Irish credentials, but circa 2008, reminds many of us of a Nobel Peace prize winner from the opposite hemisphere. Thanks to Holey for suggesting today’s Name of the Day: Desmond.

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Name of the Day: Marisa

August 31, 2008 By appellationmountain 7 Comments

She’s pretty, she’s dainty and she’s a little bit misunderstood. Thanks to Laura for suggesting her darling daughter’s moniker as today’s Name of the Day: Marisa.

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Name of the Day: Mallory

August 15, 2008 By appellationmountain 39 Comments

Back in the 80s, Madison the mermaid splashed her way onto the streets of New York and fueled the last-names-first trend. At the same time, on the small screen, a similar choice was gaining notice of her own. Thanks to Jess for suggesting today’s Name of the Day: Mallory.

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Name of the Day: Whitney

August 3, 2008 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Some parents heartily dislike the practice of adopting surnames as first names or choosing a name once reserved for boys for a daughter. But it is worth remembering that neither practice is new – they’re just very, very popular circa 2008. Today’s Name of the Day is one of a cluster that’s been used for […]

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Kayla/Kyla/Myla/Twyla

March 21, 2008 By appellationmountain 12 Comments

The year was 1982. Joan Jett, Survior and the Human League were on the radio. E.T. phoned home on the silver screen, and Rocky fought Mr. T. And in a fictional town called Salem, the character Kayla Brady first appeared on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Unlike some soap-sudsy names, Kayla wasn’t created […]

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Those Other Disney Names

February 13, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

We all know that a Disney Princess can take a name from obscurity to the top of the popularity charts faster than you can say glass slipper. But what about those other Disney names? The Mouse has launched the careers of plenty of stars, from beachy-keen Annette Funicello to the beleaguered Britney Spears. Today Disney’s […]

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Spotlight: Lorelei and Anneliese

February 3, 2008 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

The German language has given us some rather harsh, if very useful, words and phrases: schadenfreude, gesundheit, zeitgeist. Of course, it’s also given us a lovely and wildly popular name for girls, Emma. And while Helga isn’t likely to crack the Top 10, there are two appealing German imports that just might race up the […]

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As Seen on TV: Gossip Girls

January 25, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

The writer’s strike may be putting a hitch in the television schedule, but babies need naming every day of the year. And what better naming inspiration than a pair of rich-as-sin, pretty-as-starlets characters on a television drama about privileged teenagers? Serena and Blair, welcome to Appellation Mountain.

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Railway Names

January 25, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

I have a 3 y.o. son, and he is wild about trains. We’ve been careful not to feed him a steady diet of Thomas the Tank Engine – in fact, he’s only recently discovered the other Little Blue Engine That Could. But as I watch the show – over and over and over again – […]

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