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Charles: Baby Name of the Day

February 20, 2019 By appellationmountain 38 Comments

Charles: Baby Name of the Day

Count Charles among the most evergreen of classics. Thanks to Alicia and Melissa for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Charles: He Rules Tally up the ten kings of France, four kings of Spain, two kings of England, one king of Portugal and Hungary each, as well as a host of powerful aristocrats, Holy […]

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Best Celebrity Baby Names 2018

December 17, 2018 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

It’s time for the Best Celebrity Baby Names 2018! Best isn’t exactly the right word, though. They’re the most intriguing choices of the year, often the ones likely to start trends – or maybe just cement them. Some of the birth announcements made headlines. Others fly under the radar, the names of slightly less famous […]

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Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Girls Final

December 8, 2018 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Girls Final

I can’t wait to see how this one turns out! Time for the girls’ final in the Celebrity Baby Names 2018 contest. Right after Thanksgiving, we started voting on your favorite celebrity baby names 2018. They were drawn from the most mainstream of high profile birth announcements over the past year. Sorry, Chicago and Kulture. […]

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Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Boys Final

December 8, 2018 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Boys Final

It’s time! Your vote determines the fan favorite of celebrity baby names 2018! This is the boys’ contest; the girls’ contest will post later today. I’ll admit it: I’m downright astonished at the two names that have made it all the way to the final contest. They’re both great names, of course. But I didn’t […]

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Marvel: Baby Name of the Day

December 7, 2018 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Marvel: Baby Name of the Day

Marvel sounds like one of those only-in-Hollywood, what-were-they-thinking choices. Except it carries far more history than you might guess. Celebrity Baby Names Week 2018 continues with the name Pete Wentz chose for his daughter in the spotlight. Marvel: Wonder The word comes from the French merivelle, meaning something that causes astonishment, a surprise, a wonder. […]

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Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Boys SemiFinals

December 1, 2018 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Boys SemiFinals

Welcome to the Boys’ SemiFinal Round of the Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018 contest! Every year, I like to ponder the most intriguing celebrity baby names. And I’m gearing up to do that again soon. But it also prompted this thought: Which celebrity baby names are really most popular? Not dazzlingly different. The kind of […]

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Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Girls SemiFinals

December 1, 2018 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Girls SemiFinals

Welcome to the Girls’ SemiFinals of the Celebrity Baby Names 2018 contest! I feel like there’s already been an upset. Before we get to that, a brief recap: every year, I review the names from high profile birth announcements. They’re not the best in the please-name-your-kiddo-this-now sense. They’re the names that surprise, intrigue, and point […]

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Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Boys Opening Round

November 25, 2018 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Boys Opening Round

It’s time for favorite celebrity baby names 2018. For the first time, I’m handing over one category to you! As each year draws to a close, I pick the most intriguing celebrity baby names. Some of them are just plain cool. Others might help set the trends for a new generation. Sometimes it’s sibling names […]

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Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Girls Opening Round

November 24, 2018 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Favorite Celebrity Baby Names 2018: Girls Opening Round

It’s time for favorite celebrity baby names 2018, and this time, I’m handing over one category to you! Every year, I come up with my picks for the most intriguing celebrity baby names. They’re the names I expect to set trends – or buck them in a way that’s just downright cool. Some of them […]

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Clara: Baby Name of the Day

November 7, 2018 By appellationmountain 25 Comments

Clara: Baby Name of the Day

Clara sounds sweet, but this name has some backbone. Thanks to Emmy Jo and Another for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Clara: Shining This name benefits from a great meaning. It comes from the Latin clarus, clear or bright. Various forms of Clarus have been used over the years, including Clare – as […]

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