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Lily: Baby Name of the Day

October 4, 2016 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Lily: Baby Name of the Day

Lily stands as the most popular of the flower power baby names. Top 100 month continues with this blooming Baby Name of the Day. Lily: Bloom The flower name comes from the Latin lilium. Dozens and dozens of plants belong to the family, and even more are called lilies, even though they’re technically something else. We often […]

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Dashiell: Baby Name of the Day

October 3, 2016 By appellationmountain 29 Comments

Looking for a literary name with ties to Disney and style to spare? Consider the dashing Dashiell. Our Baby Name of the Day goes out to Lyndsay’s son. Dashiell: Surname Name Back in 1894, Richard and Anne Hammett welcomed son Samuel. Anne came from an old Maryland family, and her maiden name became Sam’s middle. Their son […]

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Mamie: Baby Name of the Day

September 27, 2016 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

Mamie: Baby Name of the Day

First came Sadie. Elsie and Maisie followed. Could this nickname name be next? Thanks to Nat for suggesting Mamie as our Baby Name of the Day. Mamie: Mary and Margaret For many years, Mary and Margaret reigned as dominant names. Saints and queens answered to Mary and Margaret, along with countless ordinary women and girls, too. No […]

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Tulip: Baby Name of the Day

September 20, 2016 By appellationmountain 5 Comments

Love Daisy and Rose, but looking for something less popular? Tulip might be the flower name for you! Our Baby Name of the Day is inspired by a character in new animated movie Storks. Tulip: Turban We think of tulips as Dutch, but the flowers originally come from Turkey. In Turkish, tülbent means turban – […]

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Laszlo: Baby Name of the Day

September 19, 2016 By appellationmountain 20 Comments

Laszlo combines the letter ‘z’ and a final ‘o’. Could any boy name be cooler? Thanks to Kelleita for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Laszlo: Ladislas An entire family of names remains almost unheard in English. The Latin Ladislas or Ladislaus encompasses several Slavic names: the Russian Vladislav, the Polish Wladyslaw, and the […]

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Rio: Baby Name of the Day

August 16, 2016 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

Rio: Baby Name of the Day

All eyes turned to Brazil for the 2016 Summer Olympics. But will the host city catch on as a baby name? In honor of the XXXI Olympiad, our Baby Name of the Day is Rio. Rio: River In Spanish and Portuguese, Rio simply means river. In Latin, rivus refers to a stream. River reigns as one of the most […]

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Roman: Baby Name of the Day

August 1, 2016 By appellationmountain 8 Comments

Roman: Baby Name of the Day

Roman brings to mind an ancient empire – and 20th century soap operas. Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Roman: History Lesson This name might sound new, a brother for Kaison and Dash. Except Roman has history galore, even without considering the glories of Rome. We like to say that Rome […]

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Sasha: Baby Name of the Day

July 25, 2016 By appellationmountain 12 Comments

Sasha: Baby Name of the Day

Sasha is a short, unisex name that is more versatile than you might think. Thanks to Kelly for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Sasha: From Russia with Love In Russian, many a masculine diminutive ends in a. think Mischa, short for Mikhail, the Russian form of Michael, and Pasha, short for Pavel, the […]

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Cruz: Baby Name of the Day

July 18, 2016 By appellationmountain 7 Comments

Cruz: Baby Name of the Day

Looking for a meaningful Spanish surname name with style to spare? Consider Cruz. Thanks to D. for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Cruz: Cross Cruz is heard throughout the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world, though most commonly as a place name or surname. It comes directly from the Latin crux. Similar words are found in many European languages: croix in […]

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Ozzy: Baby Name of the Day

May 26, 2016 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

Ozzy: Baby Name of the Day

Ozzy is one-part upbeat Americana, two-parts heavy metal. But could it also emerge as a great baby name? Thanks to Abby for suggesting our Lurker Week Baby Name of the Day. Ozzy: Norse, Of Course Almost all of the Os- names have Norse roots, many via Old English. The ‘os’ element comes from ás – god. DMNES lists Oswald, […]

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