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Baby Name Noa: Energetic Mini Name

January 3, 2023 By appellationmountain 39 Comments

baby name Noa

The baby name Noa comes straight from the Bible, a short-but-strong possibility for a daughter. While it’s long been overshadowed by the chart-topping Noah, it’s a different, and distinctive, choice. Thanks to Katharine for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. NOT NOAH Even if you’ve never been to church, you know the story. Noah […]

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Boden: Baby Name of the Day

February 19, 2020 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Boden: Baby Name of the Day

Boden marries surname style and popular sounds for a winning name. Thanks to Elizabeth for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. SURNAME NAME This name sounds like a surname, and sure enough, it is. There’s more than one origin and meaning attached: The Germanic name Bode meant order, and doubtless explains some of the […]

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Maxine: Baby Name of the Day

January 15, 2020 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Maxine: Baby Name of the Day

Maxine debuted in the late nineteenth century before fading into old-lady status by the 1970s. But now? It’s back in a big way. Thanks to Another for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. MAXIMILIANUS Max names trace back over millennia. There’s Maximilianus, at home in the Roman Empire. Dozens of Max names followed, in […]

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Zakai: Baby Name of the Day

September 25, 2019 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Zakai: Baby Name of the Day

Zakai sounds like a modern mash-up of Zachary and Kai, but this newly discovered boys’ name has more to it. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list. Zaccai Will we ever use up all the Old Testament names? Probably not. Or at least, we haven’t yet. Because Zaccai or Zakkai comes from […]

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Zev: Baby Name of the Day

August 28, 2019 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Zev: Baby Name of the Day

Zev scores high on Scrabble, brings to mind a fierce, majestic creature, and shares the short, punchy style of Jax. What’s not to love? Thanks to Kells for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Ze’ev Strictly speaking, this is a two-syllable name: Ze’ev. It appears in the Old Testament, but as the name of […]

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Promise: Baby Name of the Day

July 17, 2019 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Promise: Baby Name of the Day

Promise sounds like something from Plymouth Rock, but it’s actually one of the newest girl names of the moment. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list. Pledge Some words prove elusive, their exact origins lost to time. But this one? We can trace it to the Latin promissum. It became promesse in French […]

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New Names Showdown 2019 Girls Opening Round

July 6, 2019 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

New Names Showdown 2019: Girls Opening Round

Time for the new names showdown 2019 girls opening round! Our goal: to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new numbers come out in May 2020. This is the girls’ contest; the boys’ opening round will post later today. The competing names come from the new entries to the US Top […]

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Palmer: Baby Name of the Day

June 12, 2019 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

baby name Palmer

Palmer is poised to follow Piper and Harper up the popularity charts. Our Baby Name of the Day is new to the girls’ US Top 1000 as of May 2019. Pilgrim Palmer sounds like an occupational surname, a cousin to Carter and Hunter. But that’s not quite the case. The name referred to one who […]

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Baker: Baby Name of the Day

May 30, 2019 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

Baker: Baby Name of the Day

Baker sounds like a occupational surname, but the job that put this one on parents’ radar? Quarterback. Our Baby Name of they Day comes from this list. Bakers Gonna Bake Quick: what does a Carter do? A Cooper? Many of the most popular occupational surnames don’t make for obvious job titles circa 2019. Even if […]

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Anais: Baby Name of the Day

May 22, 2019 By appellationmountain 22 Comments

Baby Name Anais

Anais makes a sophisticated French spin on an evergreen choice for girls. Thanks to Sophie for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Pronunciation Problems Strictly speaking, this name should be spelled Anaïs. The diaresis matters. Otherwise, how would you know to pronounce the name ahn na EES? Except umlauts, cedillas, and the like are […]

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