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Baby Name Zella: Rare + Mysterious

September 20, 2022 By appellationmountain 17 Comments

baby name Zella

The baby name Zella travels the globe, but ends up feeling like Top 100 favorites in the US … with a twist. Thanks to Lys for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. FROM EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE You might’ve spotted the baby name Zella on a naming forum. It’s easy to imagine someone inventing it. […]

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Baby Name Felix: Vintage with an Edge

April 16, 2022 By appellationmountain 26 Comments

baby name Felix

The baby name Felix brings to mind a saint and an animated cat. With that stylish X ending, this classic choice is back in favor. Thanks to Miranda for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. NEW TESTAMENT NAME The New Testament gives us a Felix. He’s the governor of Judea who imprisoned Paul. History […]

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P Girl Names: 12 Fresh New Options

February 17, 2020 By appellationmountain 18 Comments

P Girl Names

The fast-rising P girl names club just keeps on growing. There’s Penelope, of course. Surnames like Parker, Peyton, and Presley. Two separate television series boosted Piper; the same is true for Phoebe. We borrowed Paloma and Paola from other languages. Poppy caught on in the UK first, but is climbing in the US, too. Phoenix […]

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Clio: Baby Name of the Day

October 2, 2019 By appellationmountain 46 Comments

Clio: Baby Name of the Day

Clio belongs to a muse and a queen, and while the name is short and simple, there’s nothing flimsy about this one. Today’s Baby Name of the Day goes out to my daughter on her eleventh birthday. GLORY In Greek, kleos means glory. The original bearer of the name wasn’t earning renown as much as […]

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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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Jericho: Baby Name of the Day

August 21, 2019 By appellationmountain 21 Comments

Jericho: Baby Name of the Day

Jericho combines an ancient place name with a modern sound. Thanks to Jenny & Jonah for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. On the Map Place names dot the current US popularity rankings. Just ask the parents of London or Savannah, Cairo or Camden. And this isn’t any place name. Jericho has been inhabited for […]

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Girls Names Ending With O: Willow, Coco, Marlowe

August 15, 2019 By appellationmountain 43 Comments

Girls Names Ending with O

Looking for a girls’ name with an unconventional sound?  Want something feminine, but frills-free?  Here’s a possibility: choose one of the many girls names ending with O. From mini names like Jo to nature names like Willow to vintage choices like the fast-rising Margot, there are girls names ending in O to suit any style. […]

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Zora: Baby Name of the Day

July 10, 2019 By appellationmountain 21 Comments

baby name Zora

Zora recently returned to the US Top 1000, after over sixty years away. Thanks to Laney for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Dawn This name comes from a Slavic word meaning dawn. It’s used in the Balkans, as well as Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. American parents embraced Dawn in the 1960s, for […]

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Margot: Baby Name of the Day

October 24, 2018 By appellationmountain 17 Comments

Margot: Baby Name of the Day

Margot peaked back in the 1930s, and seems poised to rise even higher today. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from Asha, and also appears on this list. Margot: Marguerite Everybody knows Margaret. It comes from the Greek word margarites, meaning pearl. It became Margalit and Margarita, and eventually Marguerite in French. Margot evolved […]

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Octavia: Baby Name of the Day

June 6, 2018 By appellationmountain 36 Comments

Octavia: Baby Name of the Day

Octavia combines ancient style with an auspicious meaning, and gets a boost from a popular television character, too. Our Baby Name of the Day is one of the newest girl names to enter the US Top 1000. Octavia: Ancient World Way back in the first century BC, the future Emperor Augustus was born Gaius Octavius […]

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