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. […]
READ MORE >>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 […]
READ MORE >>Zora: Baby Name of the Day
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 […]
READ MORE >>Ezra’s Brothers: Boy Names Containing Z
Ezra inched into the US Top 100 this year, by far the name’s highest rank ever. Some of it is Ezra’s literary status and Biblical ties. But it’s also because boy names containing Z feel especially interesting today. It’s not just Z. From Alexander to Oliver, plenty of popular names containing high value Scrabble letters have fared […]
READ MORE >>Zara: Baby Name of the Day
Zara is a rarity boosted by the royal family, and more recently, by our affection for the letter Z. Thanks to Sophie for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Zara: Phillips Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall is the second oldest grandchild of the current Queen of England. She’s sixteenth in line to the throne, but she’s not […]
READ MORE >>Zaire: Baby Name of the Day
Zaire is a place name that you won’t find on a current map. Thanks to LynZ for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day.
READ MORE >>Xander: Baby Name of the Day
Call Xander a modern spin on an ancient name. Thanks to Lex for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. ALEXANDER For generations, Alexander shortened to Alex. Mostly. Possible nicknames abound, but Alex became the default choice in the English-speaking world. After all, Americans tend to form nicknames by lopping off everything after the first […]
READ MORE >>Zelie: Baby Name of the Day
Today’s choice sounds like a fanciful invention, but boasts centuries of backstory. Thanks to Christina for suggesting Zelie as our Baby Name of the Day.
READ MORE >>Name Help: To V or Not to V?
Baby Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every Saturday, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Melanie and her husband are expecting baby number four soon – her due […]
READ MORE >>Zuzu: Baby Name of the Day
She’s George Bailey’s darling daughter in Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life. Thanks to X for suggesting Zuzu as our Christmas Eve Baby Name of the Day.
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