The first round of March Madness 2013 begins now! A quick reminder about the rules for veterans and rookies alike: the sixteenth most popular name faces off against the most popular name, and so on and so forth. There are eight match-ups in the first round. Vote for your favorite in each pair – or […]
READ MORE >>Favorite Baby Names: March Madness 2013
Next Saturday, the third annual Appellation Mountain March Madness series begins. It’s just like basketball, but with your favorite baby names instead of point guards and college mascots. In preparation for the tournament, I thought I’d share the top names on the site in 2012. Let’s look at a few technical details for the interested […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Postscript: The Unisex Names
During preparations for last month’s March Madness tournament, I faced one particular quandary: what to do with unisex names? The brackets are neatly divided by masculine and feminine. My first impulse was to class these names but what I understood them to be – but if I’m honest, I think all eight work equally well […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2012: The Champions
It is official! The clear frontrunner in the boy’s category has sailed off with the victory. The 2012 March Madness champion for boys is Arthur, leaving Rhys is the dust. On the girls’ side, Genevieve handily won, beating Eliza by more than thirty votes. She’s something of a surprise, since Adelaide seemed poised to walk away with […]
READ MORE >>March Madness: Boys’ 2012 Final
I’m not sure what to think about the Boys’ Final this year. On the one hand, any of the Final Four would’ve been a smidge more exciting than 2011’s winner, the likeable but slightly ordinary Nathaniel. On the other hand, the slightly stodgy Arthur solidly beat out the folksy-modern Arlo, and the more conventionally masculine […]
READ MORE >>March Madness: Girls’ Final 2012
Color me astonished! Genevieve took out Adelaide in the semi-finals. I’d been imagining Adelaide and Arthur the big winners for this year’s tourney, but on the girls’ side, that’s not to be. It was less of a surprise to see Eliza take down Annika. While Annika has her fans, Eliza is tough to beat – as […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2012: Boys’ Semi-Finals
The opening round of March Madness resulted in landslides aplenty. As we narrow down the field, competition is getting fierce. While Arthur handily defeated Rafferty, every other race was neck-and-neck. Declan and Ezra could easily be in this round, if only a few dozen votes had gone the other way. The girls’ races were less […]
READ MORE >>March Madness: Girls’ Semi-Final Round
Have I ever mentioned that I know nothing about basketball? My son has now played for three seasons – granted, at the little kid level – and while I show up and dutifully cheer, that’s all I’ve got. Baby names, on the other hand, are a safe and knowledgeable place for me. And I’m finding […]
READ MORE >>March Madness: Girls’ Quarter Finals
Here come the girls! Frances, Coco, Emmeline, Oona, Carys, Mireille, Pomeline, and Boheme all fell in the first round. A few of those surprised me, but when you look at the ones that made it through, it is slightly less surprising. Mila versus Adelaide Annika versus Sabine Eliza versus Elowen Eugenie versus Genevieve
READ MORE >>March Madness: Girls’ Quarter Finals
Here come the girls! Frances, Coco, Emmeline, Oona, Carys, Mireille, Pomeline, and Boheme all fell in the first round. A few of those surprised me, but when you look at the ones that made it through, it is slightly less surprising. Mila versus Adelaide Annika versus Sabine Eliza versus Elowen Eugenie versus Genevieve
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