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True: Baby Name of the Day

April 16, 2018 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

True: Baby Name of the Day

True makes for short virtue name with a cool, modern sound. What’s not to love? Thanks to Aurelia for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day, and to Khloe Kardashian for putting it back in the headlines. True: A Virtuous Virtue Some virtue names – modern and traditional – feel narrow. Patience isn’t always the most […]

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Bliss: Baby Name of the Day

January 10, 2018 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

Baby Name of the Day: Bliss

Bliss makes for an appealing word – but how would it wear as a given name? Thanks to Tawnie for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Bliss: Blithe’s Happy Cousin You’ve heard this one before. It means happiness or joy – a worthy concept for a child’s name, one shared by Felix and Felicity […]

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Modern Meaningful Boy Names

September 1, 2017 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Modern Meaningful Boy Names

What makes modern meaningful boy names? You know them when you hear them, of course. But definitions prove elusive. They’re not necessarily Christian, though they’re undeniably spiritual in a broad sense. They’re usually word names, though they’re not always terms heard in everyday speech. In most cases, modern meaningfuls can be chosen by a parent […]

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Creed: Baby Name of the Day

August 2, 2017 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Creed: Baby Name of the Day

Creed combines musical ties, a spiritual meaning, and a big screen connection. Our Baby Name of the Day debuted in the US Top 1000 this year, in a big way. Creed: I Believe The Latin credo means I believe. By the 1600s or so, it referred to a statement of belief. Christianity claims several creeds: […]

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Gravity: Baby Name of the Day

August 1, 2017 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

Gravity: Baby Name of the Day

Gravity took us all by surprise when a pair of model parents picked it for their new daughter last month. Our Baby Name of the Day was inspired by Lucky Blue Smith and Stormi Bree’s firstborn. Gravity: Heavy The word comes from the Latin gravitas, meaning heavy. We’ve been using it to mean dignity or […]

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Serenity: Baby Name of the Day

July 26, 2017 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

Serenity: Baby Name of the Day

Serenity makes for an admirable goal, as well as a sci-fi spaceship … and, in recent girls, a modern virtue name, too. Thanks to TruStyle for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Serenity: Calm File this one somewhere between word name and given name. To be serene is to be calm, tranquil, at peace. […]

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Ten Great Literary Middle Names: Tennyson and Twain

February 27, 2017 By appellationmountain 5 Comments

Literary middle names can celebrate a love of reading, recognize a favorite author, or just make a distinctive, different choice from the usual James and Elizabeth. Plenty of literary word names come to mind, of course, like Story and Novella. These ten authors’ surnames could make great literary middle names, too. From short and sweet […]

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Daya: Baby Name of the Day

December 19, 2016 By appellationmountain 5 Comments

Daya: Baby Name of the Day

Daya rhymes with Maya, a Top 100 favorite for more than a dozen years. Our Baby Name of the Day is inspired by the young pop singer who scored some serious hits in 2016. Daya: Singer Pittsburgh’s Grace Martine Tandon released her first studio album in October 2016 under her stage name, Daya. She’d only graduated […]

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Dolores: Baby Name of the Day

December 6, 2016 By appellationmountain 9 Comments

Dolores: Baby Name of the Day

Dolores topped the charts in the 1930s. Today, the name teeters on the edge of extinction. Thanks to Carrie for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Dolores: Our Lady Like Pilar and Luz, this name comes a Spanish title for the Virgin Mary: Maria de los Dolores. It translates to Mary of Sorrows. Seven sorrows are associated […]

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Best Modern Virtue Names: Ten Favorites

November 24, 2016 By appellationmountain 9 Comments

Modern Virtue Names

There’s something about modern virtue names. Some of the would have felt right at home on Plymouth Rock. Others reflect values or word choices that would feel utterly foreign to those first American settlers. For this list, I focused on names that might wear well as firsts or middles, and names that could be unisex […]

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