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8 Elaborate Middle Names for Girls

October 26, 2016 By appellationmountain 23 Comments

Elaborate Middle Names

Elaborate middle names can transform a plain first. And yet, they’re slightly harder to dream up, aren’t they? Coming up with novel middle names is just plain fun. Cool, usually single syllable stunners feel easy at this point. Scout! Blue! Glow! Elaborate middle names can spark up a mini name, like Mia or Ava. They […]

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Name Help: California Girl

October 15, 2016 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

Name Help: California Girl

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every Saturday, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. Nicole writes: My husband and I are both from California. This is a little rare because everyone in California seems to be from elsewhere! We love the state because you can sail, ski, surf, or whatever in the same […]

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Name Help: Josie Rocket?

May 14, 2016 By appellationmountain 43 Comments

Name Help: Josie Rocket

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! Becca writes: My husband and I have always loved the name Josie for […]

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13 Cool Middle Names

April 22, 2016 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

cool middle names

Like the idea of cool middle names? You’re not alone. While there’s no hard data on middle name choices, lately it feels like parents are opting for bigger, bolder, cooler middler names than ever before. There are good reasons – great reasons, really! – to embrace this trend. If Blue is the new Beth and […]

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Name Help: Long List of Girl Names, But Which is The One?

February 20, 2016 By appellationmountain 20 Comments

Swoonworthy girl names

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! Liz writes: My husband and I are expecting our first baby, a daughter, […]

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Fate: Baby Name of the Day

June 17, 2015 By appellationmountain 11 Comments

Fate

Over 2,000 girls were named Destiny in 2014 alone. This equally dramatic and meaningful possibility has been overlooked. Thanks to Virginia for suggesting Fate as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Name Help: Getting to Cece

June 13, 2015 By appellationmountain 19 Comments

Name Help

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! Amber writes: My husband and I were only expecting to have one child […]

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Name Help: Questions Galore!

April 25, 2015 By appellationmountain 13 Comments

Middle Names for Iris

Olga and her husband are expecting their first child. They don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, but they do know that they need help choosing a name either way! She writes: If the baby is a girl, the problem is finding a middle name for Iris. The middle names I was learning […]

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Saint: Baby Name of the Day

December 2, 2014 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

As a middle name, it feels quirky and cool.  But one high profile coupled promoted this spiritual name to the first place in 2014. Thanks to Pete Wentz and Meagan Camper, our Celebrity Baby Name of the Day is Saint.

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Baby Name Help: A Middle Name for Vincent

October 25, 2014 By appellationmountain 12 Comments

Baby Name Help is a new 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! Colleen writes: We have one son, Zachariah Tom.  We are expecting a […]

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