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Name Help: Welcome Linden James

February 11, 2022 By appellationmountain 12 Comments

Welcome Linden James

UPDATE: He’s here! Leisha writes: “Sorry I didn’t send an update sooner. We never did settle on a final name before I went into labor, but I had Linden near the top of my list. I think we might have used Emery if this baby was a girl, but somehow it just didn’t seem right […]

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Name Help: A Brother for Journey and River

January 5, 2022 By appellationmountain 12 Comments

Welcome Wells Matthew

UPDATE: Welcome to the world, Wells Matthew! Angela writes: I liked Wells the minute I saw it on the list. My mom read this, too, and she had the same reaction. But my husband immediately said no. Then just a few days before I went into labor, he said “What about Wells?” Like he’d never […]

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Name Help: A Sister for Charlotte and Josephine

November 26, 2021 By appellationmountain 11 Comments

Welcome Rosalie Ellinor

UPDATE: She’s here! Welcome to the world, Rosalie Ellinor. Lexi says, “We had almost made up our minds to call her Elliott, but it never right. After reading the comments here again, I found myself drawn to Rosalie. My husband agreed! We settled on Ellinor as a little bit of a connection to Elliott, but […]

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Name Help: A Brother for Mae Elinor

November 5, 2021 By appellationmountain 20 Comments

Welcome Max Wallace

Kate writes: Thanks for all the feedback about using Max with Mae. We looked at all of the suggestions, and really liked many of them. But when he was born, I knew immediately that his name was Max. We’re all so in love with our sweet little guy, and thanks again for the encouragement to […]

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Name Help: A Sister for Evelyn Kate

October 29, 2021 By appellationmountain 16 Comments

Welcome Georgia Grace

UPDATE: I’m so sorry we never shared the name we chose! Our daughter is Georgia Grace. We love her name! Thank you for your help. We’re hoping to add to our family this year, so hopefully we’ll be back for more help! Maura writes: We have a three year old daughter named Evelyn Kate. I […]

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Name Help: A Sister for Arlo and Ezra

August 13, 2021 By appellationmountain 17 Comments

Welcome Ivy Annabelle

UPDATE: She’s here! Megan writes “I’m sorry it took me so long to write! We realized we loved Evie (and Edie, like someone else suggested), but really wanted her to have her own initial. (Why? No idea! But it seemed important.) So we went with Ivy Annabelle, and it’s perfect for her. Thanks so much!” […]

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Name Help: Is Bonnie Racist?

April 16, 2021 By appellationmountain 16 Comments

welcome Bonnie

They went with Bonnie! Sarah writes: Sorry it took so long for the update, but wanted to let you know that all of the comments reassured us. Bonnie is beautiful and I can’t imagine her with another name! People have brought up Bonnie and Clyde and My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean and Toy Story […]

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Name Help: A Sister for Emma Jeanne

February 19, 2021 By appellationmountain 15 Comments

Welcome Caroline Joy

She’s here! Welcome to Caroline Joy, a sister for Emma Jeanne. Meghan writes: Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. We appreciated the feedback that Caroline went well with Emma Jeanne, and that made our decision easy. We debated her middle name a lot. It was Jane, then Rose, then Jo, and finally Joy. It’s the […]

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Name Help: Katherine, Jonathan, and …

January 29, 2021 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

welcome Genevieve

UPDATE: She’s here! Welcome to the world, Genevieve. Jamie writes: We loved Rosalie and liked Rachel a lot, but with an R last name, we worried it would just be too run-on. We had about six finalists up until the day she was born, including Cecilia and Louise/Louisa. But none of them fit. So we […]

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Name Help: A Sister for Gemma Lou

November 20, 2020 By appellationmountain 21 Comments

Welcome Willa Bea

UPDATE: Please welcome Willa Bea! We loved Clara, but it doesn’t work with a strong K sound in our last name. Up until the last minute, she could have been Tessa, Nella, or Lola (love this name!) but when she was born, we fell in love with Willa Bea. I wasn’t sure about wallaby at […]

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