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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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Name Help: A Brother for Joey III

November 13, 2020 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

Welcome Miles Julian

UPDATE: Welcome Miles Julian! Karlie writes “This was just the list we needed to get us thinking – thank you! We considered Jude, Garrett, Blake, Theo, and Davis. We finally agreed to either Holden or Julian, and we were going to decide after we met him. But then, in the hospital, my husband agreed that […]

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Name Help Updates: Babies We Have Named #2

October 16, 2020 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

name help updates

Two years ago, I wrote a post rounding up recent name help updates. While I do my best to share these on social media, they’re easy to miss. When parents choose a name suggested in the post or the comments, I’ll admit it’s a thrill. But each and every one of the name help updates […]

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Name Help: Something Like Margaret

June 5, 2020 By appellationmountain 24 Comments

Welcome Marie

UPDATE: She’s here! Casey writes: We loved the idea of Josephine, but not with our (J) last name. Margot and the other Margaret names were great ideas, but unfortunately, it still felt too close for comfort. After pretty much ignoring it on the original list, we came back to Marie two days after she was […]

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Name Help Update: Welcome Briar Elaine

April 24, 2020 By appellationmountain 39 Comments

Briar Elaine

UPDATE: She’s here! Jamie writes: Thanks SO MUCH to everyone for the suggestions! As much as I liked Scout, it didn’t sound right with our last name. We took Briar, Acadia, and Wren with us to the birthing center, and we decided she looked like a Briar. Elaine is for my mom. Jamie writes: We […]

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Name Help: Navigating Family Objections

April 17, 2020 By appellationmountain 19 Comments

Welcome Daisy Eleanor

UPDATE: Gina reports that they stuck to their guns and named their daughter Daisy … and none of the grandparents have said anything about her name since. Don’t you just love a #namehelp happy ending? Gina writes: My husband and I are “those” people – we got married right after we met, and yes, we’re […]

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Name Help: Italian Girl Names

January 24, 2020 By appellationmountain 23 Comments

Sienna Clare

UPDATE: She’s here! Welcome to the world, Sienna Clare. Kara writes: we narrowed it down to Gianna, Arianna, and Sienna. He really wanted Gianna, but I had my heart set on Sienna. When we saw her, it just fit. Kara writes: After two sons, we’re thrilled to have a little girl on the way in […]

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Name Help: Boy-Girl Twins with Classic-ish Names

January 17, 2020 By appellationmountain 20 Comments

Name Help: Traditional Boy-Girl Twins

Welcome to the world, Arthur Branden and Louise Carroll! Clare writes: We loved the suggestion of Arthur immediately, and knew that was our son’s name. I’d almost suggested it, but worried it might be too old-fashioned, but the comments here convinced me that wasn’t true. It fits him perfectly! For Louise, we almost went with […]

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Name Help: Twin Girls!

December 27, 2019 By appellationmountain 18 Comments

Name Help: Naming Twin Sisters

UPDATE: They’re here! Kellie writes: Abby! Thanks to you and your readers for all the suggestions. Our girls arrived early, and spent some time in the NICU. Luckily, we were home before things started getting really crazy, and everybody is doing great. Okay, the names: we really liked Margot, but thought it might too close […]

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