UPDATE: They named him Beckett William, keeping the family name, but updating the tradition … just a little. Karin writes: I love my husband’s family, but I hate this wacky tradition they have when it comes to naming their sons. They name all of their sons William. None of them are called William in real life. That’s […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Stepsister Mismatch
Update: “This is long overdue! Thanks so much for the help. We almost named her Caroline McKenna, but I kept coming back to Maeve, but my husband wasn’t sure at first. But he eventually warmed up to the idea. And so she’s Maeve Caroline. The name suits her to a T!” Kari writes: My husband […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Riley, Reilly, Riely, or …
Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Most Saturdays – or the occasional Monday! – 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! Melissa writes: I’m a 41 year old newlywed, due […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Identical Twins – Four Names Needed!
Update: They’re here! Welcome to the world, Ingrid & Greta. Whitney writes: I need help naming identical twins who are coming around the end of June. We do not know if they are boys or girls, but definitely they’re the same sex. Our first daughter was stillborn. We planned to name her Marguerite, nicknamed Daisy, […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Twin Sisters for Charlotte
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! Cynthia writes: I am due with twin girls in a few weeks. I […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Can we use family names from my side only?
Update: After realizing that different forms of Michael appeared in both families, as first and last names, we gave our son the middle name Michael. We intend to use this as the middle name for our future children, too. Maybe it wasn’t exactly the kind of family name we imagined, but it’s a family name […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Sister for Jane and Claire
Sarah writes: We’re expecting our third child in a few weeks. If it was a boy, he would have been David. (It’s been our favorite boy name since we started having kids!) But it’s a girl, and we’re stuck. Our last name is long, Polish, starts with a K, ends with a -ski, almost like […]
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