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Baby Name Wren: Soaring Nature Name

July 12, 2022 By appellationmountain 27 Comments

baby name Wren

The baby name Wren has transformed from well-why-not nature name to high-flying favorite. Thanks to Katharine for suggesting our Name of the Day. SONGBIRD The baby name Wren moves from the wilds to the nursery with grace and style. A wren is a songbird. Various wren cousins live all over the world. They’re smallish in […]

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Baby Name Swan: Literary and Legendary

December 8, 2021 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

baby name Swan

The baby name Swan takes us from modern YA romance to turn-of-the-century France. Thanks to Len for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. SWANS in LEGEND & MYTH Swans – the birds – are known for being drop-dead gorgeous. Also ill-tempered. They’re the supermodel diva of the avian world. Ducks are their cousins, but […]

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Name Help: Nature Names for Twin Girls

June 28, 2018 By appellationmountain 19 Comments

Name Help: Unusual Nature Naems for Twin Girls

Update: They’re here! Welcome to Colibri Belle and Mariposa Lea. Thanks to all for their input; Charity really enjoyed reading everyone’s suggestions! Charity writes: Hello! I’m looking for help naming one of my twin girls. They are due in 3 weeks! We have decided on a name for one of the girls, Colibri. It means […]

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Name Help: For the Birds

March 31, 2017 By appellationmountain 57 Comments

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, 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! Daphne writes: We inadvertently named our two children names that have loose connections […]

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Jay: Baby Name of the Day

February 4, 2016 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Jay: Baby Name of the Day

Jay is a letter, a bird, a rapper, a Founding Father. Thanks to Clio for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day.

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Cormoran: Baby Name of the Day

February 2, 2016 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

Cormoran: Baby Name of the Day

Cormoran is the name of JK Rowling’s newest leading man. It’s also the inspiration for our Baby Name of the Day.

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Rhea: Baby Name of the Day

November 17, 2015 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

Rhea: Baby Name of the Day

Mia and Leah are huge, so how about this similar-sounding choice? Inspired by the discussion following The Great Big List of Bird Names for Girls, our Baby Name of the Day is Rhea.

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Laraline: Baby Name of the Day

October 5, 2015 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Laraline: Baby Name of the Day

It’s less common than Caroline or Adeline – but is this a name at all? Our Baby Name of the Day was inspired by my daughter’s Roman name: Laraline.

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Mavis: Baby Name of the Day

September 18, 2015 By appellationmountain 23 Comments

Mavis: Baby Name of the Day

This post was originally published on May 17, 2010. It was substantially revised and re-posted on September 18, 2015. She’s the adorable vampiress at the heart of the Hotel Transylvania movies. Thanks to Elle and Urban Angel for suggesting Mavis as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Swan-Inspired Baby Names: Lincoln, Odette, Svana

July 24, 2015 By appellationmountain 9 Comments

swan-inspired baby names

Swans are graceful, beautiful, and surprisingly fierce. While bird baby names are quite stylish, swans are often overlooked as a source of inspiration. We’ve embraced it as a fictional surname. There’s Bella Swan of the Twilight series and swashbuckling Elizabeth Swann of Pirates of the Caribbean. People with the given name Swan? They’re rare. Though it makes a great, […]

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