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Baby Name Mae: Bright and Energetic

April 20, 2021 By appellationmountain 28 Comments

baby name Mae

The baby name Mae packs serious style into a mere three letters. Thanks to RockingFetal for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. ECOVINTAGE Two powerful trends meet in the baby name Mae. It’s a vintage charmer. But it’s also a nature name. File it with Alice and Dorothy and other names from a century […]

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Baby Name Persephone: Stylish and Seasonal

March 18, 2021 By appellationmountain 21 Comments

baby name Persephone

The baby name Persephone signals the changing of seasons, complete with an elaborate, stylish sound. Thanks to Danielle, Sara, and Saranel for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD The baby name Persephone glides. It’s tremendously pretty. But the mythological figures reigns as Queen of the Underworld. At first glance it […]

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Baby Name Eden: Delightful and Timeless

March 17, 2021 By appellationmountain 21 Comments

baby name Eden

The baby name Eden started out as a place name, a paradise lost. Now it’s heard on nearly any playground. Thanks to Sarah for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. HOME Adam and Eve’s hometown has disputed origins. Most connect it to the Hebrew edhen – delight. We understand Eden as center stage for the Book […]

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Baby Name Rue: Minimalist Nature Name

March 9, 2021 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

baby name Rue

The baby name Rue is borrowed from a plant. But layers of meaning attach to this minimalist nature name. Thanks to Leesa for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. EVERGREEN Rue is an evergreen shrub, scientific name ruta graveolens.  It presents many a contradiction. While it’s used in small amounts in some traditional cuisines and […]

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Baby Name Basil: Vintage Nature Name

January 23, 2021 By appellationmountain 9 Comments

baby name Basil

The baby name Basil feels vintage, gentlemanly, and at-home in the garden. Thanks to Unknown for suggesting today’s Baby Name of the Day, and to Kathleen for requesting an update. HERBACEOUS The baby name Basil’s roots run deep, indeed. The plant has been around for at least 5,000 years, grown in India and Asia, and […]

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Baby Name Juniper: Spirited Nature Name

January 21, 2021 By appellationmountain 24 Comments

baby name Juniper

The baby name Juniper has gone from intriguing rarity to established favorite. NATURE NAME The Latin juniperus refers to a family of evergreen tress and shrubs. They grow in Nevada and Africa and the Himalayas, the Arctic and Tibet and beyond. We’ve been borrowing names from nature for generations. Ecovintage picks like Violet and Rose […]

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Baby Name Blossom: Energetic and Floral

December 22, 2020 By appellationmountain 11 Comments

baby name Blossom

The baby name Blossom mixes a certain quirky, mid-century vibe with plenty of energy and positive meaning. Thanks to Gwen for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. BLOOM Strictly speaking, to blossom means to thrive. It was blotsma in thirteenth century English and blomi in Old Norse. On first hearing, the baby name Blossom […]

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Baby Name Iris: Hopeful and Elegant

December 10, 2020 By appellationmountain 26 Comments

baby name Iris

The baby name Iris traveled from ancient myth to the garden by way of a rainbow. Our Baby Name of the Day was inspired by this list. MESSENGER GODDESS Long before the baby name Iris bloomed among the garden of botanical girl names, it belonged to a goddess. Iris means rainbow in Greek, and in […]

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Baby Name Hawthorne: Literary and Outdoorsy

October 13, 2020 By appellationmountain 11 Comments

baby name Hawthorne

The baby name Hawthorne blends outdoorsy origins with a literary pedigree. Thanks to Evangeline for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. HEDGE In many ways, this is a straight-up nature name, borrowed from a shrub. When planted close together, they create hedges. In Old English haga meant hedge, and the thorn is obvious – […]

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Apple Baby Names: Lilibet, Milo, and Yates

October 7, 2020 By appellationmountain 44 Comments

Apple Baby Names

Apple baby names range from the familiar Anna and Alexander to the downright daring. After all, with over 7,500 varieties of the fruit, it’s no surprise some might be possible names for children. I’d avoid Golden Delicious and Honeycrisp, of course … but a great many feel far more wearable. ARIANE Just like favorites Arianna […]

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