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Zev: Baby Name of the Day

August 28, 2019 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Zev: Baby Name of the Day

Zev scores high on Scrabble, brings to mind a fierce, majestic creature, and shares the short, punchy style of Jax. What’s not to love? Thanks to Kells for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Ze’ev Strictly speaking, this is a two-syllable name: Ze’ev. It appears in the Old Testament, but as the name of […]

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Girls Names Ending With O: Willow, Coco, Marlowe

August 15, 2019 By appellationmountain 45 Comments

Girls Names Ending with O

Looking for a girls’ name with an unconventional sound?  Want something feminine, but frills-free?  Here’s a possibility: choose one of the many girls names ending with O. From mini names like Jo to nature names like Willow to vintage choices like the fast-rising Margot, there are girls names ending in O to suit any style. […]

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Sylvie: Baby Name of the Day

August 14, 2019 By appellationmountain 12 Comments

Sylvie: Baby Name of the Day

Sylvie sits at the edge of the current US Top 1000, a promising newcomer name. Thanks to Elise for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Rhea Silvia In English, the most familiar form of the name is Sylvia. It comes from the Latin word silva – forest or woods. But it’s Silvia that brings […]

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Rose: Baby Name of the Day

August 7, 2019 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Rose: Baby Name of the Day

Rose feels like a timeless floral classic, an enduring choice that’s gaining in use once more. All true – and yet, there’s even more to this elegant name. Thanks to Siva for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Fame and Horses One of the biggest surprises is that this name didn’t start out in […]

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Zora: Baby Name of the Day

July 10, 2019 By appellationmountain 21 Comments

baby name Zora

Zora recently returned to the US Top 1000, after over sixty years away. Thanks to Laney for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Dawn This name comes from a Slavic word meaning dawn. It’s used in the Balkans, as well as Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. American parents embraced Dawn in the 1960s, for […]

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Kairi: Baby Name of the Day

April 17, 2019 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Kairi: Baby Name of the Day

Kairi could be the latest Disney princess name to appeal to parents – but it doesn’t come from the big screen. The 2019 Gerber baby inspired our Baby Name of the Day. Kingdom Hearts In 2002, video game Kingdom Hearts was introduced for the PlayStation2 in Japan. A collaboration between Disney and Square, it mashed […]

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Nature Baby Names: The Ultimate List of Lists

April 4, 2019 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

Ultimate List of Nature Names

Nature baby names are white hot. River and Willow, Ivy and Rowan, and many more names continue to gain in use among parents throughout the English-speaking world. But not every nature name is created equal. Some remain daring and rare, even as we forget that others have roots in all things green and growing. Nature […]

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Birdie: Baby Name of the Day

March 20, 2019 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Birde: Baby Name of the Day

Birdie blends nature names with sassy retro picks. Our Baby Name of the Day is inspired by Jessica Simpson’s rumored baby name. Birdie: Fine-Feathered Friend Birdie brings to mind, well, birds. The word bird comes from the Old English bridd, which originally referred to  chicks – young birds. It’s not clear where bridd came from, […]

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Spring Baby Names: The Ultimate List of Lists

March 4, 2019 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Spring baby names

With warm weather comes Spring baby names. Maybe you’re expecting a child in the next few months. Or maybe the lighter, brighter days suggest the qualities you love in a name. Either way, these names run the gamut. They’re traditional and religious, modern and cool. Some of the lists tend towards the silly. Except it […]

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Forrest: Baby Name of the Day

November 21, 2018 By appellationmountain 27 Comments

Forrest: Baby Name of the Day

Forrest blends our love of surname-names with all things green and growing. Thanks to Annabel for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Forrest: Outside In Latin, forestem silvam refers to the “outside woods.” Forestum comes from foris – the same root as our word foreign. Medieval Latin gives us forestis, a game preserve. Other […]

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