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Sybil: Baby Name of the Day

August 25, 2016 By appellationmountain 16 Comments

Sybil: Baby Name of the Day

Looking for a stylish – but rare – name for a daughter? Consider Sybil. Thanks to Another for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Sybil: Ancient World Once upon a time, Sybil wasn’t a given name at all. It was a title. In the ancient world, it referred to a prophetess. While their personal identities remain largely unknown, their […]

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Elwyn: Baby Name of the Day

February 9, 2016 By appellationmountain 13 Comments

Elwyn: Baby Name of the Day

Elwyn is a name on the verge of extinction. Can it be revived in the twenty-first century? Thanks to Alli for suggesting her father’s name as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Salvador: Baby Name of the Day

December 8, 2015 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

Salvador: Baby Name of the Day

It’s a traditional choice in many languages, but relatively rare in English. Thanks to Christina for suggesting Salvador as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Blaine: Baby Name of the Day

October 29, 2015 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

Blaine: Baby Name of the Day

Villain week continues with one from a comic book turned television series on The CW. Our Baby Name of the Day is Blaine.

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Randall: Baby Name of the Day

August 11, 2015 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

Randall

It’s a celebrity – and starbaby – middle name that’s been overlooked in recent years. Thanks to Silent One for suggesting Randall as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Bettina: Baby Name of the Day

May 19, 2015 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

Bettina

Names evolve in the most interesting ways. We shorten them, lengthen the shortened form, and then change them some more. Thanks to Sarah for suggesting the much-morphed Bettina as our Baby Name of the Day.  

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Gertrude: Baby Name of the Day

April 13, 2015 By appellationmountain 42 Comments

Gertrude

Today’s post was originally published on February 22, 2010. It was substantially revised and re-posted on April 13, 2015. Once worn by queens and saints, today this name is often cited as the name you’d never give your girl. Thanks to Jillian for suggesting Gertrude as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Garnet: Baby Name of the Day

January 5, 2015 By appellationmountain 16 Comments

Garnet

This post was originally published on January 26, 2012.  It was substantially revised and re-posted on January 5, 2015. Gemstone names for girls are huge, and we’re all about colorful and ends in -et names, too.  If Scarlett and Ruby can chart in the US Top 100, how about this one? Thanks to Marianne and Larkin […]

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Wilbur: Baby Name of the Day

December 17, 2014 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

Today is the 111th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ trailblazing flight at Kitty Hawk – a date I always remember because it’s my son’s birthday!   Today’s post goes out with a Happy Birthday to my dearest Alex – and a wish that you take risks and fly and sometimes crash.  And then soar. A […]

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Tara: Baby Name of the Day

September 16, 2014 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

If this name hadn’t been a hit in the 1970s, surely we’d be hearing more of her today. Thanks to Virginia for suggesting Tara as our Baby Name of the Day.

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