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Jacinta: Baby Name of the Day

January 9, 2020 By appellationmountain 19 Comments

Jacinta: Baby Name of the Day

Jacinta is a subtle floral name, rare in English. Thanks to Shannon for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. SPARTAN PRINCE It all starts with a mythological tragedy. A Spartan prince named Hyacinth was sporting with Apollo. The handsome youth was struck by a discus and died. (Some say Zephyrus, the west wind, re-directed […]

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Sonnet: Baby Name of the Day

January 8, 2020 By appellationmountain 16 Comments

Sonnet: Baby Name of the Day

Sonnet might be that perfect stands-out, fits-in choice. Thanks to Kaela for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. POEM A sonnet is a type of poem, a form with specific rules. There are three major types, and then a bunch that break the rules but still count. The average person might not be able […]

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Over 100 New Word Names for Boys

November 18, 2019 By appellationmountain 7 Comments

100 new word names for boys

New word names for boys might sound bold and surprising. Risky, even. Except this is the age of boys answering to River and Maverick, Jasper and Legend, Cash and Colt and Messiah. With so many parents searching the dictionary for baby naming inspiration, new word names stand out and blend right in to the average […]

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Unique Girl Names: Over 100 Wearable Choices

October 21, 2019 By appellationmountain 9 Comments

Unique Girl Names

First things first: this list of unique girl names doesn’t mean you’ve never heard of these names before. Unique means one of a kind. When it comes to names, that sets the bar pretty high. Just ask the 123 parents who named their children Unique last year. (Can you imagine going through kindergarten as Unique […]

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Candace: Baby Name of the Day

October 3, 2019 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

Candace: Baby Name of the Day

Candace combines the regal and the sweet, for a name that peaked in the 1980s – but still feels like a standout. Thanks to Amelia for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. QUEEN In the New Testament, we learn that queens of Ethiopia answered to a specific title: Candace. It comes from the Cushitic […]

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Halston: Baby Name of the Day

September 4, 2019 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

Halston: Baby Name of the Day

Halston fits perfectly with our love of surname names. Bonus? It’s surprisingly underused. Thanks to Clio for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Last Name First We recognize this as a surname, but its exact origins are debated. It could come from Old Norse, where it would have been closer to Halstein, from the […]

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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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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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Rare Girl Names 2019: The Great Eights

July 15, 2019 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

rare girl names 2019

Today we’ll look at rare girl names 2019. Every one of these picks was given to just eight girls born between January 1st and December 31st of 2018. That makes them very rare, indeed. Consider this: parents named 18,688 girls the #1 name, Emma. And even the names perched at the very edge of the […]

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Rare Boy Names 2019: The Great Eights

July 8, 2019 By appellationmountain 7 Comments

rare boy names 2019

Today we’ll look at rare boy names 2019. Every one of these picks was given to just eight boys born between January 1st and December 31st of 2018. How rare is eight births? 19,837 parents chose the top name, Liam, for their sons. Even the choices bringing up the end of the US Top 1000 […]

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