This is one of the very first posts I ever wrote at AppMtn: Never Out of Style, Boy’s Edition. That was back in January 2008, and things have changed. Notably, John no longer belongs to the elite fraternity of names never out of the US Top 20. Please go here to read and comment on […]
READ MORE >>Rerun: Pomeline
She fell out in the first round of March Madness, but
READ MORE >>Reruns: Getting to Gus
Back in January 2008, when I had about three visitors, one of my first posts was called Getting to Gus. I’d forgotten about it, and was actually about to draft it for an installment in the Fetching Names series. Except there it was, waiting to be rediscovered. Please go here to read the revised post […]
READ MORE >>Rerun: Juno
She’s one of the first names ever profiled here at AppMtn, a goddess of the silver screen and a cautionary tale about teen pregnancy with a killer soundtrack. Please go here to read and comment on the revised post for Juno.
READ MORE >>Rerun: Martin
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, today’s re-run is the saintly, heroic, and completely overlooked
READ MORE >>Rerun: January
Back on December 31, 2008, I originally wrote about January. The actress is even more famous than she was then, and other calendar names have been heard more frequently. And yet this choice remains rare … for now. Please visit the original post to read and comment!
READ MORE >>Rerun: Octavia
I had promised to profile Octavia for Friday, except that – once again – I had already written about this lovely appellation. And so today’s re-run is Octavia. Please go here to read the original post and comment.
READ MORE >>Rerun: Predictions for 2009
Tuesdays have become rerun day here at AppMtn. While searching for inspiration for this week’s post, I stumbled on this long-forgotten article from December 2008. So instead of updating a single name, I thought it would be fun to see whether any of these came true. So here are my December 31, 2008 predictions for […]
READ MORE >>Rerun: Romilly
She remains one of my favorites, a name with history that still counts as modern. She’s also the name of one of Jodi’s lovely girls. Today’s update is for Romilly. Please visit the original post to comment.
READ MORE >>Rerun: Ezra
I’ve been thinking lately about names that I might have chosen for a son if we hadn’t opted to stick with family names.
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