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Halloween Baby Names: The Ultimate List

September 21, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Halloween baby names

Halloween baby names that celebrate spooky season! Seasonal names work for lots of reasons: they create an automatic shortlist, embrace a favorite time of year, or just plain express your personal style. Maybe Halloween is your favorite holiday, or your baby is due in late October. No matter the reason, these names capture the spirit […]

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May Names: Lulamae, Maybelle, Maylee

April 19, 2023 By appellationmountain 33 Comments

rare May names

May names range from the vintage to the modern, smooshes to inventions. But they all contain the bright, vibrant, and spring-like sound of May. We love Mae, of course, so spare and lovely. The ‘e’ spelling appears in the current US Top 1000, while the ‘y’ does not. But the sound is everywhere. Of course, […]

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Spring Girl Names: Chloe, Cora, Persephone

March 16, 2023 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

spring girl names

Spring girl names strike a cheerful, optimistic note. They signal sunnier days ahead, complete with blue skies and blooming flowers. No surprise that many of these baby girl names are drawn from nature. Others are borrowed from ancient goddesses or straight-up vocabulary words. If you’re expecting a daughter from late March through early June, one […]

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Christmas Boy Names: Bing to Yule

December 22, 2022 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Christmas boy names

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! If you’re expecting a son right around December 25th, these Christmas boy names bring the holiday spirit. And best of all? Many of them rank outside of the current US Top 500. Many of these Christmas boy names celebrate the season more quietly. In fact, you might […]

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Christmas Girl Names: Amaryllis to Zuzu

December 15, 2022 By appellationmountain 5 Comments

Christmas girl names

Consider it an early gift: a list of Christmas girl names, many of them currently ranked outside the US Top 500. Classics like Mary fit on this list, and virtues like Joy, too. But they’re great names for any season. Some of these are truly tied to the winter holidays, name that make the most […]

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Monster High Names: Cleo, Abbey, Twyla

October 6, 2022 By appellationmountain 5 Comments

Monster High names

Monster High names blend the traditional and the fanciful. They started out in the toy aisle, Barbie-sized dolls manufactured by Mattel. Their backstory is simple: monsters were once teenagers. The students of MH are the children of some of the most famous creatures to ever haunt a horror film. Think Dracula and the Creature from […]

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Winter Girl Names: Ivy, Lumi, and Snow

January 8, 2022 By appellationmountain 13 Comments

Winter Girl Names

Winter girl names range from the obvious – think weather – to the subtle – like names that mean white. Some boast centuries of use and broad familiarity; others are novel and seldom heard. And a few fall somewhere between, the new nature names right at-home in the twenty-first century, wintry equivalents of River and […]

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Winter Boy Names: Frost, Pax, and Whitaker

January 6, 2022 By appellationmountain 5 Comments

winter boy names

Looking for winter boy names? This list is for you! Maybe you’re expecting a son in the wintry months, or maybe this is your favorite season. Either way, these names evoke the best of this time of year. Some are nature names with a clear link. Others feel more subtle, the kind of name that […]

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Baby Name Autumn: Seasonal and Stylish

October 6, 2021 By appellationmountain 19 Comments

baby name Autumn

The baby name Autumn combines all the appeal of the season with a tailored, stylish sound. Thanks to Kelly for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. AFTER SUMMER As soon as the calendar turns to September – often well before sweater weather sets in – we’re drinking pumpkin spice lattes and walking past displays […]

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Bewitching Witch Names for Halloween

October 2, 2021 By appellationmountain 15 Comments

girl names inspired by witches

Witch names come to mind every autumn! Fictional witches have worn so many fantastic names. Some, like Elphaba, fascinate – but seem like a stretch as a child’s given name. This list focuses on witch names perfectly wearable for a real girl – black cat, bubbling cauldron, and magical powers not required. Read on for […]

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