Welcome to May, readers! If you’ve been dying to listen to me ramble, this is your lucky week, because I have ventured into video. Yes, video. I am not behind the curve at all. And while certain parts of this process were daunting, I have to admit that I’m hooked and you’ll be seeing more of me. […]
READ MORE >>Announcing Lurker Week!
When I started writing Appellation Mountain way back in January of 2008, I struggled to come up with enough ideas to hit publish regularly. And then that May, I decided to feature a Baby Name of the Day. Every. Single. Day. After choosing a few, I realized that it was the kind of decision that […]
READ MORE >>Favorite Baby Name Posts: Second Quarter 2015
Oh, data! It fascinates me to see what’s most read here at Appellation Mountain. I used to look at these at the end of the year – and pretty much only at the end of the year! – but I’ve found it’s helpful to know what’s most popular when planning ahead. And since I find it deeply […]
READ MORE >>Favorite Baby Name Posts: First Quarter 2015
I love looking back at which posts were most popular in recent months. Sometimes there’s a hot topic or celebrity baby name to explain why a post catches on. Other times, it’s a mystery! Either way, I thought you might enjoy the greatest hits at Appellation Mountain, too, and so here they are … the […]
READ MORE >>Ask the Readers: Poll Results March 2015
I love to talk about names, and I kept lists of favorite names long before there was any such thing as an internet. (I bet plenty of you did, too!) But it’s infinitely more fun now that we can talk about names together. A few months ago, I started adding polls to most posts here. Commenting isn’t […]
READ MORE >>Out-There Alphabet Week
Over the last few months, I’ve been asking for your favorite Out-There Baby Names – names that are just a little too offbeat for you to consider giving to a child. Or at least your child. Offbeat and out-there is in the eye of the beholder, after all. Some might call these guilty pleasure names – […]
READ MORE >>Favorite Baby Name Posts of 2014
It’s the end of the year! As I’ve slowly transitioned from blogging as a hobby to blogging as a job, I’ve found myself looking more and more at data. In our age of instant, abundant data, it is easy to get lost in the numbers. Page views, searches, blahblahblah. And that’s after I’ve spent hours […]
READ MORE >>Something New: Saturday Name Help
Now that the comments are up and running, it’s time for something new! For years, I’ve been wanting to offer Name Consultations. Plenty of sites do a fabulous job – Swistle and Duana and Waltzing More than Matilda are some of my favorites. But there’s no shortage of parents looking for a little help with […]
READ MORE >>Update: Comments are Back!
One of my favorite parts of Appellation Mountain comes from discussion in the comments. Earlier this month, a technological glitch prevented the comments from displaying correctly. After Googling – and Googling and Googling some more – I realized that I need serious help. I found my way to the fabulous, zippy Rita at Brainy Girl […]
READ MORE >>A Give-Away: Name-alytics by Kelli Brady
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you’re very interested in names. Maybe that’s because you’re expecting a new arrival – or hoping to be expecting a new arrival. Or maybe you just love names. Either way, Kelli Brady’s new book, Name-alytics, is for you. Here’s why: While I like to say that there’s no such […]
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