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Announcing the Winner

September 18, 2010 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Thanks for all of the comments on my celebratory Give-Away. I could fill up another year writing about all of the great ideas!

A Give-Away

September 11, 2010 By appellationmountain

UPDATE:

3 Things I’ve Learned About Names in 1,000 Posts

September 4, 2010 By appellationmountain 27 Comments

Drumroll, please … this is post #1,000, written over more than two and a half years. More than 700 of those posts are deep dives into one particular featured Name of the Day. Here’s a quick look at what I’ve learned over the past two-going-on-three years.

Rerun Week: Day Four

August 26, 2010 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Once again we return to May 2008, back when Appellation Mountain was just months old, and my Name of the Day posts were in their infancy. Chris Noth had just given this name to his firstborn, and it showed signs of catching on. Please check out the polished-up version of Orion here.

Rerun Week: Day Three

August 25, 2010 By appellationmountain

I can’t think why I’m so curious about Vincent. Maybe because you’ll notice in the comments that I left a few notable bearers of the name out in the original version. (That mistake has been corrected, though doubtless I’ve still overlooked a few!) Maybe it is because I know a Vincent and we recently discussed […]

Announcing Rerun Week

August 23, 2010 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Back in May 2008, I didn’t give any thought to how I’d manage things down the road.

Guest Post at Nameberry: Spy Girls

July 13, 2010 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Confession: I love James Bond. Not the character, exactly – more the universe. Back in undergrad, I dissed the superspy to a (male) classmate, who insisted I’d never really seen the movies. He was right. One Bond marathon later, I was hooked. So when I researched the Baby Name of the Day post for Vesper, […]

Lurker Week Begins Today!

July 12, 2010 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Monday, July 12 kicks off Lurker Week – five days of posts featuring names suggested by brand new voices. (Not that I don’t think each and everyone of you is fabulous, and I love getting lists from long-time readers. But, hey, I know how hard it is to work up the courage to comment on […]

Calling All Lurkers

May 22, 2010 By appellationmountain 44 Comments

If you’re a regular here, you’ll know that the best way to request a Baby Name of the Day is to email appmtn (at) gmail (dot) com. But if you’re not quite that bold, here’s your chance: if you’ve never, ever, ever requested a NotD here, go ahead and leave a suggestion in the comments.

Calling Guest Bloggers. And Lurkers, too!

May 15, 2010 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Inspired by DesignMom’s series of guest posts from other mothers reflecting on their birth experiences, I’d like to open things up here on Appellation Mountain. Got a tale to tell of how you chose your baby’s name? Whether your kiddo is just born or has a family of his own, I’m looking for true stories […]