He puts the T. in Captain James T. Kirk, and before we went boldly where no man had gone before, he was a Roman Emperor. Thanks to Sarah for suggesting Tiberius as our Baby Name of the Day.
READ MORE >>Fetching Names: Other than Danger
The middle name is a good place to go a little wild. With the exception of a passport and possibly a marriage certificate, we’re rarely required to reveal our full name as adults. So if you give your kiddo the middle name Danger, it is usually up to him to reveal his extreme appellation, or […]
READ MORE >>Unexpected Middle Names for Girls: The Letter E
Note: In all posts, links appear in blue text. When a name appears in bold text, in blue, that means the link goes to the Baby Name of the Day post. Oodles of women have the middle initial E, and my (completely unscientific) observation is that nearly all of them are Something Elizabeth Something. And […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: 12/27/09
If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you had a very merry holiday! In
READ MORE >>Simple, Sweet and Stuck in the Middle
We’ve written about middle names before. But today, we’ve decided to offer a fairly simple list for your consideration. While many of these are gender neutral, this list was compiled with girls in mind. For decades, parents have stuffed an unimaginative Anne or Lynne between the first and last names. More recently, Grace and Rose […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Advice: The Middle Matters
Strictly speaking, there are no rules in baby naming. But there are some guidelines that I believe in strongly enough to call rules, at least here on Appellation Mountain. And here’s the first: The Middle Matters.
READ MORE >>Stuck in the Middle
Poor Marie. The name hasn’t been in The Top 100 since 1957. But if you check the drivers’ licenses of women around you – in your office, your family or even just waiting at the bus stop – odds are that quite a few of them will have the middle name Marie. The same is […]
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