How’s this for #namespotting: a baby Roger! Okay, I’m 99% certain that I overheard a mom calling her toddler son Roger. They were seated one row in front of us in church last week, and I think I heard it clearly, more than once. I’d love to ask – and we do see them around […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Advice for Unusual Names, Girl Juniors, and More
Here’s my best piece of advice for parents choosing a truly unusual name for their child: be prepared to succinctly explain the name’s origin, and then smile. Because if you choose a name that is very unusual – or really, even one that is just slightly outside the mainstream – questions will come. They’re often […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: On Names Aging Well, Royal Babies, and More …
Lately I’ve been thinking about men called Cory. Cory and Corey peaked in the 1980s. Some call it an Irish heritage choice. I think of it as a cute boy name from my youth. Credit goes to former child stars turned teenage heartthrobs Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, I suppose. Now it brings to mind […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Naming Quadruplets, Social Naming, and Winterbelle
I’m not suggesting that reality television alum Spencer Pratt makes a great role model. But I’m intrigued by his assertion that he and his wife, fellow Hills alum Heidi Montag, ruled out any baby name already taken on social media. My first thought: how shallow! My second thought: except that maybe it makes sense. Beyonce […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: GoT rumors, a name puzzle, and Chalice
I’m not watching Game of Thrones, but I’m watching the world watch it. And so I know that it’s hurtling towards a series finale. And lately I’ve even heard rumors that part of the big finish might just be a plot where one of the main characters could be expecting. Since I’m not following, I […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Pitch Perfect 3, Nicknames First & Arlo Benjamin
Welcome to August! I took my twelve year old to see the new Spider-Man movie on Friday. There are so many good things about movies on the big screen: popcorn, for one. And previews! Every movie is marvelous in trailer form. Plus, it’s a reminder of all the movies I intend to see … eventually. […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Pom and Everson and Unhelpful Husbands
I’m forever fascinated by unusual names, especially when they come complete with compelling stories. Pom Klementieff, who plays Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy, caught my eye back when we saw the movie in May. But I just thought to look for the meaning behind it. Turns out that Pom was born in Quebec to […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Name Games, Multiple Middles, and Vitus
Maybe you do this, too. You hear a name. It’s not the kind of name that you’d hear on a person, at least not a real live person you’d be likely to meet today. Certainly not a child. At first, it’s unwearable. A jaw-dropping surprise. Nope, nope, nope. But then you talk yourself into it. […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: D23, Beyonce Baby Names, All in the Family
On Friday, I found myself talking to a dad who happens to be First Middle Last V. He told me that it never occurred to him to name his child anything other than First Middle Last VI, and that his school-aged son already talks about someday giving the name to a seventh generation. There’s something […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Uma Sets Sail
The latest obsession around here? Descendants 2. If you don’t have a Disney Channel-crazed school aged kid, you may have missed 2015’s smash hit flick, Descendants. The plot: Disney’s legendary villains have been banished to a prison-island, but their children – now teenagers – are being given a second chance. Four of the Descendants will […]
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