Happy Cinco de Mayo! It’s the fifth of May, and the start of my seventh year of blogging Baby Names of the Day.
Appellation Mountain was launched in January 2008, and, desperate for ideas, I decided to profile a different name every day, beginning on May 5, 2008, with Juniper.
A few days into the experiment, I decided to ask the (tiny) audience for suggestions. This was the beginning of the rich and vibrant community that I’m so privileged to be a part of today.
This week also marks a very important change: this is my last week as Director of Community Services for the City of Hyattsville, Maryland. It’s the kind of job I always imagined I’d have when I grew up – incredibly fulfilling, constantly challenging, impossibly interesting. It’s not just work. It’s also home, and so I’ve had all the reason in the world to make sure that this small town, in the big ocean of metropolitan Washington DC, thrives.
But it has been increasingly difficult to have enough hours in the day for the demands of my job and this website, to say nothing of my opportunities at Nameberry, with the tremendous support and encouragement of Pam and Linda, as well as, well, life.
After much discussion with my husband, I came to a big decision.
The blog wins.
I submitted my official resignation last month.
And so I’m celebrating Cinco de Mayo, and my last week of juggling a little bit too much, with a give-away. Yes, it is the ever popular win-your-own-week!
One lucky reader will get to choose all five of the names that will be featured the week of June 23rd.
You can enter three ways:
- Leave a comment on this post with a name that you would love to see featured
- Comment on the link to this post on the AppMtn Facebook page
- Tweet a name suggestion to @appmtn
Should you be the actual winner, you don’t have to include your originally suggested name in your final list. And please make sure that I can contact you – so if you leave a comment on the website, please use an email address that you check occasionally!
The winner will be announced on Saturday, May 10.
I can’t wait to hear what you suggest, and good luck!
I would like to suggest Arnold.
Happy 6th Anniversary!
I’d love to see Willa featured, along with how close it is to William. It’s my #1 girls name as a tribute to my grandfather William.
Congratulations! I would like to suggest the name Daphne.
Congratulations! All around exciting news! I would love to see Percival covered.
Congratulations! What wonderful news!
I’d love to see Starling featured.
Congrats on the big news 🙂 I would love to see Alden covered!
Congratulations Abby and good luck!! 🙂
I’d like to suggest Mafalda!
Amazing news! I’d love to see Dare featured.
Happy 6th birthday to the site!
I’d like to see Tiziana. It’s been my favourite name for ages and there doesn’t seem to be much information about it.
Congratulations on 6 years! I’d like to see Nevada featured. I recently discovered that it was my great great grandmother’s name who was full Cherokee native American.