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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 a blog.)

As it happens, there were more than five comments on that post. (So, not that much courage, maybe. Just a nudge.) There will be names suggested by de-lurked readers right into August. I might just make this an annual event, kind of like Shark Week. Except, you know, no sharks.

I also wanted to take one little minute to thank everyone who has suggested a name, now or ever! It’s incredibly fun to write these posts, but only because you continue to come up with such interesting choices.

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Comments

  1. Kelly Beth says

    July 18, 2010 at 1:16 AM

    hi! De-lurking to suggest two family names — Dolores and Eleanor.

    Somewhere between the two of them is a baby name that will honor both grandmothers, but I’m still trying to find it. I’d love to read up on the history and nickname potential for both!

    Thanks, I love this blog!

    Reply
  2. appellationmountain says

    July 17, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    I love Mercy! I actually wrote about her here: https://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/24/name-of-the-day-mercy/

    Reply
  3. Samantha says

    July 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    How about Mercy? I love virtue names.

    Reply
  4. Sara A. says

    July 14, 2010 at 8:11 PM

    I’m a brand new lurker and my fiance and I are kind of intrigued by sciencey names like Edison, Tesla, Newton, and Bell; as well as really quaint old names like Briony, Averil, Evelyn, and Hazel.

    Reply
    • appellationmountain says

      July 17, 2010 at 9:06 AM

      I knew a very handsome Jamaican guy called Newton – he’ll be featured on October 15. And Evelyn will be October 18.

      Thanks for the suggestions!

      Reply
  5. gatoamiga says

    July 14, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    Hi! I am a longtime lurker and I absolutely love your site. It is a daily go-to for a name-nerd like me. 🙂

    I am married to a man of Japanese heritage and I would love to learn more about names that overlap between English and Japanese, beyond the beautiful names of Naomi and Hana. What about Erika? Would that work?

    Also, do you have a list of Jazz-related names? My husband is a huge jazz music aficionado and he would love to use a Jazz name like – Ellington, Tatum, Coleman, or Miles. Any other ideas?

    Thanks so much!

    P.S. I am glad you did an entry on Coriander. That is a major guilty pleasure name for me! 😉

    Reply
    • appellationmountain says

      July 17, 2010 at 9:05 AM

      Gatoamiga, have you considered Chet, as in Baker? His given name was Chesney, which is more country than jazzy these days, but Chet is cool.

      And check out the lists at Nameberry: http://nameberry.com/blog/category/jazz-names/

      Erika might work, but I wonder how she’d be pronounced in Japan – or rather, I wonder if you’d be pleased with the sound. Let me see if I can find anything in the way of lists …

      And thank you so much for reading!

      Reply
  6. braveangel2 says

    July 13, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    Oops – helps if I really look into the archives, doesn’t it. Thanks for the great posts!

    Reply
    • appellationmountain says

      July 17, 2010 at 9:00 AM

      Don’t worry ’bout it! My search feature needs serious work. 🙂

      Reply
  7. braveangel2 says

    July 13, 2010 at 5:58 PM

    I’d like to suggest August 😀

    Reply
  8. Rachel says

    July 12, 2010 at 9:46 PM

    I’m definitely a lurker… never comment and never make suggestions!
    So here are mine:
    Amelie
    Isla
    Nadia
    Aviva
    Freya
    Jasper
    Miles
    Archer

    Apologies if these have already been done 🙂

    Reply
    • appellationmountain says

      July 17, 2010 at 9:00 AM

      I’ve written about a few, but I’ve been WAITING for someone to suggest Archer – so he’s October 14. Thank you!

      Reply
  9. Chantelle says

    July 12, 2010 at 2:35 PM

    I’d like to suggest Stella as a name of the day. If I missed it and it already has been featured, a feature on Ellington would be great! I read through an RSS feed and am usually wayyyyyy too lazy to comment. 🙂

    Reply
    • appellationmountain says

      July 17, 2010 at 8:59 AM

      I wrote about Stella here: https://appellationmountain.net/2010/02/09/name-of-the-day-stella/

      But Ellington is brand new! He’ll be October 13. Thanks!

      Reply
  10. Jana says

    July 12, 2010 at 12:37 PM

    Okay I guess I qualify as a lurker…. I suggest Basia!

    – Jana

    Reply
    • appellationmountain says

      July 17, 2010 at 8:57 AM

      Basia is lovely – she’s October 12’s NotD.

      Reply
      • Jana says

        July 23, 2010 at 12:12 PM

        Awesome, thanks! 🙂

        Reply
  11. lili says

    July 12, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    I’ve commented a few times.. but I’ve visited WAY more 🙂 I’d like to suggest Tate as name of the day!

    Reply
    • appellationmountain says

      July 17, 2010 at 8:56 AM

      Tate is interesting – he’s up on October 11.

      Reply
  12. Bree says

    July 12, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    I don’t know if I’m considered lurker…I just recently started posting more but I have been a fan of this blog for a long while! I would like to suggest Heathcliff as a name of the day.

    Reply
    • appellationmountain says

      July 17, 2010 at 8:55 AM

      Close enough, Bree! He’ll be NotD on October 6.

      Reply
  13. UrbanAngel says

    July 12, 2010 at 9:38 AM

    It’s a great idea, Abby! I can’t WAIT to see all of the fab , random choices !

    Reply
  14. youcantcallitit says

    July 12, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    Love the title “Lurker Week” Abby. Can’t wait to delve into these new personalities.

    Reply
  15. fran says

    July 12, 2010 at 6:41 AM

    looking forward to reading all of these. i know it took me a long time to find the courage and comment. i’ve been meaning to send some more name of the day suggestions which this post has reminded me to do this week!

    Reply

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