Looking for spunky girl names? You’ve found the right list! These names feel ready for adventure. They can suit a big personality. But they’re not limited to girls and teens. They’re just right for women of accomplishment, too. Whether you’re naming a daughter or a fictional character, there’s a strength and boldness to these names […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019: Boys Final
It’s here! We started with eight of the most promising new boy names: Archie, Kenzo, Zakai, Bowie, Jericho, Benedict, Torin, and Zev. Your votes narrowed those down to four. Now just two names remain! One of the finalists will join our circle of the best of the names debuting or returning to the US Top […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Unfamiliar, Not Hard
Time for a revolution. This article says it so well: Names That Are Unfamiliar to You Aren’t “Hard,” They’re “Unpracticed.” The author was named N’Jameh by her Gambian father. She writes “They named me out of boundless love. In that love is a pride of culture and heritage. And yet, my name is treated like […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019: Girls Final
It’s here! We started with eight of the most promising new girl names: Promise, Scout, Emmarie, Violeta, Bellamy, Wendy, Anais, and Zora. We whittled those down to four, and now just two are left. One of these names will join our circle of the best of the names debuting or returning to the US Top […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Something like Odessa
Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Stephanie writes: Last year I wrote you looking for name help finding a […]
READ MORE >>August: Baby Name of the Day
August sounds like high summer, but this name traces its history back into the ancient world. Thanks to Arthur for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Grand August brings to mind the height of summer – cookouts and barefoot walks on the beach. But make no mistake, this name is rather lofty. The very […]
READ MORE >>Promise: Baby Name of the Day
Promise sounds like something from Plymouth Rock, but it’s actually one of the newest girl names of the moment. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list. Pledge Some words prove elusive, their exact origins lost to time. But this one? We can trace it to the Latin promissum. It became promesse in French […]
READ MORE >>Rare Girl Names 2019: The Great Eights
Today we’ll look at rare girl names 2019. Every one of these picks was given to just eight girls born between January 1st and December 31st of 2018. That makes them very rare, indeed. Consider this: parents named 18,688 girls the #1 name, Emma. And even the names perched at the very edge of the […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Do We Become Our Names?
Parents sometimes attempt to name their children into the life they wish for them. If that sounds wrong, consider that it’s only one of a zillion ways we choose for our children: where we live, how we educate them, what our family does with free time, the belief systems we pass on both intentionally and […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019: Boys SemiFinals
Ready or not, it’s time for the next round of the boys’ New Names Showdown 2019. Two of the first round matches were blowouts … but that doesn’t necessarily mean those names are the ones to beat. If you’re new here, the New Names Showdown is our annual attempt to pick the newest, hottest of […]
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