It’s the spookiest time of year, and these are the Halloween baby names that celebrate the season. Seasonal names work for lots of reasons: they create an automatic shortlist, celebrate a favorite time of year, or just plain express your personal style. Halloween – and fall in general – happens to be my favorite time […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Something New
Confession time: my calendar? It’s a mess. And we can’t talk about my inbox. You know those episodes of Hoarders, where everyone in the television audience recoils at the absolute chaos? That’s my situation, right now. Digitally speaking. It’s a privilege and an honor to talk to families deciding what to name their children – […]
READ MORE >>Great Halloween Baby Names Contest 2019: Boys SemiFinals
The votes are in for the opening round of the boys’ Great Halloween Baby Names Contest 2019! As with the girls’ contest, there were some serious surprises … and a few expected outcomes, too. AM readers aren’t shy about favoring a more obscure name over a mainstream chart-topper, and that tends to come out in […]
READ MORE >>Great Halloween Baby Name Contest 2019: Girls SemiFinals
You’ve voted on your favorite girl names drawn from Vampire Diaries characters. The results? A mix of surprises and upsets, along with some results I figured would go exactly as they did. Things get tricky in our next round. There will be THREE names in both match-ups, but you can only vote for one. I […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Brother for Norah
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! Sarah writes: I am a lifelong name geek, so it is probably no […]
READ MORE >>Lane: Baby Name of the Day
Lane brings to mind winding country paths, quaint village streets, and a growing number of people by the name. Today’s post feature one of the Sweet Spot Boy Names as our Baby Name of the Day. ON THE ROAD Lane means exactly what you think it does: a road or a marked track. It’s Old […]
READ MORE >>Great Halloween Baby Names Contest 2019: Boys Opening Round
The Great Halloween Baby Names Contest 2019 is here. This year, the names of Vampire Diaries characters are vying for the title of the spookiest, most spectacular of the names. Of course, you could name triplets after the show’s characters and not necessarily sound like a superfan. (Okay, Elena, Damon, and Stefan? That could be […]
READ MORE >>Great Halloween Baby Names Contest 2019: Girls Opening Round
The Great Halloween Baby Names Contest 2019 has arrived! This year, we’re pitting the names of Vampire Diaries characters against each other. The series featured, obviously, plenty of Dracula’s kinsmen. But witches, werewolves, and other creatures appeared, too, along with the occasional mere mortal. (If there’s any such thing on a show so soaked in […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: The Power of Name Dreams
The first time a parent told me she dreamed of her child’s name, I dismissed it as a little quirky. Sort of like love at first sight. It happens, sure. But it’s not common. Except that, as time has gone by, I’ve heard this kind of story more and more. (And again this weekend.) Sometimes […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Which One?
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! Kara writes: We have two daughters, Violet Marie and Eliza Grace. Now we’re […]
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