Time to focus on boy names starting with A. It’s quite the popular initial, right up there with M and J. Asher has been one of the hottest boy names over the last two years, a fast-rising favorite that didn’t even crack the Top 1000 before the 1980s. And, of course, it’s impossible to talk […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: A Quiet Fourth
Last night, as darkness fell, we stood on our roof deck – we live in a tall, skinny townhouse – and watched for glimpses of fireworks in the night sky. I wasn’t sure if we’d see anything. Nearly every official celebration had been canceled. But it happened. For over an hour, we watched through the […]
READ MORE >>Summer Baby Names Showdown 2020: Boys Opening Round
It’s time for The Great Summer Baby Names Showdown. We do this every summer, but 2020? It’s a little different. (How’s that for an understatement?) Normally, we vote our way through the best of the names newly debuted in (or returned to) the US Top 1000. Except the US popularity data release is delayed indefinitely. […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Sister for Afton Grace
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! Rene writes: We are struggling with a girl name that is unique, but […]
READ MORE >>Summer Baby Names Showdown 2020: Girls Opening Round
It’s time for The Great Summer Baby Names Showdown. Normally, we spend our summer choosing among the best of the new names to debut on the US popularity charts in May. But “normal” and “2020” don’t belong in the same sentence. The US popularity data release is delayed indefinitely. So instead, we’re going to revisit […]
READ MORE >>Book Review: The Name Mentor
I have a lot of baby name books. I’ve read even more. And that’s why I’m always pleasantly surprised to discover that a baby name book can be completely new and different. Alix Brown’s just released Trending and Timeless Baby Names + The Name Mentor’s Guide to Peacefully Crafting Your Baby’s Name is something completely […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Solenne: Tailored and Strong
The baby name Solenne sounds tailored and strong, plus it is so very rare. SOLANGE You might recognize the name Solange. It frequently appears on lists of French names for girls. And Solange Knowles, younger sister to Beyonce and an accomplished singer in her own right, makes it famous. (The Knowles family has plenty of […]
READ MORE >>Ev Names for Girls: Evelyn, Everly, Evadne
Ev names for girls are riding high. Evelyn ranks in the US Top Ten. Eva and Everly follow in the Top 100. And six more entries in the current girls’ Top 1000 start with those two letters. But well beyond the Top 1000, even more Ev names await. Some feel like neglected antiques. Others qualify […]
READ MORE >>Girl Names Starting with E: Eva, Emery, Evangeline
Girl names starting with E include the most popular of choices. At least two qualify as regal, saintly classics. Dozens more feel like sweet spot choices for a daughter, names that read feminine without being too frilly, and familiar, but not wildly popular. Of course, E names for girls as a group have caught on. […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary … Let’s Play X is the New Y
Let’s talk about snowclones. That’s the term of art for phrases like “x is the new y.” They’re called snowclones because of another phrasal template: “If Eskimos have 99 words for snow, then X surely has Y words for Z.” (Of course, that’s a vast oversimplification of Inuit culture and language.) But the term snowclones […]
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