We at ApMtn can’t decide if we’re thrilled by the evidence uncovered by Michael Sherrod and Matthew Rayback in their new book Bad Baby Names, or a bit disappointed. I’ve yet to read the book, but wanted to recommend the New York Times article.
READ MORE >>Kayla/Kyla/Myla/Twyla
The year was 1982. Joan Jett, Survior and the Human League were on the radio. E.T. phoned home on the silver screen, and Rocky fought Mr. T. And in a fictional town called Salem, the character Kayla Brady first appeared on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Unlike some soap-sudsy names, Kayla wasn’t created […]
READ MORE >>Elsewhere Online: Bicultural Naming
If you’re a parent, you’re already reading
READ MORE >>Building a Boy: Names from Architecture
Most categories of unusual names seem better suited to boys than girls – nature names and muscial terms, for example.
READ MORE >>It's Official: JLo's kiddies are Max and Emme
After much rumor and speculation, JLo’s rep confirmed that her twins are indeed named Max and Emme. For the coverage from People, click here. For more on the names, check out Spotlight: Max and Emme. And with that, we’ll officially call Emme as a name to watch for 2010.
READ MORE >>Penelope: Baby Name of the Day
Penelope transformed from quirky outsider to Top 100 favorite. Our Baby Name of the Day was inspired by this movie. CONSTANT … AND CLEVER We first heard this name in the ancient world. Faithful wife to Odysseus, she waits at home while he spends a decade adventuring following the Trojan War. He’s gone so long […]
READ MORE >>The Fifth Sin: Double-Barreled
Here on ApMtn, rarely do we run into kids called Maia-Jai or Oliver-William. Perhaps that’s because few people actually go through with the insanity of hyphenating two first names together to create a Frankenstein of a baby name. Or perhaps it’s because, in common use, it is quite difficult to make a “double-barreled” name stick. […]
READ MORE >>Alphabet: C is for Boys
As we noted in C is for Girls, the letter C has been neglected in favor of K.
READ MORE >>Spotlight: Max and Emme
The world knows that Jennifer Lopez delivered healthy twins on Friday.
READ MORE >>Alphabet: C is for Girls
Even before the Kardashians became reality TV staples, K names were popular for girls.
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