First things first: this list of unique girl names doesn’t mean you’ve never heard of these names before. Unique means one of a kind. When it comes to names, that sets the bar pretty high. Just ask the 123 parents who named their children Unique last year. (Can you imagine going through kindergarten as Unique […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Shooter and Citizen
Let’s talk about names at the fringes. The longer I’ve written about names, the more I’ve come to believe that few names are really problematic. Some choices might feel just awful to you, and lots of names won’t be right for your family. But is there anything inherently wrong with being named Liam or Emma? […]
READ MORE >>Great Halloween Baby Names Contest 2019: Boys Final
Time for the final round in the boys’ Great Halloween Baby Names Contest 2019! Your votes have narrowed it down to just two names left. But before we get to the very last contest of the season, let’s take a look back at where we’ve been. All of this year’s contestants are drawn from Vampire […]
READ MORE >>Great Halloween Baby Names Contest 2019: Girls Final
Your votes have narrowed down the field to two final names! But before we get to the two beguiling finalists, let’s review the girls’ SemiFinals in the Great Halloween Baby Names Contest. To recap, all of the names in this year’s showdown are drawn from Vampire Diaries and its two spin-offs, The Originals and Legacies. […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Getting Over Piper
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! Lauren writes: Our journey to parenthood has been a long one, but we’re […]
READ MORE >>Hattie: Baby Name of the Day
Hattie shares the same style as favorites like Millie and Ellie. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list of girls’ names inspired by Sadie. HARRIET There’s no Hattie without Harriet. And there’s no Harriet until we have Henry. Let’s back up. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources lists the earliest […]
READ MORE >>Halloween Baby Names: The Ultimate List of Lists
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 […]
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