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Spotlight: Indiana and Alabama

February 5, 2008 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

Ever get the feeling that other parents are chucking their baby names books in favor of the atlas? You’re not wrong. It’s tough to take an official count – are any of those little girl Madisons, for example, named after the town in Wisconsin? – but places both exotic and familiar are popping up on […]

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Spotlight: Lorelei and Anneliese

February 3, 2008 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

The German language has given us some rather harsh, if very useful, words and phrases: schadenfreude, gesundheit, zeitgeist. Of course, it’s also given us a lovely and wildly popular name for girls, Emma. And while Helga isn’t likely to crack the Top 10, there are two appealing German imports that just might race up the […]

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Obscure Saints’ Names: Girls’ Edition

February 2, 2008 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

A few years ago, a friend of mine was expecting. “We’re sticking with the basics,” she told me. “Mostly saints’ names.” At the time, I nodded. I knew what she meant – they weren’t going for anything outlandish, and the name they chose for their son – Matthew – was as straightforward and practical as […]

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Avalon & Astoria: Unusual A Names for Girls

January 31, 2008 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on January 31, 2008 and was substantially revised and re-posted on January 26, 2013. A is for Apple. As in Apple Blythe Allison, big sister to Moses Bruce Anthony and firstborn of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin. If that’s too out there for you, consider these slightly less […]

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Ruby, Elise & Sheena: Girls Names from Alt Rock

January 29, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on January 29, 2008.  It was substantially revised and republished on January 26, 2012. If your muscial inclinations take you lower on the radio dial, you won’t be surprised to learn the following: in 1977, the Ramones released Rocket to Russia, their third LP. Track Six was “Sheena […]

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Shopping for Names: Pottery Barn Edition

January 27, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

It’s been called yuppie porn. And let’s face it, if my house looked as pulled together and interesting as the average Pottery Barn Catalog room, well, I’d be having you all over for dinner to flaunt it. If PB is clearly aspirational, then the names that they choose for their products – and many of […]

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Never Out of Style: Classic Names for Boys

January 26, 2008 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

Editor’s note: This post was one of the first ever published at AppMtn, on January 26, 2008, when the blog was a mere three days old. It was substantially revised and re-posted on Monday, March 19, 2012. Are you a Brooks Brothers button-down kind of guy? Do you prefer your Thanksgiving turkey served on grandmother’s […]

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Baby Name Advice: The Middle Matters

January 26, 2008 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Strictly speaking, there are no rules in baby naming. But there are some guidelines that I believe in strongly enough to call rules, at least here on Appellation Mountain. And here’s the first: The Middle Matters.

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Bookshelf: Cool Names for Babies, Revised & Updated

January 26, 2008 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

If you’re a namenik, you may well recall what baby name books looked like before Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz hit the scene: plodding lists in alphabetical order, with descriptions, origins, nicknames and possibly a note about a famous bearer or two. But for the most part, Abelia and Amanda were treated equally. Then […]

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As Seen on TV: Gossip Girls

January 25, 2008 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

The writer’s strike may be putting a hitch in the television schedule, but babies need naming every day of the year. And what better naming inspiration than a pair of rich-as-sin, pretty-as-starlets characters on a television drama about privileged teenagers? Serena and Blair, welcome to Appellation Mountain.

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