Today I’m thinking about Future Top Ten Boy Names. Back in 2016, looking at a stable – or stagnant – Top Ten list, I wondered which names would replace the current favorites as they inevitably fell. My guesses were based on state data. Why? The data sets are smaller. So I figured it might be […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: A Total Rethink
Let’s discuss Lieutenant Kelly Severide from Chicago Fire. Well not exactly that character. I’ve never seen the show. (I know, I know. Where are my priorities?) But I mentioned the other day that I find Kelly dated for a girl, but fresh and handsome for a boy. And, to my surprise, lots of you agreed. […]
READ MORE >>Spring Song Title Showdown: QuarterFinals
Because we all need a little distraction these days, I present the Spring Song Title Showdown. We’re voting our way through girl names from hit song titles. They’re drawn from the 1960s into the early 2000s, and I’m guessing LOTS of these have you singing along. We started with sixteen names. You can read the […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Navigating Family Objections
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! Gina writes: My husband and I are “those” people – we got married […]
READ MORE >>Theodora: Baby Name of the Day
Theodora combines a long list of great nicknames with a storied elegance. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list. THEODORE The Greek Theodoros means gift of god. Change the ending sound to an ‘a’ and Theodora makes the obvious feminine form. Dorothea and Dorothy both come from Theodore, too. Dorothy has ranked […]
READ MORE >>Jesse: Baby Name of the Day
Jesse brings to mind outlaws and athletes, but it’s impeccably Biblical, too. Thanks to Photoquilty for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. YISHAI In Hebrew, the original name is Yishai – gift. It appears in the Old Testament, as father to the world-changing King David. Artists created elaborate charts showing the family’s genealogy, leading […]
READ MORE >>Spring Song Title Showdown: The Best Girls Names from Songs
By popular demand! So many of you were kind enough to mention that March Madness Baby Names had been a welcome distraction over the last few weeks. And a few asked if I’d considered running something else to take your minds off all of the everything. And so here it is! The Spring Song Title […]
READ MORE >>Hottest 1920 Girl Names
Let’s talk about the hottest 1920 girl names. No, not the Top Ten names from a century back. Instead, these names were racing up the popularity charts back when the Twenties were just starting to roar. To be considered, a name had to gain substantially between 1919 and 1920, but it also had to feel […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Easter Edition
It’s a good day to celebrate. Maybe this holiday feels deeply spiritual for you. Or maybe it’s all about the jelly beans and Cadbury cream eggs. Or, hey, it could be that you’re not at all Christian – even culturally – and this is just another Sunday. Regardless of your beliefs or worldview, the enduring […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Brother for Jack
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! Rachel writes: We have a sweet 2 year-old named Jack Murray. It’s the […]
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