There’s so much to unpack in this New Yorker article: America Ruined My Name for Me. In brief, Bich Nguyen was born in Vietnam, but moved to the US as a refugee while still an infant. Her name means jade in Vietnamese, a name both beautiful and common in her native country. But it proved challenging growing up […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Sibling for Bennett and Allegra
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! Lara writes: I am pregnant with a surprise miracle baby, child #3. Loving […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Why Not Patrick?
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! Nora writes: Our son is due at the end of May. We like […]
READ MORE >>Trending Traditional Girl Names: Ada, Emmeline, Ruth
Traditional girl names follow trends, rising and falling as the decades come and go. That sounds counter-intuitive, right? Trendy names, we think, must be the Ashleys and Jessicas, Mileys and Khaleesis. They define a generation. Or maybe they’re so tied to pop culture that they feel tied to a particular moment, one that will fade […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2021: The Winners!
We’ve voted our way through the month of March, and now the results are in! Before we get to the big announcement, let’s look at back at this year’s tournament. We started with sixteen boy names and sixteen girl names: GIRLS: Noa, Persephone, Navy, Marigold, Marlowe, Magnolia, Enola, Maisie, Laken, Phryne, Zuzu, Vera, Faye, Emilia, […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Daphne: High-Energy Charmer
The baby name Daphne has traveled from Greek myth to Saturday morning televisions … and now back in time to Regency England. Thanks to Natalie for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day, and to Bambi for suggesting the update. PURSUED BY APOLLO The baby name Daphne comes straight out of Greek myth. She’s a […]
READ MORE >>Girl Names Starting with X: Xandra, Ximena, Xin
When it comes to girl names starting with X, the list is both very, very short … and surprisingly long. While just two X names for girls chart in the current US Top 1000, dozens of possibilities exist. They come from other languages, from pop culture, and, of course, from our love of inventive spelling. […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: A Family Name Story
Names matter. A good reminder came via this Instagram post. Thanks to Meg for sharing it! I’m a little late to the party, true. Lettie’s post talks about her given name – handed down from her grandmother – in the context of Black History Month. “I think about what it meant to decide on your […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2021: Girls Final!
The time has come! We’ve voted our way alllllll the way to the very final round of March Madness baby names for the 2021 season. If you’ll recall, we started out the month with sixteen of the most popular girls’ names at Appellation Mountain: NOA PERSEPHONE NAVY MARIGOLD MARLOWE MAGNOLIA ENOLA MAISIE LAKEN PHRYNE ZUZU […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Owen, Elijah, and …
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! Kate writes: We have two sons, Owen Edward and Elijah Brent. We’re expecting […]
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