When it comes to boy names starting with I, two varieties dominate. There are the every guy names, the likable and familiar favorites, like Isaac and Ian. But then there are the daring boy names starting with I, from Shakespeare’s Iago to Elba’s Idris. Is there any middle ground? Maybe. A saintly classic and some […]
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Boy Names Starting with J: James, Jonah, Jennings
Looking for boy names starting with J? Parents love the letter J. It starts John, Joseph, and James, the most evergreen of classic boy names. But it’s also the first letter of chart-topping modern inventions, like Jayden and Jax. Tally up all of the spellings of Jackson, and it might claim the #1 spot in […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: On Oscars and Appellations
Did you watch the Academy Awards last weekend? I missed it, but woke up the next morning to hear that Parasite surprised everyone by taking home the Oscar for Best Picture. The South Korean dark comedy/thriller is the first non-English language movie to earn the distinction. There’s lots of talk about diversity during awards season. […]
READ MORE >>New Boy Names 2019: Jericho, Justus, Zev
New boy names 2019 borrow from popular sounds, span the globe, and bring back some forgotten classics – it’s a little bit of everything. In May 2019, the US Social Security Administration released the new popularity data for all children born between January 1st and December 31st of 2018. 45 boys’ names ranked in the […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: If Lucky Seven is a Boy …
Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. This is a special bonus #namehelp for a colleague and friend. 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! Today’s #namehelp […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Twelfth of 2015
I took my daughter to see Cinderella, and I was surprised by how much I loved it. Cate Blanchett’s stepmother reminded me of the stepmother character from Cinder – you don’t like her, but you kind of get her, even though she’s definitely the villain of the piece. And that whole “Have Courage and Be Kind” line? I’m on board […]
READ MORE >>Wayback Machine: Reimagining Popular Names for Boys
Back in 2012, I wrote a post imagining the medieval(ish) equivalents of the current girls’ Top 25. I wanted to call it the Medievalizer, but that sounds like a torture device. I went with names that could be reasonably used today – Oriana for Olivia, Hilde for Hailey. Choosing only names that might appeal to […]
READ MORE >>Joaquin: Baby Name of the Day
It’s a name worn by an Oscar-nominated actor – and maybe the father of Mary. Thanks to Christina for suggesting Joaquin as our Baby Name of the Day.
READ MORE >>Out-There Alphabet: Baby Names G to L
If you follow Appellation Mountain on social media, you’ll know that we’ve been talking about the most Out-There baby names that make our lists of favorites. This question: Alphabet time: what are the most out-there names that you love, starting with the letter … The answers were so great that I decided to round them […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Hello from the Beach!
There’s a point every summer where it seems completely illogical that I’m not camped out on the beach, reading a book and watching my children cover themselves in saltwater and sand. We reached that point last week, so hello from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware! The namespotting isn’t extreme here – the urban parents in the wilds of […]
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