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Sunday Summary: 4/25/10

April 25, 2010 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

The price of a blog with growing readership?

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  1. Sora says

    April 26, 2010 at 6:49 PM

    I’m pretty sure I’ve heard the name Eliete here in Portugal – it falls in the category of French-inspired names that became trendy in my grandmother’s generation (Arlete, Graciete, Susete… all very dated now). Originally, I believe Eliette is a feminisation of Elie (French form of Elias/Elijah).

    50’s names are bound to come for a comeback. I can totally imagine 2010’s babies naming their future children after grandma Joyce or Linda!

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    • appellationmountain says

      April 27, 2010 at 12:39 PM

      Graciete – interesting! And I agree that Linda will make a comeback. 🙂

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  2. Sebastiane says

    April 25, 2010 at 9:37 PM

    I didn’t know it was International Week either, it was merely coincidence that I decided to do a round-up of Lithuanian names.

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  3. Names4Real says

    April 25, 2010 at 4:06 PM

    I hate spam too! So annoying.

    I wish I had known it was international week. 🙂 I would have added a post from U.K. or Australia, or somewhere.

    As usual, a great read.

    Sarah

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    • appellationmountain says

      April 25, 2010 at 8:28 PM

      Thanks, Sarah – and I didn’t realize it was international week until mid-way thru the post. 😉

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  4. Sebastiane says

    April 25, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    Argg, I hate Spam comments, sometimes they are just random letters and numbers. Why? Other times they have no relation to the post, like the one I received about migraine headaches.

    I really enjoyed Sugar and Spice and actually learned to like Kansas. The name fit the character so well.

    Echo Scarlett Honey is kind of cute. It would be too much for me to use, but I admire the guts of another parent.

    Eliette is a pretty old name, I forgot its derivation. But its interesting to see. I would never use it in the U.S. because I would be afraid of people constantly mistaken it as an alternative spelling for Elliot on a girl.

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    • appellationmountain says

      April 25, 2010 at 8:29 PM

      Ah, so Eliette has roots? That’s interesting to hear!

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  5. British American says

    April 25, 2010 at 2:54 PM

    My Mum’s name is Joyce. She dislikes it. Maybe when my daughter comes to name her children (she’s only 4 right now) Joyce will be cool again and she can claim it because it’s her grandmother’s name. Or maybe she’ll like her great grandmother’s name: Doris.

    Clint, Phoenix, Echo and Dali are decent enough to be known as – Disney would be strange though, as it conjures up a strong image of cartoons and theme parks. And I think I like Lovella more than I should. 😛 I guess it’s somewhat like Luella.

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    • appellationmountain says

      April 25, 2010 at 8:30 PM

      I agree – Disney is the one that gives me pause. Blogger Girls Gone Child used Luella for her daughter’s middle – Fable Luella. And I do kind of love it!

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    • Joy says

      April 25, 2010 at 10:01 PM

      Yup, my mom has worked with ladies named Joyce. I’ve disliked it for years. When I say my name, people often mishear it as Joyce (or Julie).

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  6. photoquilty says

    April 25, 2010 at 2:48 PM

    The Generational Sweet Spot, or Why Your Mother-in-Law Has Such Bad Taste…Um, may I just say, “no duh!”

    I don’t know if Joyce is due for a comeback, and because Jude is so popular, Judy might make it back, but I definitely see Marilyn as a contender for a return, not least because it ends in LYN.

    Sugar and Spice. Didn’t that movie star a coule of girls name Marley and Marla? Also a Mena, and a woman named Sean. I think I find the cast’s names more interesting than the characters’.

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    • appellationmountain says

      April 25, 2010 at 8:33 PM

      Nice point. There definitely was a Marley and a Marla – and Mena Suvari was Kansas!

      I can see Marilyn following Evelyn right up the charts …

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