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Articles by Abby Sandel

Abby Sandel is the creator of the baby name blog Appellation Mountain and mom to Alex and Clio.

Sun Oct 30 2016

Romantic Girl Names

Inspired by Valentina Angelina Jonas, Abby looks at some lovely romantic names for girls.
Tue Oct 25 2016

Can These Baby Namers Ever Agree?

Abby finds four ways to untie a couple who are miles apart in their naming styles.
Sun Oct 23 2016

Literary Baby Names: YA book characters

Names from Young Adult books have been a big source of new names. Here are some possibilities from recent publications.
Thu Oct 20 2016

12 Ever-Cool Boy Names

Which boy names are forever cool? These twelve picks will stand the test of time, without sacrificing any of their swagger.
Tue Oct 18 2016

Baby Name Theft?

What happens when two sisters love the same name–and one is pregnant and the other is not?
Sun Oct 16 2016

TV Baby Names: Anna-Kat to Cable

Looking for the next Phoebe or Xander character name to break out from the new TV season series.
Sun Oct 09 2016

Rising Boy Names: 9 Ready to Roar

We’ve named nine girl names set to soar, now Abby does the same for the boys–from Axel to Wilder.
Tue Oct 04 2016

Compromise Girl Names: A Sister for Luella

Coralie? Cordelia? Ophelia? What would be the perfect name for Luella’s sister? The Name Sage offers her sage advice.
Sun Oct 02 2016

Rising Girl Names: 9 likely to soar

Some of Abby’s ideas of girls names that will really take off. Some surprises, too, like Zuri and Ruth.
Tue Sep 27 2016

Baby Names: Solving the Popularity Puzzle

The Name Sage addresses the popularity puzzle, explaining how popular names aren’t as popular as you may think. Take the poll!