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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 Feb 14 2016

O Boy! Baby Names: Owen, Rocco, and Lochlan

O names like Oliver and Owen are gaining on the J and A boy names.
Tue Feb 09 2016

Name Sage: Naming Kiddo #4

Finding a name for the baby sister of Luke, Sadie and Cannon
Sun Feb 07 2016

Pretty Baby Names: 9 Kinds of Names for Girls

Here are nine different paths to a feminissima name for your baby girl.
Tue Feb 02 2016

Name Sage: What’s the Boy Version of Violet?

For some people girls’ names are easy, boys’ not so much.
Sun Jan 31 2016

Middle Names, Nine Different Ways

How to pick a middle name? Here are nine different ways!
Thu Jan 28 2016

The Berries Have Spoken: 89 More Great Baby Names Now

We picked the 99 greatest names right now and you picked #100, with Felix the top choice.
Tue Jan 26 2016

Name Sage: A Sister for Ellie, Tessa, and Drew

What goes best with Ellie, Tessa and Drew? See which of the Name Sage’s suggestions you like best.
Sun Jan 24 2016

New Baby Boy Names: Inspired by Trees

Some strong, sturdy tree names for boys feature in this week’s Nameberry 9.
Tue Jan 19 2016

Name Sage: Reinventing Bernice

The Name Sage offers some great choices honoring Grandma Bernice–from Veronica to Bernadette to Bea.
Sun Jan 17 2016

B Baby Names in the News: Bowie, Brie, and Beyond

Bowie leads the list of B-names in the news this week!