Name Nerd Duana Names: All In The Family… Dear Duana, We’re expecting second child in April (another girl!) and my husband and I, to no one’s surprise, cannot agree on any names. It’s a miracle we were able to agree on our first daughter’s name “Florence Amina”, we call her “Flo”. What is making By Duana • Apr 01, 2020 03:37 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: The Names Aren’t Real In Real Life! Duana, Long time reader, second time caller. I love your column and had hoped all your advice and wisdom would keep me out of my current predicament. Baby Girl was born March 21 and remains nameless. When we first left the hospital with our unnamed girl I felt great relief, By Duana • Mar 30, 2020 04:05 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: NOW MORE THAN EVER Hi Duana, I just want to say first that I LOVE your column and have been reading since way before getting pregnant. You recently mentioned the name Nova in one of your columns and that you were surprised it wasn’t used more. I thought it was a bit unusual By Duana • Mar 27, 2020 03:54 pm
Amazingness Cardi B’s COVID-19 Seminar I am always amused when celebrities refer to “celebrities” in the third person, as though they’re not it. Obviously, I am currently/perpetually doing post-doctoral work in the various strata of stars (who are we kidding) but usually when famous people refer to “celebrities” like they’re not a By Duana • Mar 26, 2020 12:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Pretty Woman: a Feminist Icon on film Oh, yo. Oh, yo. Catch this… Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of Pretty Woman! If you, like me, were forever changed and shaped by this film, then I wish you a happy anniversary, and apologies that we can no longer deny the march of time. Although given By Duana • Mar 23, 2020 12:19 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Back Home Voweler (with thanks to SNL) Dear Duana, Like many people that write to you, I’ve been reading your column for years. I always assumed that when I finally became pregnant, one of the first things I would do is write to you for help. However, my son’s name came to me in a By Duana • Mar 18, 2020 03:54 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Short, Yes – But Not Like That Hi Duana! We are expecting our second son in a week, and he has no name. You were so helpful with our firstborn! I knew I had to turn to you for our predicament: We had a list of one syllable names (Hugh, Dean) but have lately realized that we By Duana • Mar 16, 2020 04:11 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: But What About… Everything!? Hi Duana, We're pregnant without our second--this time a girl. She's due in early April. Our son is Luca Alexander (Alexander is a family name) and he has a hyphenated last name (two syllable name that starts with S - another two syllable that starts with By Duana • Mar 13, 2020 04:10 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: (Grey’s) Anatomy of A Writer’s Room I think at this point in the Golden Age of Television, we need a word for shows that remain, against all odds, in our consciousness and vocabulary. Like the fact that Friends is so squarely 90s, but still clearly resonates with teens and 20somethings who weren’t alive when it By Duana • Mar 11, 2020 03:12 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Statistical Analysis, Superbly Annotated Dear Duana, I have eagerly devoured every one of your columns for years now, despite steadfastly professing (to anyone who dared ask) that I would never have children! But after stubbornly holding out for over a decade, fate stepped in and dealt us a sweet hand; two big fat X By Duana • Mar 09, 2020 04:18 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: My Sister Insists Hi Duana, I've written before, as I'm on my third. I have an older daughter Hazel and a boy, Jack. I'm working on a strong name for my third, a girl. The ONLY name my husband and I can agree on so far is By Duana • Mar 06, 2020 04:04 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Sign on the Dotted-Line Deadline Hi Duana - I’m in a bit of a name situation with my baby girl (third girl in a family of four) who is fast approaching her name registration deadline - 1 week to go. We have leant towards Astrid Flora as her name, but I have doubts now By Duana • Mar 04, 2020 04:10 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Can It Be This Simple? Hi Duana! We are expecting a baby girl in March and while we have some ideas, we haven't settled on one yet. My husband is Indian and his last name starts with an M and ends with an A. I am generic white person (mix of European stuff) By Duana • Mar 02, 2020 04:02 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: The Name That Begins At The End Dear Duana, Guess how many people in this world have the surname Lee? Over 100 million people, and my partner for life is one of these Lees. We are expecting twin girls at the beginning of March, but are at risk of delivering sooner due to a high risk pregnancy, By Duana • Feb 21, 2020 03:49 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Embrace The Clonk Dear Duana, Before finding out we were having a girl, we had two very solid boy names selected which, although I am very excited to be having a girl, am a little bummed I will not be using these names I love so much. The first is Jack Wallace (Jack By Duana • Feb 19, 2020 04:17 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Latest (ish) and Greatest Updates Okay, this has been such a pleasurable run of updates! You know I have feelings about including siblings in the choosing of their new little family member’s names, but I support the writer of Why Is This So Hard for choosing to look for other options besides ‘Donna The By Duana • Feb 14, 2020 04:32 pm
