Name Nerd Duana Names: All The Things In A Name Hi Duana, I am expecting my third baby boy, he is a rainbow baby as we lost our second over a year ago, at 28 weeks. Truth be told, I am not crazy about the term “rainbow baby” but appreciate it for its meaning and honouring the journey one goes By Duana • Nov 27, 2019 04:24 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: One Vowel To Rule Them All Hi Duana, Here’s the sitch: We’re expecting a baby boy in late December. Big sister Elena will be 3. But: My husband is an immigrant from Japan and, perhaps understandably (yes, okay, totally understandably) insists that our children’s names be pronounceable in Japanese. Most of his family By Duana • Nov 25, 2019 03:57 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: It Can Be Both (Even The Second Time) Hi Duana, My friend is a long time reader and suggested I reach out to you regarding the trouble my husband and I are having settling on a name for our baby girl (due in November). Having read through so many of your columns I think she is right! This By Duana • Nov 22, 2019 05:02 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: The Gumshoe Factor Hi Duana! I'm a name nerd and love your column I'm such a name nerd I never thought I'd have trouble coming up with one myself, but now that the time is actually here nothing has that spark for us and we're By Duana • Nov 20, 2019 05:04 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Don’t Give In To Temptation! Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting baby number two at the end of November and despite being oh-so-close to the “it’s a ——” moment that we’re hoping will live up to the hype, our inability to find a boy name we love has us almost ready to By Duana • Nov 18, 2019 04:30 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Help You School Me Hi Duana, I'm a bit of a name nut, and so enjoy your column! My husband and I are due with our first, and we have decided not to find out the sex. We have both agreed that incorporating family names are important to us, and I' By Duana • Nov 15, 2019 05:05 pm
TV Updates Sarah Michelle Gellar Doubles Chances of TV Return I’ll be honest – Sarah Michelle Gellar’s career is fascinating to me. In the past, I’ve had trouble understanding why she’s not much, much busier. But the announcement that she’s slated to star in a limited series called Sometimes I Lie, executive produced by Ellen Degeneres, By Duana • Nov 15, 2019 01:59 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Does The Spelling Change The Meaning? Hey Duana! I hope this is the shortest, most succinct email you receive all day (I’d have said week, but let’s not get carried away). My husband and I are expecting our second, sex unknown (but to be determined). Our first is Mary. If second is a girl, By Duana • Nov 13, 2019 04:00 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Is This Name Actionable? Hi Duana, I am currently expecting a baby girl and have found myself in the middle of some family drama. My husband and I are planning to name our daughter Caroline which greatly upset his brother and his brother's wife. They currently have a six-month-old boy (Andrew) but By Duana • Nov 08, 2019 02:54 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: What’s My Name, Though? Hi Duana! First-time writer, long-time reader. I believe you are the perfect person to help solve my voicemail dilemma as I am not sure which name to use. It’s currently automated, but I would like to use something more personalized. I go by Ali with friends but Alison at By Duana • Nov 06, 2019 04:01 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Vicarious Victories Hi Duana, I’ve loved your column vicariously for years and got the satisfaction of being able to say ‘but I suggested that months ago!’ when my sister and brother-in-law named their firstborn Theodore Joseph. He’s a delight and known to everyone as Teddy. Well! Teddy is getting a By Duana • Nov 04, 2019 04:08 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Poker; or, Confessions of A Name Hoarder Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting twins this month and I'm so tired this pregnancy that I cannot find the brain power to choose names I like. Or rather, to choose names both my husband and I agree on, or to convince him of the best By Duana • Nov 01, 2019 03:31 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Is Selena Gomez The Michael Jordan Of Her Era? On this week’s Show Your Work, it may not surprise you to know that the showrunners of Game Of Thrones made a mess… again. And worse, they’re… kind of not that sorry, or at least, they weren’t before this week started. Now, however… Last Friday, at the By Duana • Oct 30, 2019 03:28 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: My Name is GOTCHA! Hi there, Long time reader of the blog, but first time emailer here. My husband and I received the shock of our lives when we found out at the beginning of my second trimester that instead of the one baby we thought we were having (and, frankly, were told we By Duana • Oct 28, 2019 04:03 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Retrofitting Name Joy Dear Duana, I am in a real pickle. We named our newborn son Francis... and I hate it. So much so that whenever I think about it I get a pit in my stomach. I know this makes me sound like a terrible person and that I could/should have By Duana • Oct 23, 2019 04:11 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Game Of Jones, Mother Of Zeldas Hi Duana, Despite being an avid reader, I didn’t think I would need your advice when it came to naming my daughter (due middle of October). My partner and I are both big F. Scott Fitzgerald fans and early on fell in love with the name Zelda. It’s By Duana • Oct 21, 2019 04:07 pm
