Baby and Bump Obsession Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr Lainey asked me on an episode of Show Your Work what my guess would be for the name of Serena Williams’ baby. I went with Celestine. Sounds like Venus, sounds like Serena… and above all, there’s a regal air to it. That’s what I was aiming at most. By Duana • Sep 13, 2017 04:54 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Is Ambivalence A Good Name? Hello Duana, I’m going to be honest, I’m fairly indifferent about baby names. I lost interest in my early 30s when I was terminally single, mildly depressed and surrounded by new mums discussing the merits of naming their baby Otis, Iggy, Milo or Evie. So now at the By Duana • Sep 11, 2017 04:56 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Fifths, Family Names, and New Frontiers Hi Duana, Hopefully this email finds you doing well! Your column is always fascinating and insightful. These days, it's also a welcome break from the world. Thank you for the work you put into it. My husband and I are about to be first time parents and we& By Duana • Sep 06, 2017 05:06 pm
TV Updates Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Magic School Bus It’s week one of our Show Your Work hiatus, and already Lainey and I have sent a dozen articles back and forth that could have been included or that might be fodder for Season 2. If we were doing an episode today, Lin-Manuel Miranda singing the new theme song By Duana • Sep 05, 2017 03:41 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: …Which is Fine, I Guess Hi Duana, I’m so happy to be writing to you! It’s taken us awhile to get here and I’ve been reading your column and book for a while, hoping to write someday with a name question of our own. We are due this fall, and we found By Duana • Aug 30, 2017 04:27 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Clock-watching and Overthinking We’re expecting our first child - a boy, due August 31st - and so far picking a name has been the most difficult decision yet….also, arguably, one of the few we actually have to make before the baby arrives (eep!). So far none of the names on our By Duana • Aug 28, 2017 04:47 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Just Like This, But Not I am getting (VERY) close to my due date and am having my third girl. I have a boy name I LOVE, Hugh, but we obviously will not be using that. The middle name will be Sullivan (another family name) and our last name is a direction (think Kim K’ By Duana • Aug 25, 2017 04:29 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: You Do You (or rather, her) Dear Duana, I'm due in the last week of August with my first, and I'm not quite sure what to do about girl names! The baby's last name will be double-barrelled. We have one name for a boy - Daniel, after my grandfather. All By Duana • Aug 23, 2017 03:59 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: The Perfect Update I’m on the road this week so here’s a perfectly landed update that is – I have to admit – even better than the just-about-perfect suggestions for The Perfect Fit Solution: By way of update, with the help of your advice, we landed on André (middle name Antonio) for our By Duana • Aug 21, 2017 02:52 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: After The Rainbow Duana, A few weeks ago my beloved 13 year old golden retriever Wrigley lost her battle with cancer. I was devastated. I still am devastated. It's been a horrible time. What makes it even worse is that her 'brother' Oscar my 10 year old golden is By Duana • Aug 18, 2017 03:14 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: In Which I Help You Steal My Job My co-worker/friend is having a baby (due late August), and recently moaned that coming up with names was "so hard." To which I replied, "OMG that's the most fun part of having a baby! I don't want a kid, but I desperately By Duana • Aug 16, 2017 05:06 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Accidentally On Purpose Hello Duana, I am 5 days away from my due date with baby boy number 4 and so far it looks like this one is going to be nameless! I have 3 boys: Jaymes Earl Mc-----, Owyn Danny Mc-----, and Rhys William Mc-----. We intentionally chose names with the letter By Duana • Aug 14, 2017 04:53 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Nikki Reed & Ian Somerhalder’s baby girl Bodhi Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed have announced the birth of their first child – a daughter, named Bodhi Soleil, and they didn’t know the sex until birth, and I know a lot about a couple who say they’re having a 'month of silence' after the baby is By Duana • Aug 11, 2017 11:11 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Breaking The Rules Because Baby Did…. I received a letter a month or so ago – then yesterday, an update, which is below… Hi Duana, Long time reader and lover of your name nerd column, obsessed with Show Your Work, and I just finished The Name Therapist (loved it!). Sidenote: I loved your assessment of Cheryl as By Duana • Aug 09, 2017 05:28 pm
Media Manipulation Vanity Fair Claps Back At Angelina Jolie “You come at the King, you best not miss.” Omar’s signature line from The Wire was my first thought after reading Vanity Fair’s published retort to Angelina Jolie. If you challenge Vanity Fair, you better be sure you’re right… and, it would seem, she wasn’t. The By Duana • Aug 04, 2017 10:42 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: What If We Like Them All? Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting our first baby (a girl!) in a couple short weeks, and as the date gets closer, the naming decision feels a lot more daunting. I’ve had a running list of names in my cellphone for the last five years (at least) By Duana • Aug 02, 2017 05:18 pm
