Lifestyle Duana Names: Clear, Simple… and Refreshing Hi there! My wife is due October 17th and we are having a hard time deciding on a first and middle name! Right now we've got 2 that we're partial to... I like Juniper (June) and my wife likes Ingrid. We've come up with By Duana • Oct 19, 2017 04:12 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Nicknames - Have to have or nice to have? Hi all! Thanks for all your notes asking for Name Nerd to come back from its hiatus and thanks for being patient with me! I wanted to jump back in with this note from Sarah P, which I received just after publishing ...which is fine, I guess, where I referenced By Duana • Oct 16, 2017 04:53 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Hamilton Begins To Climb? Hi, I'm writing on behalf of my sister, with her permission, about her baby boy due in a week or so. Her main question is about the name "Hamilton". Her husband is an economist, and a fan of Alexander Hamilton, and they both love the musical. By Duana • Oct 13, 2017 04:05 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: I am G. Elizabeth Lastname I don't like my first name - Gillian. I can't seem to say it so people hear it... people always hear it as 'Joanne', and I always want to ask them how old they think I am because nobody in my generation is called By Duana • Sep 25, 2017 05:02 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Bonne Chance, Duana! Dear Duana, We are expecting our second child in the next few days, unexpectedly early because of some medical concerns. So, while we had a bit of time on our side (and don't feel like we MUST land on A name before baby arrives), I'm now By Duana • Sep 22, 2017 02:55 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: In Which I Knew You Could Do It All Along Duana! This is a long overdue thank you and update on my request for help naming our third child. You were right about the similarities between our two oldest sons names, and we had decided on a name that was also a "thing," was a family name and By Duana • Sep 20, 2017 04:17 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: The Garlic Of Names Dear Duana, Help! My husband and I are expecting our second child in two weeks and my husband and I still haven't settled on a name for our little man. With our 2 year old daughter, we had an easy time because we both loved her name - By Duana • Sep 15, 2017 04:26 pm
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: …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
