Lifestyle Duana Names: SOCCERSTAR! Hi Duana! I’m an Aunt to two amazing boys and my sister is expecting her third (and very much surprise) baby in December. We just found out this week it’s another boy. I’m in Auntie heaven already! Here are the issues: My brother in law is Mexican-Italian By Duana • Dec 19, 2016 05:08 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: On Grandmothers and grudge-holding So you know, on these days when we talk fondly about the children who may soon arrive, there’s always someone who says “Ugh, kids. And they’re full of GERMS.” And it’s true, they are… but I have it on backed-up, I’m-not-the-only-one proof that my current plague By Duana • Dec 16, 2016 03:44 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Flag-Waving Name? Dear Duana, After obsessing over names for my entire life, I’m now stuck with only a few weeks left to figure this out! Duana, I’m turning to you – please help. Here are some perfunctory details before I launch into the dilemma. I am due with baby number two By Duana • Dec 14, 2016 06:31 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: I Want To Know Right Now What Will It Be? Hey Duana, My husband and I are expecting a girl on January 1st and are still undecided on her name. We have a son, Alexander, who mostly goes by Alex, but is also called Sasha by myself and my husband (we both speak Russian). I love me some odd names, By Duana • Dec 09, 2016 04:38 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: One Plus One Equals Three? Hello Duana, When we were first talking about having kids I was so excited to pick names! I thought it would be the best part about being pregnant, but it’s turned out to be hard and exhausting in reality. My husband and I are expecting our second baby [in By Duana • Dec 08, 2016 04:48 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Pretty Hurts? Hi Duana, I swear at one point I had a mental list of beloved names but now that we’re expecting (after over 7 years of trying!) I can’t seem to remember any of them! She’s expected to arrive in January and we’re stuck for names. My By Duana • Dec 05, 2016 05:09 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Kunis & Kutcher’s New Baby and a set of “Hollywood” Twins Over the weekend, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher announced the birth of their son, Dimitri Portwood Kutcher. I am all for this. Every bit of it. In a way, Dimitri is an obvious choice (though I suspect that in this family they’re going to be less likely to use By Duana • Dec 05, 2016 12:32 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Four for Four I've never wanted to be out in public discussing my name choices but we now have 1 month left to name the child who will be our last: our 4th girl due at the end of December!! And I am tapped! As an indecisive person, I had trouble By Duana • Nov 28, 2016 05:15 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: We Have A Repeat Caller! Hi Duana! I am due in December and am in need of some help. I actually wrote into you two years ago looking for a badass name for my son and am now on the hunt for a badass name for my daughter. A refresher: our last name is two By Duana • Nov 25, 2016 02:37 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Seventeen Simple Steps To Harnessing Name Distaste Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting a daughter in December and we are not finding any common ground, mainly because we hate everything we come across. Prior to discovering I was pregnant I had a slew of hypothetical names that I had been tossing around and they were By Duana • Nov 23, 2016 06:00 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Alternatives to Perfection Hi Duana, Per the midwife this baby has one foot out the door and I’m panicking because we still don’t have a name. We are expecting a boy and he has two older sisters – Gwen and Virginia. Last name is two syllables, starts with a D and is By Duana • Nov 21, 2016 03:08 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: We Have Each Other… Okay, so it’s been a rough little while. So we’re all exhausted by all the articles we’re sending around, the Biden memes have slowed to a trickle, and it feels as dire as ever but with the added implication that we should have to get back to By Duana • Nov 18, 2016 03:14 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: The Unicorn Letter Duana: My partner and I are having the hardest time agreeing on names for our little girl, arriving in December. I want a timeless, feminine name and he prefers something a bit less common. Names that I love: V----a names: Victoria, Virginia, Veronica (NOT Vanessa though); Louisa; Edith (we would By Duana • Nov 16, 2016 04:31 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Can’t Change It, Love It Dear Duana, I am in need of your assistance with naming my first child and am hoping that you can help. I am not sure whether you post the entirety of the emails that you receive so apologise in advance if this is too long. I am having a boy. By Duana • Nov 14, 2016 04:03 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Prescription for Pettiness Hi Duana, I have what I feel is some petty bitchiness going on, and I need an independent third party to either validate my feelings and offer a solution, or disabuse me of my opinions and give me a reality check. My husband and I are expecting our first child, By Duana • Nov 11, 2016 04:18 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Never In A Million Years! Maybe. Hey Duana, My work bestie is having a baby due in December, and while there is plenty of time, she (and myself) have been racking our brains at work everyday throwing out names and evaluating. She doesn't know what she is having yet. She also has a daughter By Duana • Nov 08, 2016 01:41 pm
