Baby and Bump Obsession Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green’s 3rd Son Were you, like me, still under the misapprehension that these two were getting divorced? In fact, they’ve just had a baby…not that those are mutually exclusive, of course. You can have a baby and a divorce, although sometimes one is used to stop another, in both directions. Not By Duana • Aug 10, 2016 12:45 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Everything is Ennui Dear Duana, I have a sweet yet spunky daughter named Flora. I get that some people find the name choice strange (bacteria! margarine!), but overwhelmingly, the reaction has been positive. It helps that we live close to Italy! The name struck a chord with me because I'm a By Duana • Aug 08, 2016 03:36 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: How Can One Letter Matter So Much? Hi Duana My husband and I are expecting our first child at the end of August. She will be the first grandchild on both sides of the family and after struggling with infertility issues everyone is very excited that she is finally on her way! I have been dreaming about By Duana • Aug 05, 2016 03:59 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: When Calls The Bard Hey Duana, I hope this email finds you well. My husband and I need a bit of help naming our 2nd baby girl coming along this August. My big problem at the moment is that I kind of have an earworm of a name rattling around in my head that By Duana • Aug 03, 2016 04:31 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Get In The Ring Hi Duana, I know your focus has pretty much exclusively been human names (real life babies and characters) - but would you consider helping out with horse names? It’s been 21 years since I last owned one, but yesterday I bought a new horse. He’s got an interesting By Duana • Jul 29, 2016 03:03 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: But if it’s NOT a boy, though… Hi Duana, Long time reader, first time emailer here. I've been writing this email in my head for so long I hope I can cover everything now that I'm actually sitting down to write it! I'm pregnant with our third, due in August. We By Duana • Jul 28, 2016 04:41 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: A Fair Amount Of ‘Huh’ Hey Duana! Well, we have a tri-cultural doozy on our hands. My husband and I are both originally from the Balkans, I grew up in Canada, he in Sweden. And Sweden is where we live now. We have a son already, and are expecting a baby girl in July. We By Duana • Jul 25, 2016 02:38 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Can Perfect Strike Twice? Hi Duana, My sister-in-law and brother are getting closer to their due date but are no closer to deciding on a name. Daughter #2 arrives this July, and although they're completely in love with their first daughter's name (Elise), they're struggling to come up By Duana • Jul 22, 2016 04:00 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: The Good Name Grief Hi Duana, I am due in July and need major help! My husband and I are having twins after some struggles getting pregnant and are so happy to learn that they are a boy and a girl! Our daughter's name is giving us the most grief: the front By Duana • Jul 19, 2016 03:57 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: The Adventures of Margaret’s Brother Hi Duana! I promise I am not stalking you! Due to medical reasons I am having baby #2 (a boy) earlier than anticipated so the date has moved up, yet we are still at a complete impasse for a name. However, I may have one that I wanted to run By Duana • Jul 15, 2016 03:02 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: In Which We Meet A Genius And Learn Stuff Hi Duana! We are expecting a baby boy at the end of July and have literally no name list! We have a daughter named Vera and we both love her name. It's traditional yet rare and our Russian and Spanish relatives and English and French (we live in By Duana • Jul 13, 2016 04:51 pm
Maple Leaf Return of ‘Celebrity’ Baby Names? On the weekend, Liv Tyler announced the birth of her baby girl Lula Rose. Once upon a time that might have been offbeat enough to be memorable—like eleven years ago when she named her son the then-unusual Milo. Maybe. But I hope Tyler wasn’t looking for much column By Duana • Jul 11, 2016 01:48 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Can A Name Really Be Unlucky? Hi Duana, I always loved the name Mallory for a girl. I am due this August and started to research a bit more into the name and discovered that the meaning of Mallory is "unfortunate" or "unlucky". I really still want to use this name, but By Duana • Jul 08, 2016 03:23 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Can You Choose A Name First? Duana, We have an unknown amount of time to answer our question - we're prospective adoptive parents currently in the "waiting period" portion of the adoption process. Potentially, we might not have much lead time between learning about a child who could be placed with us By Duana • Jul 06, 2016 05:29 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Naming a Star Hi Duana, My husband and I need your help! We've narrowed down our name choices for our newborn boy who is due in a few weeks to: Mars Alexander, Apollo Sebastian/Fielding or Lawrence Apollo. His last name will be a hyphenated name with each name having two By Duana • Jul 05, 2016 05:31 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession John Krasinski & Emily Blunt’s new daughter Violet She has arrived – John Krasinski tweeted: What better way to celebrate the 4th... than to announce our 4th family member!!! 2 weeks ago we met our beautiful daughter Violet #Happy4th— John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski) July 4, 2016 A sweet sentiment, right? It also makes his previous tweet, wishing ‘all fellow dads By Duana • Jul 05, 2016 11:30 am