Name Nerd Duana Names: Update – Poultry In The Time Of Coronavirus Once again, I can’t possibly improve on the title that appeared in my inbox – here is the exciting conclusion to the saga of Chicken Matilda. In case you missed it, this story – nay, this case – already had an update so entertaining I’m considering hiring this letter writer as By Duana • May 27, 2020 03:30 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: The Name Is(n’t) Ajar Hi Duana, Long-time listener, first-time caller! We're expecting baby 2 in two weeks - the first was a boy and this one's a girl. My husband's last name is quite long/Slavic and starts with an O. So we're looking for names By Duana • May 13, 2020 03:21 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Eyerolling THAT Name, and Puff Daddy Energy Okay. Before we get to today’s letter writer, yes, I have to address that baby name. I kept wanting to write ‘alleged’ because I really don’t believe it, but they’ve both confirmed it’s true – their baby is named X Æ A-12, which I would wager is By Duana • May 06, 2020 03:42 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: ‘TV Names’ are NAMES Hi Duana, We really need your help. Our daughter is due in less than 2 weeks and my husband and I are at an impasse. We are desperate and I’m frustrated, because we have not been able to agree on a name despite being in complete agreement on style By Duana • Apr 29, 2020 03:03 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: They’re great names – but not HER name Dear Duana, I have been reading your name column since it started and even almost wrote in when my sister was expecting. We are unexpectedly expecting our second child early this Spring almost eight years after our first. For our first, my husband insisted that our son's name By Duana • Apr 22, 2020 04:36 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Dating and Nicknames Hi Duana, I have an odd dilemma for you, it may be more of an etiquette thing but totally name based. I am 50 and single, I am on a dating site that I am not invested in and received an introductory message from a man yesterday. On the site By Duana • Apr 17, 2020 04:00 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Panic Stockpiling Happens Here Too Hi Duana, I've considered emailing you twice before (with my first two babies), but felt certain enough in my love for them so never pulled the trigger. Their names are Gavin and Ivy, two names which I still adore, even when I'm screaming them at top By Duana • Apr 15, 2020 03:40 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Conservative Concern, or Primal Passion? Hello! I’m expecting a baby girl. We already have two boys - Miles and Jacob. We are a mixed-race family, and I’d like to honour our heritages, but I’m also leaning toward simple names - easy to spell and pronounce. We will use my late grandmother’s By Duana • Apr 08, 2020 03:58 pm
Name Nerd On “Karens” Breaking format today because I have a problem, which is that I am endlessly scrolling Twitter even more than usual these days. The problem with that, other than the obvious, is that sooner or later I run into something I can use for work, which means I’m getting positive By Duana • Apr 07, 2020 11:38 am
Name Nerd Duana Names: Playing The Right Tune Hi Duana, I love your column, and I have read it since the very beginning! And now since I'm having my first child I decided to actually write in! Anyways, in an attempt to distract myself from the scary world happenings and self-isolation, I have been thinking a By Duana • Apr 03, 2020 03:34 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: All In The Family… Dear Duana, We’re expecting second child in April (another girl!) and my husband and I, to no one’s surprise, cannot agree on any names. It’s a miracle we were able to agree on our first daughter’s name “Florence Amina”, we call her “Flo”. What is making By Duana • Apr 01, 2020 03:37 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: The Names Aren’t Real In Real Life! Duana, Long time reader, second time caller. I love your column and had hoped all your advice and wisdom would keep me out of my current predicament. Baby Girl was born March 21 and remains nameless. When we first left the hospital with our unnamed girl I felt great relief, By Duana • Mar 30, 2020 04:05 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: NOW MORE THAN EVER Hi Duana, I just want to say first that I LOVE your column and have been reading since way before getting pregnant. You recently mentioned the name Nova in one of your columns and that you were surprised it wasn’t used more. I thought it was a bit unusual By Duana • Mar 27, 2020 03:54 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Back Home Voweler (with thanks to SNL) Dear Duana, Like many people that write to you, I’ve been reading your column for years. I always assumed that when I finally became pregnant, one of the first things I would do is write to you for help. However, my son’s name came to me in a By Duana • Mar 18, 2020 03:54 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Short, Yes – But Not Like That Hi Duana! We are expecting our second son in a week, and he has no name. You were so helpful with our firstborn! I knew I had to turn to you for our predicament: We had a list of one syllable names (Hugh, Dean) but have lately realized that we By Duana • Mar 16, 2020 04:11 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: But What About… Everything!? Hi Duana, We're pregnant without our second--this time a girl. She's due in early April. Our son is Luca Alexander (Alexander is a family name) and he has a hyphenated last name (two syllable name that starts with S - another two syllable that starts with By Duana • Mar 13, 2020 04:10 pm
