Name Nerd Duana Names: Pragmatic, Practical – and Perfect? Hi- hoping a note from a dad might be a fun change of pace for you. My wife and I are expecting a girl in 2 wks and are at loggerheads on not just a name, but a process to even get to a shortlist to find something mutually acceptable By Duana • Jan 13, 2020 04:55 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: How Do You Rate Alliteration? Hi Duana, We are expecting a girl in January and need some name help! For the last several years (as we have been thinking about and trying to get pregnant) I was sure I was set on Eleanor, but now I'm less excited about it, especially because of By Duana • Jan 10, 2020 04:58 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Name her like Greta Gerwig Did! Hi Duana, Hoping to follow-up on my e-mail from August as my husband and I are still having trouble and baby's arrival is a few short weeks away! We're essentially in the same spot - we know we'd like Jack Frances for our son By Duana • Jan 08, 2020 03:52 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Wherein French Food Is My Albatross Hi Duana, Have LOVED the column for years and worried that my decision not to birth any more humans might mean I never get to seek your advice. However, the time has come to add to our family in puppy form, and I have 1) a philosophical question and 2) By Duana • Dec 20, 2019 03:47 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Let Them Both Be Your Star(s) Hi Duana, My partner and I had a name locked down in a minute. And now that her due date has been bumped up (just four weeks from now), I'm second guessing...her middle name of all things. Originally, we had two middle names - Alexandra Marie - By Duana • Dec 18, 2019 05:10 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Why Is This So Hard!? Hi Duana, When I was pregnant with my first, my husband and I had a huge list of girls’ names, and absolutely no boys’ names. We found out at 20 weeks that baby was a boy, and he still went nameless for over 12 hours after birth because we struggled By Duana • Dec 16, 2019 04:24 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: The Exception Proves The Rule Dear Duana, We are expecting our first child in early June 2020, and just found out it will be a baby girl. I have loved the name Virginia for years, as it honors both my maternal grandmother who was one of the most important people in my life and helped By Duana • Dec 11, 2019 05:18 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: The Ballad of Against The Grain Hi Duana, I love your column and have been reading it all throughout my pregnancy! Now it’s my turn to add myself to the list of desperate preggos you receive letters from. Our second child, a girl, will be arriving December 19 by caesarean (if not before!) and we By Duana • Dec 09, 2019 04:12 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Getting Right In The Middle Of It Hello Duana, After five years of trying naturally and eventually moving on to IVF, my husband and I have finally gotten pregnant! Over the years, the process of trying to conceive has given us a lot of time to consider names. We’re beyond ecstatic about the pregnancy, but we By Duana • Dec 02, 2019 04:17 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Those You Forgot You Already Loved Dear Duana, I am expecting my first child in February, a girl. Every name I used to love now seems lackluster at best. The current front runner is Zoe, but the Social Security Administration reports it is one of the most popular names of the 2010s. I don't By Duana • Nov 29, 2019 02:32 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: All The Things In A Name Hi Duana, I am expecting my third baby boy, he is a rainbow baby as we lost our second over a year ago, at 28 weeks. Truth be told, I am not crazy about the term “rainbow baby” but appreciate it for its meaning and honouring the journey one goes By Duana • Nov 27, 2019 04:24 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: One Vowel To Rule Them All Hi Duana, Here’s the sitch: We’re expecting a baby boy in late December. Big sister Elena will be 3. But: My husband is an immigrant from Japan and, perhaps understandably (yes, okay, totally understandably) insists that our children’s names be pronounceable in Japanese. Most of his family By Duana • Nov 25, 2019 03:57 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: It Can Be Both (Even The Second Time) Hi Duana, My friend is a long time reader and suggested I reach out to you regarding the trouble my husband and I are having settling on a name for our baby girl (due in November). Having read through so many of your columns I think she is right! This By Duana • Nov 22, 2019 05:02 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: The Gumshoe Factor Hi Duana! I'm a name nerd and love your column I'm such a name nerd I never thought I'd have trouble coming up with one myself, but now that the time is actually here nothing has that spark for us and we're By Duana • Nov 20, 2019 05:04 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Don’t Give In To Temptation! Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting baby number two at the end of November and despite being oh-so-close to the “it’s a ——” moment that we’re hoping will live up to the hype, our inability to find a boy name we love has us almost ready to By Duana • Nov 18, 2019 04:30 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Help You School Me Hi Duana, I'm a bit of a name nut, and so enjoy your column! My husband and I are due with our first, and we have decided not to find out the sex. We have both agreed that incorporating family names are important to us, and I' By Duana • Nov 15, 2019 05:05 pm
