Lifestyle Duana Names: Arguments for Arthur Help!!!!! Pregnant with my second, due in the middle of summer, and we are completely stuck on a name. We will be having a boy this time around so of course I had girls names all picked out! The only names we like so far are Grayson and Hudson but By Duana • Apr 03, 2014 11:47 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Subverting the Nickname Dear Duana, My husband and I are expecting a boy this winter, and while we fundamentally agree on the types of names we like (traditional, must pass the Supreme Court test), I’m having a lot of trouble agreeing to anything because I’m afraid of what my husband is By Duana • Apr 01, 2014 11:26 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Pregnant Jupiter’s first carpet I can never tell when someone is early pregnant. If I didn’t know that Mila Kunis was pregnant, I’d never think she was pregnant seeing her here with Channing Tatum at CinemaCon yesterday to promote Jupiter Ascending, due out July 18th. I’ve not seen any soundbites coming By Lainey • Mar 28, 2014 03:16 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: C, D, (not E) F Hi Duana, My husband and I are struggling a bit to brainstorm names for our first babychild. We have some parameters: We are loosely naming him or her after my mother, so we're going to use one of her three initials (D, C, and F) as the first By Duana • Mar 28, 2014 10:41 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: “Finishing” a name I am 34 weeks pregnant with a girl. After much negotiation, my husband and I have decided to name her Mira. However, we are having a lot of trouble with a middle name. Because I am giving the child my husband's last name, and I don't By Duana • Mar 25, 2014 02:57 pm
Name Nerd This is How We Do It You know when you just can't make yourself care? I remember a couple of weeks ago Lainey was trying to make herself care about Ariana Grande. That's how I feel about the Hemsworths. I try to make myself care. There's no ill-will or distaste, By Duana • Mar 25, 2014 11:34 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: A Tale Of Two Names You guys, I know this one is a little long, but it’s worth it. Check it out: My first name contains the letter “L”, with “la” being the predominant sound and literal centre of the name. Unfortunately, as a kid, I had trouble with making this sound and as By Duana • Mar 21, 2014 11:02 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: No Matteo No! Hi Duana, I'm hoping you can help a friend of mine who is having to think of a boys name after her husband vetoed her only choice! I have one son, and with no plans for more, I'm not going to get the chance to name By Duana • Mar 18, 2014 11:31 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Philosophical Interlude Hi Duana, I am not an expectant mother, just a fellow name nerd with a general name nerd question. Is the importance of having a name that is easily spelled and pronounced overstated? Does focusing on names that fit those parameters sacrifice the diversity often expressed through naming habits? I By Duana • Mar 13, 2014 01:21 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Can I name my baby…? Hello Duana, Can I name my baby girl Zsa Zsa (probably we'll spell it Zsazsa) Let me give you some background first. My husband is Hungarian. We've decided to honour his heritage and choose a Hungarian name for our baby. He wants a name that is By Duana • Mar 11, 2014 03:40 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: When it Hurts So Bad Hi Duana, My husband and I found out last year we can never have children. No chance. We have always wanted children and still hope to one day, albeit by different means. Around the time we got this news, my sister-in-law got pregnant with the first grandchild of the family. By Duana • Mar 06, 2014 11:53 am
Lifestyle Apollo. Apollo? I mean look, I guess they can name their kids whatever they want. I’ve seen them do it. And after you’ve had sons named Kingston and Zuma, you can’t easily call the next one Kevin. So I get it and, in fact, I like Apollo better than By Duana • Mar 04, 2014 01:45 pm
Name Nerd Apollo. Apollo? I mean look, I guess they can name their kids whatever they want. I’ve seen them do it. And after you’ve had sons named Kingston and Zuma, you can’t easily call the next one Kevin. So I get it and, in fact, I like Apollo better than By Duana • Mar 04, 2014 01:39 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Is Earl The Answer? Hi, We are having our first child this July, a boy. My husband really likes the name Earl. It was his grandfather's name. I know that traditional names from the past are very popular, but I feel that Earl is not one of these names. I do not By Duana • Feb 27, 2014 12:06 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Everyone Else Got There First Hi Duana! I am hoping you can help me! I am due with baby #2 in just over 2 months. My husband and I had no problem naming our first daughter and the name came easily to us. Her name is Sophie Olivia F. This time around, we are struggling By Duana • Feb 25, 2014 11:45 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Then there was Bodhi One of the very first name nerd commentaries on this site was about Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox’s son Noah Shannon, who was born in September 2012. Click here for a refresher. I said the name was lovely and surprisingly charming, and went well with Green’s older By Duana • Feb 21, 2014 10:20 am
