Lifestyle Duana Names: Matching or Scratching? Hi Duana, I love your baby name posts - but just haven't seen one that's going to help our clan name our third baby girl! Our eldest is Haven (and she was born long before the Alba baby - so don't even ask how By Duana • Oct 18, 2013 12:29 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Keep It Simple…Sweetheart Hi Duana, I'm in the early stages of pregnancy and am still unsure if I am having a boy or a girl. My child will have two last names - one starting with a C, two-syllable, and Anglo, the other starting with an L, four-syllable and Southeast Asian. By Duana • Oct 16, 2013 11:18 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Jet(t) Set Hi Duana, I have often seen the name Jet for a boys name. What do you think of Jett for a girl? ___ Well, I think the extra “t” certainly doesn’t make it feminine. Not that I think it’s an unfeminine name. Unusual, yes, and for some people, trendy By Duana • Oct 10, 2013 11:47 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Family Affair Dear Duana, My husband and I are expecting our third daughter. She will technically be my first and his third. Our first two are Ramona (14, goes by Ray) and Olivia (10, goes by Olive). I took some notes from one of your posts about merging families. Loved the idea, By Duana • Oct 08, 2013 04:53 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Borrowing from the Elders Hi Duana, My husband and I would like to consider incorporating some family names for our future children ... but we're stuck. My grandparents names are Erna and Wilfred, Geneva and Gordon but we were hoping you may be able to give us a modern spin on the names By Duana • Oct 03, 2013 12:52 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: At Last… Hi Duana, I am pregnant with a girl. I already have a son named Jack. What do you think of the name Etta? It is a bit of a family name as my grandmother was Loretta and her mother was Henrietta. My hubby I think wants to like it, but By Duana • Oct 01, 2013 12:11 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: They’re Born! The Updates Part 3 Mae Is Not The Middle Dear Duana, you asked how it turned out so here it is. Her name is Celia Allison. Thank you for your great advice regarding naming our baby. While we never did find something we both loved, you were right that it was a bad idea By Duana • Sep 30, 2013 10:35 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Storybook Names In Real Life Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting our second baby in March. We have a boy's name pretty much figured out but we're struggling to agree on a girl's name. We already have one child, a girl named Rose. We LOVE her name By Duana • Sep 27, 2013 11:42 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: The Third Girl Hi D! I really need your help. Like right now. I'm 35 weeks pregnant and can't settle on a name for our daughter!!! This is our third girl, we are already parents to two beautiful daughters, Carolina and Manuela. We are brazilian and love these long By Duana • Sep 25, 2013 12:59 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: They’re Born! The Updates Part 2 (To see part 1 of The Updates, please click here.) International Understandings Dear Duana, Adelina Lelle was born 2 weeks ago. Thank you for your advice on the name. :) ____ Eleanor Ruby & Jackson William Joseph Hi Duana, I thought I would send you a quick note to let you know By Duana • Sep 24, 2013 11:46 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Jean Of Arc Hi Duana, After some struggles with infertility, my husband and I are finally pregnant and out of the danger zone! Of course having all this extra time trying to get pregnant has lead to much name debate. Now that we will finally, offically have someone to name, we are stuck. By Duana • Sep 19, 2013 01:01 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: They’re Born! The Updates! Thank you all who read and who submit, who like my responses and who want to punch me in the face for them - and then maybe use them anyway. I have a blast doing these columns and please, keep the questions coming! The update to "In The Middle& By Duana • Sep 19, 2013 11:54 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Name Emergencies! Y’all, I’ve received two emergency emails recently (both, interestingly, from people who already have one son), so I thought we’d cut the queue and help out these desperate people. Also, the roundup of updates I’ve gotten is coming Thursday! Keep the name questions coming! I am By Duana • Sep 17, 2013 01:09 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Perfect Fit for #4 I would like some insight and suggestions please. We have 3 girls: Belle, Una Fae and Evangeline. We are now expecting a boy. I was quite taken aback as we thought we were 'done' with our 3 girls and thus never imagined a boy in the mix, but By Duana • Sep 12, 2013 01:32 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Be Afraid of Teasing? Hello Duana, My girlfriend and I are pregnant with our first child. She follows your column regularly and takes your opinions on names as Gospel. Over the last few weeks we have been discussing possible child names and she seems dead-set on the name Seamus for a boy. She contends By Duana • Sep 10, 2013 03:07 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Foxy. Hi Duana, I recently found out I am pregnant and my husband and I are throwing names back and forth. Last night he threw out Fox as a boy option. Fox is a family last name that has ended - there are no more. It's in many of By Duana • Sep 05, 2013 11:57 am
