Hello!! I am pregnant with our fourth (and probably final!) boy and my husband and I just can’t seem to find a name we both love this time. I love all of our current sons’ names and we are having a hard time agreeing on a name we both love just as much. Our 3 […]
Author: Ava to Zeke
Best of… Home-Inspired Baby Names
With many of us spending more time at home lately than we perhaps ever have, we have all things house related on our minds! While we’re hunkered down in different kinds of spaces—from urban apartments in high rise buildings to houses in the sprawling suburbs—we can all appreciate the things that make our home uniquely […]
Young Adult Fiction Character Names
You don’t have to be a teen or tween to love young adult (YA) fiction. The popularity of series like Jenny Han’s bubbly To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before to the stand-alone novels of Laurie Halse Anderson, Angie Thomas, John Greene, and Rainbow Rowell speak to this, as does the popularity of teen-centric shows […]
Celebrity Baby Name News
Let’s step away for a moment from all the heavy news and enjoy some of our favorite escapism in these tough times: celebrity baby names! In our January Name News post, we were counting down the days until billionaire Elon Musk and musician girlfriend Grimes had their baby and announced THE NAME. Now that moment […]
Best of… Grandmillennial Style Baby Names
“Grandmillennial” describes that subset of millennials that is rejecting the light, bright minimal design aesthetic that floods our Instagram feeds in favor of a part preppy, part Victorian maximalist style. Wicker, chintz, ruffles, and needlepoint are the hallmarks of this “granny chic” style that is both playful and traditional. If you’re a grandmillennial in need […]
We’re One!
Today’s our birthday! Last April 17th, we published our first Ava to Zeke post. A year ago, we couldn’t have imagined where we are now (writing this post while quarantined in our homes, for one). In our year of life, we’ve grown up a lot, but we’re still toddling around with lots to learn. On […]
Name Spotlight: Pascal
Name: Pascal Meaning: “of the Passover; Easter” Origin: French Current Popularity: not ranked in the top 1000 We are in the season of Passover and Easter, and what name is more appropriate than Pascal? While Pascal is the French version of this name, it has many cognates in other languages: In Italian it’s Pasquale; in […]
Best of… Baby Names Inspired By Nurses and Doctors
In scary times, as Mr. Rogers famously said, “look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” And in these uncertain and frightening times, we look to the helpers–the doctors, nurses, first responders, grocery store clerks, delivery people, maintenance workers, and we see them, appreciate them, and thank them for everything they […]
While You’re “Social Distancing”…
We never could’ve anticipated just a few weeks ago how much our lives would be upended by this pandemic. As mothers who are now working full time from home while homeschooling children, things are not easy, but we know how lucky we are to be doing much better than many, despite our exhaustion. For all […]
POLL: Easton vs. Weston
When Kimye named their first daughter North West in 2013, the name got people talking! While North was seen as a bold choice because of the pun it created with last name West, it was actually pretty spot-on style-wise. At that point, it was a new addition to the “directional” baby name trend that was […]