Tag Archives: names

Day 155: New & Blue

Posted on 08/15/2020 by chick

Let me introduce you to a mystery flower I discovered in July. This plant goes by the name Venus’s looking glass. I bet you could never guess how this unprepossessing plant got such an evocative name. There’s nothing mirrorlike about … Continue reading →

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The Name Game

Posted on 06/12/2013 by chick

Dear Livia, One of your nicknames is Noodle. I call you Noodle as often as I call you Livia, probably more. But it’s a silly nickname, and someday you might wonder where it came from. Well, I’ll tell you. I … Continue reading →

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Namely You

Posted on 03/23/2011 by chick

Dear Livia, It’s strange that you ended up with the name Livia. There were so many things counting against it. To start, the most important criterion I used when hunting for a girl’s name was that it not end with … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on 03/28/2010 by chick

Dear Marshall, Do you ever wonder how we chose your name? Like many parents-to-be, we purchased a book of names and spent a lot of time looking through page after page of choices. One of us would say, “How about … Continue reading →

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Purrfect

Posted on 02/03/2009 by chick

My Faithful Reader asked me today if I was happy with the name we had given our cat, Peeps. I said I was. Just a few hours later, she let out the most beautiful peep I had ever heard, so … Continue reading →

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