Names

See if your name was trendy, a total bust, or part of a pop culture moment.

The incoming winter storms that will impact Missouri and Illinois now have names.

Did you know Missouri has no banned baby names? Learn about the freedom parents have in naming their children. #NamingFreedom #Missouri

Even dog names can be a popularity contest. Take for example a brand new list showing the most popular canine names in Missouri for 2023. The top dog (literally) name means "beautiful" because of course it does.

Baby names are a very trendy thing. What was fashionable to name a child in the early 20th century sounds kind of odd now. That will likely be true in the future as there's a somewhat surprising new favorite baby name for girls in Missouri.

Have you ever heard a town name and thought "what was somebody thinking"? That's the case for towns in Missouri and Illinois that have been declared as the lewdest-sounding in the state.

I've never claimed to be sophisticated which is probably why I'm more than a little surprised at the top 10 baby names for Missouri that was just released. Many of the most popular are based in literature although there's one that has a definite tie to the Wild West.

As you may have seen on my Facebook page yesterday, the verdict on the ultrasound is in and it appears there's another Holliday female incoming.  Happy news from the doctor that momma and baby are both doing fine so far.  (although momma is getting slightly more demanding in her requests for certain flavors of ice cream)