The Well-Named Podcast
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S2E3 Stuck in the Middle
Dori and Kristen celebrate Middle Name Pride Day with a look at why we even have them, and how they came to be. They also dig into the origins of some classic band names and some US state names,…
S2E2 Severance Speaks
Meet Severance, a woman with a name so unique that it's everywhere! Also, the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics inspire Dori and Kristen to take a run at sports names, and Dori's son discovers a new…
S2E1 First Names First
Happy New Year! Are you a January 1st baby, or do you know one? Dori and Kristen kick off Season 2 with a sampling of names given to the first babies of 2026 around the US, and last year's top names…
S1E9 Jack's Birthday Cake
It's a season to celebrate as Kristen welcomes a new grandson! As usual, there's a fun story associated with the baby's name. Another name heard 'in the wild' sparks a discussion of hippie names, and…
S1E8 Thankful
November provides a cornucopia of names! Dori and Kristen celebrate the season of gratitude with pilgrims, grandbabies, car talk, and a pinch of Bitch Dust. Happy Thanksgiving!
S1E7 Spell That For Me
How many ways are there to spell your name? Dori & Kristen navigate the ways we all abuse the alphabet, including a name with 134 variations. They also run down the top names for dogs and cats,…
S1E6 The Place Where You Are
Dori and Kristen return from a visit to lovely Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Kristen has feelings about poutine.) They talk about "sibsets" and other alliterative naming choices, including Kristen's own…
S1E5 Twin Talk
Dori and Kristen share some strategies for coming up with names for twins, including the one Dori used for her identical boys. Kristen gives Dori a baby-name quiz and they both pay homage to their…
S1E4 Power Names & Pumpkin Spice
What names will we find in the C-Suite or the Oval Office in the near future? Dori and Kristen look at some possibilities. They'll also share some cases of name regret, with the names most likely to…
S1E3 A Small, Precious Gift
Dori and Kristen chat with a friend who has decided to embrace her very unusual first name. Listen in as they discuss the good, bad, and strange things she's discovered. Also, Kristen hears a new…
S1E2 No-No Names
It's episode #2, and Dori & Kristen talk about names that have fallen out of favor in the US for a variety of reasons. Also, the American Name Society has released its 2024 Names of the Year, and…
S1E1 We Love That Name!
Meet Dori and Kristen, your fellow name nerds. We love talking about, researching, and collecting names from all eras. In this episode, we take a look at the trends in baby names so far this year. We…
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The Well-Named Podcast has published 12 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.
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