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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Baby Names News and Views

Jennifer Lopez picks Baby Names | Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony: Jennifer Lopez and husband/singer Marc Anthony have reportedly chosen Max and Emme as names for their soon-to-be-born twins.
Ethan, Ava Most Popular Baby Names in 2007: [in Alberta] And for the 7th year in a row, Ethan is the most popular name for male babies. For the second year in a row, Ava was the number one choice for girls. Some of the unusual choices last year were Unique, Whisper, Sparrow, Echo, Ocean, and Midnite. There was one family in 2007 who named their little girl Alberta.
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Funny Names: Key to the legend is the belief that the parents acted 'unknowingly' in bestowing an embarrassing name on the young 'un. Unusual names are not in themselves folkloric; what makes them so are the perceived motivations of the parents.
Lists | Names | ajc.com: Toyota? Philadelphia? Yep. Names in Georgia have ranged from trademarks and colors to places and occupations. A royal touch can add flair, and when one first name isn't enough, a hyphen or two comes in handy. Check our lists of some of the more unusual names given to kids in the state.
Biblical Baby Names for Girls - Jezebel, Pheobe, Sapphira, Tirzah: ...he came up with 7 female names from the Bible that “deserve wider usage”: Tirzah, Jael, Deborah, Sophia, Susanna, Phoebe and Priscilla.
Skyping Baby Names: Enjoy this funny cartoon from bLaugh
Sage & Thyme: What's In a Name?: It makes me question then, what some parents are thinking when they name their children.
BabyCenter Top 10 Baby Names of 2007: What's the news in baby names? In 2007, Emma was finally knocked off its number one perch for the first time since it landed there in 2004! Sophia has been making steady progress since 2002, cracked the top 10 in 2005, and jumped six slots to be the new number one for 2007. Plus, there were nine newcomers to the girls' top 100: Kaelyn, Reagan, Maria, Sadie, Callie, Adriana, Sienna, Lila, and Alana.
Match the Names with the Celebrity Dads: These crazy celebrity dads have gone and misplaced their children. Can you reunite each group of kids with the correct father?
Decorating with Baby Names: Here is a different take on a popular idea. In children's rooms and nurseries around the globe, a good majority of parents seem to agree on a single detail. Letters that spell the child(ren)'s name are hung up on the wall.
Celebs choose names: Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran, best-selling authors of "The Baby Name Bible" (St. Martin's Press), recently released their list of the most inspiring baby names chosen by celebrities in 2007.
Worst Celebrity Baby Name?: It's one thing to saying something "offbeat" to the paparazzi or even go without all your undergarments on occasion--but, anchoring a kid with some crazy name because you're "artistic" is not cool.
First names statistics: [in Norway] 2007 saw the return of two former number ones. Sara was the most popular girls' name in 2002, while Mathias was number one in 2003 and 2004. The most popular baby names in 2006, Thea and Jonas, are now second. The trend with short girls' names ending in ”a” or ”ah” and biblical boys' names continued.
Top 10 Spam Names of the Month - January ‘08: Here are the ten most interesting spam names I saw this month:
How to ruin your child's life: Well, you can start by giving him or her a really stupid name. The Atlanta Journal has published a database of the most common baby names in Georgia. Some are truly horrendous.

Posted by KenW

Monday, January 28, 2008

Baby Name News Roundup

The Top 100 Baby Names Tell An Interesting Story: At the end of the day people tend to have very differing opinions as to the best baby names and whether they should be common, unusual or down right weird.
The Top Ten Baby Names of the 20th Century - The Mother of All Baby Name Lists: ...the mother of all names lists: The Top Ten Baby Names Of The 20th Century (USA). For parents who want to know what the really enduring names are...
Baby Names, Meanings, Popular Baby Names: ...a name is what makes each person unique and gives a person his or her identity.
Varsity Dad: Do you know anyone who has named their kid specifically after an athlete?
Overly Creative Baby Names…: No one wants a name for their baby that they will grow up hating. A more creative name than the usual may be a name that everyone else grows to dislike. These types of names have their drawbacks in life and here are a few.
Strange and Unusual Celeb Baby Names: Here are some of the strangest and most unusual names that celebrities and famous people have named their babies. From the innocentently creative, to the a little too cute, to the painfully cruel, the only consistency is that none of these names can be considered boring…
Popular and Unique Names in Petoskey, Michigan: Of the 629 births (321 boys and 308 girls) announced in the Petoskey News-Review in 2007, these were the ten most popular baby names for each gender:
Baby Name Map - Popular names from around the world: Discover the popularity of baby names around the world.
Unusual Baby Names Are Popular in Canada: ...names like Matthew and Olivia are becoming less popular. Meanwhile, parents have been selecting less common names, such as Aisleigh, Brielle, Laken, Shyler and Brenner...
Most Popular Baby Names: While Jan is relying on the Social Security stats to advise her friends on baby name popularity, her old boyfriend Guy has invented something even more interesting.
Most Popular American Dog Names: Unlike baby names, which tend to be unique, and at times, downright confusing, dog owners seem to take the more traditional approach when naming their pooches. Here is the list of the more popular doggie names that people have chosen
What's in a baby name? Conflict!: No luck finding the perfect baby name? Join the club. Whether it's duking out options with your partner or stressing over "Sara" vs. "Sarah," choosing a name can be fun yet frustrating.
Christian Meaning for Baby Names: The Stories & Meanings of Popular Christian Names

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Thursday, January 24, 2008

Baby Names Update

Paris On Harlow Winter: "It's the coolest name ever," ..."I'm like, 'That is the coolest name, oh my God!' I wouldn't even think she would have thought of that. It's a beautiful name." "Nicole is so into it," she said of the name Harlow. "She always knows what's cool before it happens."
100 Things continued...: I really like unique baby names. And antique baby names. But not fruit baby names, or number baby names, or royalty baby names. Except Baron. I really like Baron.
'Weird' baby names replacing the classics: ...weird names are spreading all over North America. Weird beats normal by at least 2-to-1, increasing rapidly each year...
Biblical names: The annual list of popular baby names from the Social Security Administration is chock full of biblical names on the boy's side -- 13 out of the top 20. Less so on the girl's side -- only six of the top 20. Inspired by that imbalance, I present the following. 7 biblical women's names that deserve wider usage: ...7 biblical women's names to avoid:
Stories behind the family names: What's in a name? One mother has an original answer to this question for each of her five children's unusual names.
The Name Game: Here is a short List of worthy links if you're shopping around for good baby names;
Vilma och William popularaste barnnamnen: Most popular baby names in Sweeden
Unusual Real Names - Foxhall, Harlow, Nelleke, Uzodinma, Wentworth: Here are some unusual real names...
5 Reasons Asher Could Crack the Top 100 in 2007: I've been keeping my eye on Asher lately. I think there's a good chance this name will crack the U.S. top 100 soon...
Most Popular Baby Names - By State: Behold the top 5 baby girl names in the year 1960, for the state of California: 1. Karen 2. Susan 3. Lisa 4. Mary 5. Linda ...Clearly, names go through style cycles.
Top Baby Names in Western Australia for 2007: Here are the 50 most popular baby names in Western Australia for 2007, according to the Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Posted by KenW

Monday, January 21, 2008

Celebrity and Other Baby Names news

Get Unique & Popular Baby Names Like Celebrities: ...in today's glamorous and highly-informative world the names seem to determine one's destiny as prevalent among people.
Celebrity Baby Names We Are Expecting: Where there's a celebrity pregnancy, there's got to be a celebrity baby name right around the corner. Here are the biggest celebrities right now with babies on the way:
Baby Names: Now playing, your requests: One-hit wonders: I hope you like some of these baby girl names…
Popular & Unpopular First Letters for Baby Names - Girls Versus Boys: I thought this was an interesting idea, so I decided to analyze the first letters of male and female names separately.
Daniel Baldwin Names Child After Car Rental Company: Actor Daniel Baldwin, and his wife, Joanne Smith-Baldwin, welcomed a baby girl
Celebrities Playing It Safe With Baby Names: Will 2008 be the year of the boring celebrity baby name? It makes me yearn for the days of Pilot Inspektor and Zolten!

Posted by KenW

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Baby Names News

Celebrity Baby Names.: Celebrities enjoy ample creative license when naming their children.
The Name Game: What to Name Your Baby: Choosing your baby's name is as crucial as choosing the time to have a baby: it must be timely, you must be ready, and you have to be sure you want it -- or else, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. [Plus] Tips on Naming Your Baby.
Poll: Baby Names: Choose one boy name and one girl name: Similar Quizzes * Wat is ur favorite boy's name? * Wat is ur favorite girl name?
South Shore Hospital's Web Nursery: More than a year's worth of new baby names from South Shore Hospital in Massachusetts
Baby Names: I don't keep my baby names a secret. I like to share the names we love and are considering.
Ryan, Ava top list of most popular Mass. baby names: After Ryan, Matthew, Michael, William and Jacob were the most popular names for boys, while Isabella, Sophia, Olivia and Emma were favorites for newborn girls.
Celebrity Baby Name: Max Liron: Singer Christina Aguilera and her husband, Jordan Bratman, welcomed their first child -- a baby boy -- on January 12th. The baby's name is Max Liron Bratman.
Womb's Window's Top 10 Baby Names for 2007: Over at Womb's Window they help you see your baby before you see your baby. In 2007 they kept track of all the names of your little sweeties...and here are the ten most popular boy and girl names for their clients
Popular and Unique Names in Alberta, Cananda in 2006: These were Alberta's top baby names in 2006:
Little Brady a 'big fan already': His parents, Theresa and Adam Cocio, are big fans, too - so big, in fact, that they named their son after the team's quarterback [Tom Brady].
Baby Names - Choosing Your Child's Name: Tips on choosing baby names...with some research and a little inspiration, deciding on the perfect baby name can be an interesting, informative and most of all fun part of your pregnancy.
Come out, come out, wherever you are: What are your favorite baby names? (Because I know someone who is in the market for a few names. Three of each gender, to be exact.)
{POLL} Baby names from the Bible: View and choose from 31 names
Happy Birthday! BabyNameFacts.com turns one!: With currently over 76,000 different baby names and nearly 700,000 different baby name facts in our database, BabyNameFacts.com is, in fact, the largest baby names site on the planet.
Searching For Baby Names? Swing Over to Ron Paul's Presidential Campaign Website: ..we will turn our eyes to the grandest source of names I've ever found. ...On any given day, the names of contributors are displayed steadily on the main page of Congressman Paul's campaign website, www.RonPaul2008.com. However, on a money bomb day, there are literally thousands of names that flash onscreen...
Chinese names for babies: I still do want to share the meanings behind their names, cos I do like them
Single Syllable Boy Names - Cruz, George, Nash, Royce, Zane: Like names that are short and sweet? Here are over one hundred one-syllable male names:
Melissa Joan Hart's pregnancy journal: Celebrity babies ...baby names: As for the questions about Hollywood babies, I have mixed feelings. I would hope the public would be more interested in the level of talent than the cuteness of the kids of celebs!
High School Musical 3 Set To Shoot This Spring: ..the number one baby names for the year will be Troy and Gabriella.

Posted by KenW

Monday, January 14, 2008

Baby Name News Roundup

Huge Week For Celebrity Baby Names: More than a half dozen celebrities welcomed new babies in the past week. But with the exception of Nicole Richie’s new daughter, Harlow Winter Kate, the celebrity baby names that were ushered in are woefully lacking in creativity and originality.
Baby Names Along I-80: Anita, Dexter, Odessa, Shelton: I noticed some town names (much like Neola) that could make good baby names…
Grateful Dead Baby Names, Partial List: Names that appear as names in Grateful Dead Songs
NISRA - Demography: Jack and Katie were the most popular first names given to children whose births were registered in Northern Ireland in 2007. Jack has been the most popular boys name for the last five years and Katie the most popular girls name for the last four.
Names You Can't Say with a Stuffy Nose - Noam, Oona, Kingston, Jemima: Here are some names that might prove problematic to those with non-functional nasal passages:
More crazy baby names: This is totally my guilty pleasure. ...I really think some people are on crack or something when they decide baby names!
Irish Baby Names - Surviving A Turbulent History: The Irish are traditionally seen as a romantic people, full of fun,life and a love of the spoken word. Nowhere is this reflected more than in Irish baby names which are undergoing a major revival after many years of disuse.
Lots of Jacobs and Olivias: Jacob and Olivia, you're popular! Here are New Hampshire's top baby names from 2007:
Celebrity Baby Names on Squidoo: The names celebrities choose for their children often cause those names to shoot up in popularity polls. At other times, the names chosen are far too unusual to have that effect. This lens gives a few examples, and links to thousands more.
Let's play 'Name That Baby!': My only other responsibilities: 1. Coming up with potential baby names that my wife can reject. 2. Rejecting my wife’s potential baby names.
Dreamy Baby Names: Would you name your child a name you heard in a dream?

Posted by KenW

Friday, January 11, 2008

Baby Names Update

Range of Names in England - From Isobel & Jack to Trixabelle...: Here are some of the unique baby names chosen by parents in the towns of Hitchin and Stevenage (in Hertfordshire, England) in 2007... [and] These were the top names for the area in 2007...
Top baby names of 2007: St. Francis Medical Center, in Shakopee, recently released its 2007 list of most popular baby names. It was compiled from over 1,200 newborns at St. Francis in 2007.
Sorry little Emmas: In 2007, Emma was finally knocked off its number one perch for the first time since it landed there in 2004! Sophia has been making steady progress since 2002, cracked the top 10 in 2005, and jumped six slots to be the new number one for 2007.
Toni Collette Welcomes Daughter Sage Florence: Actress Toni Collette, 35, and her husband Dave Galafassi are first time parents after welcoming a daughter, Sage Florence.

Posted by KenW

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

MidWeek Baby Names News

Best & Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2007: Here, according to Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran, bestselling authors of The Baby Name Bible (St. Martin's Press), are the most inspiring and most horrifying baby names chosen by celebrities in 2007.
What's in a Name?: "I think about some of the names celebrities have given their kids and I alternate between cringing and laughing. ..."
Scottish Boy Names - Wonderful Names for Baby Boys: Onto the baby names: Selected Scottish boy names [with meanings]
Choose the Right Baby Name with this Free Tool: Got some great names? But which is the right baby name? Choose It! can help.
Bad Baby Names Game Results: This post is the list of the bad baby names we came up with...
Car Talk Callers Named Tambra and Zona: I don't often listen to Car Talk, but maybe I should start -- the same friend who told me about Trittica last month has since heard a couple more cool names on the weekly radio show:
Top 20 'Whitest' and 'Blackest' Names: Studies of resumes have found that people with black-sounding names are less likely to get callbacks.
(Grey's) Anatomy of a Baby Naming Trend: The fastest rising baby names in 2007 have some kind of connection to Grey's Anatomy and its stars, according to Baby Center.
Why Daddy Shouldn't Buy Baby Clothes: Babies in t-shirts tell Daddy's side of the story

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Monday, January 07, 2008

Baby Names News Roundup

What's in a Name?: ...one thing I made sure to do was to check the most popular baby names for the past several years to make sure the name we chose wasn't on it.
Happy New Year Nymbler!: ...before we try to forecast what name will earn the #1 spot in 2008, let’s look back at some of the top names of 2007.
Choosing Cool Baby Names Is Getting More Difficult: Coming up with cool baby names can become an obsession...
Emily, Michael top new babies' names list: Despite a recent spate of unusual celebrity baby names, New Yorkers took a more classical approach to naming their children, with Michael and Emily being the most popular names
Obligatory Baby Name Mockery Post, 2008 Edition: "I think some names qualify as child abuse, others qualify as lofty expectations, and others are just weird."
Top Ten Baby Names for 2007: BabyCenter released it’s annual top ten baby names for 2007 . Here is the list beginning with the top ten boy names for 2007:
Biblical Baby Names for Boys: Unusual, Trendy, and Popular New and Old Testament Name Ideas: If you're looking for a distinctive name for a baby boy, the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are rich sources
Baby names: Nothing is more irritating than listening to a couple give advice on naming babies…
Classic Baby Names for Girls: Timeless American Name Choices That Never Go Out of Style: Classic baby girl names never go out of style. Unlike trendy girl's names, which come and go, classic names are ones that remain at least moderately popular for many generations.
Phonebook Fishing in Indiana (Again): "I'm visiting Indiana again, and I just had a chance to find a few more interesting names in the West Lafayette phone book:..."
Our Twins Have Arrived!!!: more baby pictures...

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Friday, January 04, 2008

Top Names of '07 and More

Jack and Ella top baby names list for 2007: Jacks and Ellas will be dominating playmats in coming years after the Department of Internal Affairs [NZ] announced they were the most popular baby names to be registered last year.
The Top Ten Baby Names Of 2007: The Top 10 baby names (US) have been released and there are quite a few changes this year:
Carter, Ava are St. Cloud Hospital's top baby names: ...Emily and Emma are among the top five names given to girls at St. Cloud Hospital in 2007, along with Ava, Olivia and Ella. The top five boys names at the hospital were Carter, Jacob, Gavin, Mason and Ethan. In 2007...
Nymbler - Your Personal Baby Name Assistant: Nymbler is the smart baby name guide that responds to your personal taste. Just choose a few names that appeal to you or let Nymbler offer ideas.
Rachel Luttrell names son Caden Dar: Stargate Atlantis actress Rachel Luttrell reveals that she's named her new son -- born in mid-October, though the exact date has not been announced -- Caden Dar.
First Babies (and First Baby Names) of 2008: Here are some New Year’s babies from around the nation:
The name game: Freakonomics devoted a whole chapter to baby name choices and what they might mean. The answer: apparently, a surprising lot.
2008 A Year of Big and Positive Changes: We have been thinking about and discussing tons of baby names. We still haven’t found a boy’s name that we both agree on. Any suggestions?

Posted by KenW

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Names of '07 and '08 and Celebrity Names

The 20 Most Bizarre Celebrity Baby Names: Apparently, some celebrities just don't get enough damn attention, so they name their kids something really dumb to stand out. Here are some of the weirdest.
First Babies (and First Baby Names) of 2008: Here are some New Year’s babies from around the nation:
Ryan and Ava top the 2007 list of most popular baby names in Massachusetts: Massachusetts welcomed a bunch of Ryans and Avas into the world in 2007.
What do you think of these baby names?: Asked by elliesnow
Trendy Baby Names: ...I want to know what the worst names are you've ever heard for a child.

Posted by KenW

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Top Baby Names of '07 and more

Top baby names in 2007: Old fashioned names have topped the most popular Victorian baby names for 2007 suggesting a hankering for days gone by.
Madison, William top Tennessee baby names: For whatever reasons other parents in Tennessee had for choosing their child's name, both traditional and not-so-traditional names made the top 10 list of baby names for 2007
Unusual Names from Texas: Porsche, Audi, and Just Trouble: A few interesting names from the Lone Star State
Best and Worst Celebrity Baby Names: Now that I am coming to the last leg of my pregnancy, baby names are a big topic in this house. I want to share with you what I think the best and worst unique celebrity baby names of 2007.
Baby-name remorse -- what do you do?: In a recent poll of 1,219 mothers conducted by BabyCenter.com, 10 percent considered changing their baby's name.
Sci-Fi Baby Names Book by Robert Schnakenberg: So lately many of my friends have announced that they are expecting a baby soon. Well if they can’t come up with good name, you can’t go wrong with one of the wonderful names from the Sci-Fi Baby Names book by Robert Schnakenberg.
Words, words: First Post of the New Year: I find myself keeping baby names in reserve. Has this birth made me more "open to life" than I had been?
Alan in Belfast: Top ten pick of the names in 2007: ...government statistics agencies across the UK have been compiling their lists of top ten baby names.

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