July 2008

News and Views on Baby Names

All-star baby names
This got me thinking that there must be lots of sports fans out there who have chosen baby-names relating to their favorite sports personalities and teams. I’ve heard of a few Major League players naming their son “Maddux” after veteran ...

Wackiest Baby Names of All Time
Wackiest Baby Names of All... Fit Pregnancy & Post-Baby Weight Loss and Fitness This is the forum for all those pregnant mamas that are trying to stay fit and all those moms that can't seem to shed their ...

Celebrity Baby Names Gone Wild
Another report about the unique and unusual names that celebrities give their babies. Read it here.

My Love Of Weird Baby Names
I have completely fallen in love with the name Narcissa after reading the last Harry Potter book. Narcissa was Draco Malfoy's mother. After all the evil she had done, she saved Harry for the love and protection of her son. ...

Frugal baby names
Good to see forward thinking from some parents. In the birth announcements on Saturday there was a notice for Shakoda, a sister for Shakaya. There were also notices from her niece Shakira and cousin Shakylah. ...

Babies are the new fashion accessory in showbiz! - Fresh News
Babies are the new fashion accessory in showbiz! Fresh News, India - 1 hour ago “The prices magazines are willing to pay us for photos have dropped drastically in the wake of them paying so much money for celebrity baby photos. ...

For Celebrity Baby Names, Anything Goes
A New Zealand judge ruled that a girl named “Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii” by her parents will be renamed, declaring that the bizarre name would “[Make] a fool of the child and [set] her up with a social disability and handicap, ...

Cute baby Names
Ok well my friends having a baby and she and her husband can not decide on a good name for the baby its a girl...they want me to help them out but im not sure of a good name. So does anybody got a cute name for a girl.

30 Most Evil Baby Names of All Time
Even Jason Lee wouldn't pick any of these names. (We hope.)

Factors That Influence Babies’ Names
These are examples of baby names influenced by the parents’ beliefs or religious orientation. Nationalities or heritage influence babies’ names as well. Names such as Bartolome, Amanda and Cenon are from Spanish origin. ...

baby names trends
Original Post: baby names trends / information aesthetics a website dedicated to the visualization of baby name frequencies & geographical distributions. baby names can be mapped by popularity... Read the full story at thegraffiK.

Celebrity Baby Names
What follows is a list of celebrity baby names, and there’s not a Dick or Jane among them. Matthew McConaughey’s new arrival is Levi, but he’s not named for the jeans that Matthew occasionally bothers to put on. ...

Not good ideas for baby names
I found a story on how some parents in New Zealand named their child, I kid you not, "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii". She just won the right in court to change it. Seriously, how high do you have to be to name your kid that? ...

Ideas For Baby Names
Looking for a unique baby names? If so, then Babyzone.com is the right place for you. You can search their database for ideas for baby names. You can find a complete list of baby names and their meanings at their site, from top 100 baby ...

The worst ever baby names?
We're familiar with the celebrity trend of giving children playful, silly, impractical names on the basis that they'll never have to endure the vicissitudes of a real school or workplace. Could this list be the worst ever names given to ...

Baby Names News

* Best. Baby. Names. Ever.

* Top Baby Names From the Great Heroes and Heroines of All Time

* Silly baby names

* baby names trends

* Should wacky baby names be illegal?

* Bad Bad Baby Names

* Strange Celebrity Baby Names Outdone By "Talula Does The Hula" - AHN

* The database of unusual Georgia baby names

* Stupid baby names

* Free List Of Baby Names

* Star Baby Names

* A few "BOY&" names are actually girl names that are either just ...

* Why Y Me?

* Stars are bright in baby name game - Maitland Mercury

* Guess the Celebrity Babies: Vol. III - Fashion.ie

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Baby Names News and Press Releases

* Popular baby names - Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
Addison and Aiden were the most popular names given to newborns by Kansas parents in 2007. For the second consecutive year, the top name for girls and for boys is uni-gender.

* 32 ways to spell Kaylee in Kansas - Kansas City Star
When Kansas released its new list of most-popular baby names this week, it also noted that Kaylee was the name with the most spelling variations. How many ways did Kansans come up with to spell Kaylee? Well, there’s Cailey, Caileigh, Calee, Caleigh ...

* Picking the Perfect Name for Your Baby - StreetInsider.com
PRNewswire -- Choosing your new baby's name is a task fraught with tension for most expectant parents. Will the name be too common in popularity, or too rare? Will it tie negative associations to the child? (There's a reason ...

* SheKnows 30,000 Baby Names - Leading Parenting Destination Launches ... - Forbes
PRNewswire -- SheKnows.com (http://www.SheKnows.com) one of the fastest growing online destinations for women, announced today the launch of BabyNameCentral.com (http://www.BabyNameCentral.com), providing the tools, features ...

Baby Names News and Views

Top 10 Weird and Nutty Hollywood Baby Names
KnockedUpCelebs.com baby-know-it-all Taylor Blue has compiled this list of the 'Top Ten Weird Celebrity Baby Names: Part Two'. Tay is right when she says Dan Cortese's kid is a 'poor kid' for being named Tabooger. ...

Baby Names for the Redneck set...
Are you a prospective parent and you're wondering what name to give to your darling, brand new creation? Do you have friends or relatives who find themselves in this situation, and have reached out to you for help? ...

German Baby Names
german baby names - find here the most popular ones and some background inforamtion to find the best one for your baby.

SheKnows 30000 Baby Names - Leading Parenting Destination Launches ...
SheKnows 30000 Baby Names - Leading Parenting Destination Launches ... Earthtimes (press release), UK - BabyNameCentral offers parents over 30000 unique baby names with and twenty different search methods, including name ...

Muslim Baby Names
A place to find your baby's need and A large collection of Muslim Baby Names, Muslim Baby Boy Names, Muslim Baby Girl Names with meanings.

Baby names
Insert Obligatory "No, I am not pregnant, just weird," note here. BILL: You know, we should name our first girl Sam. Then she can be named after, like, four or five different people. ME: Most of whom are fictional. BILL: So? ...

Creative Baby Names for Depressive Celebrities
Cheerful Hollywood parents give their kids inventive names like Knox and Sunday Rose. What about our gloomier celebs? A few helpful suggestions:. Felicity Angina; Maginot Line; Ennui; Creosote; Monday Morning; Bupkes.

Rejected baby names
Here are some baby names that my wife has poo-poo'd:. Owen Hart James; Chuck D James; Bernie Kosar James; Freddie Mercury James; Ovinton J'Anthony ("OJ") James; Blair Mountain James; Paul Lynde James; Screaming Lord Such James ...

More stupid celebrity baby names
Ingo Rademacher, who plays Jax on General Hospital, named his newborn son "Peanut." Makes me wanna name my firstborn "Sunflower Seed."

My Baby Name
In the real world, I haven't witness any actual absurd baby names. I've encountered bad ones, but for the fear of their parents reading this, I'll refrain from posting those names. So, who has been introduced to some oddball baby names? ...

Baby Names?
We are having so much trouble naming our baby girl! I never thought it would be this hard. When we found out we were expecting Lucas, we immediately decided that whatever name we chose would be a secret until his birth. ...

Surprise Baby Boy ___ Richard
Leah writes:. I've been lurking around your blog for a few months now so I know what good advice you & your readers usually give and believe me, do I ever need it! Here's the deal. I'm due to give birth to our 3rd child in about 2 weeks ...

Baby Name News

Celebrity Baby Name - Peanut Kai
Actor Ingo Rademacher and his fiancée welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on July 11th. They named their son Peanut Kai. Why Peanut? Ingo says:. We were calling him that when he was in mommy. It kind of represented joy and happiness ...

Pictures of Sunday Urban Not for Sale
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban say pictures of baby girl Sunday are not for sale. They say they have been approached by many publications but they told the publications they were not on the market. (Source) That’s interesting. ...

Top Ten Weird Celebrity Baby Names Part Two
Because of the success of weird celebrity names list.. I have compiled my own.Feel free to add the ones that you think are weird too..

Pet Names: Do We?
Do we do...pet names? Well, let's see if we do or not! Katie writes:. I know this is not really what you do, but I’m done having kids. So now it is on DOG NAMES! I was wondering if you and your readers could help us. ...

KEWl BABy NAMES
AAliyAH,KRiSTNEE,TiffANy:clap:

Unique baby names
My cousin once told his mother that she should had named him a better name, to which my aunt replied that he should had spoken his name then, that was their joke. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but it is sweeter to carry ...

Baby Names News

Baby Names in the News

* Is Knox Gold? Vivienne the Next Isabella? - Entertainment Online
As Knox and Vivienne may or may not know, their famous parents are trendsetters. In the world of baby names. Among girls, Shiloh, the name given to the daughter born to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in 2006, cracked the Top 1,000 most popular baby ...

* Ange’ and Brad are celebrating the arrival of a baby boy and a baby ... - MTV UK
Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins in a hospital in Nice, France . The film star had a healthy boy and a girl by caesarean on Saturday July 12 with father Brad Pitt present. According to reports the children have been called Knox Leon and ...

* Chris Martin defends unconventional baby names: it’s just a noise - Fametastic
Chris Martin has said he doesn’t see anything wrong with giving children unconventional names - like Nicole Kidman ’s new daughter Sunday or his own children Apple and Moses. The Coldplay frontman told Blender magazine recently: “People make a ...

* A-Rod, Madonna and baby names - Summit Daily News
Alex Rodriguez, America’s highest paid baseball player, may be hitting home runs on the field, but off the field, he is striking out. Since being romantically linked to Madonna, and therefore instigating all those Madonna and Guy Richie divorce ...

* Dad Trades Baby's Name for $100 Gas Card - ABC News
When three Florida radio hosts set out to learn what their listeners would be willing to do in exchange for a $100 gas card, they never dreamed they'd get anyone as eager as father-to-be David Partin. Floridians Samantha Bailey and David Partin's ...

* Nicole Kidman Named Daughter After Polyamorous Artist's Muse - Gay Wired.com
Unusual baby names are a dime a dozen in Hollywood. From Gwyneth Paltrow 's daughter Apple to Nicholas Cage 's son Kal-el , no name is really too odd for the celebrity couple looking for a unique stamp for their offspring. So it's not much of a ...

Nicole Kidman

* Nicole Kidman baby name riddle solved
* Nicole Kidman Gave Birth In Nashville
* Nicole Kidman's Father Explains Baby Name

Baby Names News

* Brangelina baby names (Pioneer Press)
Angelina Jolie's in the hospital and the twins are due soon. With four young'uns in the family already, she and Brad Pitt might need a little help naming the babes.

* Pregnancy Ticker: BabyNamey
This trendy pregnancy ticker is from BabyNamey.com. At first glance, I thought their tickers were just okay, then I came across this one. Finally a pregnancy ticker for the modern mom! It reminds me a lot of those trendy baby shower invitations. This ticker is shown here with a blue background, but it's also available in pink, green or gold. Check out the rest of the tickers/widgets we've featured on BBA.

* Top 10 strangest celebrity baby names (Handbag.com)
For some celebrities the attention of being world famous just isn't enough, they have to saddle their kids with bizarre names too. Pilot Inspektor , Princess Tiaamii and Apple? Just a couple of the monikers these children are doomed to suffer continual playground teasing about it.

* Top Ten Baby Names USA/UK/Australia
So you know what to name your babies - especially Princesses! : Top Ten Baby Names USA/UK/Australia Top 10 Boys Names in Australia/UK/USA 1 Jack Jack Jacob 2 Lachlan Joshua Michael 3 Thomas Thomas Joshua 4 Ethan James Matthew 5 William Oliver Ethan 6 Joshua Daniel Andrew 7 Ryan Samuel Daniel 8 Samuel William William 9 Matthew Harry Joseph 10 Benjamin Joseph Christopher Top 10 Girls Names in Australia/UK/USA 1 Ella Jessica Emily 2 Emily Emily Emma 3 Olivia Sophie Madison 4 Chlo

* Gwen Stefani is secretive about baby names as she visits London ... - Custer County Chief
Gwen Stefani enjoys the British summer by taking a long walk to London Zoo with husband Gavin Rossdale and ...

* Sex, Love, Marriage, Birth - Quick! Pick a Baby Name
I don't belong here. A delivery room is no place for a man. Here was my wife, in obvious pain, the epidural drip little to no comfort. Nurses tended to her compassionately, the doctor was on her way. And just like Bill Cosby said about natural childbirth, all I could do was coach my wife with lamaze breathing and encourage her to push! My wife and I subscribed to a modern view of labor and delivery, the one that said fathers should be very much included in the event. I admit, it was excitin

* Top 10 Spam Names of the Month - June ‘08
My favorite spam names this month were: Aurelia Ellison Espen Deblasio Fazel Bowlin Isidro Randolph Kory Polk Mirela Althof Lashley McClure Quinn Smallbone Trudy Trotter Ulrike Clement

* top 100 baby boy names
Baby names are something on my mind these days as I have reached the 25th week of my pregnancy, and aren't the only social phenomena that arise by chance and follow power laws. They are what we do. Th...