October 2009

Baby Names, News and Views

Six Seriously Scary Baby Names for Halloween » Nancy's Baby Names
Theory: People who choose crappy ringtones also choose crappy baby names. I might apply for a grant to study this. Going to Mississippi next. Can't wait--I bet there are some very interesting names to be found there. ...

Surnames that still sound like surnames | The Baby Name Wizard
Have you ever met a child named Connolly? How about Barker, or Janson? Most likely not, but if you did I doubt you'd bat an eyelash. So many surnames of the British Isles are used as baby names right now that those fit right in.

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Spam Names from September & October '09 » Nancy's Baby Names
Celebrities Who Have Chosen Great Baby Names · Could Baby Names Help Battle Climate Change? Did Your Ancestors Immigrate? Ship Names as Baby Names · Does This Baby Name Sound like a Stripper Name? ...

Name Sighting – Romulus » Nancy's Baby Names
Celebrities Who Have Chosen Great Baby Names · Could Baby Names Help Battle Climate Change? Did Your Ancestors Immigrate? Ship Names as Baby Names · Does This Baby Name Sound like a Stripper Name? ...

Pamela Redmond Satran: Unusual Names: Why -- and Why Not -- To ...
And it's not only American parents who are choosing unusual baby names. Chinese parents, seeking individuality in a country with 1.3 billion people sharing only 129 surnames, are turning to unconventional combinations of letters, ...

The History of Baby Naming Ceremonies Across the World | DWELLBLOG
For many Italian and Hispanic cultures, baby names are also often influenced by religion. In these areas, the Roman Catholic religion is the most prevalent; therefore, biblical names like Maria (in Hispanic culture), and Paulo (in ...

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Weirdest Celebrity Baby Names - New Parent
Sometimes when coming up with potential baby names, I'll joke around with my husband about all the weird names we could give them. For example, with the last name of “Jones”, the name Indiana has come up on multiple occasions. ...

How Will Amelia (the Movie) Affect Amelia (the Name)? » Nancy's ...
Last year, it was 68th. So it will probably continue to rise, regardless of the movie. But will the movie give the name an extra boost? What do you think? Categories: Baby Names ...

Celebrity Baby Names - Best Films
It seems that the days of naming your son or daughter with your own name and adding a second, third or a fourth sign in roman numerals at the end are fading away.

Tools for Picking Baby Names
There are also some pretty cool baby naming tools available nowadays. Annika? Eric? Poppy? Piper? Jerome? Which name sounds good to you? Baby names are personal choices. Would you consider a "wild" name? Just what is your baby naming ...

My (long) list of names! thoughts? - Pregnancy - Second Trimester ...
Thoughts on these names? Baby Names. what are your thoughts on these names? Baby Names. Girls names...a long list. Baby Names. your thoughts on these names? confused! Baby Names. any thoughts on baby names, Trying To Conceive ...

Literary Baby Names: Character Names from Novels for Boys and ...
Trying to find an interesting and meaningful name to give your child? Look to the unique and beautiful names chosen by the literary greats.

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Bye Bye, Bridget – Irish Names Dropped to Minimize Prejudice ...
Did Your Ancestors Immigrate? Ship Names as Baby Names · Does This Baby Name Sound like a Stripper Name? How to Find a Boy Name that Won't Become a Girl Name · Narcissism and Unique Baby Names - Is There a Connection? ...

Baby Names, Careers, and CEOs | Punk Rock Human Resources
Every morning, I drive to Starbucks and get my coffee from a boy named Dakota. He's not a boy, really, but a young man who is attending college and looking.

Italian Bishop Calls for Fewer Silly Baby Names » Nancy's Baby Names
Italian Bishop Calls for Fewer Silly Baby Names. Msgr. Bassano Staffieri of La Spezia, Italy, wishes more baby girls were named Maria: “A name is not just a sound, it has a profound meaning.” Mothers and fathers “should ...

Weirdest Celebrity Baby Names - New Parent
Sometimes when coming up with potential baby names, I'll joke around with my husband about all the weird names we could give them. For example, with the last name of “Jones”, the name Indiana has come up on multiple occasions. ...

Padma Lakshmi Talks Baby Names | Famecrawler
We can all stop worrying about whether or not Padma Lakshmi is going to follow the current celebrity trend. Which trend you may ask? It's the trend of.

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Why Are Dogs Getting Human Names? - Nancy's Baby Names
How to Find a Boy Name that Won't Become a Girl Name · One-Handed Baby Names - Carter, Jimmy, Tessa, Lynn · Twilight Baby Names - Carlisle, Edward, Esmé, Rosalie · Did Your Ancestors Immigrate? Ship Names as Baby Names · Celebrities Who ...

Unusual Real Names – Feramorz, Goyn, Trevanion, Whitehead ...
Former Denver mayor Quigg Newton almost made the list, but his first name was actually James. Did I miss any other unusual mayoral monikers? Comment |. Share/Save. | Trackback Categories: Baby Names, Boy Names, Musical Baby Names, ...

10 Craziest Celebrity Baby Names - Oddee.com
From colors and fruits, to countries and superheroes, meet ten weird names celebrities choose to call their children.

Baby Names on USA-Today « Woman to Woman Childbirth Education
What caught my eye about this article was the Wordle of the top 50 baby names (both boy and girl) by decade, from 1890 through 2008. Here's the one from 1890: baby names wordle. But according to the article, we parents don't like ...

Gender-Bending Baby Names - The Daily Beast
Heidi Klum just named her daughter Lou. And George Stephanopoulos has little girls named Elliott and Harper. VIEW OUR GALLERY of celebrity children who cross the line.

Could Baby Names Help Battle Climate Change? - Nancy's Baby Names
So I asked myself: Are there baby names out there for parents who aren't into nature names, but still want something that reflects their commitment to environmental responsibility? Names that might actually make a difference as far as ...

Jacob, Emma Most Popular Baby Names In 2008 | Single Parent Gossip
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released the most popular baby names for 2008. Jacob won the honors for the tenth time in a row for boys and Emma surpassed the usual favorite Emily, which held the title of the most popular ...

Baby Names Prone to Boom-and-Bust Cycles - Drugs.com MedNews
New parents like baby names that are not merely popular but on the rise, compared to names that are falling out of favor, a new study suggests. The findings by.

Parents Prefer Popular Names. Ho-hum. - Nancy's Baby Names
Parents in the U.S. like baby names that are currently popular and baby names that are becoming popular, according to psychologists Todd Gureckis and Robert Goldstone. They claim that, while parents have long been drawn to names that ...

Recent 'momentum' influences choices of baby names, NYU, Indiana ...
How do people choose a name for their child? Researchers have long noted that the overall popularity of a name exerts a strong influence on people's preferences-more popular names, such as Robert or Susan, are more frequent and, ...

Lorraine Bracco's Daughter Named for French Wine - Nancy's Baby Names
Lorraine Bracco's Daughter Named for French Wine · Names Challenged in Quebec – Avalanche, Glacier, C'est-un-Ange · Unusual Baby Names from Quebec – Awesome, Dung, Jde, Luzer · Baby Name Needed – Sibling of Lorna, Zacharias and Louis ...

socialmedian: Weird celebrity baby names
Uh oh, here we go again. After an extended period of unremarkable celebrity baby names - a James here, a Charlotte there, the kookiness has again.

Bad Baby Names | Creative Baby Names - boy & girl names
But why are people so crazy about this kind of names? Are we so interested in names? Why actually do we care so much about other peoples' baby name choices?

Unusual Baby Names from Quebec – Awesome, Dung, Jde, Luzer ...
Over the weekend, I read through the giant database of Quebec baby names(2008). Most of the names there were familiar English or French names, and a few were (very long!) Native American names, but a handful of others really stood out. ...

Top Irish Baby Names | FindMyBabyName.com
Consider naming your child after the Irish Hertiage? See what names are the top Irish names for the 2000s.

Bad Baby Names: Turkey Edition
There were so many bad baby names this week that it's hard to find where to start. I'm going to rattle them off in the order they were printed, because the last one truly is really bad. Not that the others aren't bad, but hoo boy, ...

Popular baby names in the UK see changes in 2008 | Baby Chums
The popular baby names of 2008 saw Jack and Olivia on top while Mohammed and its variations saw a surge in the rankings. For another year, it seems that the.

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iPhone App Review – 25000 Baby Names
iPhone App Review – 25000 Baby Names. PostAuthorIcon Author: burhan. This app is a free, mobile, baby name book…. Read the original post: iPhone App Review – 25000 Baby Names. PostCategoryIcon ...

2008's Most Popular Baby Names in US
Most popular baby names from list from the US Social Security Administration for 2008.

Nancy's Baby Names - Are Spanish Names Doomed?
How to Pronounce Popular Irish Names - Aoife, Cian, Niamh, Oisin · How to Find a Boy Name that Won't Become a Girl Name · Narcissism and Unique Baby Names - Is There a Connection? Twilight Baby Names - Carlisle, Edward, Esmé, Rosalie ...

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Have Already Chosen Baby Names ...
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are having 'lots of sex!' so that Mariah can get pregnant. Mariah Carey was promoting her new movie Precious with husband Nick Cannon.

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Nymbler Blog: September's Most Popular Baby Names - 2009
September's Most Popular Baby Names - 2009. Here are the names that were popular on Nymbler in September 2009, click them to see more info: Top 10 favorite names: 1. Charlotte (Same) ...

Baby Names Inspired by Hit Songs — Kids song
Baby Names Inspired by Hit Songs. October 6th, 2009Tags: Inspired. Hit songs can take a name from the darkness and into the limelight. Many names, because popular soon after they used in the popular hits. ...

Adios, Juan and Juanita: Latin Names Trend Down (source: TIME ...
One sure sign that the US Hispanic population is becoming increasingly more assimilated is the overall downward trend in traditionally Latin-sounding baby names. (source: TIME) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com.

Unusual Real Names – Beveridge, Craphonso, Rivers, Scientific ...
Narcissism and Unique Baby Names - Is There a Connection? Does This Baby Name Sound like a Stripper Name? How to Find a Boy Name that Won't Become a Girl Name · How to Pronounce Asian Names · Did Your Ancestors Immigrate? ...

What to Consider When Naming a Baby
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Cute Small Dog Names are Girl & Boy Baby Names: Teacup Puppies ...
Try cute dog names for small dogs. These include teacup puppies, toy dogs; & Shih Tzu, Poodle, Dachshund, Terrier, Yorkie, Beagle, small breed mixes personality mutts.

The Childrens Mutual reveals the most popular baby names in the UK ...
The Children's Mutual reveals that for a second year Jack and Olivia have maintained their position as the most popular baby names in the UK.

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Ancestry.ca Reveals the Most Interesting Baby Names in Canadian ...
... daughter of legendary musician Frank Zappa – Ancestry.ca has dug deep into its historical records to reveal some of the worst baby names in Canada's history, and discovers that giving children strange names is neither a new trend, ...

New Baby Girl Names for Trendsetting Tots: Inspired by Pop Culture ...
Be the first to use these cool baby names rising in popularity but still far from Top 10. Each name is listed with the pop culture reference that has inspired it.

Surnames of Saints – Becket, Drexel, Kirby, Seton - Nancy's Baby Names
Ven. Matt Talbot and Bl. Junípero Serra also have cool surnames, but they aren't officially saints yet, so they don't quite count. What other saintly surnames would make good baby names? Filed under Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names, ...

244 Baby Names You'll Love | Family Jewels - Canadian Family Blog
Canadian Family gives parents comprehensive, practical advice on health and wellness, education, child development, behavioural and societal issues, as well as fun family activities.

WeBitePrettyHard: Vampire Baby Names
And then up came sites for vampire baby names. I understand that naming the fruit of your loins is usually a personal and sometimes excrutiating process. If you or a loved one is having a baby and is having trouble coming up with a name ...

Unique (and Greek!) Baby Names for Girls: Greek Baby Girl Names ...
Choosing a baby name is a fun and exciting part of pregnancy. Baby girl names from ancient Greece carry exotic and powerful symbolism and meaning.

Evening News 24 - Top Norwich baby names revealed
And our part of the world has broken the mould for baby names, with the most popular girls' name in the region not even making the Norwich top 10. Olivia is nowhere to be seen, and instead Evie has topped Norwich's list, according to ...

Unusual Real Name – Alanis Morissette - Nancy's Baby Names
Gone South is a blog about a Peace Corps volunteer's experiences in Paraguay. In a recent post, Interesting Baby Names and Stronger Patriotism Through Kickball, he talks about how Paraguay is a bit behind the times in terms of movies, ...