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Friday, February 08, 2008
Weekend Reading for Baby Names
- Unusual Baby Boy Names - Finding Exotic And Unique Baby Names
- There are several ways to find unusual baby boy names. Here are some suggestions:
- If you need a good laugh re: baby names
- This is a discussion on If you need a good laugh re: baby names
- Baby Name Search
- Anyway, if you’re in the throes of picking out baby names, for whatever reason, here’s an online tool that might help:
- More Never-Ranked Plants Names - Disa, Linnaea, Nigella, Vanda
- Here are a few botanical genus names that might make nice baby girl names…
- Worst baby names
- Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran, best-selling authors of "The Baby Name Bible" (St. Martin's Press), released their list of the worst baby names chosen by celebrities in 2007.
- Single Syllable Girl Names - Bree, Hope, Jill, Paige, Tess
- More short & sweet names — this time for baby girls. Here’s a list of nearly one hundred one-syllable female names:
- Baby Names - Choosing your Child's Name
- ...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.
- Never-Ranked Baby Names - Letter N
- The latest installment of never-ranked names:
- Legally Brunette: Sigh.
- Out of curiosity, I Googled "trashiest baby names." I'll give you three guesses as to which name is the reigning champ.
- The business of names
- I've been very guarded about my intentions, only because I've actually had 2 friends who snatched my favorite baby names in the past and used it to name their children. I suppose I should feel flattered, but don't you think that parents ought to come up with names on their own?
- Mapping News by Mapperz
- Guy Davis has updated a very clear and fast map of popular names around the world.
- BabyCenter en Español Reveals Santiago and Sofia as Most Popular Hispanic Baby Names of 2007
- BabyCenter en Español, the leading online resource in Spanish for new and expectant parents, today unveiled a new first - the Top 10 Hispanic Baby Names of 2007. The list was derived from names submitted on BabyCenter(R) en Español (http://www. babycenterenespanol.com) by moms who had babies in 2006 and 2007 and are expecting in 2008.
- Baby Names: America's Least Wanted: Vowel Edition
- Please post your nominations here, and feel free to second others.
- "A rose by any other name..."
- What are some of the baby names that you came up with for your children, but decided not to use?
- Bad Baby Names: A Bumper Crop
- Loyal readers, this week is a week to end all weeks. Bad Baby Names have hit a new high. Not just in quality, but quantity. Let’s go!
- Popular Baby Names of the Future
- So, without further ado here are the results for what may become the most popular baby names of the future.
- Baby Names Lose their Luster
- Insensitive people might be calling Britney names, but no one is naming their kid Britney.
- TOP 100 Baby Boys names in England and Wales the last 5 years.
- Here we have a list of the most popular boys names in England and Wales the last 5 years.
- DS Daily: Register your name
- The impending baby got us thinking about video games, as we desperately try to make things do. Specifically, game-related baby names. Everyone reading this blog is a huge nerd, and nerds do things like naming things after game characters.
- Parenting trends for 08?
- Even more unique baby names: because replacing I's with Y's wasn't enough (Kaytlyn, I'm looking at you!) Neveah (Heaven backwards) was just the tip of the iceberg
- From Jermajesty to Banjo: Wacky Celebrity Baby Names
- It’s pretty apparent that fame, money, and beauty lead to gluttony, drugs, and wacky baby names.
- Scrubs Star John C. McGinley Welcomes Baby Girl
- John C. McGinley, best-known nowadays for playing Perry Cox on NBC’s Scrubs, ...is a new father. ...The baby’s name is Billie Grace.