Category Archives: Baby Names from Family

Identical Twins Named Harry Louie and Louie Harry

4 Comments | 9 March 2010
Bernie Madoff whistleblower Harry M. Markopolos has 6-year-old identical twin boys named Harry Louie and Louie Harry. The New York Times Magazine asked Markopolos, “Is that some kind of Greek tradition? Giving kids the same name?” He answered: You saw the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”? Everybody has the same name. Only the people change; [...]
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How Many Babies are Named After Family Members?

Leave a comment | 18 February 2010
For some reason, “babies named after family member percentage” (yes, that whole thing) has been bringing people to my blog lately. I’m not sure why, as I’ve never posted about this topic, but I would like to help these people find what they’re searching for. The answer I found in an Ancestry.com press release is [...]
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Baby Names from Your Relationship with Your Partner

2 Comments | 2 February 2010
Could your relationship inspire a great baby name? I bet it could, if you ask yourself the right questions. Here are some to start you off: How did the two of you meet? Did a mutual acquaintance introduce you? What was that person’s name? Did you meet while taking the same scuba class? What was the name of [...]
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Baby Names from Symbols of Family Members

Leave a comment | 27 January 2010
I talked about using family heirlooms to brainstorm for baby names a few weeks ago. Heirlooms are great for finding names that can symbolize your family generally. If you want a name that represents a particular family member, though, everyday items can work even better. Maybe your father, Mr. Fix-it, always has a Phillips-head screwdriver [...]
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Family Tree Baby Names – Think Substance, Not Style

3 Comments | 18 January 2010
If you were given a list of baby names and told to choose one, you’d probably make your selection based on style. Makes sense, right? Without any other information, that’s about all you could do. This is what makes plucking a baby name off the family tree tricky. Many of the names on our trees [...]
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Baby Names from Family-Related Place Names

Leave a comment | 11 January 2010
You’ve looked through all the names in your family tree and in your partner’s family tree. None of them stand out as being particularly great candidates for a baby name. Now what? One thing you could try is place names. A location that’s significant to a certain family member (or, better, to your entire family) could [...]
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Baby Names from Family Heirlooms

Leave a comment | 7 January 2010
Is there an heirloom in your family? (Your great-grandfather’s steamer trunk? A 200-year-old Bible? Your grandmother’s hope chest? A Civil War weapon? A turn-of-the-century jigsaw puzzle?) If so, and if the item has special meaning to you, try squeezing some names out of it. If it was handmade, who crafted it? If not, what company [...]
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