Category Archives: Meaningful Baby Names

Baby Names from Foreign Cultures and Countries – Yea or Nay?

I was just reading about a baby named Padraig Clover. He has an Irish first name, and an Irish symbol as a middle name, but he isn’t Irish, nor was he born in Ireland. He’s half Mexican and half Filipino. He was born in Canada. His parents named him Padraig Clover because he was born [...]
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Wikipedia’s List of Unusual Personal Names

Once upon a time, Wikipedia had a List of Unusual Personal Names. That list was deleted a few weeks ago. It had been deleted before, but it always managed to come back. This time I think the deletion might be permanent. So I’ve decided to reprint much of the list here. Not because I want to [...]
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Baby Names from Your Relationship with Your Partner

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

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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Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Lilia’s Little Sister

I heard from a reader named Shana a couple of days ago. Here’s what she says: I’m 35 weeks pregnant and my DH and I still can’t find a name. Maybe it’s because we would like to incorporate too much into the name or maybe we’re just unsure if we want a trendy name/classic name. I [...]
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Family Tree Baby Names – Think Substance, Not Style

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

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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