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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 [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Baby Names from Places, Girl Names, Meaningful Baby Names, Middle Names Also tagged abriana, abrielle, analea, anastasia, Anna, anne, annelise, annetta, annette, bryony, dorothea, dorothy, emalani, emmalani, eva, gabriella, gabrielle, georgia, georgina, hannah, iona, irena, isla, josephine, june, junia, layla, leora, lilia, lisanne, miriam, nanette, norah, rosa, rosalia, shana, sierra, sophia, sophie, sophronia, theresa, victoria, vivian, viviana
2 Tips for Using Literary Character Names as Baby Names
You want to name your baby after a literary character? That’s great. Character names often make good baby names. But they don’t always make good baby names. How can you tell if the name you like is a good one? Here are two tips that might help.
Read the Source
You’ve seen the movie? Flipped through the [...]
Posted in Baby Name Advice, Baby Names, Baby Names from Literature, Boy Names, Unique Baby Names Also tagged aladdin, cinderella, dartagnan, dracula, frodo, gatsby, hamlet, iago, jacob, pangloss, pinocchio, quentin, quixote, renesmee, sauron, sherlock, tamburlaine, tarzan, yossarian
Are Baby Names Influenced by Retail Trends?
Here’s a baby name theory I don’t think I’ve ever come across before:
“Something happened when children under 5 became a market, maybe around 1983, with things like Baby Gap,” said Christine Farina, associate professor of communication at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. “We became more conscious of each other at the same time. [...]
Posted in Baby Name Trends, Baby Names, Boy Names, Popular Baby Names Also tagged christine, farina, jacob, james, joshua, market, michael, retailers
Don’t Commit to a Name Pattern Until You Read These 3 Tips
Humans love patterns. Just look last year’s list of popular twin names:
Jacob & Joshua
Daniel & David
Jayden & Jordan
Ethan & Evan
Taylor & Tyler
Gabriella & Isabella
Isaac & Isaiah
Madison & Morgan
Elijah & Isaiah
Ella & Emma
Eight pairs start with the same letter. Seven have the same rhythm. Another seven end with the same letter (and many of these nearly [...]
Posted in Baby Name Advice, Baby Names, Baby Names from Family, Baby Names from Literature, Baby Names from Plants, Boy Names, Girl Names, Meaningful Baby Names Also tagged abigail, aiden, alexa, alexander, alexis, alfred, amaryllis, andrew, angus, augustus, bea, beatrix, brian, chain, chess, chester, cordelia, cyan, daisy, dakota, daniel, david, diana, duncan, edith, elaine, elijah, ella, ethan, evan, favorite, frank, gabriella, graydon, griffith, hayden, heath, indigo, iris, isaac, isabella, isaiah, jacob, jasmine, jason, jordan, joshua, juliet, kaeden, kelly, lachlan, laura, lauren, leah, len, lila, lily, lorenzo, lou, luke, madison, maxine, meredith, michael, miranda, morgan, nora, origin, orlando, patterns, paul, poppy, rhyme, rose, roxanne, scarlet, sebastian, sky, source, tawny, taylor, theme, tobias, tyler, una, walker, xavier, xena, yorick, zinnia
Baby Name Needed – Non-Biblical, International Girl Name
A reader named Eric is expecting his first baby — a little girl — and he’d like some help coming up with a name. He writes:
We’re looking for something non-biblical, the more international the better, and should be no more than three syllables, preferably two. Front-runners are Daphne, Maya, and Clementine.
The baby’s surname will be [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Girl Names Also tagged camilla, carla, celia, clara, clementine, coral, daphne, delia, diana, dora, elena, ella, eric, flora, helen, helena, iris, karina, lara, larisa, laura, leona, lina, lucina, mala, marina, martina, maya, mina, nora, odessa, regina, rhea, rita, roma, rosa, sabina, selena, stella, sylvia, tara, tea, teresa, tessa, thea, tina, zara, zoe
Popular and Unique Baby Names in Alberta, Canada in 2009