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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 [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Brother of Kathryn and Nicholas
A reader named Shannon is expecting a baby boy at the end of the month. She currently has two children — twins named Kathryn (Kate) Rose and Nicholas (Nick) James. She writes:
We like Jonathan and Joshua, but are having trouble with a middle name. My husband’s name is James Nelson, and we are considering [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Boy Names, Middle Names Also tagged adam, alex, alexander, andrew, anthony, arthur, blake, calvin, charles, cole, daniel, david, grant, henry, isaac, jacob, james, joe, jonathan, joseph, kate, kathryn, luke, marcus, mark, martin, matthew, michael, mike, neil, nelson, nicholas, nick, paul, philip, rose, ryan, samuel, shannon, thomas, victor, william
Baby Names (No Longer) Needed – Molly, Kaitlin, Joshua, Isabel
We’re batting .500 for March:
Elisa picked Kaitlin Isabella,
Teresa opted for Molly Brynn,
Sheryl chose Joshua Stephen, and
Erin selected Isabel Robin.
No word yet from Sarah, Tamara, Liz or Patience.
And, I always forget to mention this: Thank you to everyone who takes the time comment on the “Baby Name Needed” posts! Your suggestions and ideas are often [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Boy Names, Girl Names, Middle Names Also tagged brynn, elisa, erin, isabel, isabella, kaitlin, liz, molly, patience, robin, sarah, sheryl, stephen, tamara, teresa
Baby Names (No Longer) Needed – Harper, Joshua
I’m not having much luck getting in touch with the folks from February. So far, of the eight, I’ve only heard from three:
Amie chose Finley as a middle name for Harper. (Lisa Marie Presley would approve!)
Sheryl had a baby boy and named him Joshua.
Courteney is still weighing her options, but she’ll let us know when [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Boy Names, Girl Names, Middle Names Also tagged harper
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