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Namestorm #2 – Baby Names for Shoe Lovers
Love shoes as much as Imelda Marcos? If so, this post is for you.
C in DC suggested last week that I brainstorm for names associated with shoes, and I thought that was a great idea. So here’s my stab at it.
Luther
In 1938, American archaeologist Luther Cressman discovered a 10,000-year-old pair of sandals–the oldest [...]
Baby Names that Compensate for Parent Names
I was flipping through last month’s issue Parenting Early Years and spotted this quote:
My name, Kelly, is extremely common. I have found it frustrating my entire life–I still turn around when someone calls my name in a store. So for my children, I chose names that ended up being moderately common and spelled them very [...]
Posted in Baby Name Advice, Baby Names, Girl Names Also tagged kelly, magazine
Poll – Would You Choose Name X or Name Y?
For the next poll, I thought it would be fun to try another either/or question (much like the Would You Lie About a Bad Baby Name? poll from a few months ago).
Ok, so here’s the scenario. You’ve almost chosen a baby name. In fact, you’ve narrowed your list down to two finalists:
Name X is very [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Popular Baby Names, Unique Baby Names Also tagged poll
Poll Results – Name Popularity Matters to Most People
A total of 446 people voted in the How Much Does Name Popularity Matter to You? poll. Here are the results:
I’d stay out of the top 20: 23% (102 votes)
I’d stay out of the top 100: 21% (93)
Popularity doesn’t matter at all: 15% (69)
I’d avoid “ranked” names entirely: 15% (69)
I’d stay out of the top [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Popular Baby Names, Unique Baby Names Also tagged poll
Baby Name Needed – Irish-Italian Name Combo for Baby Girl
Elisa is expecting a baby girl and would like some input on names:
I’m Italian and the dad is Irish, so the last name will be Dillon. As for first name I would like a first pretty Irish name and a middle Italian name (with the Italian spelling), but no matter what I try it never [...]
Baby Names for Square Root Day – 03/03/09
Today is 03/03/09, a.k.a. “Square Root Day.” There are only a handful of such days each century. (The last was 02/02/04, the next will be 04/04/16.)
Are there any baby names out there that could commemorate a Square Root Day birthday?
Well…no. Not any traditional names, anyway. But here are a few non-traditional options:
Tessera, a [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Unique Baby Names Also tagged quadri, tessaragonos, tessella, tessera, tetra
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