Baby Name: renee

Baby Names Needed for Twin Girls

3 Comments | 1 September 2010
A reader named Bridgette is having twin girls in October and would like some name suggestions. The plan is to use the babies’ grandmothers’ names, Eileen and Patricia, as middle names. So Bridgette and her husband are interested in names that sound good in front of either Eileen or Patricia. (Especially Patricia–that’s the one they’re [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Girl Names | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,

Baby Name Story – Petal

5 Comments | 20 April 2010
I know of two Petals born in 2009. One belongs to chef Jamie Oliver, and the other belongs to Renée Soeterik and Boris Milinkovich of Toronto. How did the latter Petal get her name? Well, Renee was taking a bath, Boris was brushing his teeth, and they were discussing baby names. A vase of beautiful [...]
Posted in Baby Name Stories, Baby Names, Girl Names, Unique Names | Also tagged , ,

Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Fourth Baby

4 Comments | 20 April 2010
A reader named Jennifer would like some name suggestions for her baby girl, due in August. The baby will have three older siblings: Theo, Adrian and Nora Juliet. Jennifer’s top choice had been Daphne…until a friend used it. Here’s what she liked about Daphne: [I]t is Greek/mythological (I like the meaning), it is not easily [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Girl Names | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Dad’s Computer Algorithm Spits Out So-So Baby Name

2 Comments | 23 February 2010
Over the weekend, I read Renee Moilanen’s funny account of her husband attempting “a more mathematical approach to baby naming” after all other methods had failed. First, he had us each write down names that appealed to us. Second, my husband categorized our choices using three different baby name books to determine that we wanted [...]
Posted in Baby Name Stories, Baby Names, Boy Names | Also tagged , ,

Attention TwiHard – Please Don’t Name Your Baby Renesmee

9 Comments | 4 January 2010
I’ve seen a second baby named Renesmee. This is starting to worry me. The first was born in Scotland last year. The second was born in Plymouth, New Hampshire on New Year’s Day. It’s time for an intervention. If you’re an expectant TwiHard who believes Renesmee might just make a good baby name, please stop [...]
Posted in Baby Name Advice, Baby Name Trends, Baby Names, Girl Names, Pop Culture Names, Unique Names | Also tagged , , , , , , , , ,