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Words that have been Turned into Baby Names

What will you name your baby? That question is one that most parents take very seriously. Much consideration goes into choosing a name for a newborn. It is understandable that parents want their child to have a unique name. Perhaps this is why many parents in 2014 selected a random word as the name for their babies. Nameberry took a close look at the names parents gave to their babies in 2014. They put together a list of baby names that are words. In short, parents chose a commonly used word, that has a specific meaning, as the name for … Continue reading →

Top Ten Baby Names of 2014

Is your baby’s name on the list of the top baby names of 2014? It might be exciting to find out. The most popular names in a given year tell us a lot about popular culture at that time. It also can “date” a name to a certain decade when it first became popular. Baby Center puts together a list of the most popular boy’s names, and a list of the most popular girl’s names, every year. Sometimes, a name makes the list because a lot of parents were influenced by something in pop culture. Or, a name might be … Continue reading →

Top Ten Baby Names of 2013

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Parents who are trying to select a name for their baby might want to visit the Social Security website. Every year, they gather data from Social Security card applications and use it to determine the most popular baby names of that year. This might help you to pick a popular name for your child. Or, it could inspire you to come up with something more unique than the names that are on the list. How does the Social Security Administration go about discovering the most popular names for 2013? They looked at 100% of their records on Social Security card … Continue reading →

Scary Trends in Baby Names

Leave it to Americans to find yet another way to immortalize pregnant teens. Just when you thought paying 16 year olds cold, hard cash to allow TV cameras to follow their every move as new parents was something to cringe about, now the government reveals that the young reality TV stars have some of the hottest names in the country. According to the Social Security Administration, the stars from MTV’s mega-popular show “Teen Mom,” are among the hottest trending names in the United States. Scary! I wish I were joking, but facts are facts. The Social Security Administration just released … Continue reading →

5 Reasons to Find Out Your Baby’s Gender Ahead of Time

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Today and tomorrow I’ll be going over some reasons to find out your baby’s gender and some reasons to wait. Both decisions are completely valid. When it comes down to it, it’s a personal choice. It’s easier to select a name. It’s easier to come up with one name you can agree on than it is to come up with two names. You can “test out” the name by calling your baby the name for a few days or weeks whenever you talk to him or her. Once you decide on a name, you can stop calling your child “baby,” … Continue reading →

Baby Names for Twins

If you are expecting twins or just dreaming about them, congratulations! what a special moment it is to be thinking about names for twins. I think naming twins might be more difficult than picking out a name for a singleton. You want to make sure that the names can flow together, since the twins will probably be referred together for their entire lives. At the same time, you want to choose names that will reflect the fact that your twins are individual people. So how can you choose a great set of names for twins? Keep reading because I’ll share … Continue reading →

The Evolution of Baby Names

Are you agonizing over what to name your baby? Most parents our though tons of baby name lists searching out the perfect baby name for their little one. Relatives get involved, too, and everyone seems to have a definite opinion. While parents have discussed possible baby names for as far back as there were babies to name, parents today have a harder time of it, I think, then parents of past generations in our recent history. In previous generations, most babies were given family names. They were named after fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles, grandmothers, grandfathers and great grandparents. While some … Continue reading →

How Do You LIKE That?

And you thought ESPN was bizarre. Just when you thought it was safe to turn to the cyberspace for baby name inspiration comes the story of Like Alder. Not Lee-kay or Lee-kai; it’s Like as in: I really like that name. Apparently an Israeli couple really, really, really liked the Like button on Facebook and decided to name their newborn daughter after it. No joke. According to news reports, when Lior and his wife Vardit Adler posted a picture of their darling daughter on Facebook, they got 40 “likes,” which is a good thing considering the couple looked to the … Continue reading →

Royal Wedding Goes Bust

There’s still hope with William and Harry around, but the lavish nuptials between the queen of Mexican media, Salma Hayek and her French billionaire fiance, Francois-Henri Pinault is officially kaput, according to the actress’ rep. Reports confirm that the couple has called off their 16-month engagement. Ordinarily the news would hardly be worth a blog; however, the two share a 10-month-old daughter, Valentina Paloma and they had planned to wed in a luxurious tropical extravaganza estimated to be worth more than $3 million later this summer. So does this mean the wedding is off, but the two remain a couple? … Continue reading →