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Baby Name Negotiaion: Don?t Forget Humor!
2011-12-27 11:00:00 You already know that using humor during a serious discussion will help release the tension. If the serious discussion happens to be a negotiation, humor can be even more helpful. It can actually give you a leg up. “[H]umor literature … Continue reading → More About: Humor , Baby , Persuasion
Groom Forgets His Bride?s Name
2011-12-26 11:00:00 Printed in a New York newspaper in the mid-1850s: The Boston Traveller tells the story of a man in Massachusetts, who applied to the proper authorities, a few days since, for a marriage certificate, but upon being questioned he had … Continue reading → More About: Bride , Location
Baby Name Needed ? Brother of Jett Royce
2011-12-24 04:00:00 One of my readers is expecting a baby boy in a matter of days and she’d like some last-minute name suggestions. The baby will have one older sibling, a brother named Jett Royce. The surname sounds like Adlard. Jett’s given … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Baby Name Battle ? Gaspar vs. Gregor
2011-12-23 13:00:00 If you were having a son, and you had to name him either Gaspar or Gregor, which would it be? More About: Baby
Popular Baby Names in Jamaica
2011-12-23 11:00:00 Here are the most popular baby names in Jamaica for 2008: Boy Names Girl Names 1. Daniel 2. Joshua 3. Jordan 4. Ricardo 5. Anthony 1. Brihanna 2. Rhianna 3. Ashley 4. Gabrielle 5. Abigail Why 2008? Well, the the … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Popular
Another Baby Born on a Boat
2011-12-22 11:00:00 In October of 1932, a baby boy was born to Mrs. Kaethe Schernig while she was aboard the German ocean liner SS General von Steuben. The ship was the namesake of Continental Army officer General Friedrich von Steuben, so the … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Boat
Ayanna, Yohance, Inte & Gration
2011-12-21 11:00:00 Dick Gregory (b. 1932) is an African-American comedian and civil rights activist. He’s also, with his wife Lillian, the father of 10 children: Michele, Lynne, Paula & Pamela (twins), Stephanie, Gregory, Christian, Miss, Ayanna (b. 1971) and Yohance (b. 1973). … Continue reading → More About: Achievement
Popular Baby Names in Scotland, 2011
2011-12-20 14:50:00 Scotland’s General Register Office has just announced the top baby names in Scotland for 2011: Boy Names Girl Names 1. Jack 2. Lewis 3. James 4. Logan 5. Ethan 6. Daniel 7. Ryan 8. Alexander 9. Harry 10. Aaron 1. … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Scotland , Popular
Baby Girl Named for Two Policemen
2011-12-20 11:00:00 In September of 1944, Mrs. Jean Grzyb of Chicago gave birth to a baby girl with the help of policemen Joseph Duffy and Max Christ. “In honor of the kind patrolmen, Mrs. Grzyb named the baby Maxine Josephine.” (Here’s how … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Girl
Babies Named Chaya Mushka
2011-12-20 02:35:00 Hundreds of Hasidic parents — especially those in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York — named their daughters Chaya Mushka after Chaya Mushka Schneerson passed away in 1988. Here’s a video about the babies named Chaya Mushka, from … Continue reading → More About: Babies
Top Baby Names in Canberra, 2011
2011-12-19 12:00:00 And on heels of Queensland we have Canberra. Well, the entire Australian Capital Territory (ACT), actually. So far this year there have been 5,241 births in the ACT, and these are the most popular baby names: Boy Names Girl Names … Continue reading → More About: Baby
French Airplane Baby, b. 1922, Named Guynemer
2011-12-19 11:00:00 Many moons ago, I wrote about Airlene. She was born in an airplane in 1929. Many of the sources I consulted for that post explicitly stated that Airlene was the first baby born in an airplane. I hadn’t seen any … Continue reading → More About: Baby , French , Transportation , Airplane , Achievement
Top Baby Names in Queensland, 2011
2011-12-19 10:00:00 There may be about a dozen days left in the year, but that hasn’t stopped Queensland , Australia, from releasing its list of the most popular baby names of 2011: Boy Names Girl Names 1. Cooper 2. William 3. Jack 4. … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Family with 16 Alphabetical Baby Names
2011-12-16 11:00:00 You guys seemed to like last week’s big family post, so I’ll try to write more posts like that one in the coming weeks. Let’s start with the Ginn family of Georgia, circa 1931. Bowman, Ga., July 14 (AP) – … Continue reading → More About: Family , Baby
Baby Name Needed for Little Sister
2011-12-15 11:00:00 One of my readers is looking for some name suggestions. She writes: I’m in need of a girl name, a stronger name to go with a flowy last name. 3 older brothers are Charlie, Zack, and Andrew. Would like the … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Frosty ? the Snowman & the Baby Name
2011-12-14 11:00:00 The song “Frosty the Snowman” [vid] was first recorded by Gene Autry and released in time for the 1950 holiday season. It’s not too surprising, therefore, that 1950 was the one and only year Frosty made the SSA’s baby name … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Music
Etiquette: How Do You Embrace a Bad Baby Name?
2011-12-13 11:00:00 As you know, I like to poke fun at bizarre baby names. I mean, Vick Vaporup? Oleomargarine? Job-Rakt-Out-of-the-Asshes? Come on. Try not commenting on names like these. It’s easy for me to mock these names, though, because I don’t know … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Etiquette , Embrace
Baby Named by Drunken Midwife
2011-12-12 11:00:00 Move over, Jesse Roper. This might just be my new favorite baby name story of all time. Robert, daughter of William Thompson, bap. 15 Feb. 1730, the midwife mistaking the sex, ebrietas dementat. Ebrietas dementat is Latin for “crazed with … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Maine Family with 18 Children
2011-12-09 22:30:00 Yesterday, a reader named Kristin let me know about a Bagnor Daily News article about the 18-child Rancourt family of Winterport, Maine. The parents, Harry and Alice, wed in 1909 and went on to have 17 children (and adopt one … Continue reading → More About: Family , Children
How Did Portland Hoffa Get Her Name?
2011-12-09 16:29:00 Dr. Frederick Hoffa and his wife, Mary, had four baby girls in the early 20th century. The first was named Lebanon. She was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The second was named Portland . She was born in Portland, Oregon. The third … Continue reading →
Babies Named for Eclipses
2011-12-08 22:26:00 This Saturday’s lunar eclipse will be the last total lunar eclipse until 2014, so I guess now is the time to post about people named Eclipse! I used the handy Family Search website to track down about three dozen people … Continue reading → More About: Babies
Premature Baby Named for Nurse and Pilot
2011-12-08 16:25:00 A few years ago, Minnesota newspaperman Allan “Red” Helderman told the Daily Journal the story behind the name of his youngest daughter, born on 25 November 1978. His wife had been battling leukemia while pregnant. “Patty went into labor twice, … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Nurse
Feminine Names and Science, Revisited
2011-12-08 16:25:00 Years ago, I wrote about a study by David Figlio that found girls with very feminine names are less likely to study science. I hadn’t read the study — it hadn’t been published yet — but I wondered how much … Continue reading → More About: Science
The Baby Name Rafer
2011-12-08 04:24:00 Rafer Lewis Johnson was born in Texas in 1935. He was named after one of his father’s childhood friends. When he was 25, he competed in the Decathlon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. He narrowly defeated Yang Chuan-Kwang … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Baby Name Dispute Leads to Stabbing, Arrests
2011-12-08 04:24:00 About 100 years ago, four men in Pittsburgh got into a fight over a baby name: During a christening at the home of Harry Speck, 128 Leckey Avenue, Woods Run, yesterday morning, a fight started over what name the child … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Leads , Arrests
Baby Girl Named After Department Store
2011-12-07 04:23:00 In December of 1951, Mary Hertrich of Queens went into labor while shopping at the New York Macy’s. “Salesgirls made frantic telephone calls to the medical department, and Dr. Julius Doppelt rushed down.” Mary gave birth to a baby girl, … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Department , Store , Girl
Victory in Europe?Almost
2011-12-07 04:23:00 Many sources claim that soap opera actress Robin Strasser was named Robin Victory in Europe Strasser at birth. According to Robin Strasser’s blog, though, this isn’t quite true: Born on May 7th, 1945 at Bronx Jewish Hospital. When my mother … Continue reading →
Talking Baby Names? Remember to Smile :)
2011-12-07 04:23:00 Did you know that smiling, just like making eye contact, makes you more influential during a negotiation? A smile makes you seem warm, friendly and likable. And we’re more likely to comply with requests from warm, friendly, likable people. So, … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Talking , Smile
Baby Name Needed ? Dale, Dallas or Dalen?
2011-12-03 10:19:00 A reader named Kennith contacted me a few weeks ago about the names Dale Earl and Dallas Earl for his son. He didn’t receive my initial response (as my emails haven’t been going out lately) but, luckily, he stopped by … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Baby Named for Shoe Store
More articles from this author:2011-12-02 16:18:00 Last month, Michelle Collins of Clutton, Somerset, went into labor early while shopping at a Clarks shoe store. She gave birth to a baby boy in the staff room, with the help of paramedics. She named her son Ethan Clark … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Store 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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