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8 Millionth Azerbaijani Named Heydar
2011-11-15 09:52:00 The population of Earth recently passed 7 billion. Back in 1999, they year we passed 6 billion, Azerbaijan celebrated its own population milestone — 8 million. According to the Turan News Agency, the 8 millionth Azerbaijani was a baby boy … Continue reading →
Baby Name Needed ? Sister of Emma and Grace
2011-11-14 21:51:00 A reader expecting a baby girl in March writes: We have two daughters already “Emma Katherine” and “Grace Elizabeth.” Could you suggest a few names that are similar in style & feeling? Absolutely. Below are some names similar to Emma … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Two More Obnoxious Celebrity Baby Names
2011-11-13 03:47:00 Trendy Soccer player Gabriel Zakuani and his girlfriend welcomed a baby boy in September and named him Trendy. [Gabriel] said: “People have asked if his name is because of ‘trending topics’ on Twitter. Maybe it was in the back of … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Celebrity
Baby Named for UFC Fighter
2011-11-12 09:45:00 My husband spotted this toward the end of a New York Times article about the UFC going mainstream: Some lines at the expo were enormous. People waited for a chance to enter the octagon and pose with a championship belt … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Baby Name Needed ? Atlas or Finch?
2011-11-12 09:45:00 A reader and her husband are expecting a baby boy in January. They’re down to two names: Atlas and Finch. If we decide to go with Atlas, his name will be Atlas Grey. However, if we decide to go with … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Armistice Babies in Canada and England
2011-11-11 15:43:00 Two Armistice Day baby name stories for you: 1 Less than one minute after the signing of the Armistice on 11 November 1918, a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Herod of Ottawa, Canada . Mr. Herod had … Continue reading → More About: England , Babies
Russian Baby Names After the Revolution
2011-11-10 21:40:00 Over a century after the the French revolution influenced French baby names, the Russian Revolution (and socialist ideology) inspired a handful of Russian parents to give their babies similarly patriotic names. Here are some examples. Most were bestowed in the … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Russian, Azerbaijani, Estonian & Tatar Baby Names
2011-11-10 15:39:00 Edwin D. Lawson, former president of the American Name Society, has put together a bunch of free, downloadable .wmv files to teach you how to pronounce hundreds of Russian , Azeribaijani, Estonian and Tatar names. The files are available at his … Continue reading → More About: Baby
The Baby Name Mazola
2011-11-10 09:38:00 Mazola, “the first cooking and salad oil made from corn,” was introduced to consumers in 1911. The brand name was based on the words “maize” and “oil.” Mazola first appeared on the SSA’s baby name list in 1919: 1919 – … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Were Babies Really Named Oleomargarine?
2011-11-09 21:37:00 This little poem, “The Substitute,” was first published in humor magazine Judge sometime around 1910: Smith has a lovely baby girl, The stork left her with a flutter. Smith named her Oleomargarine, For he hadn’t any but her. Oleomargarine is … Continue reading → More About: Babies
Baby Name Story ? Jude
2011-11-08 21:36:00 Last week, reader Karen L directed me to an essay featuring a touching baby name story. The author, Cornelia Principe, suffered three miscarriages before finally carrying her fourth pregnancy to term. Here’s how she named her daughter: At 12 weeks, … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Story
The Baby Name Aquinnah
2011-11-08 21:36:00 Actor Michael J. Fox and his wife, actress Tracy Pollan, have four children. Two of those children are twin daughters Aquinnah and Schuyler, born in February of 1995. Aquinnah was named for the town of Aquinnah (a.k.a. Gay Head) on … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Indonesian Baby Name Law Proposed
2011-11-08 21:36:00 The Jakarta Post recently reported that a politician in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city, is proposing a baby name bylaw because he is concerned that parents are choosing foreign names over local ones for their babies. The bylaw would provide a … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Indonesian
Want to See Eye to Eye on Baby Names?
2011-11-08 21:36:00 Next time you talk names, don’t forget to look at your partner. Silly tip, right? I mean, why wouldn’t you want to look at your partner? But it’s crucial. Eye contact helps you persuade others. In fact, a meta-analysis of … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Were Any Babies Named Turok in 2002?
2011-11-05 09:33:00 In 2002, Acclaim Entertainment held a baby name contest. The video game company offered $10,000 in savings bonds to the first family to welcome a baby on September 1 and name it “Turok” after a the dinosaur-hunting protagonist of the … Continue reading → More About: Babies
Baby Name Needed ? How Do You Pronounce Ove?
2011-11-05 09:33:00 A reader from Sweden is expecting a baby. If the baby’s a boy, she’s thinking of naming him Ove. Here’s what she’d like to know: I want the name to be internationally viable and wonder how an American would pronounce … Continue reading → More About: Baby
The Nameless Dr. Gatewood
2011-11-03 15:30:00 Dr. Wesley Emmett Gatewood and Annie L. Pierrot of Ohio had five children. All five went on to earn Ph.D.s, but only four were given first names. Their eldest son, born in 1887, was the odd one out. He simply … Continue reading →
Tifft, the One-Named Man
2011-11-02 21:29:00 Alanson H. Tifft (1843-1903) and his wife Esther (1848-1922) of Brooklyn, NY, had three children. Their first, a baby girl born in 1868, was named Kittie. Their second, a baby girl born in 1873, was named Mary. Their third and … Continue reading →
The Mysterious Djuna (and Djuana)
2011-11-02 09:28:00 So far I’ve only posted about two mystery names, Laquita and Nerine. But there are plenty of others. One of those others is Djuna. It was the highest-hitting newbie name for girls in 1964, and the jump was impressive: 1963 … Continue reading → More About: Mysterious
6/6/06 Baby Named Damien
2011-11-01 09:27:00 Happy Halloween! Here’s a scary little name story for you: Mike and Susan Cooper of Bristol, England, welcomed a 6lb 6oz baby boy on 6/6/06 and named him Damien after Damien Thorn, the devil-child in the movie The Omen (1976). … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Halley, the Periodic Baby Name
2011-10-28 16:23:00 In 1705, English astronomer Edmond Halley theorized that three historic comets (which had appeared in 1531, 1607, and 1682) were actually a single periodic comet that would return again in 1758. He was correct–the comet returned in 1758, just as … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Leonard Cohen?s Daughter Named for Poet
2011-10-28 10:20:00 Leonard Cohen won a Prince of Asturias Award several days ago. In his acceptance speech, he mentioned his admiration for Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. So I wasn’t too shocked to discover (a few clicks later) that he has a … Continue reading →
Baby Named for Princess Zelda
2011-10-28 10:20:00 A few months ago, Nintendo released Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time 3D, a remake of the original Ocarina of Time from 1998. Who did they feature in the commercials for the new Ocarina? None other than Robin Williams, who … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Princess
3 Babies Named for Ethiopian Election
2011-10-27 16:18:00 On 23 May 2010, national parliamentary elections were held in Ethiopia. Three babies born that day were given election-themed names: Mengist, “Government” (boy) Merach, “Voter” (girl) Mercha, “Election ” (girl) Mengist and Merach were born inside polling stations. Both of their … Continue reading → More About: Babies
285 Indian Girls No Longer ?Unwanted?
2011-10-27 16:18:00 In India, gender discrimination is a big problem. So big that female feticide (the abortion of female fetuses) “is killing upwards of one million females in India annually.” And many of the girls who are born end up with names … Continue reading → More About: Girls , Indian
The Baby Name Allida
2011-10-26 22:17:00 The name Allida has appeared on the SSA’s baby name list only twice: 1945 – 23 baby girls named Allida 1946 – 11 baby girls named Allida Why? The movie Experiment Perilous, released in December of 1944, featured a character … Continue reading → More About: Baby
Baby Names Needed ? Boy-Girl Twins, Part Two
2011-10-26 22:17:00 Nate stopped by a few minutes ago with an update on his twins: OK. Still haven?t gotten names yet (3 weeks in). Twins still doing well in NICU. I feel like my list is narrowed down (and not too different … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Girl , Part
?Birth as Art? Baby Named Ajax
2011-10-26 22:17:00 Yesterday, performance artist Marni Kotak gave birth to a baby boy at Brooklyn’s Microscope Gallery as part of her exhibit “The Birth of Baby X.” I had just finished one of those “what do you think they’ll name the baby?” … Continue reading → More About: Ajax
Need a Name? Distract Yourself!
2011-10-26 10:16:00 Have a big decision to make? Stop thinking about it. Take a nap, go running, go shopping, go fishing — whatever it takes to distract you from the problem for a while. Why? Because studies have shown that, when it … Continue reading →
The Baby Name Barbarella
More articles from this author:2011-10-24 16:13:00 Barbarella, an Italian diminutive of Barbara, has appeared on the SSA’s baby name list twice: 1969 – 17 baby girls named Barbarella 1970 – 8 baby girls named Barbarella You probably already know the source of this one: sci-fi cult … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Barbarella 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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