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Celebrity Baby Names - Valentino and Matteo
2008-12-11 13:58:00 Though Ricky Martin's twin sons were born back on August 20th, their names have only just been released via an article in People. The boys are Valentino and Matteo. (If Valentino sounds slightly familiar to you as far as celebrity baby names go, you might be remembering Salma Hayek's daughter Valentina, who ... More About: Baby , Celebrity , Names
Reader Question - Boy Name for Eliza?s Twin Brother?
2008-12-10 01:56:00 A reader named Lucas is expecting twins, one boy and one girl, and would like help choosing the boy name: Its decided that the girl will be named Eliza, we just couldn't resist its streamlined modernity and Eliza Doolitte charm and spunk, but when it comes to boys names we're ... More About: Question , Reader , Brother , Twin
Want to Name a Baby Pygmy Hippo?
2008-12-10 01:56:00 A female pygmy hippopotamus was born at Marwell Zoo in mid-November to hippo-parents Wendy and Antoine. The Zoo would like help choosing between 4 possible names for the baby girl: Loko, Kadina, Zimmi and Lola. (All are West African place-names.) You can vote for your fave at the Marwell Zoo site ... More About: Baby
Name in the News - Anh
2008-12-08 13:54:00 Ánh Quang "Joseph" Cao was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District yesterday. When he takes office in January, he will become the first Vietnamese-American to serve in Congress. P.S. Before becoming governor, Piyush Jindal had held the same seat in Louisiana's 1st District. More About: News , In the News , The News
How Do You Feel About Your Name, Frances?
2008-12-07 13:53:00 "I love my name and can't imagine having any other," says Frances , a 19-year-old from Australia. "I've never met anyone my age or even close with the same name." Australia doesn't release national statistics on baby names, but...Frances ranked 324th in the U.S. in 1989. By 2007, the name had fallen ... More About: Feel
Poll - Would You Lie About a Bad Baby Name?
2008-12-03 19:49:00 Let's say a friend of yours is expecting, and the baby name she likes most is...well, not a great name. Would you: Lie about how you felt? (Maybe to keep the peace? Or to keep your nose out of her business?) Tell the truth? (Maybe because you prefer total honesty? Or because ... More About: Baby , Poll
Poll Results - Coolest Presidential Name is Lyndon
2008-12-03 19:49:00 A total of 157 people voted in the Coolest Presidential Name poll. Here are the results: Lyndon : 31% (49 votes) Ulysses: 27% (42) Dwight: 10% (16) Grover: 10% (15) Rutherford: 10% (15) Woodrow: 7% (11) Millard: 6% (9) I wasn't too surprised that Lyndon and Ulysses claimed the top two spots. Lyndon, as Cathy points out, fits well ... More About: Results , Poll
Name in the News - Chan
2008-12-03 07:26:00 Chan Yan-tak, head chef of Lung King Heen restaurant in Hong Kong, today became the first Chinese chef to be awarded a three-star rating from Michelin. The Michelin Guide has been around for 108 years and the three-star rating is its top honor. More About: News , In the News , The News , Chan
Reader Question Updates - Owen, Jacinta
2008-12-01 13:22:00 I haven't had much luck gathering updates on the reader questions from July. So far, all I know is that Susan's third baby is Owen and Leanne's baby girl will very likely be Jacinta Heidi. I'm still waiting to hear from Julia, Alex, Tracy, Courtney and Greg... More About: Question , Reader , Updates
Baby Names of Antarctica - Solveig, Emilio, Juan, Gisella
2008-11-16 15:54:00 Only a handful of babies have been born on Antarctica . Ever wonder what their names are? Me too. :) So I thought I'd look them up. First I should mention Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen, a Norwegian baby girl who was born on South Georgia Island on October 8, 1913. She wasn't the ... More About: Baby , Juan , Names , Emilio
Name in the News - Ann
2008-11-15 03:52:00 Ann E. Dunwoody today became the first woman in U.S. military history to hold the rank of a four-star general. Ann, 55, has been in the Army for 33 years. There are 21 other female general officers in the Army. All but 4 of them hold the one-star rank of ... More About: News , In the News , The News
Reader Question - Girl Name for Baby #7?
2008-11-13 09:49:00 A reader named Emily wrote to me late last month. She and her husband need a name for their seventh (!) baby, which will be a little girl. Their six older children are named Kyle, Conor, Nichol, Joelle, Danielle and Anthony. The only names we've agreed on so far are Lucy ... More About: Baby , Question , Reader , Girl
It?s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Baby Name - The Nickname ?Mad?
2008-11-13 09:49:00 Here's a quick list of names that can be shortened to the nickname "Mad": Madden Maddox Madeline (or Madaline, Madalyn, Madelyn, Madelynn, etc.) Madison (or Maddison, Madisen, Madisyn, Madyson, etc.) There are other Mad- names out there (like Madai and Madonna), but most aren't pronounced with a stress on that first syllable, so they don't ... More About: Baby
Celebrity Baby Name - Sunny Madeline
2008-11-12 21:48:00 Comedian Adam Sandler and his wife welcomed their second baby girl on November 2. They named their daughter Sunny Madeline . "Everyone is happy and healthy," according to Adam Sandler's website. Sunny's older sister is named Sadie Madison. More About: Baby , Celebrity
More Green Baby Names - Julia, Julian, Linden, Rosalie
2008-11-12 21:48:00 The blog Green Treehouse recently published a list of green baby names, including: Julia (think Julia "Butterfly" Hill) Julian (think Alps) Linden (think tree, not Second Life) Rosalie (think Rosalie Edge) For other green name ideas, try Names akes for Earth Day - John, Mario, Rachel, Carson and Environmental Baby Names - Forrest, Rain, River, Sky.
Reader Question - Spunky Name for Sophie?s Little Sister?
2008-11-11 21:47:00 A reader named Mercedes is expecting a baby girl in December: Our 4-year-old is named Sophie . We love it because it's cute and spunky. We initially came up with Daphne Colette for baby girl #2. But the more I think about it, the more I worry that Sophie and Daphne sound ... More About: Question , Reader , Sister
Barack Obama (and Family) Inspire Baby Names in the U.S.
2008-11-08 09:44:00 Barack-inspired baby names aren't being bestowed solely in Kenya--they're beginning to appear here in the U.S. as well. Here are a few example names: Benjamin Barack Kimbrough was born at 2:35 p.m. (CT) on November 4th in Arkansas. (Dad is Walter Kimbrough, president of Philander Smith College.) Sanjae Obama Fisher was born ... More About: Family , Baby , Barack Obama , Barack
Kenyan Babies Being Named Barack, Obama and Michelle
2008-11-06 15:41:00 Mere hours after Barack Obama became U.S. President-elect, the names Barack, Obama and Michelle began popping up on birth certificates throughout Kenya (the birthplace of Obama's father). Most notably, a pair of twins born in Kisumu have been named Obama and Michelle. Source: Kenya maternities greet Obama and Michelle More About: Babies
Okay to Pass Name Down from Mother to Daughter?
2008-11-06 03:41:00 A reader who is interested in passing her name on to her daughter recently sent me an e-mail. Here's part of it: Most of the time people name one of their boys after the father, but I have never heard of the daughter's first named being the same as the mothers. ... More About: Mother , Pass , Daughter
Reader Question - Girl Name that?s Irish or Swedish?
2008-11-04 09:38:00 A reader named Alexis wrote to me a few weeks ago: My husband and I are expecting a baby girl in February 2009. He is Irish and I am Swedish so we are trying to find a simple girl's name that is either Irish or Swedish. If you could help us ... More About: Question , Reader , Girl
Teen Changes Name from George to Captain Fantastic
2008-11-04 09:38:00 Luke of Baby Names Blog just told me about a 19-year-old student from Glastonbury who changed his name from George Garratt to -- are you ready? -- Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined. (Captain Fantastic, btw, is a mock-superhero who was regularly featured ...
An Opinion on Unique Names, from Arvid
2008-11-03 15:36:00 Arvid Huisman, columnist for Webster City's Daily Freeman-Journal, recently wrote a piece called What's in a name? Here's an excerpt: As a first grader I wanted to be named Johnnie or Bobbie or Billie or Tommie -- just about anything except Arvid. By the time I was a young adult I realized ... More About: Opinion , Unique , Names
Never-Ranked Baby Names - Letter S
2008-11-03 03:35:00 Looking for a unique S-name? Here are some that have never once ranked among the top 1,000 baby names in the U.S.: Boy Names Girl Names Sabino, Salim, Samir, Sandip, Sandford, Sanjaya, Saral, Saturnino, Savio, Selig, Selwyn, Seneca, Septimus, Sergey, Severino, Shachar, Shadrach, Shahzad, Shai, Shakil, Shihab, Shlomo, Siddhartha, Silvan, Silvano, Sinclair, Sinjin, ... More About: Baby , Letter
Top 10 Spam Names of the Month - October ?08
2008-11-02 03:34:00 My ten favorite spam names for October were: Arnulfo Crowder Fannie Askew Hisham Bunge Iala Lamothe Lonnard Boon-Hwe Martha T. Mathis Orval Olsen Sylathia Lui Tanvir Gwinner Ursula Kurtz More About: Spam , Names , Month
NYC Sextuplets - Danelia, Genesis, Jadon, Jezreel, Joel, Justin
2008-10-28 21:30:00 Victor and Digna Carpio of Queens welcomed sextuplets--four boys and two girls--back on October 6th. The babies are New York City's second-ever set of sextuplets, and possibly the first sextuplets born to a Hispanic couple in the United States. (Victor and Digna are originally from Ecuador.) The sextuplets were born about ... More About: Genesis , Joel , Justin
Literary Names for Halloween - Ichabod, Lenore, Henry, Edward
2008-10-28 21:30:00 Here are a few literature names in honor of Halloween , which is this Friday... Ichabod (from Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow): On mounting a rising ground, which brought the figure of his fellow-traveller in relief against the sky, gigantic in height, and muffled in a cloak, Ichabod was horror-struck on ... More About: Henry , Edward , Names , Literary
Top NYC Baby Names for 2007 - Isabella, Sophia, Daniel, Jayden
2008-10-25 22:26:00 New York City recently released its 2007 baby name rankings. Here are the most popular names for each gender, ladies first: Isabella [tie] Sophia [tie] Emily Ashley Sarah Kayla Mia Olivia Samantha Rachel Madison 539 539 525 480 425 414 381 375 368 359 345 Yup--a tie for first place. Isabella was 3rd and Sophia was 6th in 2006, but both were #1 in 2007. (The former #1 was Ashley.) Daniel Jayden Michael Matthew Justin Joshua David Anthony Christopher Joseph 865 846 801 778 738 719 705 664 652 617 Technically, Jayden is #2...but, ... More About: Baby , Names
Reader Question - Where Does Capitola Come From?
2008-10-25 22:26:00 A reader named Paula sent me an interesting question not too long ago: My sister-in-law found 'Capitola' as a first name in her family's history. We know it comes from E.D.E.N. Southworth's "The Hidden Hand" but we cannot discover its meaning or derivation. Can you help us? The character from ... More About: Question , Reader
Reader Question - Girl Name that Works in Both English and Spanish?
2008-10-24 10:24:00 A reader named Martha recently e-mailed me: Hello! I am Peruvian and my husband is American of English /French descent. We are looking for a name for our baby girl that will travel well. We plan on living in both countries and our household and families are bilingual. We love the name ... More About: Question , Reader , Spanish , Girl
Reader Question Updates - Audrey, Noelle, Dalber
More articles from this author:2008-10-24 10:24:00 I've been trying to get in touch with the readers who sent me questions back in May and June, to see which names they ended up selecting. So far I know that Lydia's sister is named Audrey , Elise's sister is named Noelle, and the botanical boy name is Dalber. I'm still ... More About: Question , Reader , Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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