How do you choose a baby name anyway?
My husband and I had six children. It is difficult coming up with a good name for your baby. Of course everyone has their own opinion about it, but as always, opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has them, but they are not always attractive or well formed.
Come on, you have met people (or maybe it was you) who were teased about their name. I went to school with a girl named Iowa, and read a baby announcement for an unfortunate little guy named Xylon. My own mother's maiden name had the initials P.E.W!
Names are probably the most personal gift (or curse, depending on your point of view) parents give their children, so it's my hope that the resources here will help you do the right thing for your child.
After all, we should be nice to our kids, they will choose our nursing home!
Come on, you have met people (or maybe it was you) who were teased about their name. I went to school with a girl named Iowa, and read a baby announcement for an unfortunate little guy named Xylon. My own mother's maiden name had the initials P.E.W!
Names are probably the most personal gift (or curse, depending on your point of view) parents give their children, so it's my hope that the resources here will help you do the right thing for your child.
After all, we should be nice to our kids, they will choose our nursing home!
Naming Your Baby
Naming your baby may be the one of the first BIG decisions you'll make as a parent, so DON't blow it, ok?
Choosing Baby Names
How do you go about picking a name for your baby? Here's a quick lesson in Baby Names 101, including some cautionary tales of what not to name your baby. So does your name have a story? Why did you choose your baby's name? Any name you hate? Please throw your two cents into our free for all comments section! And thanks for Jodi Bonjour at the mom tech review for the idea!
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Baby Name Resoursces
This is just a sample of resources to help you find the perfect name for your baby!
- Babyhold
- Unique Baby Names And Meanings
- Popular Baby Names
- A list of the most popular names for a particular year of birth (any year after 1879).
- BabyNamesWorld
- Search over 27000 baby names, meanings and origins! We have boy names, girl names, top names by year, naming forums and more to find the perfect baby names!
- Baby Name Wizard
- Interactive visual exploration of baby name popularity, from The Baby Name Wizard.
- Think Baby Names.com
- Looking for baby names? Interested in the meaning of names? Thinking of making a name change? Help yourself to our carefully researched list of baby name meanings, origins, trends, advice, and more at Think Baby Names!
Find A Great Baby Name
The Complete Book of Baby Names: The Most Names (100,001+), Most Unique Names, Most Idea-Generating Lists (600+) and the Most Help to Find the Perfect Name
Amazon Price: $10.39 (as of 12/19/2009) 
100,000 + Baby Names: The Most Complete Baby Name Book: Including 300+ Fascinating Lists, The Latest Naming Trends, Key to Gender-Neutral Names
Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 12/19/2009)
The The Best Baby Names Treasury
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/19/2009)
Baby Names Made Easy: The Complete Reverse-Dictionary of Baby Names
Amazon Price: $10.20 (as of 12/19/2009)
The Everything Baby Names Book, Completely Updated With 5,000 More Names!: Pick the Perfect Name for Your Baby (Everything: Parenting and Family)
Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 12/19/2009)
Naming Your Baby News
- Leelee Sobieski's Baby's Name | NameCandy
- Celebrity Baby Blog reports that Leelee Sobieski's baby girl, whose birth was announced earlier this week (see our story Leelee Sobieski: A New Celebrity Baby Wthout a Name), has a name. According to a rep, the baby's name is Louisanna ...
- Crazy Celebrity Baby Names - Weird Worm
- The oddities of celebrity behavior never fails to completely baffle me, and this extends into the crazy names that they come up with for their children. Most of.
- WINTER BABY NAMES – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry
- In mythology, winter was said to be caused by DEMETER in grief over the loss of her daughter PERSEPHONE, consigned forever to the underworld (but rising again as a baby name, with or without the pronunciation of the final long e). ...
- Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady Announce Baby's Name | NameCandy
- Benjamin is a biblical name with a long history in the United States (think Benjamin Franklin). It's been in the top 1000 names as long as the Social Security Administration has been keeping track of such things and currently ranks #25. ...
What's In A Name?
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- chelskie918 chelskie918 Sep 15, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
- It's pretty interesting to see a whole lot of baby names out there, however weird some of them may sound :) Here's another great baby name research tool I came across on the web: allthebabynames.com
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- chefkeem chefkeem Nov 6, 2008 @ 4:49 pm
- How about "Obama" or "Michelle"? 5*s
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- dc64 dc64 Oct 19, 2008 @ 5:04 pm
- Choosing your child's name is one of the greatest and most frustrating experiences. This child is going to carry that name for the rest of their lives. I still like the names of my children, and they have never complained about them either, (thank goodness). The funny thing is that their personalities exactly match their names! 5 stars
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- ricarde ricarde Oct 2, 2008 @ 12:11 am
- Cute and informative! I'll be sure to choose the right baby name for my baby when I get married. lol.
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- chloecavanaugh chloecavanaugh Aug 27, 2008 @ 5:53 am
- Great lens, I'm too old now, but this will come in handy for my next grandchild, (not in the near future, lol!
I do like the name Chaz, oh of course, that's my son't name.
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