Monthly Archive for December, 2009

“Santa Claus” Around the World

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Santa Claus has one of the most famous names around — but in different countries he goes by different names.

 

Thanks to the folks over at Wikipedia, I gathered a list of some of Santa’s other names. I’m not recommending these as baby names. It’s just for fun. J Enjoy!

 

 

“SANTA CLAUS” AROUND THE WORLD

 

BABA CHAGHALOO —Afghanistan

DEDA MRAZ — Bosnia and Herzegovina

PAPAI NOEL — Brazil

VIEJITO PASCUERO — Chile

EL NINITO DIOS — Mexico

KERSTMAN — Netherlands

JULENISSEN — Norway

SANTA KLAUS — Philippines

PAI NATAL — Portugal

COLACHO — Costa Rica

JULEMANDEN — Denmark

BABA NOËL — Egypt

FATHER CHRISTMAS — England

PÈRE NOËL — France

WEIHNACHTSMANN — Germany

JÓLASVEINNINN — Iceland

SINTERKLAS — Indonesia

BABBO NATALE — Italy

VADER KERSFEES — South Africa

PAPÁ NOEL — Spain

NOEL BABA — Turkey

DID MOROZ — Ukraine

QOR BOBO — Uzbekistan

SIÔN CORN — Wales

 

SOURCE: www.wikipedia.com

 

 

It’s very sporting of Santa to answer to so many names. I hope he brings you what you’re looking for this year.

 

To everyone who celebrates Christmas, I wish you a merry one.

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Christmas Movie Baby Name Inspiration

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Having a Christmas baby? Maybe a name from your favorite Christmas movie will inspire you.  

 

Here’s a collection of character names from classic Christmas movies that I thought were worth considering. Let me know your favorites!

 

 

BABES IN TOYLAND starring Laurel & Hardy

MARY

 

OLLIE

SILAS

BARNABY

 

 

THE BELLS OF ST. MARY’S starring Bing Crosby & Ingrid Bergman

DELPHINE

MARY

 

HORACE

JOE

MICHAEL

TOMMY

 

 

One of my favorite quotes of all time is from The Bells of St. Mary’s:

“If there’s any good I can do for anyone, let me do it now and not put it off for I shall not pass this way again.”

 

 

THE BISHOP’S WIFE starring Cary Grant, David Niven & Loretta Young

DELIA

JULIE

MATILDA

 

DUDLEY

HENRY

SYLVESTER

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT starring Barbara Stanwyck

ELIZABETH

NORAH

 

ALEXANDER

DUDLEY

FELIX

HARPER

HOMER

JEFFERSON

JOHN

SAM

 

 

 

A CHRISTMAS CAROL starring Gene Lockhart & Reginald Owen

BELINDA

BESS

MARTHA

 

EBENEZER

JACK

PETER

 

 

 

A CHRISTMAS STORY starring Peter Billingsley

BILLY

GROVER

RALPHIE

 

 

 

HOLIDAY INN starring Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire

DAPHNE

LILA

MAMIE

 

DUNBAR

FRANCOIS

GUS

JIM

PARKER

TED

 

 

 

THE HOLLY AND THE IVY starring Ralph Richardson & Celia Johnson

BRIDGET

JENNY

LYDIA

MARGARET

 

DAVID

MARTIN

MICHAEL “MICK”

RICHARD

 

 

 

HOME ALONE starring Macaulay Culkin

BROOKE

GEORGETTE

HEATHER

KATE

LINNIE

MEGAN

SONDRA

TRACY

 

FULLER

GUS

HARRY

JEFF

KEVIN

MARLEY

MITCH

ROB

ROD

STEFFAN

 

 

 

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE starring James Stewart & Donna Reed

ANNIE

JANIE

MARY

RUTH

TILLY

VIOLET

ZUZU

 

BILLY

CLARENCE

EUSTACE

GEORGE

HENRY

NICK

SAM

 

 

 

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET starring Maureen O’Hara

CLEO

SUSAN

 

CHARLIE

GEORGE

GRANVILLE

HENRY

JULIAN

KRIS

THOMAS

 

 

 

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION starring Chevy Chase

AUDREY

BETHANY

CATHERINE

ELLEN

FRANCES

HELEN

MARGO

NORA

RUBY SUE

 

CLARK

LEWIS

ROCKY

RUSSELL “RUSTY”

TODD

 

 

 

WHITE CHRISTMAS starring Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney & Danny Kaye

BETTY

EMMA

JUDY

RITA

 

JOHN

NOVELLO

THOMAS

 

 

SOURCE: www.imdb.com

 

 

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‘Infant Joy’ — Baby Name Poetry by William Blake

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Here’s an adorable poem about a newborn baby who needs a name…

 

Infant Joy

William Blake

 

‘I have no name;
I am but two days old.’
What shall I call thee?
‘I happy am,
Joy is my name.’
Sweet joy befall thee!

Pretty joy!
Sweet joy, but two days old.
Sweet joy I call thee:
Thou dost smile,
I sing the while;
Sweet joy befall thee!

 

 

I told you it was an adorable poem!

 

I actually think JOY is a very sweet name. It seems to be somewhat overlooked these days, but it’s sweet, simple and very meaningful. Perhaps worth a second look?

 

If you know of any other poems about newborn babies or baby names PLEASE email me!!! I’m collecting them.

 

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Baby Name Inspiration: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

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The Princess and the Frog debuts this week. This one’s from the creators of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin — so you know it’s going to be good.

 

With that in mind, I wanted to look at the character names and see if there are any hidden gems…and there are!

 

But first…Disney movies have a history of influencing baby naming. The Little Mermaid came out in 1989 and in 1990 Ariel jumped in popularity from 210 to 94. In 1991 it climbed even higher to 66. Perhaps The Princess and the Frog will have a similar influence?

 

Here are some of the interesting character names followed by some of the cast members.

 

FEMALE CHARACTERS

CHARLOTTE

EUDORA

GEORGIA

ODIE

TIANA

 

 

MALE CHARACTERS

DARNELL

HARVEY

HENRY

IAN

JAMES

LAWRENCE

LOUIS

MARLON

NAVEEN

RANDY

RAY

REGGIE

 

 

FEMALE CAST MEMBERS

ANIKA NONI Rose (Tiana)

BREANNA Brooks

DANIELLE MONE Truitt

ELIZABETH M. Dampier

JENIFER Lewis

JENNIFER Cody

OPRAH Winfrey

SHANDA M. Williamson

 

 

MALE CAST MEMBERS

BRUNO Campos (Prince Naveen)

COREY Burton

MICHAEL Colyar

EMERIL Lagasse

JIM Cummings

JOHN Goodman

KEITH David

KEVIN MICHAEL Richardson

LYNWOOD Robinson

MARLON West

MICHAEL-LEON Wooley

PETER Bartlett

RITCHIE Montgomery

TERRENCE Howard

 

 

TIANA was ranked 651 in 2008 and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it increase in popularity the coming years. It has many of the markers parents are looking for in a name — it’s unique and pretty, it ends with an –a, it’s easily spelled. I think it’s going to be a hit. What do you think?

 

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Creative Spellings of the Most Popular Baby Names…What Do You Think?

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In today’s world many parents place a value on “uniqueness” when choosing a name. For some parents that means that if other parents are choosing a name they like, they cross that name off their lists. For other parents, they keep the name like, but make it “unique” by spelling it differently.

 

Don’t believe me? I have proof! Here’s a list of names from the Social Security Top 1000 most popular names that show up more than once with different spellings.  

 

The varied spellings are listed in order of popularity.

 

 

AALIYAH

AALIYAH, ALIYAH, ALEAH, ALIYA, ALIA

 

ABIGAIL

ABIGAIL, ABBIGAIL, ABAGAIL, ABIGAYLE

 

ADDISON

ADDISON, ADDYSON, ADDISYN, ADYSON, ADISON

 

AIDAN

AIDAN, ADAN, AYDAN, AEDAN

 

ALLISON

ALLISON, ALLYSON, ALISON, ALLISSON, ALYSON, ALISSON

 

AUBREY

AUBREY, AUBREE, AUBRIE

 

BAILEY

BAILEY, BAYLEE, BAILEE

 

BRIANNA

BRIANNA, BRIANA, BREANNA, BRYANNA

 

BRAYDEN

BRAYDEN, BRADEN, BRAYDON, BRAEDEN, BRAIDEN, BRADYN, BRAEDON

 

CADEN

CADEN, KADEN, KAYDEN, CAYDEN, KAIDEN, CAIDEN, KAEDEN

 

CAMERON

CAMERON, KAMERON, CAMRON, CAMREN, KAMRON, CAMRYN, KAMREN

 

CARLY

CARLY, KARLEE, CARLEY, CARLIE, CARLEE, KARLIE, KARLY, KARLEY, CARLEIGH

 

CARSON

CARSON, KARSON, CARSEN

 

CHEYENNE

CHEYENNE, CHEYANNE, SHYANNE, SHYANN

 

COLTON

COLTON, COLTEN, KOLTON, KOLTEN

 

CONNOR

CONNOR, CONNER, CONOR, KONNER, KONNOR

 

EMILY

EMILY, EMELY, EMILEE, EMILIE

 

HAILEY

HAILEY, HALEY, HAYLEE, HAILEE, HAYLIE, HALEIGH, HAILIE

 

JASMINE

JASMINE, JAZMIN, JASMIN, JAZMINE, JAZMYN

 

JAYDEN

JAYDEN, JADEN, JAIDEN, JAYDON, JAEDEN, JAYDIN, JAIDYN, JAYDAN

 

JAYLEN

JAYLEN, JALEN, JAYLIN, JAYLON, JAYLAN

 

JASLENE

JASLENE, JAZLYN, JAZLYNN, JAZLENE, JASLYN

 

JORDAN

JORDAN, JORDYN, JORDIN

 

JORDAN

JORDAN, JORDEN, JORDYN, JORDON

 

KAITLYN

KAITLYN, KATELYN, CAITLIN, CAITLYN, KATELYNN, KAITLYNN

 

KAYLEE

KAYLEE, KAYLEIGH, KAILEY, KAYLIE, CAYLEE, KALEIGH, KAILEE, KALLIE, KAYLEY, KALEY

 

LANDON

LANDON, LANDEN, LANDYN, LANDIN

 

LAYLA

LAYLA, LAILA, LEILA, LEYLA, LAILAH, LAYLAH

 

MADELINE

MADELINE, MADELYN, MADELEINE, MADILYN, MADALYN, MADELYNN, MADALYNN, MADILYNN

 

MADISON

MADISON, MADDISON, MADISYN, MADYSON

 

MACKENZIE

MACKENZIE, MCKENZIE, MAKENZIE

 

MAKAYLA

MAKAYLA, MIKAYLA, MICHAELA, MCKAYLA, MIKAELA, MICAELA, MAKAILA

 

MCKENNA

MCKENNA, MAKENNA, MAKENA

 

MILEY

MILEY, MYLEE, MYLIE

 

OLIVIA

OLIVIA, ALIVIA, ALYVIA

 

PEYTON

PEYTON, PAYTON, PAITYN, PAYTEN

 

REAGAN

REAGAN, RAEGAN, REGAN

 

TRISTAN

TRISTAN, TRISTEN, TRISTON, TRISTIN, TRISTIAN, TRYSTAN

 

 

 

What do you think about creatively spelled names? Some love them and some hate them…I’d love to hear what you think!

 

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Baby Names Soaring in Popularity

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A topic that comes up over and over again with readers is how to choose names that aren’t going to be too common. I’ve blogged in the past about ways to prevent choosing a name that will be popular in the future.

 

Here’s another great tool from Social Security to help parents. They’ve put out a handy ranking of the names that moved up the chart the most in the previous year. The 2009 stats aren’t due out for another couple months, but here is the data from 2008.

 

These are the names that showed the biggest increase in popularity from the previous year.  What can this information tell you? In the post I mentioned earlier about predicting what names are going to be popular, one of my tips is to avoid names that are quickly rising on the popularity chart. This list helps you figure out what those names are!

 

So, if you’re looking for a name that will be unique, avoid the names on this list because they might be destined for even greater popularity in the years to come. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a trendy or stylish name, you might want to use one of these names.

 

No matter your goal, this is a list you need to know about.

 

Here goes…the top 20:

 

 

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

 

KHLOE

MARLEE

MARELY

AUDRINA

MARLEY

DANNA

JASLENE

LILAH

PAISLEY

MILEY

LYLA

HARPER

DAYANA

VALENTINA

LONDON

MYLEE

JIMENA

LYRIC

KAYDEN

EMERY

 

 

 

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

 

JACOBY

KANE

BECKETT

PAXTON

KALE

AUGUST

BRAYLON

RYKER

KINGSTON

KOLTON

ZAYDEN

BRYCEN

RIVER

MILO

LANDYN

ALIJAH

CASH

ALVIN

JUDE

BYRON

 

 

What jumps out at me the most is that on the girl’s list there are three spelling variations of the name MARLEY and two variations of MILEY. These are names to avoid (no matter how you spell it) if you want to avoid popular names.

 

There’s some celebrity inspiration on this list — obviously MILEY Cyrus. We also have AUDRINA — it’s a beautiful name brought into the spotlight by Audrina Patridge of The Hills fame. No surprise that it caught the attention of parents. PAISLEY may be inspired by Brad Paisley (quite a creative baby namer himself with sons Huckleberry and Jasper).

 

On the boy’s side we have CASH — the snazzy name of Jessica Alba’s husband, Cash Warren. KINGSTON is the name of Gwen Stephani’s oldest son and it’s probably no accident that his name made it onto this list.

 

Follow the trends… the –en/-on sound at the end of boys’ names is quite hot and this list shows that loud and clear. There’s PAXTON, BRAYLON, KINGSTON, KOLTON, ZAYDEN, BRYCEN and LANDYN. That’s a little more than a third of all the names on the list.

 

Another trend we see represented here is the popularity of location names with LONDON on the girl’s list. Ditto for KINGSTON on the boy’s list.

 

Other names that made the list that may increase in popularity next year:

 

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

 

AUDREY

CORA

DELILAH

FIONA

LILA

MALIA

PENELOPE

PEYTON

STELLA

VIOLET

 

 

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

 

EASTON

ELI

ELLIOT

FINN

GRADY

GRAYSON/GREYSON

HOLDEN

HUDSON

JASPER

KELLEN

LEVI

MADDOX

WESTON

WYATT

 

 

What names dropped in popularity? Here are the 20 names that took the biggest slide:

 

 

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

 

ANGELIQUE

YOSELIN

JADEN

KIRSTEN

ANAHI

ALISSA

JULISSA

ASHLEE

MEREDITH

PAULINA

DAYANARA

DIAMOND

JAIDEN

RACHAEL

JOSELYN

ABRIL

PARIS

MEGHAN

JADYN

RYAN

 

 

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

 

ALDO

BRANDEN

OSVALDO

LELAND

BILLY

NOE

RODNEY

JAYLIN

FELIPE

TOBIAS

CAMRON

NATHANAEL

ORLANDO

TERRANCE

JALEN

JADON

CYRUS

SCOTT

JESSIE

CARL

 

 

We see some celebrity backlash here (which always happens eventually) — ORLANDO, CYRUS, PARIS, ASHLEE, JADEN/JAIDEN/JADYN.

 

Now it’s your turn! What do you think?

 

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♥  Amanda

 

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DOUBLE FIRST NAMES: Part 2, Double Names with a Modern Twist

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Yesterday, I posted a list of celebrities who use double names (i.e., SARAH MICHELLE Gellar and SARAH JESSICA Parker). Today, I have a list of up-to-date double name options, for those parents who think that two names are better than one.

 

 

It took me quite awhile to come up with these options. I tried to stay away from the traditional second names like Ray, Lee, Sue, Lou and Jo(e).

 

The boys’ names were especially hard because many options tended to sound like a first and last name instead of a complete first name.

 

I’d love to hear your suggestions for double names! Leave a comment with your recommendations.

 

 

FEMALE DOUBLE NAMES

ABIGAIL PAIGE

ALLISON IVY

AMY CLARE

AUDREY ELLA

AVA MAY

BIANCA BELLE

CHARLOTTE SKYE

CHLOE WINTER

CORA LYNN

ELIZA JUNE

EMILY KATE

EMMA GRACE

ISLA ROSE

LANDRY KATE

LILY JADE

LYDIA BAY

MAYA PAIGE

NORA JANE

PRISCILLA JOY

RUBY BELLE

SADIE CLARE

SAVANNAH ROSE

TESSA GRACE

 

 

WARNING:

 

EMILY ROSE might sound like the perfect match and it is lovely. However, it’s also the name of a horror movie about an exorcism. If you don’t like the association, you might want to choose a different name — EMMA ROSE and EMERSON ROSE are nice alternatives.

 

 

 

MALE DOUBLE NAMES

ETHAN EVAN

HENRY ELLIS

HENRY SCOTT

JACK HENRY

JACK MASON

JACKSON COLE

JACKSON GRAY

JEREMY WYNN

JOHN THOMAS

JONAH ELLIS

JOSHUA GRANT

LEVI WEST

LUKE WYATT

MILO MOSE

PARKER JAMES

WILSON CLAY

ZACHARY TY

BEN WILLIAM

 

 

BABY NAME ADVICE…

One thing to think about are names that are also words with other meanings, like Drew. If you name your son JACK DREW it’s going to sound like a sentence and leave people who overhear you calling his name wondering just what Jack drew. I’m not saying not to do it, but I don’t want you to do it by accident.

 

Here are some names that also double as verbs:

 

MAY

 

DREW

WADE

WILL

BILL

 

Can you think of any others?

 

I’d love to hear your thoughts about double names. Love them? Hate them? Also if you have any suggestions, post a comment and share!

 

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DOUBLE FIRST NAMES: Part 1, Celebrities with Double Names

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Some parents do double duty on first names and choose two names instead of one — a double name. For example, ASHLEY Olsen has one first name, but her twin sister MARY KATE Olsen has two.

Double names are nothing new. The names that usually come to mind are names like MARY JO, PEGGY SUE and MARY JANE. However, most parents today would probably think these names sound a little out of date for a new baby.

 

Give it a few decades and they’ll sound fresh again…But in the meantime, parents who like the idea of using two first names need some up-to-date alternatives.  

 

For some inspiration, let’s start with celebrities who have two first names. Here’s my list — feel free to add to it!

 

 

 

FEMALE DOUBLE NAMES

 

ANNA NICOLE Smith

BILLIE JEAN King

CARRIE ANN Inaba

CARRIE-ANN Moss

CATHERINE ZETA Jones

JAMIE LEE Curtis

JENNIFER JASON Leigh

JENNIFER LOVE Hewitt

JO DEE Messina

JULIA LOUIS Dreyfus

KATHIE LEE Gifford

KRISTIN SCOTT Thomas

LEE ANN Womack

LISA MARIE Presley

MARY ELIZABETH Mastrantonio

MARY KATE Olsen

MARY LOU Henner

MARY LOU Retton

MARY LOUISE Parker

MARY STUART Masterson

PENELOPE ANN Miller

RACHAEL LEIGH Cook

SARAH JESSICA Parker

SARAH MICHELLE Geller

SOLEIL MOON Frye

TIFFANI-AMBER Theissen

 

 

MALE DOUBLE NAMES

 

ANTHONY MICHAEL Hall

BILLY BOB Thornton

DAVID ALAN Grier

DAVID LEE Murphy

DAVID LEE Roth

EDGAR ALLEN Poe

HALEY JOEL Osment

JAMES EARL Jones

JAN MICHAEL Vincent

JERRY LEE Lewis

JOHN MICHAEL Montgomery

JOHN PAUL Jones

JONATHAN RHYS Meyers

JONATHAN TAYLOR Thomas

KEENAN IVORY Wayans

LOU DIAMOND Phillips

MALCOLM-JAMAL Warner

NEIL PATRICK Harris

PHILLIP MICHAEL Thomas

SEAN PATRICK Thomas

SEANN WILLIAM Scott

TOMMY LEE Jones

 

 

When I started thinking about writing this blog post I thought of a couple celebrities right away and figured there would be a handful I could use as examples — turns out I underestimated. Quite a few celebs have two first names! Some of them probably use two names for stage name purposes, but they’re interesting examples nonetheless.

 

If you can think of any I missed be sure and post a comment!

 

For tomorrow, I’ve put together a list of double names that have a modern feel to them. I can’t wait for your thoughts and suggestions. See you soon…

 

 

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For more information on baby names and their meanings check out

BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES