Talk about school pride…a couple has named their son Crimson Tide, after the University of Alabama mascot.

http://www.rolltide.com/

 

If that weren’t enough, their last name is Redd. So the baby’s full name is Crimson Tide Redd. Crimson. Redd. Get it?

 

If you think color-related names are cool, I have a whole chapter about them in BABY NAMES MADE EASY

The article I read said that before the baby was born mom and dad agreed that dad would get to name the baby. He liked the idea of using his last name as a springboard. Mission accomplished, I say.

 

What do you think about using a mascot for a baby’s name?

 

Here are some mascots and team nicknames for your consideration as baby names:

 

Baldwin Eagle (Boston College)

Bishop (Ohio Wesleyan)

Duke (Duquesne)

Dutch (Central College)

Freddie / Frieda Falcon (Bowling Green State University)

Golden Bear (University of California, Berkeley)

Herbie Husker (University of Nebraska)

Hoosier (Indiana)

Killian Gael (Iona College)

Magnus (Cleveland State)

Maverick (Texas-Arlington)

Rodney Raven (Anderson University)

Rudy Flyer (University of Dayton)

Sammy Seahawk (UNC Wilmington)

Tiger (Princeton)

Tommy Trojan (University of Southern California)

Wilbur / Wilma Wildcat (University of Arizona)

Wolverine (Michigan)

 

 

Here’s a list of college mascots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._college_mascots

 

Here’s a list of college sports team nicknames:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_sports_team_nicknames

 

 

 

You can read more here on the Friends of the Program website:

http://friendsoftheprogram.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Crimson-Tide-Redd.jpg

 

 

Happy naming,

♥  Amanda

 

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