Do you or someone you know have a one-of-a-kind name? Is there an interesting story behind why you chose your baby’s name?
If so, email me and tell me all about it! I love learning about new names and hearing fun naming stories. You never know, you just might appear on my Notable Names page!
♥ Amanda
If you have baby name questions for me, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.
Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.
For more information on baby names and their meanings check out
BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES
Eileen Cornish, a freelance writer for San Diego Family Magazine, wrote a nice review of Baby Names Made Easy for the magazine’s spring/summer edition.
“I have three sons but I never tire of reading baby name books. In Baby Names Made Easy($15, Simon and Schuster, 2009) author Amanda Elizabeth Barden organizes more than 20,000 traditional to trendy names into categories ranging from Nature to Numbers and Animals to Insects. With more than 40 chapters, the book organizes names by category with meanings or definitions listed after each. Perhaps more people would name their girls Agatha if they knew it meant good and honorable in Greek, or Alma, meaning nourishing and kind in Latin. How about Thaddeus, meaning beloved and adored in Arabic?”
You can check out the whole article here and the other books she reviewed!
♥ Amanda
If you have baby name questions for me, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.
Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.
I decided it was time to join the Twitter world. I’m in the process of figuring out how it works. I think it’s going to be fun. You can find me by searching my name or my ID, babynameauthor. Follow me on Twitter!
More to come soon…just waiting to hear what Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams named their new son!
Post a comment and let me know what kind of info I should cover on Twitter.
♥ Amanda
I have great news! Fit Pregnancy Magazine’s April/May edition has a blurb about Baby Names Made Easy. It’s very cool that this awesome magazine liked the book. You can check out their website here and buy the magazine to read what they said about the book.
♥ Amanda
The Obamas finally have their new puppy and they named him Bo. So cute! Click here for some adorable pictures of the Obamas with Bo…he’s as handsome as his name suggests.
♥ Amanda
Welcome to my new website and blog!
The Baby Names Made Easy debut has been quite a whirlwind! The book hit the shelves just last week and I’ve been getting great feedback already. The first professional book review is in, as well, and the news is good. You can read the review here.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the book, too. If you have Baby Names Made Easy, let me know how you’re enjoying it — you can respond to this post or email me.
My site is a place you can visit regularly to read about and talk about all things “baby names.” One of my favorite features is the Celebrity Baby Names page, where you can learn what your favorite stars are naming their newborns and what meaning category the name falls into.
