http://www.amandabarden.com Why waste hours looking through one long alphabetical list of names just to burn out even before you've run through A, B, and C? In this creative twist on the traditional name book, Baby Names Made Easy offers selections organized into categories of meaning, making it easier than ever to choose a name that is significant to you. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:00:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en     Welcome to ASK AMANDA. Today’s question comes from a future-mom who wants to be prepared when the time is right.   Ask Amanda Q:    Hi Amanda,   I just came upon your site and I love it! I've been really interested in baby names for a few years now but I'm having the ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2010/03/01/849/   Want to know more about hockey star Gigi Marvin? Head on over to my Notable Names page and find out who Gigi was named after and how she got her nickname. The interview also covers Gigi’s thoughts on celebrity baby-namers Jessica Alba, Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani and Gwyneth Paltrow. Is ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2010/03/01/interview-with-us-olympic-hockey-player-gigi-marvin/     Welcome to a new edition of ASK AMANDA. I have another question from Canada today. A big hello to my readers up north!   Ask Amanda Q:    I am looking for a baby name that means COMPLETE.  I am pregnant with our third and last baby and really feel like this ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2010/02/23/ask-amanda-a-name-that-means-%e2%80%9ccomplete%e2%80%9d/ Can’t get enough of the Olympics? Love baby names? Then check out my interview with Kikkan Randall. She tells me all about her name, how she got it and even has some great advice for parents-to-be.   Read it here!   Go Kikkan! We’re rooting for you!   There are more Olympic interviews ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2010/02/17/name-interview-with-us-olympian-kikkan-randall/     A topic I love almost as much as baby names is pet names. MSNBC has a cute feature about the top pet names of 2009 so I thought I’d share it because I know there are some pet lovers out there reading this.     I have a cat I named Trixie. ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2010/01/11/top-pet-names-of-2009/     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! ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2009/12/25/santa-claus-around-the-world/     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 & ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2009/12/24/christmas-movie-baby-name-inspiration/ [caption id="attachment_798" align="alignleft" width="160" caption="sean dreilinger "][/caption]   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 ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2009/12/15/%e2%80%98infant-joy%e2%80%99-%e2%80%94-baby-name-poetry-by-william-blake/     Want up-to-the-minute celebrity baby name news? Baby naming tips? Updates on my blog? Want to find out what I think about interesting names I come across (pet names, too!)?   Follow me on Twitter — @babynameauthor http://www.amandabarden.com/2009/12/12/follow-me-on-twitter/     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 ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2009/12/10/baby-name-inspiration-the-princess-and-the-frog/