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, 11 Jul 2011 15:11:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; SECRETS CAN BE A GOOD THING Secrets get a bad rap, but sometimes they’re a good idea. Here are three reasons why keeping the baby name you choose a secret until after the baby is born: 1) Everyone Has an Opinion Everyone has an opinion and you might ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2011/07/11/3-reasons-to-keep-your-baby-name-a-secret/ Share   THE BECKHAMS Everyone (me especially!) is eagerly awaiting the birth of David and Victoria Beckham’s fourth child. They were very creative with the names of their first three — Brooklyn, Romeo & Cruz — so you know that whatever they choose will be unique!   Reportedly, this fourth child is ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2011/06/27/1891/ Share   VINTAGE CHARM Do you like your baby names with a little vintage charm? ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2011/06/14/baby-names-with-vintage-charm-from-1911/ Share     TWO BUNDLES OF JOY Are you expecting two bundles of joy? Then whether ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2011/06/07/top-names-for-twins-in-2010/     Rising Stars Are you looking for cute and cool names that aren’t overly popular yet? Check out my list of names from the recently released Top 1000 from Social Security. These names are on the rise, but haven’t cracked the Top 250 yet.     GIRLS’ BABY NAMES GIA – #390 ARIA – #356 ELISA – ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2011/06/02/10-up-coming-names-that-aren%e2%80%99t-trendy-yet/ Share NATURE VS. NURTURE Catherine Aurora Gray recently became the youngest person to discover a supernova. Catherine means "pure," but Aurora is a Roman goddess and means "dawn." The name is usually heard tied to the Aurora Borealis. Is it a coincidence that someone named Aurora spends a lot of time ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2011/01/24/does-your-name-create-your-destiny/ Share   DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR DOLLS’ NAMES? For me, one of the most important factors in choosing the perfect Cabbage Patch Kid doll was choosing the name—which you could see on the adoption papers through the packaging. I spent as much time deciding which doll had the name I liked best ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2011/01/19/could-cabbage-patch-kids-have-influenced-today%e2%80%99s-parents/   One Twin Born in 2010 and One in 2011 – Twice! I had to share these amazing New Year’s twin birth stories…   Twin Set #1 In Illinois, Ashley Fansler and Brandon Lewis became the proud parents of daughter Madisen Carin Lewis, born 12/31/10, and son Aiden Everette Lewis born 1/1/11. Apparently, when it looked like ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2011/01/05/twins-born-in-different-years-%e2%80%93-twice/ Share Baby Name Decorations A customer at my LetterLuxe store asked me to design a letter set for a baby shower she was hosting. The mom-to-be had already chosen the name EMILY, so the hostess decided to buy a letter set to match. She used the letters to decorate for the ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2010/12/28/baby-shower-decorating-idea/ Share Aviano, Italy becomes Aviana Apparently, Amy Adams was born in Italy. Aviano, Italy, ... http://www.amandabarden.com/2010/12/24/amy-adams-birthplace-baby-names/