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Birth Announcements

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People often ask me what parents are naming kids today, so I thought I’d share some of my research on that. I love to scan birth announcements. The glamorous life of a name-nerd…

Here are some of the names I’ve collected from birth announcements lately:

VINTAGE NAMES

CAMILA SOFIA

CONSTANCE CHRISTINE

EVA MARIE

GUINEVERE ELAINE

ISABEL NOEMI

PHOEBE MICHELLE

CALEB MICHAEL

CURTIS GRAY

ELSWORTH LEVI

ISAIAH SCOTT-RAY

ISAIAH ZERIC

JEREMIAH ELI

NICKNAME NAMES

ABBEY GRACE

ALLIE ELIZABETH

ALLIE JORDAN

CHARLIE SHAY

MADDI CAROLINE

JAMEY MACK

WILLIE HARVEY

WILLIE O’NEIL

ONE-OF-A-KIND NAMES

ANIYAH MALEAH

AZAELIA BLAIRE

GREENLY MAE

HAYLEN GRACE

JADALYNN ARIEL

JAZLYNN JAKARI

KANIYA RI’ANNA KENTRICE

MAKIYAN STARR

MAYLEE BROOKE

MIRACLE ELIZABETH LUCILLE

MUA ELYSE

SICA MAE

YASLYNN ADELINE MARIN

YOSELIN

BENTLEY

CANNON SCOTT

JAKEL BRENNON

KIAN MICHAEL

LUC

MERRITT LEWIS

NEKHI TAURICUS

STORMY WAUNYEAH

ZARREL CLIFTON

APOSTROPHE NAMES – there were a lot more of these than I expected…

BRIELLE NI’DORA

DA’ZENA NIGERIA

HA’SHARIA NICOLE

JA’MYA NICOLE

KANIYA RI’ANNA KENTRICE

TY’YANNA KAMARI

J’VIER AKEEM

NA’SIR KE’MON

CLASSIC FAVORITES NAMES

AMY

GABRIELLA RHYAN

JASMINE DENISE

KIMBERLY ALEXANDRA

OLIVIA GLAZE

RACHEL CAROLINE

ADAM DAVIS

CHRISTOPHER RYAN

DANIEL ALEXANDER

DANIEL JOSEPH

EDWARD ROMEO

GABRIEL ANDREW

JACOB ANDREW

JONATHAN MATTHEW

JONATHAN RYAN

KEVIN DANIEL

LUCAS JAMES

NICHOLAS JOSEPH

NOAH ANDERSON

ROBERT LOUIS – any relationship to Robert Louis Stevenson?

SAMUEL HENRY

STEPHEN WILLIAM

CREATIVE SPELLINGS

ADDISYN PAIGE

ALEYNA SUE

ASHLYNNE ELISABETH

JAIDEN IMONI

KAYLIEGH JEAN

KYLEE HARPER

LINSAY YUNZA

PEIGHTYN MAE

KAYDEN CARTER

KAYDEN MICHAEL

TRISTEN ANDREW

GEOGRAPHY NAMES

ALEXANDRIA ELIZABETH

BROOKLYN ELIZABETH JESS

BROOKLYN SKYE

CHEYENNE PARKER

DA’ZENA NIGERIA

SHILOH LIYANA

LONDON ISAAC

TRENDY NAMES

ADDISON GRACE KRISTIN JANELLE

AINSLEY CAROLINE

BREANNA FAITH

BRIELLE NI’DORA

ISABELLA LIN

KINLEY FAITH

PRESLEY DORA

ZOE VIRGINIA

AIDEN WILLIAM

BRENNAN GROVER

BRODY CREED

CASON JACOB

ETHAN HOYT

JACKSON ALEXANDER

JAYDEN RASHAD

KAYDEN CARTER

KAYDEN MICHAEL

TRISTAN AIDEN

TRISTEN ANDREW

TYLER TJ JOHN

WYATT JUSTIN

UNISEX NAMES

CHANDLER ALEXANDRIA

JAIDEN IMONI

JORDIN RENAE

RILEY PAIGE

RILEY ROSE

TAYLOR NIJAE

JAYDEN RASHAD

LONDON ISAAC

THE LILYS

LILIAN MARIE

LILIANA VALENCIANO

LILY MARIE

LILY MORGAN

CELEBRITY-INSPIRED NAMES

BROOKLYN ELIZABETH JESS

BROOKLYN SKYE

CHANDLER ALEXANDRIA

JORDIN RENAE

KINLEY FAITH

PRESLEY DORA

SHILOH LIYANA

CRUZ KIRBY

DAWSON STEVEN

EDWARD ROMEO

SAWYER LANDEN

UP-AND-COMING NAMES

AMIRA FAE

CARMEN ANN

CORA ROSE

ELLE-GRIER

LACEY MARIE

LAYLA SKYE

MACY GRIER

CLAYTON WAYLAND

JUDAH MATTHEW

JUDE ELLIS

LOGAN ERIK

WESTON AVERY

SURNAME NAMES

CHANDLER ALEXANDRIA

KENNEDY JANE

PRESLEY DORA

DIAZ BRYCE

SAWYER LANDEN

What trends do you love? Which ones do you hate?

Happy naming,

♥ Amanda

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Island Baby Naming

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on July 22, 2010

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Tonight, I’m wrapped up in my thermals, a sweatshirt, a blanket and I have my cuddly cat next to me – I’m still freezing though. That’s summer in San Francisco for you. If you’re traveling here on vacation, come in the fall – that’s when we have warmer weather.

All this cold weather got me thinking about warmer locals, which led to island living, which eventually led to island naming. After a little research, I found that there are some interesting island names that could double as cool, unique baby names.

Here’s my list. I organized them into Girls’ and Boys’ lists, but that’s just one person’s opinion – mix and match as you see fit.

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

CORSICA

IRELAND

JAMAICA

JAVA

SICILY

SUMATRA

TRINIDAD

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

CYPRUS

DEVON

FALKLAND

KODIAK

MELVILLE

SAMAR

SOMERSET

Lost actor Josh Holloway and wife Yessica Kumala went the island route and named their daughter Java in 2009.

What’s your favorite island name? Anything I should add to the list?

Happy naming,

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15 Baby Naming Tips Article

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on July 16, 2010

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A couple weeks ago, Melissa Chapman asked me to weigh in on an article she was writing for SheKnows.com about unique ways to find cool and interesting baby names. I put together a list of 15 ideas and Melissa’s article was posted today.

Here are two of my tips from the article:

Tip #2: Make a game of it

Make it a goal to meet three new people every day and get their names—the checker in the grocery store, the person sitting next to you on the bus, the barista blending your drink—you’re bound to hear something interesting. If mom and dad both do this, it will be something fun you can do together and you’ll double the number of names you add to your list.

Tip #10: Go back in time to popular names from 100 years ago

The Social Security website will tell you today’s most popular names, but it will also tell you what names were popular in the past. Some of the names parents liked for boys back in 1910 were Archie, Everett, Oscar, Otis and Henry.

Read the rest of my tips:

http://www.sheknows.com/articles/816274/15-ways-to-find-a-cool-baby-name-1

Happy naming,

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Hot Baby Name Alert: MAKAYLA

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on July 12, 2010

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At one of my recent baby events, three separate moms-to-be told me they’d settled on the name Makayla. One was going with the traditional spelling Michaela.

The name has been popular for awhile now. The Makayla spelling has been in the Top 100 since 1998. The Michaela spelling started in the Top 1000 in 1967, though it hasn’t reached as high on the list as Makayla. Some of the other trendy spellings are Mckayla, Mikaela and Mikayla.

What do you think of the name? Has it become so popular and trendy that it’s passed over into unfashionable territory or is it a (new) classic that won’t go out of style?

Happy naming,

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Baby Naming Tip from Amanda Peet

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on July 6, 2010

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When you can’t decide between two different names, write both down on separate pieces of paper, put them in a bowl and choose one. Your gut reaction will tell you which name you like better. If you’re excited about your pick, you have your name. If you’re disappointed and want to choose again, the name you didn’t choose is the winner.

According to People.com, Amanda Peet and her husband, David Benioff, did a version of this when naming their daughter, Molly June. Amanda and David were torn between two names – Molly June and Maya June. They couldn’t leave the hospital without picking a name, so David wrote the names on pieces of paper and held them behind his back. Amanda chose the paper that said Maya June and was disappointed…so they decided to go with Molly June.

I think they made the right choice – Molly June flows a little more smoothly than Maya June. What do you think?

SOURCE: People.com

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Girls’ Names to Watch: 2010 Women’s US Open

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on July 5, 2010

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Michelle Wie (Photo: Keith Allison)

Most major sporting events are full of boy’s names. Finally, here’s one that’s packed with girls’ names and only girls’ names! If you’re hoping to inspire golf talents in your daughter, maybe a talented namesake would help her along.

Here’s a sampling of interesting names from the 2010 Women’s US Open:

CLASSIC NAMES

ANNA Nordqvist

CHARLOTTE Mayorkas

ELIZABETH Janangelo

HELEN Alfredsson

KATHERINE Hull

LAURA Diaz

SARAH Kemp

VERONICA Felibert

VICTORIA Tanco

VINTAGE NAMES

CATRIONA Matthew

ESTHER Choe

JULIANA Murcia Ortiz

LOUISE Friberg

LUCY Nunn

MARIANNE Skapnord

MARTHA Nause

MEREDITH Duncan

SOFIE Andersson

UNISEX NAMES

MORGAN Pressel

TAYLOR Leon

DOUBLE NAMES

JAYE MARIE Green

INTERNATIONAL NAMES

AIKO Ueno

ALENA Sharp

BELEN Mozo

CHIE Arimura

GIULIA Sergas

JOOMI Kim

JULIETA Granada

KARINE Icher

MIKA Miyazato

UNIQUE SPELLINGS

ASHLI Bunch

CHRISTI Cano

GWLADYS Nocera

JULI Inkster

KARRIE Webb

KELLI Shean

MEAGHAN Francella

SUZANN Pettersen

ONE-OF-A-KIND NAMES

CHELLA Choi

LIZETTE Salas

SHASTA Averyhardt

NICKNAME NAMES

CANDIE Kung

JILL McGill

LIBBY Smith

MEG Mallon

MINA Harigae

M.J. Hur

SALLY Watson

TRENDY NAMES

ALLISON Fouch

AMY Yang

BRITTANY Lincicome

CHRISTINA Kim

DANIELLE Kang

GABRIELLA Then

HEATHER Young

JENNIFER Gleason

JESSICA Korda

KAITLIN Drolson

LINDSEY Wright

MICHELLE Wie

NATALIE Gulbis

NICOLE Jeray

PAIGE Mackenzie

SAMANTHA Richale

TIFFANY Joh

WENDY Ward

SOURCE: http://2010uswomensopen.com/player-list.php

What are you favorites? I really like CATRIONA and LIZETTE. They’re pretty and unique. I’m torn on the name SHASTA. It has a beautiful sound and calls to mind the lovely Mt. Shasta. Then I’m reminded of Shasta soda. What do you think?

Happy naming,

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Celeb Birth: COSIMA Times Two

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on June 29, 2010

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There’s a new name in the celebrity baby naming world. Believe it or not, there have been two baby Cosimas born in the last few weeks. What are the odds of that?

First, a bit about the name Cosima. It’s a Greek name that means “universe, order.” It’s the feminine form of Cosmo. It has the same root as words like cosmos, cosmic and cosmonaut. No surprise, you’ll find the name in the Astronomy chapter of BABY NAMES MADE EASY.

So what celebs chose Cosima?

COSIMA #1

First we have Cosima Violet – the daughter of Claudia Schiffer and Matthew Vaughn. She was born on May 14, 2010. Older siblings include Caspar who’s 7 and Clementine who’s 5 ½. Apparently they’re going with the “C” initial theme from mom Claudia’s name. I’ve always wondered how the parent who doesn’t share the initial feels. Any thoughts?

Sibset: If I were grading this sibset match, I’d give it an A. Caspar, Clementine and Cosima make a great sibset because the names are a good style match. They all have an antique, classic, yet quirky feel.

COSIMA #2

The second Cosima is the daughter of Sofia Coppola and Thomas Mars. The report I read didn’t give a birth date, but baby Cosima was apparently born in June. The couple have another daughter named Romy who’s 3 ½.

Here’s my question. What’s the baby’s last name? Is she Cosima Mars? If so, that’s a very astro-friendly name! Maybe she’s Cosima Coppola – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I really like alliteration. I know not everyone does though. Either way, this is a unique name.

Sibset: This is an interesting sibset because the names aren’t really a style match. They’re both a little quirky, so that fits, but Cosima is quite feminine while Romy is a unisex name. What do you think of that?

SOURCE: US (Cosima #1) and People (Cosima #2)

IT’S YOUR TURN…

What do you think of the name Cosima?

Happy naming,

♥ Amanda

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The World Cup of Names: International Options for Baby Namers

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Amanda Barden

on June 27, 2010

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More and more parents are choosing International names for their children. Sporting events like the World Cup give us an opportunity to see a bunch of those names in action.

Here’s a sampler of some of the names you might want to consider (and a few you probably shouldn’t) along with the county the player represents:

COOL NAMES

DARIO Vidosic (Australia)

SERGIO Romero (Argentina)

GUY Ndy (Cameroon)

RODRIGO Millar (Chile)

KOLO Toure (Ivory Coast)

HUGO Lloris (France)

NIKOS Spiropoulos (Greece)

KEIJI Tamada (Japan)

RAFAEL Marquez (Mexico)

DIRK Kuyt (Netherlands)

DEMY de Zeeuw (Netherlands)

TAYE Taiwo (Nigeria)

ROQUE Santa Cruz (Paraguay)

BRUNO Alves (Portugal)

ERIK Jendrisek (Slovakia)

MARKO Suler (Slovenia)

VINTAGE NAMES

LIONEL Messi (Argentina)

SEBASTIAN Bassong (Cameroon)

ISMAEL Fuentes (Chile)

HUMBERTO Suazo (Chile)

FABIAN Orellana (Chile)

EMMANUEL Eboue (Ivory Coast)

JESPER Christiansen (Denmark)

EMILE Heskey (England)

GARETH Barry (England)

FLORENT Malouda (France)

CEDRIC Carasso (France)

JEROME Boateng (Germany)

IBRAHIM Ayew (Ghana)

OSCAR Garcia (Honduras)

EDGAR Alvarez (Honduras)

DOMENICO Criscito (Italy)

EFRAIN Juarez (Mexico)

ISRAEL Castro (Mexico)

NIGEL de Jong (Netherlands)

RODOLFO Gamarra (Paraguay)

GERARD Pique (Spain)

IGNACIO Gonzalez (Uruguay)

TRADITIONAL NAMES

MICHAEL Beauchamp (Australia)

MARTIN Jorgensen (Denmark)

JAMES Milner (England)

ROBERT Green (England)

PHILIPP Lahm (Germany)

JONATHAN Mensah (Ghana)

ALBERTO Gilardino (Italy)

GREGORY van der Wiel (Netherlands)

VLADIMIR Stojkovic (Serbia)

BERNARD Parker (South Africa)

STEVEN Pienaar (South Africa)

FERNANDO Llorente (Spain)

BENJAMIN Huggel (Switzerland)

WALTER Gargano (Uruguay)

STUART Holden (USA)

CLARENCE Goodson (USA)

HARD TO PRONOUNCE NAMES

DIDIER Zokora (Ivory Coast)

DJIBRIL Cisse (France)

MESUT Oezil (France)

PIOTR Trochowski (Germany)

KWADWO Asamoah (Ghana)

GIOURKAS Seitaridis (Greece)

CUAUHTEMOC Blanco (Mexico)

ZDRAVKO Kuzmanovic (Serbia)

NEJC Pecnik (Slovenia)

SIPHIWE Tshabalala (South Africa)

CESC Fabregas (Spain)

UNISEX NAMES

ARIEL Garce (Argentina)

JEAN Beausejour (Chile)

ASHLEY Cole (England)

SIDNEY Govou (France)

PATRICE Evra (France)

MORGAN de Sanctis (Italy)

SIMONE Pepe (Italy)

ROBIN van Persie (Netherlands)

JASMIN Handanovic (Slovenia)

JOAN Capdevila (Spain)

NICKNAME NAMES

MAXI Rodriquez (Argentina)

TONI Kroos (Germany)

SAMI Khedira (Germany)

SULLEY Muntari (Ghana)

GEORGIE Welcome (Honduras)

JONNY Magallon (Mexico)

TIAGO (Portugal)

PEPE Reina (Spain)

JOZY Altidore (USA)

ROBBIE Findlay (USA)

UNIQUE NAMES

GONZALO Higuain (Argentina)

THIAGO Silva (Brazil)

AURELIEN Chedjou (Cameroon)

GAETAN Bong (Cameroon)

YAYA Toure (Ivory Coast)

LEDLEY King (England)

ARNE Friedrich (Germany)

HOLGER Badstuber (Germany)

ASAMOAH Gyan (Ghana)

PRINCE Tagoe (Ghana)

VANGELIS Moras (Greece)

ATHANASIOS Prittas (Greece)

GIANLUIGI Buffon (Italy)

JUSTO Villar (Paraguay)

DRAGAN Mrdja (Serbia)

KORNEL Salata (Slovakia)

ELVEDIN Dzinic (Slovenia)

BRANKO Ilic (Slovenia)

SURPRISE Moriri (South Africa)

TRANQUILLO Barnetta (Switzerland)

EDINSON Cavani (Uruguay)

DaMARCUS Beasley (USA)

HERCULEZ Gomez (USA)

STYLISH NAMES

MIKKEL Beckmann (Denmark)

BASTIAN Schweinsteiger (Germany)

CHRISTOS Patsatzoglou (Greece)

LEONARDO Bonucci (Italy)

CRISTIANO Ronaldo (Portugal)

NIKOLA Zigic (Serbia)

MAXIMILIANO Pereira (Uruguay)

DOUBLE NAMES

ANDRE PIERRE Gignac (France)

JULIO CESAR Caceres (Paraguay)

JUAN MANUEL Mata (Spain)

MODERN NAMES

LANDRY Nguemo (Cameroon)

LEE Addy (Ghana)

HENDRY Thomas (Honduras)

WESLEY Sneijder (Netherlands)

RORY Fallon (New Zealand)

CLINT Dempsey (USA)

POPULAR NAMES

NICKLAS Bendtner (Denmark)

LUKAS Podolski (Germany)

ISAAC Vorsah (Ghana)

DOMINIC Adiyiah (Ghana)

GIOVANI dos Santos (Mexico)

RYAN Babel (Netherlands)

LEO Bertos (New Zealand)

AUSTIN Eijde (Nigeria)

LANDON Donovan (USA)

SURNAME NAMES

WILSON Palacios (Honduras)

WINSTON (New Zealand)

DICKSON Etuhu (Nigeria)

BROWN Ideye (Nigeria)

NELSON Valdez (Paraguay)

MacBETH Sibaya (South Africa)

GELSON Fernandes (Switzerland)

SOURCE: www.fifa.com

The most surprising name? Obviously Surprise Moriri. My favorite name though is MacBeth Sibaya. I’m not sure why, but I think it’s quite cool. I’m not recommending it for your baby, but as a name nerd, I love it.

What are your favorites?

Happy naming,

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The World Cup of Baby Names: England vs USA

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on June 12, 2010

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Are you watching the World Cup? England vs. USA just started and I must say, the national anthems were very emotional—the centuries of history were quite apparent, in a healthy, sporty way. The World Cup is an exciting world-wide phenomenon and I’m glad it’s becoming more popular here in the USA. Plus, I love these orange cleats.

Sporty parents might be inspired by athletes’ names. Others are just looking for good baby name inspiration wherever they find it. For all interested, here are the starting lineups for ENGLAND vs. USA. I also threw in the substitutes and coaches because there were some great names on those lists I didn’t want to leave out.

ENGLAND

Starters

ROBERT Green

JOHN Terry

LEDLEY King

ASHLEY Cole

GLEN Johnson

STEVEN Gerrard

FRANK Lampard

JAMES Milner

AARON Lennon

WAYNE Rooney

EMILE Heskey

Substitutes

SHAUN Wright-Phillips

PETER Crouch

DAVID James

JAMIE Carragher

MICHAEL Carrick

JERMAIN Defoe

JOE Cole

MATTHEW Upson

GARETH Barry

MICHAEL Dawson

STEPHEN Warnock

JOE Hart

Coach: Fabio Capello

What do you think about Ledley, Emile, Fabio and Gareth? They would be quite unique here in the USA. Ashley Cole is interesting, too. Of course, Ashley used to be a more common name for boys, but it’s almost exclusively a girl’s name in the USA today. His last name, Cole, is becoming quite trendy as a first name.

USA

Starters

TIM Howard

OGUCHI Onyewu

JAY DeMerit

CARLOS Bocanegra

STEVEN Cherudolo

RICARDO Clark

BRADLEY Guzan

MICHAEL Bradley

CLINT Dempsey

LANDON Donovan

JOSMER “JOZY” Volmy Altidore

ROBBIE Findley

Substitutes

DaMARCUS Beasley

JONATHAN Spector

CLARENCE Goodson

BRAD Guzan

JOSE Torres

BENNY Feilhaber

STUART Holden

MARCUS Hahnemann

JONATHAN Bornstein

HERCULEZ Gomez

EDSON Buddle

MAURICE Edu

Coach: Bob Bradley

My favorite name of the bunch is Jozy—such a great nickname! Landon is quite a hot name these days, ranking #36 on the USA charts. Also of note are Herculez, Edson and Clint. There are a couple more cute nicknames, too – Benny and Robbie.

These countries often share baby names, so no matter who you’re rooting for to win the soccer match, names from either side of the score card are fair game.

Happy naming,

♥ Amanda

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