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Hot Baby Name Alert: KINGSTON

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Amanda Barden
on July 23, 2010
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I signed books at another baby event last weekend and a couple different parents told me they’d settled on the name Kingston for their sons.

 

Kingston is the perfect example of the influence celebrities have on baby naming. Kingston didn’t make the Social Security Top 1000 until 2006 – the year that Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale used the name for their son Kingston James McGregor Rossdale. That year it ranked #942 and every year since then it’s grown in popularity. In 2009, Kingston ranked #225.

 

Sources: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1194406_1067399,00.html; http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

 

What do you think of the name? Is Kingston too trendy or just right? Does the name make you think of rockers Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale? Or are you more likely to think of vacationing in Kingston, Jamaica when you hear the name? Let me know!

 

Happy naming,

♥  Amanda

 

 

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Celeb Birth: It’s a Girl for Tiffani Thiessen

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on June 15, 2010
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Actress Tiffani Thiessen and husband Brady Smith welcomed their first daughter. Her name? HARPER RENN.

 

Harper is a newly minted hot name – it entered the Social Security Top 1000 for girls for the first time in 2004 and it’s already ranked #174. That’s a pretty fast climb! Of course, the most famous Harper is Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird. I wonder if this was the inspiration for Harper Renn or not.

 

SOURCE: US Magazine

 

 

What do you think of the name Harper?

 

Speaking of names…is Tiffani no longer going by Tiffani Amber? All the reports I read about the birth identified her as just Tiffani. She was one of the most famous celebs with a double name – like Sarah Jessica Parker and Sarah Michelle Gellar. If anyone has the scoop on Tiffani’s name, let me know!

 

In the meantime, congrats to the lucky family!

 

Happy naming,

♥  Amanda

 

 

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Celeb Birth: It’s a Girl for Amy Adams

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on May 18, 2010
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AMY ADAMS, Photographer Chrisa Hickey

 

 

 

Amy and fiancé Darren Legallo welcomed a daughter over the weekend. Her name? AVIANA OLEA. So pretty!

 

Aviana is an interesting twist on the popular, similar-sounding names Ava (ranked #5), Avery (ranked #32) and Eva (ranked #99).

 

What do you think of Aviana?

 

 

Looking for other names with a similar twist? Consider:

Avalon

Avena

Aviva

Evangeline

Evelyn

 

Happy naming,

♥  Amanda

 

 

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Congrats to one of my favorite actresses (Amy Adams) from one of my favorite movies (Enchanted)—

Top Models. Top Names?

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on May 14, 2010
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Photographer Tiago Chediak

 

 

The list of the top 10 highest paid models just came out. I love the International spin on the names that made the list. Tell me what you think.  

  

Here’s the list in alphabetical order:

 

 

TOP PAID MODELS OF 2009

 

ADRIANA Lima – Brazilian

ALESSANDRA Ambrosio – Brazilian

CAROLYN Murphy – American

DARIA Werbowy – Canadian

DOUTZEN Kroes – Dutch

GISELE Bündchen – Brazilian – #1

HEIDI Klum – German – #2

KATE Moss – English – #3

MIRANDA Kerr – Australian

NATALIA Vodianova – Russian

 

SOURCE: MSNBC

 

 

Many of these names are relatively unique here in the U.S. – not unheard of (except for Doutzen), but not common either. My guess is that having an interesting name helps models professionally. That’s because a unique name helps you stand out – and that’s what advertisers want. They don’t want just a pretty face – they want a supermodel, a household name.

 

Do you agree or disagree that having a unique name helps models professionally? Let me know!

 

 

More Reading:

Read my name interview with model Kojii Helnwein and learn her thoughts on names and whether her unique name has helped her career – http://www.amandabarden.com/notablenames/

 

 

Happy naming,

♥  Amanda

 

 

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Celeb Adoption: Louie, Louie

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Amanda Barden
on May 1, 2010
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I think everyone was surprised by Sandra Bullock’s exciting adoption news — I know I was. In case you haven’t heard, Sandra adopted baby LOUIS BARDO a couple months ago — and somehow managed to keep it a secret. I don’t know how she did it, especially with all the Oscar scrutiny at the beginning of the year — good for her.

 

 

In People magazine, I read that she consulted several baby name books (was Baby Names Made Easy one of them…?) and contemplated a lot of different names. She kept coming back to the name Louis though. She said she was particularly inspired by singer Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World. Isn’t that sweet?

 

Did any of you find baby name inspiration in a song? Let me know. I might have to put together a playlist…

 

Sandra said she calls him Louie (lou-ee). I think it’s cute and unique. Of course, it’s a name we all know, but not one that’s very common these days. According to Social Security, Louis ranked #351 in 2008.

 

 

What do you think about the name Louis?

 

 

Best wishes to Ms. Bullock and her new baby!

 

 

Happy naming,

♥  Amanda

 

 

 

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Celeb Birth: NCIS Star welcomes a son

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NCIS star Sean Murray and wife Carrie welcomed their second child on April 22nd. They named their new son RIVER JAMES. Congrats to the family!

 

River is a newly popular nature name. It made the Top 1000 for the first time in 1994 and has been on the rise.

 

The couple’s first daughter is CAITLYN MELISSA.

 

What do you think of the name choices?

 

 

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Celeb Birth: Amanda Peet has a Girl!

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Molly June is a very sweet and lyrical name. Molly ranked #104 in 2008, proving that it’s a well-liked name without being too widespread.

 

The family’s first daughter is Frances Pen.

 

Congrats to the lucky family!

 

 

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Celeb Birth: It’s a Boy for Basketball Star Lisa Leslie

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on April 9, 2010
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Basketball star Lisa Leslie and husband Michael Lockwood welcomed son Michael Joseph, Jr. on April 6th. Congratulations to the family!

 

“Michael Joseph” is a traditional, classic pick - but you didn’t need me to tell you that. Michael is ranked #2 and Joseph is #13.

 

According to people.com, the baby’s nickname will be MJ. What do you think of initial nicknames?

 

 

The family’s other children:

Lauren Jolie, 2 1/2 years

Mikaela, 15 years (from Lockwood’s previous marriage)

Gabrielle, 18 years (from Lockwood’s previous marriage)

 

 

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Celeb Pregnancy: James Van Der Beek and Girlfriend Expecting

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on April 9, 2010
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According to his Twitter account, James Van Der Beek and “the woman [he loves]” are expecting a baby. He’s reportedly dating model Kimberly Brook. Congratulations to the happy couple!

 

 

You can read the tweet for yourself:

 

vanderjames: Yes, it’s true - the woman I love and I are expecting our first child… currently experiencing joy on levels I never knew existed.

Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/vanderjames/status/11895294100

 

 

Any name suggestions for the couple?

 

 

For more:

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004735/

 

PEOPLE: http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/04/09/james-van-der-beek-girlfriend-expecting-a-baby/?xid=rss-topheadlines&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+people%2Fheadlines+%28PEOPLE.com%3A+Top+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

 

 

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You can also follow me on TWITTER to get up-to-the-minute celebrity baby name news, interesting names I come across and so much more! I’m @babynameauthor!

 

♥  Amanda

 

If you have baby name questions for me, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.

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It’s a Boy for Singer Robin Thicke

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on April 9, 2010
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Robin Thicke and Paula Patton had a baby boy on April 6th. His name? JULIAN FUEGO.

 

 

 

Julian is ranked #81 on the Top 1000. Fuego, on the other hand, is one-of-a-kind. It means “fire” in Spanish.

 

What do you think of the name?

 

 

 

For more on Robin Thicke:

http://www.robinthicke.com/

 

 

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You can also follow me on TWITTER to get up-to-the-minute celebrity baby name news, interesting names I come across and so much more! I’m @babynameauthor!

 

♥  Amanda

 

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