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Name Your Baby Like a Celebrity : DAVID & VICTORIA BECKHAM

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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, Author: Vtornet this fourth child is going to be their first girl and their top name choice is Atlanta. What I’ve heard is that Atlanta is a reference to the Atlantic Ocean, which connects the Beckham’s native England and their current home, the United States. Awww… J

NAME YOUR BABY LIKE A CELEBRITY

The name Atlanta may be a little more daring than you want to go, but you can choose a name with a special meaning for you and your family and be as daring or traditional as you want. Ideas are everywhere: · The name of the college where you met · A name that reflects your cultural heritage · The city you lived in when you conceived your baby · The name of the singer who sings “your song” · The name of the person who introduced you · The name on the month you met · The possibilities are endless!

CELEBRITY TRENDSETTERS

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Happy naming,

♥ Amanda

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Does your name create your destiny?

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on January 24, 2011

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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 watching the sky and spotting astronomical events?

Catherine Aurora’s dad is an amateur astronomer, so that CB030627 may have factored into the name choice – and her penchant for searching the sky looking for supernovas – like father, like daughter? I don’t think we’ll settle the nature vs. nurture name debate with this one, but it’s always fun to consider. Read more about the young astronomer: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/04/girl-10-becomes-youngest-to-discover-supernova/?hpt=T2

NAMES THAT FORETELL PROFESSION

Do you know anyone with a name that’s eerily related to his or her profession? Dr. Blood. Judge Law. Teacher Read. Officer Doright. Please share! You can email me or leave a comment. When you leave your first comment, you’ll need to take a couple seconds to “register.” It’s a way to prevent spammers from clogging up comment sections with off-topic advertisements. Once you do register though, you won’t have to worry about it again and can leave all the comments you want.

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♥ Amanda

Flower Power: How do flower names rank?

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on November 2, 2010

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LOVELY LILA

At my last book signing event (the East Bay Birth & Baby Fair), a new mom told me she’d named her daughter Lila because she loved flower names – one of Lila’s definitions is “lilac.” She was curious (and a little worried) about how popular Lila is with other parents. I love flower names, too, so I thought I’d put together a list of the flower names in the current Top 1000 and check on Lila’s popularity.

FLOWER POWER

Here are the names and rankings:

#18 –	LILY (also ranked: Lilly and Lillie)
#27 –	LILLIAN (also ranked: Lilia, Lilian, Liliana, Lilianna, Lillianna and Lilyana)
#46 –	LAUREN (also ranked: Lauryn)
#51 –	JASMINE (also ranked: Jasmin, Jazmin, Jazmine, Yasmin and Yasmine)
#141 –	VIOLET
#153 –	DAISY
#168 –	LILA (also ranked: Lilah)
#235 –	LAURA
#264 –	LEILANI
#317 –	IRIS
#352 –	ROSE (also ranked: Rosa)
#396 –	SAGE (also ranked: Saige)
#476 –	DAPHNE
#500 –	ZARIAH (also ranked: Zaria)
#558 –	HEATHER
#660 –	DAHLIA (also ranked: Dalia)
#721 –	ROSEMARY
#763 –	SUSAN
#776 –	ZARA
#838 –	HANA
#936 –	LORENA

	Source: Social Security

WHAT’S THE VERDICT?

So, how did Lila’s mom do? She did pretty well. She was hoping there weren’t too many other Lilas out there and there aren’t tons. It ranks in the mid-100s. I can see it getting more popular in the next few years though. Especially as similar sounding names like Lily and Lillian continue to gain ground.

A FIELD OF CHOICES

Here are some pretty unranked flower names that are worth a look:

JESENIA – so lovely!

KAMALA

LAVENDER

LILAC – one of my faves! So pretty and unique.

MAGNOLIA

MARIGOLD

OLIANA

POPPY – very British

POSY

Still looking for more floral beauties? I have a whole chapter full of them – Flowers, Trees & Things That Grow.

TAKE YOUR PICK

What are your favorite flower names? You can email me or leave a comment. When you leave your first comment, you’ll need to take a couple seconds to “register.” It’s a way to prevent spammers from clogging up comment sections with off-topic advertisements. Once you do register though, you won’t have to worry about it again and can leave all the comments you want.

Happy naming,

♥ Amanda

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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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Celeb Birth: NCIS Star welcomes a son

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NCIS star Sean Murray and wife Carrie welcomed their second child on April 22^nd. 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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Pregnancy News: DIABLO CODY EXPECTING

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on April 6, 2010

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42-16138127 I just read that Diablo Cody and her husband are expecting their first baby. Congratulations to the lucky family!

It got me wondering though…what does a woman named Diablo name her child? Any suggestions?

Here are some daring name choices that might fit the bill:

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

Electra

Orchid

Calypso

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

Phoenix

Huckleberry

Dragon

For the record, according to the People article, Diablo’s birth name was Brook Busey. I’d love to interview Diablo about her name. Ms. Cody, if you’re reading this, please, email me.

What names do you suggest for baby Diablo?

Source: http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/04/06/diablo-cody-expecting-first-child/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+celebrity-babies+%28Celebrity+Baby+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

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Baby Name Sampler, Summer 2009

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on September 29, 2009

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Ever sit around wondering what people are naming their babies right now? Me too.

I’ve gathered a list of baby names used this summer so that we could look at the trends, see what names are out there and also just because it’s fun. The names came from a variety of hospital web nurseries.

I’ve put the names into categories based on the first names. The middle names don’t necessarily follow the same trend or style. A few names could fit into more than one category.

On to the names…Comment and let me know what you think!

CLASSIC BABY NAMES

ALEXANDRA ROSE

ELISABETH JUNE

EMILY ELIZABETH

EMMA ELIZABETH

GABRIELLA PAIGE

LILY ISABELLA

MADELINE KAY

NATALIE ROSE

OLIVIA GRACE

REBECCA KATHERINE

SAMANTHA CLARE

JACOB DANIEL JAMES

JOSEPH NICHOLAS

MATTHEW BRIAN

MICHAEL TRENT

NATHANIEL LUKE

NICHOLAS DOBY

WILLIAM ANTHONY

UNISEX BABY NAMES

CAMERON SCOTT

CASEY LANE

JESSE LYNN

KEAGAN JON

KINSLEY DALLAS

LANE THOMAS JAMES

QUINN VIRGINIA

REECE ANDREW

SAWYER AMELIE GRACE

SIDNEY NATALIE

SKYLER KADE

TAYLOR MICHELLE

TEAGAN RAE

ONE-OF-A-KIND BABY NAMES

AMBREE

ARAYA SUNSHINE

ATHENA NAOMI

AYLA JUBILEE

BELLASOFIA FRANKIE

BELLICIA MICHELLE DANIELLE

BRYNJA ISABELLE

CHANLIE RAYE

DENALI JOY

DUSTIE DAWN

ENVEE ELIZABETH

ISIS LEE’ANN

JAZANYA TELESIA

KAIA NELLORA

NIYARI MOJICA

OZLYNDA VICTORIA-KAY

SAILER AURORA

SAVONA JALEACE

SKYLEE

SOMAYA MONIQUE

TASHALA JIZZELLE

BLAYDEN RYAN

BOSTON MARLEY

BRIDGER

BRIGSTON

BROOKS VALEN

CHAMP DAVIN

COBRA SCOTT

DIESEL LEMAN

DREXEL LAUREN

FAYDEN WHITESAGE

GERMAN

KELEE LION

LARVEL JEAN-KEATH

O’MALLEY RECHELLUL

PORTER BRADLEY

SHOOTER LEE

TAYTON

TRUSTIN JAMES

WHITAKER ROME

ZION DAMARIS

ZYLUS WALTER

POPULAR BABY NAMES

ADDISON RENEE

AVA GRACE

BELLA ROSE

CHLOE ELIZABETH

HANNAH MARIE

KAYLEE BELLE

LUCY OLIVIA

MADISON GRACE

RILEY ANN

AIDEN LEOPOLD

BRAYDEN GEORGE

CADEN CHRISTIAN

CARSON DANIEL

COLE CHRISTOPHER

COOPER DAVID

DAWSON GRAHAM

ETHAN ZACHARY

JAXSON ALLEN

JAYDEN FOXX

JORDAN JAMES

KYLE ALEXANDER

LIAM SHANE

LOGAN MATTHEW

OWEN AXEL

UP & COMING BABY NAMES

BRIA ROSE

BRIELLE REINA

CARMEN ARLEN

MCKENNA ANN

MIA RAE

PAIGE NICOLE

PAISLEY ROSE

TABITHA VANESSA

BENTLEY JAMES

BRAXTON BENTLEY

CALLAHAN ROY

FINLEY LOUIS

FINN SULLIVAN

HAYDEN RILEY

HUDSON GRANT

JAMESON BRANT

MILLER DYLAN

ROGAN ROBERT

TUCKER COTY

COOL BABY NAMES

ANNELISE MORGAN

BIANCA NOELIA

GIANNA MARIE

KORIANA ELIZABETH JEWELL

LIA RENAE

PENNY ANN

SAVANNAH MARIE

SCARLETT IRENE

ZARA MARY JAYNE

ZOEY LYNN

BODIE CASH

CHASE MADDEN

COLT ANDERSON

CONNOR MCKINLEY

CYRUS ZANE

EASTON THOMAS DEAN

GRIFFIN LANE

GUNNAR AARON

HUNTER BRADLEY

JACKSON ROCKY LEVI

MAC LOUIS

MATTEO OWEN CHARLES

MAX ELLIOT

MILES WILLIAM

TANNER BLAKE

WESTON ALLEN

WYATT DOC

UNIQUE SPELLINGS

AIDDEN WHIATT

AYDEN KREDE

BENTLI GRACE

BRAELYNN MICHELLE

BRODIE TATE

BRYNLI

CAMRYN KRISTA

CHAELI SHIRLYANNE

DYLILAH JOLIE

EMMALEE IRIS

HAYZEL ANNABELL

KAYDENCE MARIE

KENNEDI CLAIRE

KHAMRYN BOUNMY

MADALYNN

MAKINNLEY JO

MAYCE SHAH

MEIRRA MAUREEN KASSIDY

PAYTYN

PRESLEE ANN

PRESLIE NICOLE

RYLEE DEE

RYLEY DARTAGNAN

TAITIEM HOWARD

TRYSTEN LEE

BABY NAMES FOR TWINS

AMELIA CELESTE & JOSEPH CHRISTIAN

ANNA GRACE & AVA LYNN

DANI KAY & CAMERON MICHEAL

PEYTON JUNE & PARKER ELIZABETH

HOLLYWOOD-INSPIRED BABY NAMES

AUDRINA SHELVY

BROOKLYN KIERA

EVANGELINE BRIGID

GISELLE

KIERA ANALISE

LOLA SHAE

SERAFINNA SUZANNE

ASHTON SCOTT

CASH JAMES LEE

CRUZ ALEXANDER

DEACON EDWARD

GAVIN KEITH

JONAS MARK

JOPLIN CODA

KOEN BROOKS

LEVI ANDREW

SEAN PRESTON

ZANDER JAMES

OLD-FASHIONED BABY NAMES (but not unfashionable)

ALICE MAUREEN

ANNETTE MCKAY

AUDREY FRANCIS

CAROLINE MARIE

EMMALINE HAZEL EVA

ESTHER MARIE

LILLIAN GRACE

MILLICENT LYNN

ALBERT KENNEDY

CALEB JOHANNES

CLARK MICHAEL

EZRA MADDOX

JOSIAH ANTHONY

LAMONT LEROY

LINCOLN

LINUS PHILLIP RAY

NOAH EARL

OLIE PAXTON

SOLOMON CODY

TROY DON

ZACHARIAH THOMAS

NATURE BABY NAMES

AURORA LORALAI

AUTUMN HALLE-SERENITY

GOLDEN AURA

GOLDIE DAWN

JASMINE JULIANNA

SIENA JAZLYN

SIERRA AILEEN

SUMMER BLUE STAR

BLAZE DARREN

ORION FRANK

It’s safe to say that the name BENTLY, in a variety of spellings, is increasing in popularity. I came across that name several times during my search and it was used for both boys and girls —a new addition to the unisex name options.

That’s it for today. See you again soon!

♥ Amanda

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ASK AMANDA: “Ocean” Baby Names

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on June 26, 2009

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Happy Friday!!! Here’s your weekly ASK AMANDA:

Ask Amanda

Q: I love the ocean and am looking for some good baby names that are related to water. Do you have any recommendations?

A: You’re in luck because a lot of interesting baby names are related to water one way or another.

I think you could go a few different ways with this. You could choose a name that says “water,” you could choose a name that has a water-related meaning or you could choose the name of a watery location you like.

Here are some suggestions:

OBVIOUS WATER NAMES

GIRL BABY NAMES

BAY

BROOKE

LAKE

OCEAN / OCEANA / OCÉANE

BOY BABY NAMES

BAY

BAYOU

LOCH

OCEAN / OCEANUS

RIVER

I especially like OCEAN and its variations for boys or girls. It’s somehow more sophisticated than nature names like RAINBOW and SUNSHINE, which tend to feel more like nicknames. I think BAY is a great middle name pick because it’s short and can easily be matched with other names.

BABY NAMES WITH WATER MEANINGS

GIRL BABY NAMES

ATHENA — Greek name meaning “from the sea”

GALIA —Hebrew name meaning “wave”

JORDANA — Hebrew name meaning “flowing down”

KYLA — Gaelic name meaning “narrow strait”

MARINA — Latin name meaning “sea”

MIHO — Japanese name meaning “beautiful bay”

RILLA — German name meaning “small stream”

SARITA — Hindi name meaning “river”

BOY BABY NAMES

BECK — English name meaning “stream”

DYLAN — Welsh name meaning “sea”

HURLEY — Irish name meaning “sea tide”

KAI —Hawaiian name meaning “sea”

MARINO — Latin name meaning “of the sea; sailor”

PHILMORE — Greek and Welsh name meaning “lover of the sea”

RIO — Spanish name meaning “river”

TAO — Chinese name meaning “wig waves”

YUKON — Native American name meaning “big river”

ZALE — Greek name meaning “strong sea”

This is just the tip of the iceberg as far as names with water-meanings are concerned. If you want more choices, read the NATURE chapter of BABY NAMES MADE EASY.

WATERY LOCATION BABY NAMES

GIRL BABY NAMES

CORAL

NYASA

OCEANIA

PACIFICA

RIVIERA

VENICE

BOY BABY NAMES

CASPIAN

HUDSON

JORDAN

NILE

ONTARIO

RHINE

TIGRIS

These are the names of just a few bodies of water and places known for water. You can make a list of your favorite water spots and see if any of them will make a good baby name. There’s a world of possibilities out there!

Good luck finding that perfect baby name!

Happy naming,

♥ Amanda

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Fiery Picks for Baby Name of the Day

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on May 3, 2009

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Yesterday I went to NERT training — Neighborhood Emergency Response Team. I agreed to do it for work. I learned all about how dangerous fires can be. You didn’t need to tell me that, but I learned a lot anyhow. Here are some of the highlights:

· Call 911 before trying to put out even a small fire by myself (according to the video we watched small fires turn into large fires very fast!) — if it’s safe, it’s OK to try putting out the fire after calling 911

· I should keep a pair of sneakers in my car in case there’s a disaster and I end up needing to walk (heels, cute flats and flip-flops aren’t made for long-distance walking)

· I need to keep at least a five day supply of food and water on hand for my cat (and me, too) in case we need to shelter in place during a disaster

· Triage is NOT for the faint of heart

Next week we’re going to learn about search and rescue and go through a simulated disaster scenario. We’re even going to get to put out an actual fire!

Anyhow, all this fire talk got me thinking about fire as a symbol. Fire can be dangerous, but it’s also essential for survival. It’s a symbol of passion and energy and life. I decided to put this inspiration to good use and to choose these fiery picks for Baby Name of the Day:

GIRLS’ NAME OF THE DAY:

AZARA — Persian for “red, flame”

BOYS’ NAME OF THE DAY:

IGNATIUS — Latin for “fire”

Azara is a beautiful name — unique without being weird or too difficult to spell and pronounce. Ignatius feels very classical — Cate Blanchett chose it last year for one of her sons. What do you think about these names?

Post a comment and let me know how you like these Baby Names of the Day.

♥ Amanda