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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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Quirky Baby Names

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on December 8, 2010

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Stepping Outside the Baby Name Box

I was at the dentist the other day and one of the people scheduled after me was named Pepper. Pepper! I’m a name collector (obviously) so I absolutely love to come across real life quirky names like Pepper.

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Curious names like Pepper certainly aren’t for everyone and I could come up with a long list of why off-beat names can pose a problem for kids. But that’s not what this blog post is about. This post is a celebration of unusual names! Plus, some people really love them. What’s more, some people really pull them off well. It might be a chicken and the egg thing. Regardless, I think they’re worth some serious consideration (at least every now and then).

I didn’t get a chance to learn the story behind Pepper’s name, but I do have a good name story for you. At a book signing not long ago, a couple told me they had the name Pippi picked out. As in Pippi Longstocking. It turns out that Pippi Longstocking was a childhood hero of one of the parents and when they needed a name for a daughter, Pippi was it. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but I’d venture to guess that some people will think it’s cute and fun. Plus, she’ll be the only Pippi in her class.

Quirky Baby Names

Here’s a list of some truly quirky baby names:

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

BABY

BEAUTY

BIRD / BIRDIE

CRICKET

CUPCAKE

DOLLY

FLICKA

KITTY

MERRY

PEPPER

PIPPI

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

BEAR

BUDDY

BUSTER

FOX

HAPPY

JUNIOR

LUCKY

SCORPIO

I have no idea why so many of these names start with the letter B…

What’s Your Favorite Unusual Baby Name?

I would love to collect a few more unique names. Email me your stories 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 J

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The Family Jewels

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on October 26, 2010

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GEMS FROM YOUR FAMILY TREE

One of the best places for baby name inspiration is your family tree. Not only does choosing a name from your roots create a nice family connection, but there are some really interesting names popular in years gone past. It’s likely you’re not inspired by the Sharons, Marys, Larrys and Ronalds common in the current grandparent set. But go back another generation or two and you may just find a hidden gem you fall in love with.

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NO FAMILY TREE, NO PROBLEM

Don’t have access to a large family tree? Or do you just not like what you find there? Don’t fret. Social Security to the rescue! The Social Security website is one of my favorite name research tools. They publish lists of popular names by year. I went back 100 years and found some cool names from the Top 500:

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

BEATRICE

CLEMENTINE

CORA

CORDELIA

DAISY

DIXIE

ESTELLA

ETTA

EUGENIA

EVANGELINE

FERN

FRANCES

GARNET

GENEVA

GENEVIEVE

GEORGIA

HAZEL

ILA – one of my faves!

IVY

JOSEPHINE

LYDIA

MAE

MAGNOLIA

MAYBELLE

MINERVA

MINNIE

NADINE

NAOMI

NEVA

NORA

OLIVE

OPAL

PEARL

PRISCILLA

RAMONA

ROSALIE

ROSELLA

STELLA

VIOLA

VIVIAN

WILLA

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

ALONZO

AMOS

ARCHIE

BOOKER

BUSTER

DOYLE

EVERETT

FELIX

GRADY

GROVER

HARLEY

HARRISON

HARVEY

HENRY

HOLLIS

ISAAC

JASPER

LEO

LEVI

LORENZO

LOUIS

MACK

MONROE

MOSE

OSCAR

OTIS

OTTO

REX

ROCCO

ROSCOE

SIMON

THEODORE

VAN

WILEY

WILLIS

WILSON

SURPRISING FINDS

While going through the Top 500 from 1910, I found some surprising names on the list. Mary was #238…on the boy’s list! Other names that are typically used for girl’s today that also made the boy’s list were Cleo, Clair, Dee, Ruth, Sandy, Ethel and Lacy. Also on the list were King, Major, Sterling, Noble, Prince, Judge, Junior, General and Royal. The most unexpected of all (other than Mary) … Lucious!

Some of the interesting picks from the girl’s list were Willie, Goldie, Effie, Ollie, Johnnie, Lessie, Birdie, Dessie, Frankie, Billie, Merle, Cecil, Jimmie, Eddie, Dovie, Artie, Mittie, Georgie, Floy, Era, Tommie, Robbie, Easter, Lovie and …. John!

I wonder if there was a family with a son named Mary and a daughter named John…

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,

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The World Cup of Names: International Options for Baby Namers

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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,

♥ Amanda

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Soccer Fanatics, Hyundais & Baby Naming

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on June 16, 2010

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Has anyone seen the Hyundai ad about the baby in England supposedly named after the soccer team in the 1960s? The ad is running during the ESPN World Cup coverage. The name from the ad (I had to listen to it several times to transcribe this…) is:

Paula St. John Lawrence Lawler Byrne Strong Yeats Stevenson Callaghan Hunt Milne Smith Thompson Shankly Bennett Paisley O’Sullivan

Watch it for yourself: Hyundai FIFA World Cup Baby Name Ad

Thanks to Wikipedia, I was able to find these names attached to the Liverpool Football Club.

Anyone out there dedicated enough to their sports team to try something similar? I meet someone recently who plans on naming a son after her favorite baseball player (Bengie Molina of the SF Giants)—but not the whole team!

What do you think about naming your child after your favorite sports team? Dedicated or wacky?

Happy naming,

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Names to Watch from the NFL Draft

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on April 25, 2010

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j0387199 For some, the NFL draft was the start of a season full of football fun. Not me. The NFL draft was all about the interesting names. And there are some great names on the list. There are surname names, there are unique spellings, there are initial names, there are nickname names and so much more.

Here is my list of some of the most interesting names:

COOL NAMES

Brody Eldridge

Clay Harbor

Cody Grimm

Cole Pemberton

Devin McCourty

Dexter McCluster

Donovan Warren

Kyle Jolly

Levi Brown

Lorenzo Washington

Nolan Carroll

Riley Cooper

Sam Young

Sergio Render

Tyson Alualu

Zane Beadles

VINTAGE NAMES

Boris Lee

Charles Scott

Clifton Geathers

Cornelius Brown

Dorian Brooks

Earl Mitchell

Emmanuel Sanders

Lucien Antoine

Malcolm Sheppard

Marshall Newhouse

Nathaniel Allen

Perry Riley

Roddrick Muckelroy

Thaddeus Gibson

UNISEX NAMES

Blair White

Corey Wootton

Dominique Franks

Jordan Shipley

Kerry Meier

Leigh Tiffin

Lindsey Witten

Morgan Burnett

Shay Hodge

Shelley Smith

Taylor Price

SURNAME NAMES

Austen Lane

Everson Griffen

Hall Davis

Jacoby Ford

Keaton Kristick

O’Brien Schofield

Stevenson Sylvester

UNIQUE SPELLINGS

Arrelious Benn

Dekoda Watson

Dezmon Briscoe

Jammie Kirlew

Perrish Cox

Stafon Johnson

ONE-OF-A-KIND NAMES

Chastin West

Ciron Black

Colt McCoy

Crezdon Butler

Dace Richardson

Dez Bryant

Golden Tate (my favorite name on the list!)

Joique Bell

Juamorris Stewart

Koa Misi

LeGarrette Blount

Linval Joseph

Major Wright

Montario Hardesty

Selvish Capers

Shawnbrey McNeal

Sherrick McManis

Syd’quan Thompson

Trindon Holliday

Zoltan Mesko

INITIAL NAMES

A. J. Edds

A. J. Jefferson

C. J. Spiller

C. J. Wilson

J. D. Walton

T. J. Ward

NICKNAME NAMES

Cam Thomas

Geno Atkins

Jimmy Graham

Junior Galette

Mardy Gilyard

Mickey Shuler

Rennie Curran

Ricky Sapp

FAMOUS NAMES

Bruce Campbell – name of an actor

Charles Brown – like Charlie Brown from The Peanuts

What are your favorite names on the list? Mine is definitely GOLDEN TATE. Golden is an awesome name – especially for a football star.

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Cool Names from the 2010 Edgar Nominees

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j0321206 Do you like scary mysteries? I do. I’m always eager to see what books are nominated for the Edgar awards so I can add even more books to my ever-growing piles of Books-I-Want-To-Read.

This year, some of the authors have pretty noteworthy names. Here are the names I thought were most interesting:

2010 Edgar Nominees

MALLA Nunn, A Beautiful Place to Die (Nominated for Best Novel)

SOPHIE Littlefield, A Bad Day for Sorry (Nominated for Best First Novel by an American Author)

ATTICA Locke, Black Water Rising (Nominated for Best First Novel by an American Author)

L.C. Tyler, The Herring-Seller’s Apprentice (Nominated for Best Paperback Original)*

LANEY Salisbury and ALY Sujo, Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art (Nominated for Best Fact Crime)

R.A. Scotti, Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa (Nominated for Best Fact Crime)*

P.D. James, Talking About Detective Fiction (Nominated for Best Critical/Biographical Work)*

DENE Low, Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone (Nominated for Best Young Adult) – Petronella is an awesome name too!

MAC Barnett, The Case of the Mistaken Identity, (Nominated for Best Juvenile)

*I’ve done some research to figure out what these initial names stand for. Here’s what I found:

L. C. Tyler – According to Wikipedia the L stands for Len. I couldn’t confirm it on his website though. I did learn that he has a Border Collie named Thistle. Cute. For more: http://www.lctyler.com/

R. A. Scotti – R.A. stands for Rita Anjelica. The biography says that she decided to go by R. A. because her field was dominated by male writers so she decided to pose as a man. For more: http://rascotti.com/events.htm

P. D. James – P. D. stands for Phyllis Dorothy. For more: http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pdjames/abouttheauthor.html

For more on the Edgar Nominated books:

2010 Edgar Nominees

Do you have any favorites from this list? Books or names, actually. I like to discuss names, of course, but I like book recommendations, too.

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Newsworthy Names: Merrick, Inger, Niecy and more

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I’ve been monitoring the hot names of the week based on popularity of Internet searches. Here are some of the hottest, and most interesting, names on the list:

DEMI Moore – Actress

DIXIE Carter – Actress

DONOVAN McNabb – Football player

GARCELLE Beauvais Nilon – Actress

INGER Stevens – Actress

JOHN PAUL Stevens – Retiring Supreme Court Justice

MERRICK Garland – being discussed as a Supreme Court nominee

NIECY Nash – Actress & current DWTS contestant

ROCKY Lockridge – Boxer

TIGER Woods – golfer

TIKI Barber – Former football player

Do you think unusual names help celebrities stand out?

SOURCE: http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

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It’s a Boy for Singer Robin Thicke

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Robin Thicke and Paula Patton had a baby boy on April 6^th. 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:

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