Baby Name of the Day: Boston

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Montana, Brooklyn, London.  Is it a kindergarten roster or an atlas?  Oh wait, Atlas is in the class, too …

Thanks to Chantal for suggesting her son’s name as our Baby Name of the Day: Boston.

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Baby Name of the Day: Farrah

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She made a triumphant return to the US Top 1000 last year.

Thanks to Sarah for suggesting Farrah as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Sarai

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Dressmaker's S by Takoma Bibelot via Flickr

Sarah is a sensible name, worn by the perpetual good girl, found in enduring young adult novels .  But the Biblical original started out as a far more glamorous appellation.

Thanks to Heather for suggesting the shimmering Sarai as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Sunday Summary: 2/6/11

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This is all kinds of intriguing – check out The Board: An Unofficial Guide to The Bump’s baby name forum. First, because there’s great content.  I watched Rant 55: All Your Kids Are Named the Same Thing twice.  And, okay, I’m hugely flattered to be on their Best Blogs list. But it is especially interesting to see the conversations in a well-used discussion board rounded up and expanded.

Elsewhere online:

Which reminds me – stop by Nameberry tomorrow for the girls’ list inspired by Oscar nominees.

Amongst the famous, or at least famous enough to be mentioned in People Magazine over the last week:

Tune in this week for Ziva, Winston, Abilene, Monserrate, Rachel, and a special Saturday post for a reader who is due quite soon.

Thanks for reading, and have a great week!

Starbaby News: Welcome Abraham!

Ziggy Marley

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Ziggy Marley and wife Orly Agai Marley have welcomed a third child: son Abraham Selassie Robert Nesta Marley.  The family also includes daughter Judah Victoria and son Gideon Robert Nesta.

A few thoughts:

  • Interesting that the sons share Robert Nesta as middle names.  Ziggy was born David Nesta Marley, and Bob was born Nesta Robert, so there’s a lot of family history there;
  • I didn’t realize his daughter was named Judah.  Like Ezra and Asa, it feels like the kind of name that would tempt parents to use for a daughter.  But with Abraham and Gideon, I’d expect Judah to be a boy.
  • Wow, that’s a long name!

What are your thoughts?

 

 

Baby Name of the Day: Brietta

Pegasus, as the horse of Muses, was put on the...

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This might be the most unusual name inspiration featured here yet … and that’s saying something!

Thanks to Colleen for suggesting Brietta as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Name of the Day: Gabriel

He’s a messenger angel, a tough guy with a girly name.  His name is among the most popular choices for American boys today.

Thanks to Kelly for suggesting Gabriel as Name of the Day.

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