Is C the new K?

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Even if you’re not even a teensy, eensy bit interested in the royal wedding, it would be pretty tough to avoid the topic today.  William and Kate’s wedding is an all-out media frenzy.

Chatter about royal baby names has been non-stop since the engagement was announced, and I’ve very much enjoyed dreaming up possible names for a future heir to the throne.

But here’s the big baby naming question that I’m wondering about: when commoner Kate becomes regal Catherine, will C become the new K?

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Baby Name of the Day: Katrina

She’s an upbeat version of a classic name marred by a natural disaster.  Could she still be worn by a child today?

Thanks to Kelly for suggesting Katrina as Baby Name of the Day.

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In Defense of Isobel and Aiden: Ten Reasons to Embrace Variant Spellings

Head over to a baby naming website and suggest naming your baby-to-be Alivia.  Or Jaxon.

Some will applaud your choice and add that Alyveah and Jaxin are cute, too.  Several will sigh, and ask what’s wrong with Olivia and Jackson.

I’ll admit to a few snarky comments about Konner and Mackynzee.  So maybe it sounds like hypocrisy – or blasphemy – to now write that perhaps variant spellings are not the end of the world.

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Predictions for 2009

With just hours left in 2008, here are the official ApMtn baby name predictions for 2009.

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