Posts Tagged ‘Harry’

Name of the Day: Harris

21Jul08

With so many parents putting last names first, it’s tempting to toss out your baby name book and pick up the White Pages instead.  Granted, Tyler and Taylor are more expected - and easier to wear - than, say, Kowalski.  But there’s a cluster of surnames that work particularly well as first names, precisely because [...]


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Bookshelf: Bad Baby Names

04May08

Let’s start with an important disclaimer:  Bad Baby Names is not a how-to guide.  While there are a few gems in this volume, for the most part these eye-poppingly odd monikers are best left to history.
History is precisely where co-authors Michael Sherrod and Matthew Rayback discovered the raw material for their book.  The staff at [...]


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Reviving Grandpa

06Feb08

Most of us have someone in our lives, someone we love and would love to honor with our naming choices for our children.  Or, perhaps, it’s a family tradition to name your firstborn after Grandpa, and bucking that custom would break hearts.
Trouble is, that while some names are easily, and cheerfully passed down, others feel [...]


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