Baby Name of the Day: Cindal

December 15, 2010

Any name as popular as Cynthia is bound to have spin-offs.  Here’s one of the more obscure. Thanks to Aimee for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day: Cindal.

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Sunday Summary: 10/24/10

October 24, 2010

Is there a baby names arms race? I happen to be writing from New York City, just a week after the Health Department released their 2009 stats proclaiming Isabella and Jayden top of the charts. Yawn. But then the Wall Street Journal’s Metropolis blog interviewed Baby Name Wizard’s Laura Wattenberg on the results. Two things [...]

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Name of the Day: Kennedy

October 27, 2009

The family is American royalty. But does this surname still wear well in the first spot on a girl? How ’bout a boy? Thanks to Sara for suggesting Kennedy as Name of the Day.

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Name of the Day: Kendall

September 9, 2009

Ken was once big for boys. From Kenneth to Kent to Kennedy, the Ken-cluster was solidly masculine. But ever since the 90s, file today’s choice in the gender neutral column – if not gone to the girls entirely. Thanks to Laney McDonald for suggesting Kendall as Name of the Day.

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