Happy Mother’s Day! We’ve always celebrated our kids’ rites of passage – first tooth, first step, first-time-she-brings-home-a-completely-unacceptable-boy. Add in one more circa 2009: first time Mommy writes all about you in a blog post. Yes, our children will probably be terribly, terribly unhappy about some of our overshares in twenty years. (Or not. Social media […]
READ MORE >>Emily Unthroned; Jacob Still Tops
Drumroll, please. The Social Security Administration has released their 2008 name data. The number one name for girls isn’t Emily! It’s Emma. And despite those predicting the end of Madison, she actually inched up one spot, from #5 to #4. For boys, there were fewer surprises. Andrew is out of the Top Ten, and Alexander […]
READ MORE >>Name Your Baby Petar, Collect $175
Seriously. If you happen to live in the seaside town of Ploce, Croatia, the local priest will hand you one thousand cold, hard kunas – about $175 – to give your child one of the 80 names he deems traditionally Croatian. Money changes hands over the baptismal font, so there’s no backing out. What’s interesting […]
READ MORE >>Elsewhere Online: Nameberry Launches
We’re a bit late in reporting the good news, but congratulations go out to Baby Name Legends Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz on the launch of their long-awaited website, Nameberry. The message boards aren’t hopping just yet, but it’s great to have their material available in a searchable format online.
READ MORE >>Elsewhere Online: The 33 Worst Celebrity Baby Names
Check out Babble’s article on the 33 Worst Baby Names. We won’t argue with Tu Morrow or Rebel, Racer and Rogue. In fact, it reminded us that choices like Sunday and Suri are comparatively safe choices, at least in Hollywood. Still, a few doozies are missing. How about Peanut Kai, son of General Hospital actor […]
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