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Cthulhu AllSpark is not a Good Baby Name

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How did you decide upon the perfect name for you son or daughter? Many parents choose names that have been handed down in their families from one generation to the next. Others pick names that are popular in the year the baby was born. One couple decided to break with tradition and ask “the internet” to select a name for their baby girl. Poor thing almost got named Cthulhu All-Spark! How did this very unique name get suggested? It didn’t come from either of her parents! Stephen McLaughlin, a software developer, decided to ask the Reddit community to suggest some … Continue reading →

Quick to Judge

I’ll admit it; if I see a toddler running around at the park wearing shorts and a t-shirt when it’s cloudy and 50 degrees out, I judge. Ditto when I spy a baby wearing nothing but green tinsel and a shamrock deely- bopper on Thanksgiving. Just call me Judgey Judgerton. They say parents are the worst offenders when it comes to judging their peers; however, I believe habitually jumping to conclusions about random people and situations is universal and not exclusive to those who procreate. Take for example the brouhaha surrounding actress Busy Philipps.  A few days ago, the TV … Continue reading →

Senseless Name Calling

Naming a newborn; it’s one of the most challenging and controversial decisions parents are faced with during their lifetime. Challenging because you are in sole control of strapping a child with the moniker he will likely live with until he’s six feet under. Controversial because the world is your judging your choice, and we all know how cruel others can be. I’m not big on parents who purposely call attention to themselves by bestowing strange names on their innocent offspring. Remember:  Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, ESPN and Peanut? Who does that to a child? Of course, I wonder … Continue reading →

Baby Naming Trend – Downton Abbey

Normally, baby naming trends don’t get my attention. Some parents like popular names, while others do their best to stay away from any and all top ten or top one hundred type lists of baby names. Personally, I never checked a list when my husband and I were choosing names for our sons. We chose names that we liked, and we have no idea how popular they are. What matters to us is that they seem to fit our sons perfectly, and we hope that when they get older they feel the same way about their names as we do. … Continue reading →

Do All of Your Children’s Names Begin With the Same Letter?

The Duggar family didn’t start the same first letter name trend, but they’ve certainly perfected it like no other. For the past two decades, Michelle and Jim-Bob Duggar have paid homage to the 10th letter of the alphabet by giving each of their 18 children names that begin with J. There’s Joshua, John-David, Jana, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jeremiah, Jedidiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer and 8-month-old Jordyn-Grace. Kind of puts the Carter, Cole and Cailin combo to shame. It’s not unusual for parents with more than one child to have their kids share the first letter … Continue reading →

Is Your Toddler Destined to be a Troublemaker?

He is if his name is: Alec Ernest Garland Ivan Kareem Luke Malcolm Preston Tyrell Walter Ah, so, now we finally know what’s in a name… trouble, trouble, and trouble. At least that’s what the experts maintain. And by experts I mean a professor from Shippensburg University named David Kalist. Writing in Social Science Quarterly, Kalist insists that giving your boy any of the aforementioned names could land him in jail later in life. Why? Kalist believes that giving newborn males odd, girly or strange first names it “increases the tendency toward juvenile delinquency.” Kalist based his conclusions on a … Continue reading →

Baby Names for Twins

If you are expecting twins or just dreaming about them, congratulations! what a special moment it is to be thinking about names for twins. I think naming twins might be more difficult than picking out a name for a singleton. You want to make sure that the names can flow together, since the twins will probably be referred together for their entire lives. At the same time, you want to choose names that will reflect the fact that your twins are individual people. So how can you choose a great set of names for twins? Keep reading because I’ll share … Continue reading →

Unpopular Boys Names May Lead to Criminal Activity

Two researchers in my own home state of Pennsylvania have found that there is more to a baby name than you might think. The two researchers, David E. Kalist and Daniel Y. Lee conducted a study at Shippensburg University that took a look at common and uncommon boys names and found a link between uncommon names and breaking the law. First, they compiled a list of names of boys that they called juvenile delinquents as well as boys in the standard population. They then ranked these names based on popularity. So a name such as Michael, for example, would have … Continue reading →

The Evolution of Baby Names

Are you agonizing over what to name your baby? Most parents our though tons of baby name lists searching out the perfect baby name for their little one. Relatives get involved, too, and everyone seems to have a definite opinion. While parents have discussed possible baby names for as far back as there were babies to name, parents today have a harder time of it, I think, then parents of past generations in our recent history. In previous generations, most babies were given family names. They were named after fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles, grandmothers, grandfathers and great grandparents. While some … Continue reading →

Choosing A Name for Baby

Choosing a name for your baby can be fun. Or it can end up as a nightmare. Firstly the couple needs to decide if they want to use the name of any family members either as first names or second names. One thing we were agreed on was that we didn’t like the idea of a child having the same name as a parent, even though I love the name Michael, which I think is a romantic sounding name. Mick doesn’t. like it. That was a compromise I had to make when we started going together. Each time Mick and … Continue reading →