A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby"
I've just finished reading THE BEST baby names book I've ever read. My ddl and I looked at it and we were thrilled."The Baby Name Wizard" by Laura Wattenberg is now available and it's only $12.95 US! There is so much in this book for such a low price!
Instead of listing thousands and thousands of names, with or without their meanings and origins, The Baby Name Wizard has a "snapshot" of each name which includes:
- Popularity -- US
- Style of Name -- eg. Western, Sixties, Solid Citizen ...
- Nicknames -- traditional, new
- Sisters -- suggestions for sisters' names
- Brothers -- suggestions for brothers' names
- Graph with Peak -- usage and popularity
- Variants of the name
- Commentary -- usage, image, cultural
My granddaughters are Madison and Katelyn. Here's some of what "The Baby Name Wizard" says about each name.
"Madison" became popular after the mermaid movie in 1984. It's one of the "Place Names" and is very trendy and yet has a traditional nickname -- Maddie.
Katelyn" has at least seven different spellings, is from the "Bell Tones" category and is Irish/Gaelic.
Even my name is in The Baby Name Wizard! Amazing! Glennys -- a variation of "Glynis" -- popularity: rare; style: Celtic, English, Exotic Traditional; Nicknames: Glyn, (mine is Glenny); Variants: Glynnis (Glenys, Glennys); Commentary (part of):"This Welsh name is an individualist. It's not unfashionable, exactly -- it just opts out of the fashion race altogether." L. Wattenberg I've always known I'm "different"! ;-)
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