| Choosing a name for your baby is one of the most | | | | (including gemstones). Names in this category include: |
| important decisions you'll ever have to make. Afterall, | | | | Cherry, Daisy, Ivy, Amber, Chrystal, Celsian and Coltan. |
| you'll be saying it for the rest of your life and they'll be | | | | Other names include: Penny, Tuesday, June, August |
| using it for the rest of theirs.One of the first things to | | | | and Autumn.ADJECTIVES and VERBS |
| keep in mind is the fact that (like it or not) whatever | | | | And how about those adjectives? An adjective |
| name you select will probably produce a nickname | | | | describes a person, place or thing and there are quite |
| variation of it. Charles will become Charlie or Chuck. | | | | a few adjectives being used as names each year. A |
| Cassidy will become Cassie or Cass. So, during the | | | | few of them are: Lacey, Precious, Lucky, Dusty and |
| selection process, consider what other names each | | | | Misty. Or then there are verbs such as: Prosper, Bud, |
| might evolve into.There are many avenues you can | | | | Grant, Chance or Drew.UNISEX |
| take in your quest for finding the perfect name. A few | | | | It's always a surprise to think of someone being a |
| of them will be discussed here.FAMILY and ETHNIC | | | | certain gender based on their name that you've heard |
| HERITAGE | | | | or read, and then discover they're the opposite of |
| Your family tree provides an assortment of | | | | what you were expecting. Unisex names are ones |
| possibilities. Naming a boy after his father has been a | | | | that have been chosen for both boys and girls. |
| customary thing to do but you might want to name him | | | | Several of these are: Dru (Drew), Kalin, Pat, Jerry, |
| after a great, great grandfather who has become | | | | Chris, Kelly and Kelsie.POETIC, SPIRITUAL and |
| dear to you thanks to the stories that have been told | | | | BIBLICAL |
| of him during family get-togethers. Naming a daughter | | | | Of course, if you wanted to take a poetic approach |
| after your mom automatically creates an extra special | | | | you might consider something like: Cherish, Denim, |
| bond between them. There have even been remote | | | | Desirae, Harmony, Essence or Fortune. A spiritual |
| family surnames switched around to become first | | | | approach would produce names like: Faith, Hope or |
| "given" names as a way of connecting to the past. It is | | | | Destiny. A Biblical approach offers Paul, Lois, Benjamin, |
| also customary for names to be selected from those | | | | Adam and Elisabeth.SIMPLY FOR THE MEANINGS |
| that are passed down through one's ethnic heritage. | | | | Yet another method of choosing a name for your |
| Each family tree has wonderful names waiting to be | | | | baby is to determine what aspirations you have for |
| revived into the family again.WELL KNOWN PEOPLE | | | | him or her and use the name that best captures that. |
| Another popular technique is to name a child after a | | | | This is done by considering the definitions of the |
| favorite well known person (movie star, soap opera | | | | names rather than the names themselves.Amy - |
| character, sports figure, etc.). Naturally, naming your | | | | "beloved" |
| baby Alexander will not ensure that he will grow up to | | | | Justin - "Just, upright, righteous" |
| be an inventor like Alexander Graham Bell. Nor will | | | | Hannah - "favor or grace" |
| naming your baby after Angelina Jolie ensure that little | | | | Alana - "beautiful, dear child" |
| Angie will be pretty and charismatic. And neither will | | | | Emerson - "brave as a bear" |
| the name Michael make little Mikey a great basketball | | | | Bevin - "singer" |
| player like Michael Jordan. However, it does develop a | | | | Quinn - "wise" |
| connection of sorts and adds a story behind the name | | | | Arthur - "strong as a bear"CYCLES OF |
| if you choose this method. Ask a number of people if | | | | POPULARITY |
| there's a story behind their name and you might | | | | Names go through cycles of popularity. According to |
| receive a surprising variety of answers.NOUNS | | | | the Social Security Administration, the names that |
| Or you might want to name your baby after a part of | | | | were chosen most often in 2004 were: Jacob, Michael, |
| speech, for example, a noun. Okay, now you're saying, | | | | Joshua, Emily, Emma and Karen. The most popular for |
| "What?" Yes. Many people name their children after | | | | 1965 were: Michael, John David, Lisa, Mary and Karen. |
| natural items or inanimate objects. Remember, a noun | | | | In 1880, they were: John, William, James, Mary, Anna |
| is a person, place or thing. We've already discussed | | | | and Emma. Josh remained the top male name until |
| people, so that leaves places and things. Places can | | | | 1924 when Robert took the lead. Linda dethroned the |
| easily be found and searched on maps. A few of the | | | | name Mary in 1947, but Mary regained the top spot in |
| more popular place names are: Dakota, Paris, Sierra, | | | | 1953 only to lose it again.As you can see, the |
| Dallas, Brooklyn and Dawn. Names of restaurants | | | | assortment of names and ideas for more is vast. |
| where couples first met have also been immortalized | | | | Enjoy the selecting process. Think about several |
| as the name of their baby.Which brings us to things. | | | | before you settle on your final choice.This article has |
| Nature is filled with words that one could use for | | | | been submitted in affiliation with which is a site for |
| names. There are plants (including flowers), and rocks | | | | Baby Names. Regenia G. |