Baby Name Advice
Advice on choosing baby names is the focus of these news stories and features, which include advice on choosing middle names and family names, on finding the right baby names, and on navigating name disputes.
Tue Jun 28 2011
Middle Names: How To Make A Distinguished Choice
Don’t default to a boring middle name. The middle can be the perfect place to use a name that’s more meaningful and distinctive than one you dare put in first place.
Mon Feb 07 2011
5 Mistakes Even Smart Baby Namers Make
No baby namer is perfect. Here are the most common mistakes that even the best-informed parents make when choosing a name.
Tue Jan 11 2011
Popular Baby Names: How To Pick One That’s The Same, But Different
Love a popular name but fear that it’s overused? You might want to consider one of these substitutes.
Thu Dec 02 2010
Unusual Names: 5 Ways to Stay on the Right Side of Weird
You want a distinctive name for your baby, but you don’t want it to stand out in the worst kind of way. Here’s how to pick a name that’s unusual without being weird.
Sat Feb 13 2010
6 Ways Not To Fight About Baby Names
Conceiving your child may have made you feel, more than any other step you’ve taken together, as if you and your spouse had finally and truly become one. Choosing its name can remind you that, nope, you’re still actually two. There are all those people with all those names that each of you knew and […]
Sat Feb 13 2010
Sibling Names: 7 Things Every Parent Should Know
Our top guidelines for choosing the best sibling names, even if you’re just starting with Child #1.
Mon Dec 14 2009
Do Kre8iv Spellings Make Names More Special?
Sitting between Mykailah and Tyffani, our guest blogger contemplates what’s right and very very wrong with yooneek names.
Wed Feb 04 2009
Unique Baby Names: How To Choose One With Substance
Unique baby names with deep historical roots can be found in an old-fangled book.