Eleanor Turner - Baby Names 2012: Over 7,000 of this years favourite names

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NAMES 2012 Eleanor Turner Baby Names 2012 Eleanor Turner This 3rd edition is published in 2011 by Crimson Publishing Crimson Publishing, Westminster House, Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2ND Crimson Publishing, 2011 Epub edition 2011ISBN: 978-1-90828-113-5 The author Eleanor Turner has asserted her moral rights to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988. British Library cataloguing in Publication data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this ebook on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Crimson Publishing ebooks. Epub file created by RefineCatch Ltd, Bungay

I would like to extend my utmost gratitude to Cerys Owen, Shelley Heck, Michael Turner and Robin Boothroyd for their contributions; without them this book would have been much shorter. My thanks are also given to Beth Bishop at Crimson Publishing for her patience and guidance throughout the project.

Finally, the greatest thanks go to Owen Henri Turner, who grew patiently inside me while I wrote this book and waited to be born until I had chosen his name.

While the author and publisher acknowledge that baby names vary widely in spelling and pronunciation, this book lists each name only once: under the most common initial and spelling. If a name has an alternative spelling with a different initial, it may be listed under that letter also. Picking a name for your baby is one of the most enjoyable activities for atx new parent, but its also one of the most daunting. Sometimes choosing the right name is simply a case of hearing one you like and knowing instantly that youve chosen correctly. But, for the vast majority of parents the naming game gets far more complicated when you start trying to please parents, grandparents, friends and siblings, while trying to avoid names that could be shortened into ridiculous nicknames or would make for funny initials.

Youll also probably want to choose something unique, but not too unique, or something common, but not too common. A name could be inspired by an admired celebrity, a sports star, or an infl uential historical or political figure. It could also come from the family tree, or follow a current baby-naming trend. You also need to make sure you love it youll have to live with it forever! The possibilities are endless so its understandable that it can set some parents into panic mode. Well, never fear. Baby Names 2012 is here to take you through your options and solve your baby-naming dilemmas.

Its updated annually, so always includes the years most popular names, celebrity choices, and names making a comeback. Weve included dozens of lists to provide you with inspiration, and, of course, some downright weird names children have been given over the years (usually by celebs). Take a peek at the most up-to-date trends in baby-naming, from the brand new name at the top of the boys charts after 14 years of Jack to recent celebrity trends. Read about how the Royal Family will influence trends in 2012 (with the Queens Diamond Jubilee this summer) and what names make for the cleverest kids Be sure to also keep an eye out for all the facts and figures weve got for you including what names are most popular around the world so you can either go with the flow or deliberately against it. The average length of a baby name is six letters. This book is broken into two sections: the first deals with how to figure out what to name your child through a series of questions and suggestions, and the second gives you a meaning for each name youre considering using.

Theres no right or wrong way to use this book, just as theres no right or wrong way to make your baby-naming decision. Remember, picking a baby name should be fun so dip in, find some names you like and use the suggestions weve given you to work out if one of them is a winner!

In 2011 the most popular name for baby boys for the past 14 years, Jack, made headlines again. But it wasnt because it topped the charts, it was because the name Oliver had stormed into the top spot and broken Jacks stronghold. This means that the top boy and girl names are now very similar Oliver and Olivia. The fastest climbers were Maisie for girls (up 29 places to position 34) and Austin for boys (finally reaching the Top 100 after a massive leap of 60 places), while the names Alisha, Keira, Lucas and Brandon all fell out of favour and dropped by at least 10 places each. Last year was also particularly remarkable because there were no new entries into the Top 10 names for either boys or girls, although there was some jostling for position within the ranks.

There were also only six new names in the Top 100 boys names (Aiden, Arthur, Austin, Frederick, Jude, and Stanley), and a mere three newcomers in the girls list (Heidi, Mya, and Sara). This is substantially different to past years, where weve seen more than 20 new names in the Top 100. So, what baby names were popular last year? Top 10 baby names

Boys	Girls
1.Oliver	1.Olivia
2.Jack	2.Ruby
3.Harry	3.Chloe
4.Alfie	4.Emily
5.Joshua	5.Sophie
6.Thomas	6.Jessica
7.Charlie	7.Grace
8.William	8.Lily
9.James	9.Amelia
10.Daniel	10.Evie

All British people have plain names, and that works pretty well over there. Paris Hilton Since the turn of the millennium an interesting phenomenon has taken place: only 50% of babies born in the UK have had their names represented in the Top 50 baby names list. This means that 50% of all British babies have been given such unique and diverse names that they are not common enough to get listed on the national rankings. This includes variations in spellings too, as the Office for National Statistics uses the exact spelling listed on a birth certificate for its calculations.

So, if one child is called Lily (ranked eighth in 2011), and another is called Lilly (ranked 45th), they will still be ranked separately to their classmates Lili and Lillie (neither of which ranked in the Top 100). One explanation for this is that parents have started to give their child a name more unusual than their own. A parent who has enjoyed their slightly unusual name will feel more confident about giving their offspring an even more unique name. If this trend continues into 2012 and beyond, you can be sure that names will get stranger and stranger Each generation wants new symbols, new people, new names. They want to divorce themselves from their predecessors. 2011s fastest-climbing names

Boys	Girls
Aiden	Evie
Arthur	Heidi
Austin	Lexie
Frederick	Maisie

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