Lisa Shaw - Baby Names Your Child Can Live With: Thousands Of Names To Help You Make The Perfect Choice

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YOUR CHILD CAN LIVE WITH Thousands of Names to Help You
Make the Perfect Choice By Lisa Shaw
Edited by Andrea Norville
ADAMS MEDIA
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ISBN 13: 978-1-59337-284-2 J I H G F E D C B A Contains portions of material adapted and abridged from The Everything Baby Names Book by Lisa Shaw, 1997, F+W Media, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shaw, Lisa.
Baby names your child can live with / Lisa Shaw.
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ISBN 1-59337-284-1
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Names, PersonalDictionaries. I. Title. CS2377.S427 2005
929.44097303dc22 2004026893 This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.

From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations The point of view reflected in this book does not reflect all international standards. It is written with a typically American sensibility in mind, based on names that are more familiar within this culture at present. This book is available at quantity discounts for bulk purchases.
For information, please call 1-800-289-0963. Contents Part 1:
BOYS' NAMES Part 2:
GIRLS'NAMES Introduction CHOOSING the right name for your baby is a tall order. There are thousands of options to consider in this book, and yet you have to boil them all down to just one first name and one middle name. But what is it, exactly, that makes a name right for a child? There are lots of ways to slice this complex question.

Maybe you're looking for a name that reflects your ethnic heritage, or perhaps you want to choose a name with a meaning that is particularly significant to you and your partner. Regardless of the criteria you use, the fact remains you're choosing something that will be your child's primary touchstone of identification. It's bound to feel a bit odd selecting something that will affect your baby in such an integral way, before he or she's even born! The name you pick for your child is something that she will carry with her always and everywhere, for the rest of her life. Wow, there's a lot riding on that decision So are you stressed out yet? Don't be. This book will help you to weigh up the many possibilities. In the following pages, you'll find boys' names and girls' names organized alphabetically, with names for each letter of the alphabet organized into three categories.

As you read on, you'll learn if you're partial to tried and true classics; if you're prepared to make a slightly daring choice; or if you're ready to choose a name that will have your child living on the edge. But that stuff is designed to help you make sense of all the choices, in order to find the name that you can live with. That still doesn't bring you any closer to finding the name that your child can live with. How do you figure that out? Ultimately, choosing a name your child can live with happily means choosing wisely. It entails weighing up possibilities carefully, not just jumping on the latest fad or following some silly celebrity's lead. Of course, you want to be careful to consider how the first and middle names you choose sound together, and how those two names in combination sound with your last name.

And then there's that major matter of nicknames. Do you or don't you want your child to be called by a particular nickname? Don't automatically assume that just because you call your child by his or her full name, everyone else will follow suit. If a name can be shortened, you can bet many people will shorten it. Of course, you're no mind reader, and you can't possibly anticipate every nickname that could someday come your child's way. All we're saying here is think logically, and then take your best shot. And remember that some kids are merciless teasers, and it's a pretty safe bet that a kid named Charles Brown is in for trouble.

That said, there's no denying that the names different cultures bestow upon their children vary tremendously. Baby names, like so many other cultural constructs, are quite subjective. You'll find myriad names from all sorts of ethnic backgrounds in these pages. Certainly, although some of them might be classified as Living on the Edge in this book, they might strike you as downright common if you are from that particular ethnic background. However, we have tried to present the names in this book according to the common standards that are most familiar to typical American culture, as we know it in this present day. Ultimately, selecting a name for your baby is a very personal decision.

You'll know it when a name feels right. Make this choice count. Also make sure the name you do pick means something to you so that someday, as he grows, your child can hold on to that meaning as well. Congratulations on the soon-to-be birth of your baby, and best of luck choosing the perfect name that you and your child can live with! Part 1
BOYS' NAMES A Tried and True ClassicsAARON(Hebrew) Exalted; enlightened. The older brother of Moses, appointed by God to be his brother's keeper. Aaron has actually been one of the more popular names since the early days of the United States in the 1600s.

Famous people from the past and present with the name include a vice-president, Aaron Burr, the American composer Aaron Copland, and the singer Aaron Neville. Variations: Aarao, Aharon, Arek, Aron, Aronek, Aronne, Aronos, Arran, Arren, Arrin, Arron. ABRAHAM(Hebrew) Father of many. If the name Abraham conjures up an image of a wise old man to you, you may scoff at the idea of making an infant put up with the name until it fits, say, oh, in sixty years or so. But as more and more parents decide to give their children names that conjure up American history, Abraham will continue to have a growing place in baby names. ADAM(Hebrew) Man of the red earth. ADAM(Hebrew) Man of the red earth.

Adam was the first man who made it into the world, and his name has always been popular in many countries and in many religions. In this country, the popularity of Adam increased during the '60s. Adam West, who played Batman in that television series, undoubtedly served as the inspiration for many men named Adam today. Many parents pick the name for their first son. Variations: Adamec, Adamek, Adamh, Adamik, Adamka, Adamko, Adams, Adamson, Adamsson, Adan, Adao, Addam, Addams, Addamson, Addie, Addis, Addy, Adhamh, Adnet, AdnotADRIAN(Latin) Black; dark. AIDAN(Irish, Gaelic) Fiery. AIDAN(Irish, Gaelic) Fiery.

Aidan has become popular in recent years due to the success of the ice-blue-eyed actor Aidan Quinn. Sex and the City also brought the name back into the mainstream with Carrie's fianc, Aidan. The Most Popular Boys' Names from the 1940s