The Trendiest Middle Names

Middle names are used much less than first names, allowing parents to be more creative and choose a truly distinctive and individual name. When considering middle names, it is best to pick a name that has meaning to you, or one that you simply love.

Popular middle names are often Biblical in origin. Boys’ names such as Andrew, Daniel, Jacob, Joshua, Michael, and Noah are one of the most enduring choices of expecting parents all over the world. Popular Biblical girl’s names include: Maria, Abigail, Elizabeth, Hannah, Rebecca, and Sarah. Biblical names are not only a timeless choice, but also add meaning to your child’s name as well as spiritual depth.

Choosing a name that honors a person that had an impact on your life is also a popular choice for a baby’s middle name.

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50 Craziest Celebrity Baby Names

Celebrities are often known for giving their children unique and unusual names. We have collected a baby names list, of the most popular names among celebrities for their babies.

The UK Times Online has published a list of what they pinned as the “50 Craziest Celebrity Baby Names.” Among the lucky originals to top the list are Audio Science (Shannyn Sossamon), Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily (Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence), Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf), and Jermajesty (Jermaine Jackson and Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza). No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani and her husband Gavin Rossdale are parents to Kingston and Zuma Nasta Rock (pictured).But with all the spotlight on the new baby trend in celebrity circles, it can be easy to miss a national wave that is taking the baby naming game to a whole new level.

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2011 Celebrity Babies (newest first!)

Almost everyone is fascinated by celebrities, even if we pretend not to be! And celebrity babies are one of the hottest topics on the web. One reason celebrity babies are so popular – besides the celebrities who have them! – is the fact that some celebs choose really way-out, cutting-edge names for their kids. It's not a new phenomenon – it has been going on at least since Frank Zappa named two of his children Moon Unit and Dweezil in the late 1960s.

While no-one has done a definitive study, it's pretty clear that celebrity babies, as a group, tend to get more "creative" names than their peers. Perhaps it is only in the rarified atmosphere of Beverly Hills or Santa Monica that kids could even get through the school day with names like Bronx Mowgli, Pilot Inspektor, or Sparrow Midnight. Small wonder that adjectives used to describe celebrity baby names often include words like crazy, wacky, strange, stupid, funny, worst, and just plain bad!
The fact is though that we've been tracking celebrity baby names since 2006 (check out past years in our "related links" box), and any annual list of celebrity baby names would show that more often than not, celebrities usually give their babies fairly traditional names, and often serve as trend setters for beautiful names like Ava, Grace, Harlow, and so forth.
In addition to our year-by-year lists of celebrity baby names, we have added thousands more to our database, which is probably the largest of its kind on the internet. Try it out – just enter the name of your favorite celebrity into the search box, below. Whether you love them or hate them, celebrity baby names are a great source of inspiration!
Source : www.babynamesgarden.com

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Mother	Claim to Fame	Father	Claim to Fame2	Baby Name
Sophie Dahl	Model	Jamie Cullum	Singer	Lyra
Mieke Dumont	Celeb Partner	Tom Dumont	Musician	Koa Thomas
Kristin Dos Santos	T. V. Host	Joao Dos Santos	Celeb Partner	Matteo Tomaz
Gretchen Mol	Actress	Tod Williams	Director	Winter Morgan
Penny Lancaster	Model	Rod Stewart	Singer	Aiden
Melissa Rycroft	Reality T.V. Star	Tye Strickland	Celeb Partner	Ava Grace
Lisa Valastro	Celebrity Chef	Buddy Valastro	Celebrity Chef	Carlo
Cynthia Nixon	Actress	Not known	Celeb Partner	Max Ellington
Jazmin Blais	Celeb Partner	Richard Blais	Chef	Embry Lotus
Shelly Brown	Celeb Partner	Zac Brown	Singer	Joni Mason
Lorca Cohen	Videographer	Rufus Wainwright	Singer	Viva Katherine
Samantha Bryant	Publicist	Colin Hanks	Actor	Olivia Jane
Megan Ferguson	Art Dealer	Craig Ferguson	T.V. Host	Liam James
Christina Applegate	Actress	Martyn LeNoble	Musician	Sadie Grace
Orly Agai Marley	Celeb Partner	Ziggy Marley	Musician	Abraham Selassie
Lakiha Spicer	Celeb Partner	Mike Tyson	Boxer	Morocco Elijah
Erin Lokitz	Actress	Tony Kanal	Musician	Coco Reese Lakshmi
Giovanna Yannotti	Actress	Kurt Angle	Wrestler	Giuliana Marie
Doutzen Kroes	Model	Sunnery James	Producer	Phyllon
Samantha Harris	T. V. Personality	Michael Hess	Celeb Partner	Hillary Madison
Jade Duell	Air Marshal	Owen Wilson	Actor	Robert Ford
Miranda Kerr	Model	Orlando Bloom	Actor	Flynn
Julianne Morris	Actress	Kristoffer Polaha	Actor	Jude

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Oops for Britney: Survey reveals most hated baby names...and Jayden tops the list for boys

It is something that will stay with your child for the rest of their lives, so it's best not to get it wrong.

But when referring to the top ten baby names, it is probably best to also have a glance at the most hated names.

An informal survey has compiled a list of most hated names for boys and girls and found that familiarity breeds contempt and popularity often also brings backlash.

A quick track to baby-name fame can also trigger a hatred for it, and some of the entries are featured high up in the most popular name also, especially when it is one that has been used by a celebrity.

The number one most hated boy name in the U.S. is Jayden, which just happens to be the name of Britney Spears' youngest son.

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How to Pronounce Popular Irish Names – Aoife, Cian, Niamh, Oisin

Most of the names popular in Ireland today — names like Jack, Sarah, Adam and Emma — are easy to pronounce. But others can be tricky for non-Irish-speakers to decipher. So, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here are some Irish names and their pronunciations.

Girl Names:

Aoife is pronounced EE-fa.

Caoimhe is pronounced KEE-va or KWEE-va.

Ciara is pronounced KEE-ar-a or KEE-ra. (All c’s are hard in Irish.)

Maeve is pronounced MAYV.

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Filipino (Tagalog) Baby Names

Filipino baby names pay homage to the rich culture of the Philippines for many American families with roots in the Tagalog dialect. Although many parents in the Philippines choose Hebrew names for their newborns, there are still many popular Tagalog baby names for parents - to - be who want to choose a traditional Filipino baby boy name, Filipino baby girl name, or Unisex Filipino baby name.

Filipino baby boy names
When choosing a Tagalog or Filipino baby name, taking a journey down your family tree will give you traditional baby names as well as a way to pay homage to relatives past. Or, opt for one of these popular Filipino baby boy names:

1. Agapito - Beloved

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Exotic Baby Names from Around the World

Do you prefer the exotic and original for your baby? Whether you are searching for something different that has a potent and positive meaning, or if you are looking for inspiration to create a name of your own, this is the list for you. Browse through unique and meaningful boy’s and girl’s names from around the world.

Exotic Girl Names

Morgandy – Celtic origin, meaning “a little one from the sea’s edge”

Adisa – Origin is Ashanti of Ghana, meaning “the one will teach us”

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Baby Names with Characteristic Meanings

We all want our kids to grow up to be successful, smart and happy adults. Some parents name their baby after a quality they revere and want to grant the child.

Choosing a name with a characteristic can give you an opportunity to name your child after a quality you find important.

Let's say that a baby is born to an agrarian society. The main qualities for being a successful farmer are strength, sturdiness, resilience and independence. An abundance of names were given in hope the baby would grow and succeed his father in the field or her mother in house jobs.

In all societies it is common to give these kinds of names: in Japan, agrarian countries many names were invented: Takeo which means "Strong like bamboo",

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Twilight Zone: Why Do Babies Have the Same Names?

People are naming their children after vampires. The Social Security Administration has released its list of 2009's most popular baby names, and the leading choices were Isabella and Jacob. Both names just happen to belong to main characters in the Twilight book series. True, Isabella has been trending steadily upward since the 1990s, and Jacob has been in the top spot for 10 years in a row (thus predating 2005's Twilight). But one of the rising names is almost certainly the result of Stephenie Meyer's blood-sucking romance: Cullen. The last name of Meyer's sexy main vampire jumped 297 spots in one year and is now the 485th most popular first name for a baby boy.

Cullen is also part of a larger trend: two-syllable male names that end in the sound en. Aiden is another example (12th most popular name). So is Jayden (No. 8), Logan (No. 17), Nathan (No. 24), Kevin (No. 44), Justin (No. 46) and a name I'd never heard of before: Brayden.

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