BabyNames.com Announces Top Names of 2006

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[angcat]

Don't forget Dakota, Harley (after the bike) for a girl. Horrible indeed. My daughter has a male classmate named Shannon. I thought that was a girls name?

[Xenalyte]

I will stipulate to the suitability of Braden, as long as it is a) given in honor of a family member*, b) spelled "Braden"**, and c) paired with an Irish surname***.

*So yes, there has to be a Braden in the family somewhere. No naming him Braden because your wife likes the name.

**That lets out Braeden, Brayden, Braedin, and other like abominations.

***"Braden Jablome" just sounds stupid. Admit it.

[Moleman]

No Moleman?

[Fierce Allegiance]

No. No parent could be so stupid as to use any of those names with those spellings. Please tell me that is a joke!

[LowOiL]

Gertrude? How could you even think of doing that to a girl?

LOL, you know as well as I do, we associate names with people we know that have them. My dearest Grandmother had the name and was nothing but the most loving caring person I knew, made a lasting impression. My wife's grandmother seems to ride on the same plane of respect, but she can't block the nicknames out (Gertie) of the roadworks. Malanie Gertrude Grace (+lastname) would be a wonderful person to know (and if she has her momma's genes, no need for pasties would be in her future).

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LowOiL

[AnnaZ]

Also, I had not expected Tristan.

Me neither, although I considered it for my firstborn back in '96.

[Xenalyte]

Xena's auxiliary baby-name rules forbid names taken from:

- flowers
- months
- seasons
- jewels
- Indian tribes
- states
- motor vehicles

[RockinRight]

It does seem like many modern names are such that the gender of the child is not obvious.

[NeoCaveman]

Caden, Braden, and Jaden are NOT okay.

From those names, I'm guessing mamma wanted a girl....

[AlaskaErik]

BTW... after three boys, me and wife have gave up. I wanted one "Gertrude".... alas.. also never to be in the top 20 again for the girls. (Wife hates that name... but I don't, but our grandmothers were named a that).

My wife also wanted to use dead relatives, but as a source for our daughter's middle name. I put my foot down hard on that one. We finally settled on Annette in honor of Annette Island in southeastern Alaska, which is where she was conceived.

[Doohickey]

My neighbor is a school teacher who has a little girl named Shithead (pronounced "shi-theed") in her class. No, I'm not joking.

[MikefromOhio]

who would give their kid a middle name of Jablome???

This thread is illogical.

[NeoCaveman]

It does seem like many modern names are such that the gender of the child is not obvious.

See #49

[LongElegantLegs]

The surest way to jack up a given name beyond repair is to introduce punctuation into it.

Or just put it at the top of the Most Popular Names list. People will change the spelling, introduce punctuation, spell it backwards...All so it looks "original", while sounding exactly the same as every other kid at school. I have ensured my children's individuality by giving them names that haven't made the Top 20 list since 1899...

[xsmommy]

you never hear Edith or Helen or Josephine much anymore either do you?

[NeoCaveman]

who would give their kid a middle name of Jablome???

The same person who would give a kid the first name of Haywood.

[Doohickey]

The folks that share my back fence have three sons: Cameron, Colby and Caleb. Hope they grow up to be strapping young men. They'll need it.

[xsmommy]

and Amber, Tiffany and Heather will all grow up to be strippers too.

[Moose4]

Our daughter's Grace Diane (Grace of God, plus my wife's aunt's name), if we have a boy it'll probably be Patrick Henry probably (Virginia connection + my father's and my wife's stepfather's first names, so the synergy is perfect).

And if we have a second boy someday, I think we'll go for, uh, Zedekiah Micah. >.>

}:-)4

[Millee]

For the record, "Caleb" is one of the ugliest names EVER. It's up there with Otis.

Otis, my kind of man! ;o)