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Need Baby Boy Name Help!
Asked by S.P. from Chicago
on September 2, 2010
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we are having a fourth boy in December and can't decide on a name. So far we like Gabriel the best. Other names we have considered are Miles, James, Noah, Matthew, Qui...
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- I like Gabriel. We were looking into that name if we had a boy (it was a girl), but it didn't go well with our other son's name. We would have used my husband's firs...
- Gabriel Matthew Gabriel Quinn
- Try going with a mix of the nationality of you and your hubby. If it were me I would not go with the popular names. Our son is Stefan Alexander. Think of of how it sou...
Great Grandmother Wants Baby Named After Her
Asked by J.P. from Houston
on April 7, 2009
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She does not have a current or popular name and she is the only
one who "loves her name". I don't want to mention what her name
is so as not to hurt any others wi...
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- tell granny that you want her to have a name that is uniquely hers. there is something special about having a name that is all your own. tell granny that you also ha...
- I agree with almost all the responses I read, to give the name or not to give a name, a different verson. With 2 middle names, later on in life, a name can be dropped...
- I'd say use her name as the middle name. My mother-in-law passed away last year and we wanted to honor her with our baby due in June. Neither my husband or I particula...
Workplace Baby Shower
Asked by E.M. from Los Angeles
on June 27, 2011
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Should I attend baby shower for co-worker having first baby at 40? And inexpensive gift ideas (as in about $5).Don't go to lunch or anything but nice enough co-worker....
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- Anyone who is having a baby for the first time probably needs a shower, no matter what their age. Babies do cost money, and the purpose of a shower is to lessen the f...
- I dont see why you shouldnt. And I dont think age has anything to do with. I think every baby should be celebrated no matter what. A pack of bibs, or burp cloths, m...
- Wow, I always write my answer before I read anybody else's, so I wrote this before reading the other answers and the "What Happened." I'm still happy with my original ...
Names!
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on May 26, 2009
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I need help! My husband and I are totally undecided about our baby boy's name....we like Jude, Lukas and Niko. We just cannot make a decision. My other kiddos are na...
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Ainsley Too Weird???
Asked by S.P. from Kansas City
on December 15, 2008
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Hi fellow moms! I am pregnant with #3 and having a huge problem coming up with names for this surprise!! We love names that are kind of unique, and not too popular. ...
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- My grandson name is xavier which is one that you don't hear. I happened to be reading a book an mentioned the name to her an they both liked it so well thats what his ...
- Hi S., Ainsley is not wierd at all, I love it for a girl. Family names are always good to look at. My Mother in law's maiden name is Brockland and we took that a...
- Trivia: On the show "The West Wing", the Republican attorney who served the Democratic president was named Ainsley. That is the only time I have heard that name, but ...
Names and Meanings....
Asked by J.F. from Fayetteville
on August 26, 2010
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I was just wondering if most people name their children by names that they like or if they actually look at the meanings and origins. I love finding out what names mea...
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- my daughters names are Gwen and Lilly, i like them because they are classic, and i like classic names, but gwen means "fair haired, light skinned" and Lilly means :"di...
- I always liked the name Daniel...but a good friend had already took it for her son. So I looked up what Nathaniel meant....sine I like it and thought it was similiar....
- I know a woman who named her sons Roamin' and Doodle. No kidding. They were teased mercilessly. The meanings? Dad was roamin' the halls when the first baby was ...
Puppy Names
Asked by C.L. from Minneapolis
on October 4, 2010
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I know in the greater scheme of things this is an insignificant problem, but my family is getting a puppy in about a week and we are struggling to agree on a name for ...
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- I think you should wait till the puppy comes home and see what fits! When we got our dog I had a couple names picked out and we got him home and waited to see what ...
- C., Tonight at the dinner table my boys asked why we selected their names and what were the alternates. My oldest said he remembered wanting his youngest brother to ...
- The thing about dog names is they can be anything from human to anything else. We had a dog named Tootsie because he was shaped like a tootsie roll. Spend some time ...
What to Call Dad/Stepdad
Asked by H.L. from Portland
on June 23, 2009
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My husband and I would like to find something that all the kids can call him. We have two kids from my previous marriage (that we share 50:50 custody with my ex-husba...
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- The family that I nanny for is a blended family as well. They have a little girl together (2 1/2) and the mother has two older children (9 and 13). The 9 and 13 year...
- Hi Emily, I have a half-sister that had a really hard time with feeling like she belonged anywhere once I came along. Blended families were not as common then so my...
- Hi Emily, We also have a step family with his, hers and ours type deal so I can appreciate your dilemma here ;-) We have six total. He had two, I had three and we ha...
Opinions on Girl Names...
Asked by M.E. from Norfolk
on January 6, 2011
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Hello Ladies, so I just found out I'm having my first girl!!! I am due in May. I have a son, his name is Jeremiah. I want a name with meaning for my little girl, becau...
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- I love Mika, Aissa, and Keilana. I would not use Sakari, although beautiful, most Americans can not roll their Rs, so the name will not be pronounced correctly.
- With a last name beginning with an "e", I would avoid names ending in a vowel--which those listed all do.
- I like Mika, its very pretty. ~I have to disagree with the woman who said that Yuri is hard to pronounce...my cousin named his daughter Yuri (The mom is japanese) a...
How to Teach Acceptance & Tolerance
Asked by I.L. from Alexandria
on January 12, 2011
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I apologize in advance that my thoughts may be a little bit rambling, but these thoughts have been tumbling in my head for the last few days!
Monday night my husban...
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- Not having read the other answers, I think this is pretty normal, you are doing fine and all will be fine. I worried when my son in a very small preschool class (pre...
- I have told my kids from the time they were little that EVERYONE is SOME shade of brown. I mean really, no one is truly the color white or black. I have always read to...
- My friend read something interesting about this (can't remember what) that said that it is important for us to talk to our kids about race rather than just modeling be...
