Name Secret
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, February 02, 2011
One of the first things that I thought about when I found out we were having twins: baby names.
We’d already decided - having done it both ways, and having liked it better this way - to find out the sex of the baby by ultrasound, but once we learned the babies were twins, we were even more certain that we would. When you’re having one baby of unknown gender, you need a boy name and a girl name. When... READ MORE
Baby Name Statistics
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Monday, August 02, 2010
As a big-time baby-name geek, I’ve spent hours on the Social Security Administration’s baby name page and on the Baby Name Wizard, looking at statistics on different names.
But as a person with a very unusual name, I’ve always been bothered by the fact that I couldn’t look up names beyond the top 1000. There was no way, as far as I could tell, to see how many US babies were named “Arwen” the year... READ MORE
New Baby Name Data
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, May 07, 2010
Based on the response to past discussions about baby names, I’m guessing I’m not the only baby-name geek hanging around Faith & Family Live. Right?
This is an exciting time of year for name geeks, since the Social Security Administration’s list of most popular baby names from the year before is released. You can see the 2009 list here.
I’ve had hours of fun with the SSA’s baby name website. There’s... READ MORE
How Do You Say That?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, September 24, 2009
This time of year brings my school memories rushing back.
There were a lot things I loved about being in school, especially in college. I miss many of them. I do not, however, miss the job that comes to me and all the unusually-named whenever we are in new situations: explaining to a fresh crop of people how to pronounce our names.
I was in school before the Lord of the Rings movies came out, so... READ MORE
Baby Name Reactions
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, May 08, 2009
When we chose the name Blaise for our little guy, I was curious to see how people would react to it after he was born.
Our daughter’s name, Camilla, is classic and a little old-fashioned. It tends to get one of two reactions. Some people say the name is lovely, and seem delighted by its vintage feel. Others appear underwhelmed, and I think usually what they’re not saying is that they find the name... READ MORE
Fun with Baby Names
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, October 15, 2008
I asked Camilla what she thought we should name her little brother, and she said, “Sister.”
I explained that we can’t name a boy “Sister” (uh, not that we would name a girl that either) and asked for another suggestion. So she said we should name him Camilla Claire.
We’ll be making this decision without her help, I guess.
The name of the child is a big decision, the biggest one most parents make... READ MORE
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