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Holiday Inspired Baby Names

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Picking the name for a child can be trying for any parent-to-be: should it be traditional, cultural, sentimental, or familial? The holiday spirit may be just what mama needs to help her narrow down the options. Check out our list of holiday baby names fit for any festive birth. These monikers will remind everyone of the special time the bitty babe was born.

Unexpected Meanings for Baby Names You Love

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You finally found the perfect baby name for your perfect little angel... it works with your last name, it honors a relative, it nods to your heritage, it doesn't rhyme with a curse word, and neither you nor your significant other has a relative, ex-lover, or enemy with that name. But before…

7 Things “Good Parents” Do (That Screw Kids Up for Life)

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7 Things “Good Parents” Do (That Screw Kids Up for Life)

Most of us believe parenting is an intuitive thing. So why is it the most well-meaning efforts of…

From Classic to Cringe-Worthy: Baby Names and What Makes Them Popular

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Celebrity DNA is spreading and the resulting unusual baby names are giving us the kind of water-cooler fodder we crave. This last year has brought us prized favorites such as…

World's Worst Baby Names

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The worst baby name I’ve ever seen was given to a child in my former school district. Pronounced NAH-sma-king and spelled Nosmoking, it chosen for the first thing the mother saw after giving birth: The no smoking sign on the wall of her hospital room. In their book Bad Baby…

Baby Name Remorse - Would You Change Your Baby's Name?

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But sometimes parents don’t like their baby’s name. Maybe they never liked it to begin with and gave in to their partner or family pressure, thinking the name would grow on them. Or maybe they loved the name, but it just didn’t fit their baby.

When Is a Name Off Limits?

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I'm going to be bold and assume that Bronx Mowgli was not on Jessica Simpson's short list of names for her future children. I'll also go out on a limb and speculate that Angelina and Brad won't call a hypothetical seventh child Jennifer. But would it be inappropriate for Courteney Cox and David Arquette to have a son and name the baby Brad? It's one thing to rule out your own ex when it comes to naming a baby, but what about a best friend's old beau?

New Duggar Baby Coming Soon & Name Revealed!

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Reality TV’s 18 Kids & Counting family, the Duggars, are getting ready to welcome their newest member! Oldest Duggar son Josh and his new bride Anna, are due with their first child, expected on October 20. And the newlyweds are revealing their little girl’s name! …

Would you let your child name your baby?

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Trying to come up with a baby name? My friend's parents let her older sister name her. Her sister, then six, chose the name Mary Magdalene. My friend hates it, and goes by the

Top 10 Bad Boy Names

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By Sunny Chanel