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Swedes now allowed to give their kids really dumb names
By Brett Singer, on Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:48pm PDTMy name is Budweiser Bjorklund, what's yours? Someday, if you travel to Sweden, you may hear that sentence. Swedish tax authorities are now allowing parents to name their kids, "after fast food chains, rock bands or their favorite brand of beer." Why the change? Because "there is... Read More »
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Quote of the Day: Coldplay’s Chris Martin thinks Chewbacca is a respectable baby name
By Joanna Douglas, Shine Staff, on Wed Jul 9, 2008 10:45am PDTLead singer of Coldplay/husband of Gwyneth Paltrow sees nothing wrong with atypical baby names like Nicole Kidman’s daughter, Sunday, or Jessica Alba’s girl Honor. But this, of course, is coming from the guy who co-named his children Apple and Moses. "People make a big fuss over names.... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (6) | Blog
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Baby Name Blues.
By Cody Jo, on Wed Jul 9, 2008 9:36am PDTSo I am having somewhat of a hard time figuring out baby names. With my signifigant other still coping with the prospect of being a parent, and his obvious like for the more traditional side of life, the outlook is bleak. I am leaning towards something a little more unique, though nothing that... Read More »
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Jamie Lynn's having her baby... and naming it after herself
By Joanna Douglas, Shine Staff, on Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:27am PDT
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Word is Jamie Lynn Spears will be in labor tomorrow and doctors are preparing her for a C-section due to complications in the pregnancy. We wish Jamie Lynn a very healthy delivery—whether baby daddy Casey is present or not. Speaking of, despite the fact they are no longer a couple, the parents are planning to go with baby naming family tradition. Jamie and Lynne Spears produced Jamie Lynn, now Jamie Lynn and Casey are also considering combo-names their newborn daughter: either Cailynn or Cassie. Hey, it could be worse! Miller Lyte McConaughey, anyone? [Perez]
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So your kid has a name in the Top Ten Most Popular list? Ehhhh, BFD
By Jessica Ashley, Shine staff, on Mon May 12, 2008 1:10pm PDTIt's that time of year again. I've been busy stocking up on baby gifts for the inevitable surge of summer births and the Social Security Administration's been busy compiling all those names we insist on naming our kids over and over and over again.
Just like my craving to click the purchase button on every single little adorable onesie made out of bamboo and organic cotton I can find, I cannot help myself from devouring the SSA's list of most popular baby names every single year.
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Crabmommy: Crunch! Give birth to a pickled baby, win $5,000
By Crabmommy, Cookie Magazine, on Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:59am PDTAlert to any moms popping a tot this month o' May: If you give your baby the middle name of "Crunch" (you heard right), you can win $5,000. Seriously, according to Vlasic Pickles, May is National Pickle Month. And in celebration of this auspicious occasion, Vlasic is putting up... Read More »
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What's in a name? For Miley Cyrus, it's not destiny and hope
By Charlene Prince Birkeland, Shine staff, on Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:43pm PDTEarlier this week, teenage pop gal Miley Cyrus legally changed her name. Her parents, Billy Ray and Leticia Cyrus, named her Destiny Hope at birth. The story goes that her dad nicknamed her Smiley Miley...and it just "stuck." So now, Destiny Hope is Miley Ray. Note to self: choose... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (1) | Blog
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