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The Baby Name Wizard
One of the hardest, most frustrating and yet often enjoyable parts of pregnancy is coming up with your baby’s name.
You want it to be different enough that when you call it out at a park twenty kids answer and yet not so different he stands out.
You also want it to work well with your last name and often, fit in with the names you’ve chosen for your other children. Naming twins can be an even bigger challenge.
While there are a huge number of baby name books out there, The Baby Name Wizard: a Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby is one that stands out. It lets you see the evolving popularity of a name, where you can see its popularity trend is heading for an overload.
You can check to see versions of a name you “like” in hopes of falling into one you “love.” It also shows your nicknames and variants of the name which again can help stabilize a liked named into a loved name.
One of the best features is how they combine names under topics. If you are looking for a classic name (check Antique Charm), or a name from the Bible (check Old Testament) or even one that is ‘Nickname-Proof’ it’s in The Baby Name Wizard.
You can also take a name you like such as Riley and then find out it is considered Last Names First, Celtic, and Androgynous. And then you can expand your name by checking into those categories. You can also get a list of names (boys and girls) that go with Riley to help you name twins or siblings.
From the book cover:
The Baby Name Wizard is the first expert guide to helping you understand every aspect of a baby's name, from its image and history to nicknames and variants, as well as popularity and usage trends. The book's unique structure lets you start with one name you like and end up with a list of ideas tailored to your tastes. Each name has an entertaining buyer's guide–style entry to answer the questions:
• How popular is it? Each name is accompanied by a popularity graph so you can see where the name ranks among all boys' or girls' names and track its use over the last century.
•What else might I like? Look up any name and get a list of others with a matching style, including suggestions for boys and girls—ideal for sibling naming.
• How do people use it? Explore promising nicknames, international variations, and alternate spellings for each name.
•Where does it fit in? Learn about a name's distinctive style, from "Antique Charm" and "Old Testament" to "Brisk and Breezy" and "Nickname-Proof."
• How about even more ideas? To find out more about a name's image, turn to a full styles section and get longer lists of suggestions to spark your imagination.
If you are searching for that perfect name for your baby – and one both parents can agree on – then check out The Baby Name Wizard: a Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby it really is a great book!
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