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So if the Knicks get Tyson at four years at 58 million, they would have to amnesty or trade Chauny Billups. What if we almost rented Billups for the season, he is as good as anyone to show Kemba the ropes (sorry for those who think kemba should start now). In return we send DJ. They get a young, cheap, shooting point guard. PERFECT for them. They would love what DJ brings i am sure. In return we could get landry fields or a 1st or something. Its hard to know what is possible due to Tyson not being on the espn trade machine.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=846pc4l But something like this, then we amnesty Diop so it would work? I dont know, i know they would want DJ, I really think Chauncy could be a good teacher for Kemba. WAYYY better that DJ. plus it gives us cap room for next summer. Also i think we could get something back in return, like a 1st or Landry. Maybe im just being stupid, i dont know whats here. But there is something
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I haven't crunched the numbers, but I'd imagine they'll have to get rid of all of Billups' salary in order to sign Chandler...which most likely means they'll have to amnesty him.
A simple swap of Fields for DJ would work as we have the space available. Thing is that leaves them with no SG (they might could land one at the vet min possibly).
I think if Billups is amnestied he heads to the Heat.
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Reliable Sources are predicting Chandler / Billups swap thru S&T.
I'll keep checking in with them though.
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Nope there's disagreement in the ranks. Mavs said to have no interest in Billups. Sources all yelling at each other; can't hear for shit.
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I can see the possibility of a DJ to New York trade if Billups is really amnestied in favor of Chandler. I can also see a DJ to New Orleans trade if there's enough pressure to get Paul to LA


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The European Tour is continuing its global expansion by targeting what it calls "one of the world's biggest golf markets."
It has launched a Japanese version of its official website -- the first in a non-European language following French, German and Spanish ones.
The European Tour does not have any tournaments in Japan, which has its own circuit, but has made big inroads in other Asian venues such as China, South Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
"It is another important step forward in our strategy of providing a localized experience of the European Tour for our fans all over the world," director of broadcasting and new media Mark Lichtenhein said.
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Mwakyembe issued the warning yesterday during a CCM public rally held at Jangwani grounds where several ministers to briefly outline achievements recorded by the government.
The warning, by all standards, leaves Dar es Salaam port officials seated on the edge of the knife following Mwakyembe claims that the port has been turned into 'supermarket for trading on car spare parts.'
"I'm so disappointed with such a situation, I want them to be prepared, I don't want to be blamed later on, because I will punish them," Mwakyembe insisted.
He said he is intentionally delaying to visit the ports, but he declared he will fire those practicing bad business at TPA even though some them think they have strong roots in the authority.
Mwakyembe said the government will never accept to be transit for more than six countries yet it does not benefit 'because of few people.'
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I joined our local freecycle, and the first thing I posted was a request. I know, horrid and shocking.Except my request was for a few of the plastic buckets that scoopable cat litter comes in. I wash them out and use them for a variety of things, including scraps for composting, clean litter that came in a bag but stores more nicely in a bucket, and dry cat food.If the item requested is something that people might otherwise regard as trash but someone might find useful, is it rude to make requests for such an item? Incidentally, several people made offers to us promptly after we put up the request.
A Freecycle mod on the other FC thread posted that FC has *no rule* against posting a "wanted" before you post an offer. In some groups, though, it is considered good manners, even if there's no official rule, to post an offer first, or at least to keep some balance between the offers and the wanteds that one posts. My group is no longer an official Freecycle group and has that rule, although I've never seen anyone banned because of it. I don't think anyone's really keeping score except in obvious cases of abuse.OP, I think your request is perfectly fine. IMO it's not rude to ask for things on Freecycle unless you're doing the gratuitous heartstring-tug thing ("I'm an unemployed, disabled single mom on a fixed income ...") or implying the world owes you a free Whatever. My "wanted" posts generally read like this: "I'm looking for a Whatever. If anyone has a Whatever they're not using, I'd be glad to give it a home." A *little* background or reason for the request is OK ("My Whatever is broken beyond repair." "My doctor recommends I start using a Whatever for my health."), as long as it doesn't get into sob-story territory ("I need a Whatever but I can't affooooord one!")And I'd offer you *my* kitty litter bucket, except it's where I store used litter between trash days! Can you use a giant popcorn tin with a Christmas light motif instead? No takers for that on my FC group!
According to the main Freecycle.org website, individual groups CAN have specific rules about requiring an offer before a wanted, but it's strongly discouraged. Groups also may limit the number of wanted posts someone can do in a specific time frame, but they can't ban ALL wanted posts (even just for a day).


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Motherhood Mondays: What are your favorite baby names?
Want to hear the top 100 baby names of 2012?
Sophia and Aiden are still at the tippy top! And the big names from my childhood—Jennifer, Lisa, Kristen—have disappeared. It's funny how quickly the popularity changes.
What are your favorite baby names? Do you care if your child's name is popular?
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(Top photo of me as a baby; list from BabyCenter)
280 comments:
we have a top 10 and a top 20, but realized their names where that popular when we picked them. As a triple citizenship family (husband one, me another and our kids a third plus each of ours) the priority were names that would be understandable in all potential languages.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite girls' name is Phoebe ... was all set to use it for our second baby, but then he turned out to be a boy. His name is Whitman, which is not common (it's a family name). Our first child is Grace (my husband's pick, overriding my choice of Eloise) ... she's one of two in her grade. I think she'll always be Grace R. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI love Molly, Matilda, Norah and Iris for girls.
i regularly dream that I'm pregnant with a boy and I'm panicking over what to call him (I don't seem to like any boys names!!) the last boy I gave birth to in my dream was called "Marvin-Trevor-Gingerbread-Super" - lucky it was just a dream ;)As a teacher, I learnt so much about kids'names. I don't know whether children's names make them what they are (remember that song about a boy named Sue?) or whether they are a reflection of parent's style and therefore a reflection of how the kids will be. Example: you call your kid Eugene - he's gonna be ever so slightly geeky. It just happens.
That said - I always hated that when I called people pre-caller ID I'd feel the need to say my surname even if I knew them really well because I knew they would know a hundred Laurens. My nieces have quite obscure names and I envy that they never need a surname!RepliesI'm one of the hundreds of Laurens too :) Luckily, I was always the only one in my schools until college.
I've also worked as a teacher, and having doubles--and even triples-- of the same name each year is pretty much a given. So the kids go by first name + last initial. Eli O., Eli D., Sarah O., Sarah F., and so on.
We've got a little boy coming in January, and he's going to be named after his grandfather - but Owen is making a comeback in popularity (which totally bugs me) so we're going to call him by his middle name. I always loved being the only Mallory I knew, so I want unique names for our kids.
ReplyDeleteVerity is definitely the top name on my "girl" list ( aside from a not-so-secret love of Wendy Moira Angela Darling. . .I always loved reading her name!). My husband's top pick is Beatrix. Boys. . .well, we just usually talk about girls names :)
How about you, Joanna? If baby number two were to come along, what names top your list?RepliesAh! I have a long-standing love of the name "Wendy Moira Angela Darling" too! I've never met anyone else who has ever referenced it before :-) I can see myself naming a daughter Wendy or Moira based on that.
DeleteHa! Anne, he enjoys it because the definition assigned to it is "voyager through life" (and because he confuses it with Bellatrix- female warrior :) ) and in his mind there lives a brown pig-tailed pixie holding a guide book in one hand and a plastic battle axe in the other, making the worlds cutest, least scary warrior face and demanding a Rick Steves bedtime story!
DeleteI like Verity from the novel The Crow Road and how cool would it be to be named after Wendy Darling? I keep looking for inspiration from novels/films (I'm not even pregnant!) because I wouldn't like to name them after something they hated- I'm named after the little girl in Gone With the Wind and I found this a bit alarming as a child...
Another favourite is Lyra from His Dark Materials who I'm pretty sure the model Sophie Dahl named her daughter after.Something I've come to think is that a name is an opportunity. Of course, almost no one, post WWII, wants to name their child. . .Hitler. . .,( and I don't know that I would be able to overcome certain dislikes to test my theory) but if you have a name that belongs to someone hated or whom you do not respect, you have the choice and the chance to turn that name into one that people love. By that I mean that, except in extreme cases, we tend to like the names of people we sincerely admire, and dislike names based on based on our interactions with unpleasant people who possess them. What do you think?
It's funny to contrast this to UK top 100 lists. My friend recently had a baby boy called Kepler! Two other friends have just had baby boys - both called Harrison.
I love Amelie for a girl and Joshua for a boy - uber popular, but if you like the name and it goes well with the surname then I don't think it matters.If our little boy Owen had been a girl, we were going to name her Harper Eve. It doesn't bother me too much that its a popular name, I just don't want it to sound too trendy. So now we'll have a little more time to mull it over before we name our next kid and see if we still like it then!
~JenniferI'm italian but it's funny that the top ten is almost the same here (sometimes with an italian spelling). My baby girl's name is Zoe but we added a second name to create one unique one for her (and we call her with both): Tiare, which in Rapa Nui language means "flower". It's a piece of one of the best trips we've ever done!
ReplyDeleteI loved how popular my name was growing up. It was fun to share a name with other kids and I never minded having nicknames or last initials.
ReplyDeleteRepliesI was always 1 of 5 Sara(h)'s in highschool and still go by my last initial/nicknames: G and Sarina (a nickname I picked up while studing in Italy) even though now I'm the only Sara in my group of friends. I think also need to start running aroud giving Sara sandwitches. Haha I like that.
i'm about six weeks out from having our first (it'll be a surprise) and have been dead set on making sure our names are not popular. my name jessica, was number one the year i was born so i always had a last initial tacked on to distinguish me! i will say its hard to find names that arent too out there but also arent rising in popularity. were likely going with Arthur for a boy (my grandfather and uncles name) and Fiona for a girl (but we tend to go back and forth as the due date approaches ;)
ReplyDeleteMy name is the most popular of the year! weeeee :)
Of course you guys use it with a "ph" and mine is with a "f"... but still it's my name! :)
An my 2nd name (don't ask me why but in Portugal in the 70's/ 80's it was very commun to give a 2nd name...) is number 75.
Yes, I'm "Sofia Alexandra"!I love classical names - Margaret, Rose, James, Oliver. They still sound so pretty and strong. I think it's interesting that the boy's list is still dominated by more classical/Biblical names, but hardly at all for the girls.
And something I've often wondered: why do we refer to them as "baby" names? Aren't they just names? Certainly you can change your first name as an adult, but that rarely happens. It's always seemed funny to me.
-LindsayRepliesBecause if you called it just "names" than you'd have to count anyone who has a name, not just people being given names in that year (i.e., babies). You would have to count all the adult Susans and Lynns and Anns alongside the babies and you wouldn't know what names were popular choices NOW as opposed to in years past.
DeleteWell, I guess a list of the most popular names would have to include ALL the names currently in use so it wouldn't really be a barometer of what's popular that year. Baby names assumes that that we're only talking about names given in 2012, so gives you a better idea of whether your little Sophia will have five more like her in first grade!
Being a Jennifer born in the 80's, my name was always popular, which was annoying at times, but overall wasn't that big of a deal. We named our first daughter India, because it was so meaningful to us (my husband and I dated and got engaged while living in India) but I loved that it wasn't a popular name as well. We're now having a second daughter and the name I keep coming back to is in the top 10, which was bugging me until I read this article http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/05/babynames/ and discovered that even the most popular names nowadays are only used by about 1% of the US population. I think that if you really love the name, it doesn't matter how popular it is anyway.
ReplyDeleteHaving our first in May and neither of our choices (not finding out if boy or girl) are on this list. Whew! I like to be original, but of course when you name a child after a character from "Loneseome Dove" how original are you really?
ReplyDeleteOh my! I have such mixed feelings about seeing my name (Zoë) way up there in too 10!! It was so unpopular growing up and I was constantly correcting people ("Zoë, rhymes with Joey....not Zo") but I loved it. now I've met so many little Zoës. My little girl born last Valentine's Day is named Rowen and my boyfriend is Lowell so I officially have the most common name in the family!
ReplyDeleteRepliesZoë - I feel the exact same way! I grew up in a California city with a few other Zoes and lots of interesting names, but when I lived in Oregon and Idaho, people thought it was made up or always pronounced it Zo. I love my name and in a way, I'm glad to see it up there because it means that people get it now! I also love the name Rowen, so cute :)
I'm loving Hadley for a girl and Lennon for a boy right now. I also like Jude for a boy... I wonder if people will associate both of those names with the Beatles? My husband and I are trying for our first, so I'm sure i'll change my mind a few times before we make a decision! I definitely don't want a name at the top of the popularity list, but I wouldn't mind choosing one that is a little further down.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing these every year - thanks for publishing! It almost makes me sad when I see the names I've loved for so long, like Isabella or even Ruby, climb to the top, because then every girl in your daughter's class will have those names! Family names are still the best way to go, even if they're not popular. Also love Lila!
xox Liz {celesteandpearl.blogspot.com}My stepson's name is #3, and I think it was #1 or #2 the year he was born. (His father's name was #1 or #2 in his own year of birth - 1982 - and is still in the top 20 today.) My own name never makes the list, certainly not my spelling of it, which is fine with me! My middle name SCREAMS "1984" - Kristi! Matt teases me that my middle name is wearing leg warmers and a side ponytail ;)
If I have a daughter I'd like to give her the middle name Vaughn after my late grandmother, who passed when my father was 7; it was her maiden name. Priscilla, her first name, is another choice for a middle name. First names I love are Zoe, Emily, Tristan (for a boy or girl), Finley, Devon, Olivia (can't use it, but love it), and more. If I have a son I'd like to give him the middle name Robert, after my father.Ugh, growing up with the name Jessica and having at least one other Jessica in every single class/organization etc. is terrible. I am not a big fan of popular names. My sister in law is named Olivia and it was so unpopular when she was born so she was unique -- until the past two years! Crazy.
ReplyDeleteI like more traditional names. I used to love the name Isabella, but everyone and their cat is named Isabella.. and it sounds stupid with my guy's last name, so that one is nixed. I'm now considering Violet for a girl, and William for a boy. Looks like both are in the lists you posted. I don't want something mega popular (I too grew up with 5 Ashleys and 5 Jennifers in all my classes), but I don't want something too obscure either. I also hate the new, made up sounding names that a lot of people give to their kids. I just don't see Skyllar Jaden Smith being a CEO, you know?
ReplyDeleteRepliesI get that, I hated my name when I was younger because it was something you'd call a teddy bear but as I got older I saw academics/journalists with the same name and I realised there was something very cool about having that kind of name but being the opposite of what is associated with it. Like if Peaches Gelfdoff was an nobel-winning physicist or something!
My pet peeve: surnames used as first names. Jackson, Parker, Cooper, Carter, names like that. You don't see it so much in England, & I can't even explain why it bugs me! Also any name rhyming with Aiden. Hayden, Brayden, Jayden. Toooo annoying. Sorry to any parent who has given their kids these names - please don't take it personally. I have the world's worst name myself, so I am hardly one to talk!
ReplyDeleteRepliesAll the things you hate, I happen to love haha. For arguments sake, who is to say those 'last names' aren't really first names? My maiden name is a mans first name as well, so to me they are all interchangeable.
DeleteAngharad and Sarah I have to agree! I am English too so maybe it is a British thing :) I live in Australia and here surnames as first names for boys is so popular..and almost every pre-school boy I have met over the past month or so has a name like Lincoln, Preston, Mason etc. Just doesn't work for me personally!
DeleteIn its defense, this is a VERY traditional thing to do in the (American) South. Kids are often named after an ancestor's last name or maiden name (for example, my mother's first name is Patton, her grandfather's last name). But I agree, I feel like it's weird when there is no family connection, and there are WAY too many Jacksons and Coopers out there. I feel like it's spreading just as name trend, not a naming/cultural tradition, if that makes sense.
My daughter is Cecily...happy to see that didn't make the list! but my son's name is in the top five. He's nine and worries his sister has such an uncommon name. He is a pack animal and enjoys having a common rather than unusual name.
Was dying to name him Julian but my husband nixed that.I love some of the classics-- Emily, Emma, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Henry, James-- that will always be in the top 100. My husband (Todd) was adamant that we use unusual names for our kids (Nuala and Anastasia). I'm surprised Milo isn't in the top 100; I have a 30-year-old brother with that name and we laugh about how EVERYONE is using it for boys these days (and pets :)
ReplyDeleteMan, there were a million Katherine's when I was growing up -- now it's not even on the list!
When I first got out of college, I worked as a school photographer. It was a great way to survey names of kids! My biggest pet peeve was people who took a simple name like Abigail and made it "different" by spelling it Abby-Gayle. And kids named Dakotah were always trouble.
As someone who grew up with a very common name, I think it's important to remember that a name doesn't define us.I ADORE kinda strange names like Milda or Mild. Neya, from popular names i love Sophie ( mine 2nd name and i am very happy for that) also Isabella is beautiful name. Actually, i believe, that every name is beautiful and gorgeous, because it depends on person. :) (I HAVE NO IDEA FOR BOYS NAMES :DDD)
ReplyDeleteMy name is never in these lists lol. My parent's named me Tania in the early 80s and I didn't meet another until university. My favorite baby name for a girl is Persephone and I don't have one for a boy. I don't have kids, not do I want them, therefore, there will never be a mini-me called Persephone. But, my husband and stepson's names aren't in the list either, Marc, Maxime and Félix. I think Félix should have been there, it's such a nice boy's name. My cat is there though at number 69. Mila, the purr machine.
ReplyDeleteWe are expecting a boy in February and are really struggling to find the right name. While travelling in italy we came across the french name "guerin" (sounds like "garin") and love the spelling. It seems fitting because my husband's family is french and his dad's name is "guy", which we could use as a nickname for our little guy.
Just a bit worried that the pronounciation will be butchered and i'm sentencing him to a lifetime of "gwwwerin??" heheI hate that Isabela is in the top five. Ever since I met my husband (10 years ago), I've wanted to name our daughter that since it's my mother's name AND his mother's name. I thought it would be so beautiful. But now, I meet Isabela's all the time and I would hate for my baby to be Isabela E. Groan.
ReplyDeleteMy friends have a baby girl due in April-- they are doing a "March madness" style bracket game for all of their friends and family to contribute to on facebook. Its so much fun! They have four brackets- one is names inspired by historical figures, one is literary/fictional characters, another is artists/musicians and the fourth is simply "normal" names. Every day they post the matchup and at the end of the day tally the votes on each of their facebook walls. For instance, yesterday was Rosemary v Lily. Rosemary won by a landslide :)
I've never heard of any one doing something like this before, and it doesn't seem that risky. Firstly, the brackets are loaded with their top four favorites top seeded. Secondly, they aren't bound to using the winner.I'm kind of obsessed with names! Right now my favourite names all seem to be more vintage like Edith or Edgar.
One note though, the Babycenter list of most popular names is not always the best place to look for how popular a name is. It is compiled from parents who send in their children's names so it is biased towards the internet-saavy parent. If you want the true indication of popularity you need to wait until well into 2013 for the SSA to post the list.I can't believe that my son's name is on the list!! We chose Easton because it was my mama's maiden name...I had never heard it as a first name before I had him, and as soon as he was born I met about 10 Easton's (or people who knew an Easton). My little E was born in 2011. Everyone MUST have copied ME.... :)
ReplyDeleteWe're having our first in March. We have a boy name picked out (Kieran) but are struggling with girl names. My husband has an uncanny ability to foretell the nicknames she will get in high school. Me: "How about Aurelie?" Him: "Orally? You want to name our daughter Orally?"
ReplyDeleteI don't care much for these lists, though my boy's name is in the top 10. Actually, I haven't met another boy with his name, so good things others are paying attention and NOT naming their boys with popular names ;). I'd rather choose one that has a nice "ring" to it and fits with the last name.
ReplyDeleteI grew up never meeting another girl with my name, although I did meet Hope, Joy, Grace, but never another Faith. My husband's name, Heinrich, is apparently fairly common in South Africa where he's originally from, but here you never meet any man under 60 with that name. We wanted our daughter to have an equally original name and after much searching we went with Eshné. Now to figure out a name for baby #2, a boy due in April!
ReplyDeletegrowing up I never met anyone else named Lily, and now I swear I've met dozens of little under-3 lilys! I'm hoping this will help with everyone misspelling my name and I will never again have to utter the sentence "No, not l-i-l-l-y, its l-i-l-y, thanks!"
On another note, whenever people do posts about baby names I always quick word-find my top name and make sure its not getting too much attention in the comments section! I'll do everything I can do protect it until after he/she is born! (the gender is a surprise and the name is the same either way)I'd actually prefer my kid's name to be a bit original (although it's hard to do that and still have a name that isn't too off the wall). That said, I grew up never finding my name on anything as it's not popular where I live (Scotland). It was even worse for my sister, Gaye, which I think is a beautiful name and it also looks pretty written down but soon after she was born Gay entered common usage and she took so much crap in high school- even one teacher who refused to call her by her name and only called her Gayle, total asshat that man.
ReplyDeleteI purposefully picked names that would not be the most popular. I don't think my son's names (Hurst and Graham) will ever be on the top 100 lists and that's fine with me. There is nothing worse than being at the playground and listen to five different moms yell Max or Jack all afternoon. It must drive the kids nuts!
ReplyDeleteOur daughter's name is Tommie Evelyn... LOVE! My other favorites are Audrey, Jackson (so upset that it's so popular), Harper, Silas, and Tennyson. I actually prefer names that aren't very popular, just because, as an Amanda, I was always surrounded by other Amandas in school and it was so aggravating! I still hear people yelling out for "Amanda" while I'm out in public, and I can't help but to turn and look!
ReplyDeleteFor those still having kids, or who hope to one day, here is my naming advice: Don't share the name with everyone before the baby is born. Pick a few people you trust, and keep it to that.
Everyone has an opinion, and before the baby is born they don't mind sharing that opinion with you. Tell the whole world, and your going to hear about how your mother-in-law hates it, or your college roommate dated a stripper with the same name. Then you're stuck with knowing that.
Once the baby is here, only a jerk would criticize its name to your face.I love talking baby names... always have. We have a little girl named Ingrid and are expecting a little boy, whom we've already named Lars. They're both family names and go well with our Scandinavian last name: Jorgensen. We also wanted names that were familiar to American ears but still uncommon. I purposely read the top 100 lists to make sure that the names we pick are NOT on them. :) It's weird to me that my own name (Eva) is now in the top 100. Growing up, I never knew a single person with that name besides my Swedish great-grandmother, for whom I was named.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite for a little girl is old-fashioned and not on the list-- and I hope it stays that way! I don't want my kids to be prey to the first name + last initial epidemic in classrooms today :) Looks like our favorite boys' name, Harrison, is gaining popularity. When Dexter and Rita (on Dexter) decided on Harrison as a name for their child, I remember thinking, "Nooooooooo!"
ReplyDeleteI feel safe posting my future baby names here where none of my close friends will see and steal! Girls: Daphne and Ramona. Boys: Jude and Emmett. I would also like to use the name Atticus somehow, maybe as a middle name (shout-out to To Kill a Mockingbird!) I love the idea of using literary or music (Jude!) references in names.
ReplyDeleteWe want to name our daughter Yoshimi and call her Yoshi (after the Flaming Lips song/album). It's unisex, old-fashioned (in Japan), and means 'to take pleasure in truth, justice and beauty' (as a Libra, I especially love this!)
My friends and family balk at the notion, the consensus is that it's weird, basically because it's Japanese (and a SNES character - cool points in my book). But if we Americans name our children Michelle, Hans, Sofia, why not Yoshimi?I had loved the name Sophia for so long, without even realizing how popular it was, and now I'm so upset that it is. I don't want to use it because I'd hate for my kid to be one of a million sophia's in school. Need to come up with plan b.
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www.Thriving-Wives.comI'm actually a bit irked that the name my husband and I chose for our daughter (due in February) has been growing in popularity. It moved up something like 10 spots from last year, and it's in the top 1/5 of that list. (We're not revealing the name til she's born though, so I'm not going to say which one!) But we both really, really like the name, and we don't want to change it just because we want to be different. So we're sticking with it, and hopefully it won't become *too* trendy of a name. ;-)
ReplyDeletemy first name is Eileen and my middle is Ragan. growing up i hated both of them. i would have told you so, too. both were always shared with "old people", as i pointed out to my mother often. there were never any cool key chains at the souvenir shops and all the other name stuff that kids love. around college was the turning point when i started appreciating the history in my names. my first name, Eileen, comes from my great aunt who my father adored and my middle name, Ragan, is the last of my maternal grandmother's maiden name. these days, i treasure the fact that my parents chose names with a history behind them, even if those souvenir key chains are still hard to find (except in Ireland!)
super long winded way to say that if i chose to have children, i'd name them something with a history and connection to our family - Ragan for a little girl or maybe Geraldine, since that's my dad's mother's name - she passed away when he was 7 and i've never met her.
www.leanerbythelake.com.comMy husband and I took ages to figure out our son's name, born in January 2012. We needed a name that would sound good in Spanish and in English, and wanted something not too common. We finally agreed on Ivan Geronimo, and I love it. Even so, I started calling him Boogie the day we brought him home from the hospital (I have no idea why!), and Boogie he remains, even now to all our family and friends. Best laid plans...
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I have a six-month-old son, and we didn't want a common name. When I saw your post today, I called him and said "air high five!" over the phone for our unique name choice! :)
I also agree with a previous commenter - we kept our chosen name a secret from EVERYONE - only our dog and our four-month-old nephew knew, and they weren't telling, haha - and it was WONDERFUL to reveal the name to everyone once our little guy arrived. :)So many great names, it's hard to choose! I like Julia or Ruby. I'm glad I don't have to decide! But this does bring back memories of choosing my daughter's name. We were going to call her Hannah but chose Haley. I love her name...Haley Anna; so pretty. She's in her third year of college now!
ReplyDeleteWe named our boy Abimael Bastiaan, but we call him Bas ( sounds kinad like boss) He is Puerto Rican, American and Dutch. Our Puerto Rican family and Dutch family love the name, but Americans just kinda say huh..... It is a hard name for a little guy but he will grow into it and he was named after two strong, kind, adventurous men. My husband and uncle. I hope he grows up being proud of his name and heritage.
ReplyDeleteUnless you're planning to get pregnant right now, then you should be happy that the name you like is popular at the moment :)
It just means there will be some older cool kids at school with their name but probably not in their own grade.
No one was ever ever named Shelley. I got called Shelby or Sally all the time haha. People would ask me if I loved sea shells - really original! I was also usually asked if my name was really Michelle but it's not. I was named after Mary Shelley, my great great aunt, who wrote Frankenstein.
I like family names for boys - Penn, James, Nathan. I also like Aleph and Liam
For girls I like Noelle, Reagan, Hanneli, Mona, and BrennaI'm genuinely curious about those who are upset that their kids' names are popular. Granted, my name, Abby (actually Abigail) is super popular for little girls now but wasn't when I was growing up, so I never had another Abby in my classes.
But on the other hand, our girl Zoe already has two other Zoes in her daycare (which has, like, 15 kids tops), so they call her a nickname instead. And it doesn't really bug me -- the name just fits her so well and she's such a unique personality already that I can't imagine she doesn't feel special and herself. Am I missing something that will reveal itself as she grows up? I personally think it's great that others share our love of the name -- just like when I find others who also love my favorite bands or restaurants.
PS the daycare also has three Leos. Which is also a name I love -- guess I have popular taste!My favorite names are always classic, timeless names. And, always, always spelled the original, classic way! I hate when people get "creative" with spellings! Names that could just as easily fit someone's grandmother, mother, self, or daughter.
I'm generally not a fan of the "trendy" names. Like the current trends of old fashioned names and last names as first names, and all the boy names that end in "en" sound. On their own, I like many trendier names, but when it becomes the big thing for everyone to do it, and everyone always seems to think they are being so unique and different... that just bugs me.
I had a very popular name growing up, but I've always loved my name. Its not trendy or tied to any one era, like many of the other popular names from my childhood.My son's name, Liam, was like #30 in 2010 when he was born and all of a sudden it's number 4 and I'm bummed! We tried not to have a super popular name and it was hard enough to find a boy's name we agreed on.
I blame Liam Hemsworth and his increased popularity. Prior to him the only other Liam's we could think of were Neeson and Gallagher.I once had a dream that I was pregnant with a baby boy and in my dream decided to name him William Wilder. Ever since I've been quite obsessed with the name Wilder for a baby boy. Remember Little House on the Prairie? The books were hands down my favorite as a kid which may explain why the name Wilder popped up in my dream.
To what extent, I wonder, does a child 'live up to' his/her name? Would a kid named Wilder be a wild child? What do you guys think?RepliesI don't think kids "live up to" their names in that way. But, I do think that often names say something about parent's personalities and priorities and can have an impact in that way. For example, Wilder might be a child of someone who is into literature (such as your case w/ it based on a favorite book), so the child may be brought up in such a way that would lead to being "bookish" or academic. While someone who names a child b'c the name reminds them of an athlete or feels outgoing might lead to a child more sporty or active, since those may be priorities in that family.
DeleteMy nephew is named Wilder and though my travels I have purchased him those silly "born to be wild" shirts everywhere I've visited. I love his name and it's so unique!
My daughter's name is "Sylvie" which is perfect for her, but everyone thinks we say "Sophie" due to the popularity of that name. Sylvie was my #1 girl's names although my husband wanted Vivian ("Vivi"). In the end we just knew when she was in our arms that she was a Sylvie. We don't plan to have another child, but I love the names River, Rowan, and Mabel. These will likely be the name of chickens or other animals on our farm. ;)
ReplyDeleteI named my son Ryan and it's #11 on the list. I didn't want him to have a popular/common name but I also decided I wasn't going to let popularity dictate what I chose to name him. I chose Ryan Charles after my brother and father. I figured I'll never regret a family name even if it is a popular one. Naming your kids is hard! So much pressure!
ReplyDeleteour daughter's name is Remember. we sometimes call her Memma or Mem. we found it in a book about the Mayflower crossing; there was a little girl passenger named Remember Allerton. the name also felt appropriate b/c we've lost several close friends and family members since my husband and i have been a couple. Remember felt like a way of paying tribute to all of them. anywhoo, she has two somewhat traditional middle names, so if she hates her first name, she can always go with one of those.
i don't have a problem with popular names, but it was important to us that our daughter have a unique name; something to make her own, i guess. if we just LOVED sophia, however, we would've gone with it. there are just so many these days, it's lost its appeal. my husband and my tastes squew towards the unusual, so i think it makes sense that our name choices would too.
other names we like: Fife, Plum, Olympia or Cecelia for girls; Cassius "Cass" and Gilbert "Gil" for boys. also liking Lorenzo or "Zo" for short.My kids' names aren't in the top 100, but they are still classic. I think it's so important to keep in mind that our babies will spend most of their life as adults and need names that will follow suit.
I read a great bit of baby naming advice once: "A girl should be able to grow out of her name, while a boy should grow into his." So true! There's also the CEO rule--could you imagine the name under a Stipple drawing in the Wall Street Journal? Little Heaven, Ocean, or Scout might be adorable on the playground, but those names don't cross over into adulthood very well.We named our now six-week old daughter Kathryn Elliot - she's a fifth generation Kathryn on my side (I'm the fourth!). The plan was to always call her by her middle name (I go by my middle name as well), but my husband started calling her Ellie right away and it stuck, so...we have a little Ellie. I'm glad to see neither name appears to be very popular on BabyCenter.
ReplyDeleteI love being the only Amelia most people know. I had a crush on a boy my freshman year of college who had two ex-girlfriends named Amelia. What are the chances? That was the fastest I've ever gotten over a crush. I wasn't about to be the 3rd Amelia!
I too find it much harder to think of names for my (future) boys. I've got 4 girls names (first and middle) planned and only one boy. And yes, I want at least that many children!Interestingly, the name's existence on this list turns me off to it (which is unfortunate because I LOVE Liam and Ethan). I also agree with Kristi - HUGE fan of family names. My husband and I hope to use family/meaningful names for both first and middle names of our children. We'll see how far we get :)
Thanks for posting! You rock Joanna.My husband and I are both British and our 2 yo is named Imogen. She was born in the US and no-one knew how to pronounce it properly, normally calling her Im -o -jean, not Imo -jen, it was quite hard work explaining the name to anyone who asked. I still absolutely love it and am pleased no-one mentioned it here or on the list and now we're living back in England, I don't feel like she is too unusual!
ReplyDeleteI am nowhere near having children, but I still have names that I like. Sophia, Isabel, and Olivia are my top choices. However, I am not sure if I want my child to have a popular name. Being a Katelyn born in '89, I kinda dislike how common my name is. However, I do like my somewhat different spelling.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved the name Audrey, it was my grandmother's name and also my husband's grandmother's name but he doesn't like it :(
I have also always really liked my other grandmother's name Eva, but its so popular now. I don't want to go with a name that is super popular. Some others I like: Raina, Maia, Mercedes, Araely. I also have always loved the irish name Niamh (pro. "Neev") but I think it would be a hard name to have. Boys names I like Oliver, Pehr, Nicolas.I was named an unusual name (not in top 1000) that I hated my whole childhood, despite the frequent compliments I got on it. When I turned 18, I changed my name to a common name and have never been happier. I can't imagine why parents would shy away from well-known and well-loved names for that reason. Having an off-the-wall name doesn't make you unique, it just makes you always feel like an outsider!
ReplyDeleteRepliesI gotta agree. My name is fairly unusual, and I doubt my parents thought about how annoying it would be for me my whole life to constantly correct people about my name. 99%of the time it goes like this:
Someone: hi nice to meet you, I'm ______.
Me: I'm Mariclare.
Them: nice to meet you, Mary.
Me: (trying not to cringe) MariCLARE.
I am still not sure how to make it clear, even after making sure to enunciate.Mariclare! Have you tried "like the magazine" on people?
My former name was a character of a well-known fairy tale, so I'd always say, like ___ (name of story) it was annoying for me but helped people remember!
I know what you mean-- I spent years correcting almost everyone that I introduced myself to, having to explain my name, etc...it was always a big conversation! For what it's worth, I think Mariclare is a beautiful name. :)
we named our son (who will be one in a week!) Jonah Everett and love it! our criteria for the first name was that it had to be easy so say and spell but not too popular. the middle is my great grandmother's maiden name.
for a girl I have always like Kitely or Emaline. both are family names. but I don't know if I can talk my husband into two names from my side. and that's if number two is a girl. if it's another boy I don't know what we'll do!My son is Saul, which I love. We're not Jewish, but everyone seems to think we are when they hear his name. I think it's cool. How many Sauls do you know under the age of 65?
I'm pregnant with #2 due in April. If it's a boy, we LOVE Samuel. I never realized it was so popular! It's one of those names that just sticks around generation to generation. If it's a girl, we're naming her Josephine, after my brother/father/grandfather/greatgrandfather who are all Josephs. I wouldn't name a boy Joseph ... but Josephine, I love!My daughter's name is Clara Violette (born in 2012) and I am actually quite surprised to see Clara on this list. Luckily it's only #93. My husband and I didn't want her to have a totally unusual name but we wanted it to be somewhat unique (i.e. the only one in her class). We also gravitated towards older sounding names that could have been popular in the early 1900s.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of old school 'One Tree Hill' viewers have started having kids....
Sophia (Bush) (no1)
Peyton (no 28)
Lucas (No 7)
Julian (no 69)
Anyone spotted Nathan or Hayley...
I love the name Sophia for a girl... I'm hoping in about 6-8 years time when I plan to have kids its not quite as popular however!I am Rebecca and only ended up with another Rebecca in one or two classes. My sister Jessica however has a few Jessica friends and they have to distinguish themselves with nicknames more often! I definitely like the old-fashioned names coming back. It is pretty funny though to meet a 7 year old named Shirley. All of the crazy spellings and variations on classic names kind of drive me crazy. Like theres a Tariana and an Ariana and who knows how many other variations in one the classrooms at my school.
ReplyDeleteUGH. My name was relatively (if you can believe it) unknown when I was named - Caitlyn. However, within a few years it's popularity grew and grew until it was #1 on the list when I was maybe 12 or 13? And it has remained on the top 100 pretty much ever since (it's on this list and I am now 28). Mine is spelled differently than most... but honestly that has just led to having to spell it constantly and having to REPEAT lyn not lin (because people stop listening after the first few letters). I HATE it. Not my name per se, just how incredibly common it is. Especially in places with a lot of younger kids - said loudly in a "Mom" voice so it makes me jump - UGH. Of course there is no way to predict what names will be popular when your kid is 10, but I would definitely reconsider a name I had picked if I learned it was on the most popular name list. But it seems almost inevitable that somehow people just pick names and then BOOM everyone is picking the same name - my nephew is a Liam - pretty uncommon when he was born... and now it's #4. My friends just had a kid they named Declan and everyone made them repeat it and said "how unusual" when they first decided on that name... it also made the top 100. So I guess at some point you just have to go with what you like and accept that it may become the #1 name in a couple years.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved my name, Lacey, as no one ever had it when I was growing up. I knew if someone hollered "Lacey" down the hall in school, they were calling for me and not another Lacey.
I like really old-fashiony sounding names: Edison and Walden for boys, Theodora (to call her Teddie) or Elliot for a girl. I loved Harper ever since the mid 90s when I read 'To Kill a Mockingbird' but that one is super popular now, so I wouldn't want to use it at this point.I have a Tobias, who we always call Toby, I just love the name, it's so cute. His middle name is my maiden name and it suits him perfectly. My best friend has a daughter called Lyra (from the Phillip Pullman novels) and I just love that name, it's still not that popular despite the books and films.
I wouldn't like to name my child a name in the top ten, but then I guess it doesn't really matter much.My mom picked unusual names for my sister and I. My sister's name is McKenna (a family last name) and my name is Ryan but I am a GIRL!!!
Growing up, I hated having a boy's name, especially since I was uber girly. Today, I get so many compliments. It is only hard when I walk into an interview or appointments and people are surprised to see a girl. As a result, I always include my middle name, Olivia, for more formal documents and the like.It's like reading the sign-in sheet at my son's daycare! Seriously, who knew we were all so typical in our choices? Funny though, both my partner and my brother-in-law's names are in the top 10.
I LOVE my sister's girl baby name: Arabella. How pretty, right? I only have one boy and one girl name: Hawksley for a boy and Isadora for a girl. My partner would never go for that girl name though and I would never go for his girl name: Tessa.I totally love gender-neutral first names + super-feminine middle names for girls. Right now, I'm loving "Ollie" for a girl (maybe short for Olivia - but dislike that it's at the top of the list!). I also like some derivative of "Belle" for a middle name - like "Sabella." My favorite for a boy is "Milo."


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The Associated Press began the AP Pro32 on July 31. A national panel of 12 voters was created from the 50 sports writers and broadcasters who choose the NFL's individual awards at the end of the season. All of the voters have an extensive background in covering the NFL, and some of them— John Lynch, Rich Gannon, Cris Collinsworth – played in the league.
Each week beginning on Sept. 4, the AP Pro32 will be updated and will include comments on every team from each of the voters. In addition, each team's ranking will be mentioned in AP stories throughout the preseason and the regular season, along with a link to pro32.ap.org/poll
The Green Bay Packers were selected as the NFL's top team by the panel for the July 31 preseason power rankings, followed by the New England Patriots and Super Bowl champion New York Giants. Green Bay and New York each received five first-place votes, and New England received two.