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Where unique identities are born every day.

ivey — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:56:09 -0800

Need an uncommon name for your child, pet, car or fictional character? Limitless choices are now a click away. Some of my favorites: Monron, Kinley, and Kendricki. [via mefi projects]

Does your son's name end with the letter "n"?

srs — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:01:35 -0800

Andrew Gelman recently posted this strange trend in baby naming originally posted on Laura Wattenberg's blog in 2007. Why do so many boys' names now end with the letter "n"?

Name it and it will be yours

mippy — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:55:23 -0800

What's in a name? The Puritans and Victorians thought names could convey virtue onto whom they were bestowed; in Zimbabwe this is still a popular practise. Some names are thought to be 'high-end', some 'low-end' (even neighbourhoods) and our perceptions of what makes a good name changes in time. Meanwhile there are some human names that seem to suit dogs well.

GOOGLE KAI is a Fruit of a Lebanese Father

If I Had An Anus — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:12:25 -0800

Google has a blog. Yahoo doesn't.

Baby's named a bad, bad thing

Robot Johnny — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:26:29 -0800

White Power if it's a boy, Aryan Justice if it's a girl.

Okay, so who volunteers to name their kid "Mefi?"

jennak — Sat, 27 Dec 2003 08:17:20 -0800

A real Gucci bag out of your reach? Don´t worry, just compensate by naming your kid Gucci! Or Lexus, Evian, Enternity.... more brand baby names here.

C'mere, AquaFresh!

moonbird — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 18:50:04 -0800

We've had lively discussion of unusual baby names here before, but this BBC report about a growing American trend is certainly a curious and rather disturbing angle.

Stupid baby names

beth — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 10:55:06 -0800

Stupid baby names. Parents share suggestions about misbegotten, badly-spelled monikers with which to saddle their innocent offspring for life: I named my daughter Madyson Caite and I regret doing that because every little girl in the last 3 or 4 years has been named Madison. Everyone complements it, but I still hate it. I would rather call her Caite (Kate) but am not sure. Please, everyone, pick something normal for your child. If you choose something different and unique, please don't keep following the trends of Madisons, and Mackenzies, and Taylors, and Destinys. This is getting old.

jokeefe — Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:21:38 -0800

Last year's most popular baby names in B.C. Fashions come and go, in names as much as anything else. Madison, Mackenzie, and Taylor are on the rise for girls, Liam for boys, with Brandon and Tyler still on the charts as well as more familiar names like Matthew. This page breaks down every registry for last year; how many different ways can you spell Kayley/Kayleigh/Kaylee? What about the 9 people who named their sons Maximus, or the 6 people who have given the world more Keanus? There are also a handful of Aaliyahs, Brooklyns, Montanas, and of course Brittneys. Where does your name stand?

MiguelCardoso — Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:05:10 -0800

The Name-O-Meter: How's Your Name Been Doing Since 1900? How does it rank in the Top 1000? Is its popularity waning or increasing? Disappointed either way? Look up what your name means to help find out why.[From Parenting.com, via top-ranking Nutcote. More Inside.]

JFunk2800 — Thu, 05 Apr 2001 15:01:48 -0800

Parent's name their baby "Espn" after the all sports network ESPN. One of my pet peeves is when parents name their babies something "unique" or "cute." I read somewhere that the director Robert Rodruiguez named his kid Rocket. Don't these parents understand how much teasing their children are going to have to endure? Aargh.