简介：can we predict naming trends? why is destiny more popular than mary? are there really boys named oranjello and lemonjello? what really matters when you're choosing a name? observations, research and ruminations from laura wattenberg, author of the baby name wizard.

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Please come visit in our new digs...reset your RSS readers to:http://thebabynamewizard.ivillage.com/parenting/atom.xmland your bookmarks to:http://thebabynamewizard.ivillage.com/parenting... (313 天前)

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This look was so 2005...

I'm happy to report that the Name Wizard blog is about to get its long-awaited facelift. I hope you'll find the new version simpler, cleaner, and easier on the eyes.And now that I've made fabulous promises...time to wait. This will be my last post for a week or so until the new system is live. Don't forget to submit your entry to the Baby Name Pool by Fe... (313 天前)

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Filling in the gaps

My book features lists of names from many languages -- French, German, Arabic, Swahili. But you won't find any Chinese names.In the 19th century, when European immigrants were filling the cities of the American East, Chinese immigrants helped shape the growth of the West. 25% of the California's workforce was of Chinese descent before the Chinese Exclu... (313 天前)

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The limits of fame, Part 2

Last time, I talked about an imbalance in the effect of fame on the popularity of names. Popular celebrities regularly send names soaring, while scandal and crime seldom send them plummeting. Examples cited were Jeffrey Dahmer and Adolph Hitler, but feel free to look up Charles Manson, Roscoe Arbuckle, and many others who have gone down the road of infam... (313 天前)

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The limits of fame

I often write about the influence of celebrities on name trends. From Shirley Temple in 1934 to Paris Hilton in 2004, hundreds of names have been propelled up the popularity charts by an individual's fame. But have you noticed how seldom I write about names sunk by celebrities? Shouldn't scandal and infamy drag a name down as surely as fame and fortune l... (313 天前)

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Celebrate with names

For some families, the biggest gift of this holiday season will come wrapped in a receiving blanket. Babies arrive 365 days a year. As you open presents or toast the new year, someone somewhere is laboring to deliver a child. The confluence of birthday and holiday can inspire parents to memorialize the occasion in a name.In the United States, several ... (313 天前)

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30th name reunion: where are they now?

I'm going to look deep into your eyes, dear reader, and tell your fortune: Your name is going out of style.Oooh, uncanny, isn't it? Ok, it's not really such a bold prediction. Chances are, if you're old enough to be interested in articles on baby name statistics you're old enough to have seen a few fashion waves come and go. Most of us grownups have trie... (313 天前)

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