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    The Ultimate Guide to Baby Boys Names 2011
    The Ultimate Guide to Baby Boys Names 2011
    The Ultimate Guide to Baby Boys Names 2011
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    The Ultimate Guide to Baby Boys Names 2011

    By Linda Alchin

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    1000's of Baby Boy Names! This ultimate collection consists of baby boy names from all over the world. Origins of First names, Middle Names and Surnames! Name Evaluator! Name Quiz! A to Z boys name dictionary with origins and meanings. Helpful checklists for newborn babies together with size and development charts!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLinda Alchin
    Release dateApr 23, 2010
    ISBN9781452356471
    The Ultimate Guide to Baby Boys Names 2011
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    Linda Alchin

    Linda Alchin is a website author specialising in English History. Her career initially focussed on conventional training techniques to provide adult education. With the advent of the internet she moved on to distance learning projects. Combining new technology with her love of history she has created a variety of highly successful educational websites which, in turn have lead to the publication of these books. She lives with her family just outside London.

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      Loved it! I love how the author brought to our attention the challenges our kids are faced with today verses when we were kids. As a parent of a tween, I appreciate all the strategies and tools offered to help steer her to a happier childhood. This is a wonderful book to help you guide your child to reach her/his greatest potential!!!!

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    The Ultimate Guide to Baby Boys Names 2011 - Linda Alchin

    The Ultimate Guide to Baby Boys Names 2011

    By Linda Alchin

    A Name is not just for a Birth Day, it's for Life…

    Copyright 2011 Linda Alchin

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    First Names

    Popular Boys Names

    Top 100 American Boys Names – 2005 – 2009

    Top 100 UK Baby Boys Names 2005 – 2009

    A – Z English Name Dictionary with Meanings and Origins

    Cool Baby Names

    Exotic Baby Names

    Celebrity Baby Names

    Make a Name for yourself!

    What's in a Name?

    The Baby Name Evaluator

    Shakespearean Names

    World of Baby Names:

    African Names

    African-American Names

    American Names

    Chinese Names

    Dutch Names

    English Names

    French Names

    German Names

    Hispanic Names

    Irish Names

    Italian Names

    Japanese Names

    Mexican Names

    Polish Names

    Russian Names

    Scottish Names

    Welsh Names

    Religious Names:

    Biblical Names

    Catholic Names

    Hindu Names

    Jewish Names

    Muslim Names

    Sikh Names

    Middle Names – A safety net?

    Surnames, or unique first names? A history.

    Descriptive Names

    Common surnames in the UK and USA with their origins and meanings

    New Born Baby Checklists

    Baby Clothes Size Chart

    Baby Clothes Checklist

    Nappies and Diapers Checklist

    Baby Feeding Checklist

    Bathing Baby Checklist

    Baby Safety and Home Protection Checklist

    Baby Furniture Checklist

    Baby Toys Checklist

    Baby Travel Checklist

    Baby Development Chart

    Name Quiz

    Name Quiz Answers

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    Introduction

    "It sometimes happens, even in the best of families, that a baby is born. This is not necessarily cause for alarm. The important thing is to keep your wits about you and borrow some money!"

    Quote by Author & Humorist Elinor Goulding Smith (1917-1978)

    Congratulations – a new baby! Whether you are the mother or father of the new baby, a member of the family or a close friend you taking a serious interest in sharing this major life event.

    You can be sure that if a name is the first present that we give to our baby it certainly won’t be the last. Reality really hits home when a parent realises that their small 7lb baby requires about 7 tons of different baby items! Our series of useful checklists will help you to prepare and plan for the birth with details of clothes and equipment required together with a Clothing Size Chart and Baby Development Chart.

    Finding the right name for a baby is incredibly important but there are so many names to choose from. If you are stuck for ideas we can help! We have featured the most popular baby names together with unusual, cool, celebrity, exotic, popular and even provided helpful hints in creating a completely unique name for your baby. It’s great fun searching for baby names and we have thousands baby names to choose from together with advice on how to avoid some of the pitfalls when making your decision.

    Choose from a whole World of Baby Names. If you would like an exotic or foreign idea for a name then this is certainly the book for you. We have featured names from America to Africa, from Poland to Puerto Rica and from India to Ireland.

    Choosing a suitable baby name from the vast selection that is available is a serious task. A cute, unusual, exotic or cool name may be great for a newborn baby, but would it have the same effect when the baby grows into a schoolchild, a teenager, a young adult, a middle aged person and eventually a pensioner? Will the boy, who has now become older, then be happy with your choice of name? A boy called Shirley? School kids are notoriously merciless to each other and make a beeline for anything out of the ordinary; unfortunately this includes names that are unsuitable for older children. Remember that…

    ‘A Name isn’t just for a Birth Day – it’s for life’!

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    First Names

    We will respond to our names throughout our lives. People associate us with them; it forms part of our identity. They help to distinguish us from one to another. Other people can gain immediate subconscious views of people, just from hearing what someone is called. Our first name can therefore give us a distinct advantage in life, or conversely, a distinct disadvantage! They are, therefore, incredibly important. And those of us who are fortunate to be in the position of choosing a name for a baby must be aware of the serious responsibilities that go with the task.

    Going back in time, before the 10th century, takes us to an era where people were usually only referred to by their first name. The Romans, and their society, were the exceptions. The vast majority of people did not travel a great deal and lived in small communities where their first name distinguished them from each other. These were not duplicated within a village so there was no confusion. Each new baby was blessed with something original and unique in that society. Increases in population, travel and different cultures influenced this custom and second names, or surnames, were slowly introduced.

    The origins of first names are infinite. The origins of first names often include place names and names taken from mythology and history. First names taken from the names for colours, precious stones, plants and other elements from nature have always been popular. There are also characteristic words used for first names relating to virtues such as Patience, Hope and Mercy.

    Traditional first names stem from the Bible and are common across the countries where Christianity is the main religion. These Christian names are derived from various languages including Hebrew, Greek and Latin. Other types of first names used in the Western world were derived from common, descriptive words in the Celtic, Germanic or Slavic languages.

    The origins of first names followed a similar pattern across the world with Muslim names taken from the Koran and Arabic and Persian languages. Indian names stem from Sanskrit the Indian language and many are derived are derived from Hinduism. Chinese names stem from Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism and famous figures from the various dynasties. Japanese names stem from Buddhism using Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji texts. African name origins tend to be derived from African tribal religions, Islam, Muslim or Christianity using Afrikaans, Arabic, Hausa, Swahili, Yoruba, Xhosa, Zulu and European languages.

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    Popular Boy Names

    What are the most popular boy’s names at the moment? What makes a name popular within a specific time frame? What is a popular name? The dictionary defines the word popular as something that is widely liked or appreciated- liked by acquaintances, representing the taste of people at large or accepted by and prevalent among people in general.

    The definition of popular clarifies the mind when searching for a name that can be described as being popular. Popular names and those that can be described as fashionable are naturally of great interest. People are interested in names that are currently popular and like to compare them to popular ones from bygone years.

    The most popular boy’s names are identified, each year, from records detailing the registration of births and provide details of the Top 100 boy’s names of the year. A name that is popular in the USA will often differ from those that are popular in the UK. For the first time in fourteen years the Uks most popular name has fallen to number two in the ratings. The Top 5 boys names in the UK for 2009 were Oliver, Jack, Harry, and Alfie whereas the top names in the USA were Jacob, Michael, Ethan, Joshua and Daniel. This is due to the influence of the press, different entertainment mediums and current celebrities.

    The pitfalls of choosing popular boy names is that they come into fashion and can just as quickly go out of fashion! Fashionable names are chosen because they are unusual, but they then become a trend. As soon as the trend is identified people move away from using them! These fashionable, or faddish, types of baby names can ‘date’ a person. Take my name – Linda. It was the most popular girl’s name in the early 1950’s and there were no less than seven Linda’s in my class at school! By 1967 the name had completely disappeared from the popularity charts. The same fate awaited names like Gary and Donald. Any name that is the height of fashion and top in the popularity stakes is likely to go out of fashion within twenty years.

    The upside of choosing a popular boy’s name is that there are many traditional names included in this category that do not seem to date. Is there a difference between the selection criteria used when finding a boy or a girl’s name? Yes, there is a difference. Parents tend to choose a less flamboyant first name for boys than they do for girls. A more unusual type of middle name balances the choice of a traditional first name for a boy. Conversely, parents are happier giving a more unusual, exotic or unique first name to a girl that is balanced by the inclusion of a more traditional middle name. The next pages detail the Top 100 baby boy names for the last five years in the UK and American.

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    Top 100 American Boys Names – 2005 – 2009

    The Social Security Administration in America compiles the Top 100 Baby Names Lists at the end of every complete year. The 2010 Top 100 Baby Names lists will be published at the beginning of 2011. How do the names on this list compare with your choices? What factors influenced the inclusion of these names? Who were the most popular celebrities for the year? Movie Stars? Pop Stars? Models? Celebrities? They always influence the Top 100 Baby Names Lists to some degree. The cultures of America and UK

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