Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana: What to Name Your Baby Now
Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana: What to Name Your Baby Now
- ISBN13: 9780312940959
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Quoted everywhere from Parenting to The Wall Street Journal, with over a million copies of their books in print, bestselling authors Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran are the baby-name experts. In this fresh and expanded new edition of “the best baby-naming book ever written” (The News Journal), they offer irresistible lists of names you won’t find anywhere else, along with their trademark wit and insight on the most important questions—and answers—for expectant parents:
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What’s hot and what’s cool–including Honest Names, Spiritual Names, Kreeatif Names, The Two-Syllable Solution, Word Names, The Exotics, and a Girl Named Boy.
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The most popular names in America and around the world, and whatcelebrities are naming their babies.
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What’s really in a name, and why Briyana spells trouble
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What’s it like for a girl to grow up with a traditionally feminine name like Abigail or Blossom; a no-frills name like Alice or Jane; or a unisex name like Dylan or Dakota? And are there any decidedly masculine names left for boys?
Tradition: A concise history of American baby-naming, plus inspired ways to reflect your own cultural heritage.
Family: Whose name is it, anyway? and other vital considerations.
“Unlike garden-variety baby-name guides…[Beyond Jennifer & Jason] lays it on the line.”—Entertainment Weekly
Style:
What’s hot and what’s cool–including Honest Names, Spiritual Names, Kreeatif Names, The Two-Syllable Solution, Word Names, The Exotics, and a Girl Named Boy.
Popularity:
The most popular names in America and around the world, and whatcelebrities are naming their babies.
Image:
What’s really in a name, and why Briyana spells trouble
Sex:
What’s it like for a girl to grow up with a traditionally feminine name like Abigail or Blossom; a no-frills name like Alice or Jane; or a unisex name like Dylan or Dakota? And are there any decidedly masculine names left for boys?
Tradition: A concise history of American baby-naming, plus inspired ways to reflect your own cultural heritage.
Family: Whose name is it, anyway? and other vital considerations.
“Unlike garden-variety baby-name guides…[Beyond Jennifer & Jason] lays it on the line.”—Entertainment Weekly
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Jennifer Fowler
Review by Jennifer Fowler for Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana: What to Name Your Baby Now
I found several (normalish) names that were left out of other books. It gives advise on middle names, and what to watch out for (words spelled from initials, etc). One thing that this book doesn’t have is a meaning for each name. Personally, I was fine with that but those that are looking for name meaning might want to pick up another book to suppliment this, or just search the web.Overall, the book is great. It’s thought provoking and really does help make the naming process more enjoyable.
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I purchased this book along with “20,001 Names for Baby.” I wanted the standard long list of names book but I also wanted something a little different. Well, this was differnt!At first I wasn’t sure how I would like it as the book is divided up into numerous categories and subcategories. Some names are seen several times throughout the book. Needless to say, I started with the other book but once I got tired of reading name after name after name in alphebetical order (and being put to sleep), I switched to this one and haven’t put it down since.The book often gives a couple paragraphs of info for each category of names it presents. Off the top of my head, some of the categories are last names for first names, place names, nature names, boy names for girls, timeless names, way out there names, ethnic names, etc. Most categories have subcategories and are also split between boys names and girls names, although some lists are gender-neutral.There are some really far out there names that probably could have been omitted, but then that wouldn’t have been fair to those far out there people.
Julie Lovisa
Review by Julie Lovisa for Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana: What to Name Your Baby Now
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If you are tired of baby naming books that don’t go beyond the origin and meaning of hundreds of names, then you will love this book! In it, the authors include trends and classifications of names that will help you to avoid the most overused choices. Of particular interest to me were the “So Far In They’re Out,” and “So Far Out They’re In” sections which pinpoint some of the most popular names being used today.This book will also help you choose a name that will suit your child, whether from the “Fashionable Classics,” “Creative Power Names,” Feminine or Manly,” or any of the foreign name sections. I really found this book to be useful because it helps you to see what other people find attractive or unattractive in a name so that you can settle on one that will make you (and hopefully your child) happy.If you prefer really different, or maybe somewhat bizarre, names then this book won’t disappoint in that area, either. Suggestions for naming after objects, places, and soap opera characters abound…and you also get the (true, I’ve noticed) observation that more and more girls are receiving very “boy” names, while the same boy names are being used over and over for…boys!This is a must-have book for anyone laboring (pun intended) over a name for their baby. The options, descriptions, and creativity shown here will really help make the job a little easier.
Anonymous
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This is not some list of origins and meanings, it actually gives you valuable information. When you name your child do you really think all his friends are going to care that his name means “little king”? This book is pure fun and education for those of us who love the name game. Beyond that it does something that I would love to be able to do with the same tact, it says “hey you, that name you’re thinking about has been used way too much!” This book was written for all of us who think if we meet another Ashley or Brittany we just might scream. But it’s also for those soon to be parents out there that still think Jennifer is hip and Sophie is an old lady name. I had this book long before becoming pregnant and still flip through it now that my daughter is three. I buy a copy for every close friend that become pregnant. I personally love this book!One warning though, if you like really common 80′s type names i.e. Jennifer and Jason, you will probably really not like this book, however if you’re ready to really explore all your options, this is the one for you! It’s a great journey!
Someone who loves names
Review by Someone who loves names for Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana: What to Name Your Baby Now
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An amazingly informative, helpful, and fun book, BJ&J is the best guide for parents who are new to the naming scene, and it’s also great for name-pros like me. I love the upbeat, unusual style of the writing and format; so many other name books that have commentaries are kind of depressing in their negativity. This book is not judgmental, it’s simply honest, and it gives you the plain truth about how people will see your child’s name. Many of the recommended names are classic, and it’s not hard to see that the authors like unusual classic names. I also think all the lists are wonderful. The compelation of names in other countries is fabulous (especially the French and Greek names), and also the list of exotic/creative names. I recommend the larger edition, simply because the fonts are nicer and the format is overall more professional.
Anonymous
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This book does offer opinions about names — which are trendy, which are outdated, which are coming into style — and that’s what makes it the best name book around! First-time parents have no other honest guide to these issues. This book is fun to read as well as being instructive and enlightening. If you really want to find the best name for your baby, this is the book for you!