My future son needs an Irish first name with some muscle. [more inside]
posted by 256 on Sep 22, 2009 - 77 answers

Among East Indians/Hindus, how common is it to name a child after another family member? Trouble finding a name for our soon-to-be born little Babu here... [more inside]
posted by Slarty Bartfast on Apr 16, 2009 - 20 answers

We're trying to come up with a baby boy name we both like. It has been a challenge. I have always loved the name Christian. My husband doesn't like it because of the obvious association, even though we were both raised Christian. He says he likes the way the name sounds, but dislikes the association, even though he believes the association is a positive one. [more inside]
posted by murrey on Apr 15, 2009 - 101 answers

The baby is coming! We haven't chosen a name yet! [more inside]
posted by oceanmorning on Mar 9, 2009 - 36 answers

What influences trends in baby names? And why have popular girls names changed more over the past 20+ years than boys names? [more inside]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero on May 11, 2008 - 65 answers

How do you say honey bee in __________? I'm in need of translations of "honey bee" in every language I can find. If you speak another language, please do help! [more inside]
posted by mds35 on Sep 29, 2007 - 58 answers

Is there a term for a male's relationship to the baby that would've been born had he been endowed with two X chromosomes, or vice versa?
posted by greatgefilte on Feb 4, 2007 - 35 answers

I'm due to give birth anytime and we are still stuck with a name. We already have two other boys: Hewitt Gareth Miller and Rupert Johannes Postma. It's a boy and we like old names obviously. Got any cool ideas?We are dead locked. We like names that translate into adult names nicely.
posted by gina on Oct 18, 2005 - 95 answers

Tell us your personal stories of a too-common-name or too-uncommon-name? [more inside]
posted by Kickstart70 on Oct 16, 2005 - 100 answers

Babynamefilter: Can anyone fill me in on the history of Page/Paige as a girl's name? [mi] [more inside]
posted by blueshammer on Sep 13, 2004 - 9 answers

Babynamefilter: Can anyone fill me in on the history of Page/Paige as a girl's name? [mi]
posted by blueshammer on Sep 13, 2004 - 0 answers