Have You Chosen Your Baby’s Name?

Just the other day, I was at my daughter’s school, waiting to pick her up. I saw a woman stroll in with a small boy, who’s probably two years old. He started to play and run around like children do. But when he distanced himself a bit from his mother, I heard the mother call out to him, “John!” Now, this is what I do not understand. Who still names their son John? The name has been used redundantly and often over the years. I mean, there must be millions of Johns on earth.How can parents still go and choose this plain, tired name? It’s not that it’s bad, but it’s so common. There are so many more new born baby names to pick from. They’re all over the web as we speak.

It’s exciting and incredible to have a brand new baby. Especially if it’s your first kid. I would think that people would go to pretty good lengths nowadays to find outstanding and original new born baby names. Heck, you might as well. All the technology to do so is right there in your home. You can hop online at any time just for fun and search for new born baby names. List after list will pop up for you to sort through. This is honestly a fun experience. It’s what I did with my partner before our little boy was born. We must have looked at 100s of new born baby names before deciding on one. You can keep a pen and pad handy to scribble down the ones you may want to select later. Another choice is to narrow it down by heritage. For instance, if you come from an Irish background like I do. You can search online for all Irish names known to man. Choose whether you want boy or girl names and start sorting.

Don’t take the quick, easy route with some tired, used-up name. Do a little investigating before settling on Jane or Joe. There are countless new born baby names that are beautiful, and not that common. Remember that your child is going to have to live with this name for the rest of his/her life. Make them proud of the name you gave them.