For the last several weeks Elisabeth over at You Can’t Call It “It” has been running a game of sorts. Basically she posted 100 of the 1000 most popular U.S. baby names for boys and 100 for girls then readers had to name quadruplets out of just those names. The quads are two boys and two… Read more »
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A couple of names
In the spirit of Taking a Breather From the Hellish Land of Statistics Assignment and Study, here are two names I am loving at the moment. Atticus This name is gaining some popularity; birth announcements occasionally surprise me. However, the most frequent comments made by people who wouldn’t use the name is “It sounds too… Read more »
The Naming of A Child Is Serious Business (Seriously)
I’ve always been quite fascinated with names and the first thing I think of when I know a new baby has been born, a part from “Is he or she healthy?”, is “What’d they call him/her? God, I hope it doesn’t suck.” And if I know the person well or the information has been made… Read more »
The Baby Name Game
This is something a friend of mine posted on her MySpace and I thought I’d share it to demonstrate one of the ways humanity is going to shit. It’s amusing while also being really scary at the same time. How would you pronounce this student’s name: “Le-a”? Leah? NO Lee – A? NOPE Lay –… Read more »