An article about growing up with an unusual name and general life with having an unusual name. Very interesting! Read it here

My name is unusual and it’s pretty cool to have. Most people like it. So I guess it’s okay to have an unusual name, but hopefully for anyone with an unusual name, it’s a nice unusual name!

But that’s with any name, there are many common names I don’t particularly like. So, for instance, if someone is thinking about baby names; whether that name is common, uncommon or in between, it’s just always important to choose the baby name wisely!

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s two-year-old son Kingston is helping
them come up with baby names for their soon-to-be born baby.

After reports about Gwen and Gavin keeping hush-hush about baby names earlier, Absolute Now has now reported that Gwen is getting her son Kingston involved in naming the baby so he won’t feel left out and will feel involved when the new baby arrives in August 2008.

What a cute story. And I think it’s a great idea to get Kingston involved. I do wonder now if they’ll actually pick one of the names he comes up with. I remember years ago Robin Williams’ son chose the name Zelda for his new baby sibling. So I think that’s nice when parents let their children get involved and help with baby names and such!

Read the rest of the story from Kiddiecare News here

A pregnant Gwen Stefani and her husband, rocker Gavin Rossdale, visited the London Zoo on June 24, 2008, with their 2 year-old son Kingston. A reporter asks Gwen and Gavin what they are going to name their upcoming baby, but Gwen and Gavin keep mum! After the Zoo trip, they enjoyed a Chinese dinner with friends.

I am a bit curious about what the baby’s name will be, but I respect that Gwen and Gavin don’t want to give the name out. That’s if they even have a name yet!

A good story from Sioux City Journal about a woman who named her baby Molly, after the wife of her favorite customer. The article also mentions popular baby names and parents giving their babies distinctive and unique names. And what goes through their minds / the motivation for giving their child unique baby names.

I think unique baby names are fine, just as long as they aren’t too weird! )
And some unique names are actually quite pretty. For instance, the name Nevaeh is really pretty. Well, at least in my opinion.

So, I think it’s cool to be creative with baby names, but again, just nothing too weird!

You can read the Sioux City Journal story here

Robin Kaminski writes about unusual baby names in her article Unusual monikers the order of today. She writes that one of the most unusual names in Lynn, MA is Nevaeh, which is Heaven spelled backwards. Nevaeh is actually a really cute name. And as for the name Heaven; I actually have a relative named Heaven. Yes, for real! At first I thought it was too odd to call a baby Heaven, but I’ve since gotten used to it.

Anyway, check out Robin’s article here. She also mentions some of the more popular baby names like Ryan, William, Emma and Olivia.