Are You Having Problems Choosing Your Baby’s Name?

Just the other day, I was at my daughter’s college, waiting to collect her. I saw a woman stroll in with a small boy, who’s probably two years old. He began to play and run around like kids do. But when he distanced himself a bit from the 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 profusely through 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 bad, but it’s so common. There are so many more new born baby names to pick from. They’re all over the web now.

It’s exciting and phenomenal to have a new baby. Especially if it’s your first kid. I would think people would go to some trouble nowadays to find outstanding and original new born baby names. You may 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. Lots of lists will pop up for you to browse through. Honestly, it’s a fun experience. It’s what I did with my wife before our little girl was born. We must have looked at 100s of new born baby names before deciding on one. You can keep a pen and paper handy so it’s simple to scribble down the ones you may want to select later. Another way 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 the Irish names known to man. Choose whether you want boy names or girl names and start sorting.

Don’t take the quick, easy route with some tired, used-up name. Do a little more looking 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 him/her proud of the name you gave them.