Baby Names and Meanings

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Boys & Girls Baby Names and Meanings

Choosing your babynames will be one of the most important things you decide for him or her. It took us over 6 months to decide for our third youngest and on the day we registered him it took a last minute phone call to finally decide - from the register office!

To help you decide we have listed many popular (and a few unusual) baby names and their origins. So if you are looking for the meaning for your particular name take a look through our database as we are sure you'll find it here. If you find that we haven't got the meaning of your particular babynames let us know and we will find it and add it. First or middle names.

Take a look through, have some fun, maybe even look up your own name! We have a huge amount including some odd and unusual baby names.

Nearly 7,000 babynames meanings and origins - Cute and Modern too

A great resource for names for babies and their meanings.

Remember, a name is an ever-lasting gift from you to your baby, as your child grows older they will have to live with that name. They may even get teased about it at school. It may be cute or modern but they have to deal with it for life.

It's important to consider the practicalities of the name you choose, or the child's second name for that matter. Try imagine what sort of character you would like, or expect, your child to become and research names accordingly. Ultimately it is your child who will have to live with it, not you.

Here are a few considerations for you:

Be prepared for nicknames, or shortened versions of the chosen name
Be aware of names that might confuse gender
Consider the initials too (VD, STD etc)
Consider the sound of the name
Select a name which blends properly with the last and middle names
Usually, a long last name goes better with a short first name and vice versa
Be aware of tongue twisters, especially when combined with the family name

No matter what baby boy names, middle or girl names you choose, remember that it is going to last a lifetime! How many children do you remember at school with names that were easy to turn into taunts or use in jokes? What you call you little one could make their life a misery for the whole of their childhood so be careful in the choosing any odd or unusual baby names.

May we suggest no:

Adam Zapple
Al Catraz
Benny Factor
Brandon Irons
Constance Paine

Our apologies if these are yours, but then you probably know why we put them here!

Good luck, to you and your babies.

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