A must-have guide for parents-to-be everywhere. Whether you're Irish, of Irish heritage or you simply love Celtic-inspired names, this book is packed full of the most popular, unusual and creative names around. By the best-selling authors of Cool Names for Babies and Brilliant Book of Baby Names, this collection takes you beyond the straightforward listings of other books and gives opinion on what's hot and what's not in the world of Irish baby names. The information given really helps parents to make the right choices and includes loads of original features - pronunciation guides; which names are going up and which down in popularity; which are unisex, which are good as middle but not first names; and which should really be avoided at all costs. Packed full of creative lists such as Names that are Classic But Not Boring, Place Names, Names from Literature, Spiritual Names and Names of Irish Heroes and Heroines this is every new parent's one-stop guide to selecting the coolest Irish name for their baby.

The up-to-the-minute word on what's hot and what's not in baby names. Every new parent faces the dilemma of what to call their baby - should you stick to something traditional? Or come up with something unfamiliar? Since its first publication in 2004, Cool Names for Babies has become the last word in what names are cool and how to choose one for your child. This latest edition is packed with up-to-date info on today's most popular choices, as well as the most recent offerings from the celebrity name game. In addition, Cool Names for Babies suggests how you can use your imagination and source names from the past, from art, place names, literature, colours, nature,the music scene,and even video games! How about taking Gwyneth Paltrow's fruit name route, but opting for something a little more exotic, such as Papaya or Tamarillo? Or why not try revamping a more common name by adding an extra letter so that Amos becomes Ramos? Or, as Jordan soars in popularity, how about going for another river such as Amazon or Seine? More and more parents are looking for unusual and individual ideas, which are not catered for in traditional babies' names books, this is the title for them. It's fun; it's informative; and it's packed with inspiration. Chapters cover: Mainstream names Famous names Old names Creative names

By the authors of Cool Names for Babies, and with over 50,000 hugely imaginative entries from around the world, this is the ultimate book of baby names. Way more than just a standard list of names and their meanings, Baby Names offers witty and insightful opinions. Here are unisex names, names that are good for middle names (but not first names), names that should be avoided at all costs, celebrity baby names, names that are trendier than you'd think and much more. With creatively-titled lists such as Music Names, Names for Blond Babies, and Names That Are Classic But Not Boring, parents will have plenty of fun as they make the choice of what name is right for their baby.

A guide to the best unusual baby names by the creators of Nameberry.

Friendships are built on chatter, on gossip, on revelations--on talk. Over the course of the summer of 1965, Linda Rosenkrantz taped conversations between three friends (two straight, one gay) on the cusp of thirty vacationing at the beach: Emily, an actor; Vince, a painter; and Marsha, a writer. The result was "Talk," a novel in dialogue. The friends are ambitious, conflicted, jealous, petty, loving, funny, sex- and shrink-obsessed, and there's nothing they won't discuss. Topics covered include LSD, fathers, exes, lovers, abortions, S&M, sculpture, books, cats, and of course, each other. "Talk" was ahead of its time in recognizing the fascination and significance of nonfamily ties in contemporary life. It may be almost fifty years since Emily, Vince, and Marsha spent the season in East Hampton, but they wouldn't be out of place on the set of "Girls" or in the pages of a novel like Sheila Heti's "How Should a Person Be?"

The creators of the leading website Nameberry choose the very best girls' names.

The all-new, better-than-ever edition of "the classic baby-name guide." --"The New York Times Magazine
"Ever since they revolutionized the world of baby-naming with "Beyond Jennifer & Jason"--the first book to go beyond dictionary definitions to identify the image and style of particular names--Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran have brought their wit and insight to literally millions of parents. Now, America's baby-name experts pinpoint the very latest trends in this all-new, up-to-the-minute edition of "the best baby-naming book ever written" "(The News Journal).
"Fresh, fabulous, and irresistible, "Beyond Ava & Aiden" is packed with fascinating new tips and lists, including:
*Green Names (Bay, Willow, Aster)
*Hipster Names (Pearl, Ruby, Dexter)
*Names That Work (Archer, Baker, Carter)
*Vintage Chic (Daisy, Clementine, Felix)
*Metrodude Names (Jackson, Jax, Maddox)
*Baby Gods and Goddesses (Juno, Orion, Clio)
And many more inspired---and inspiring---choices.

Irish baby-naming is a hip culture full of gorgeous, often littleknown names whose original bearers were kings and queens, mythological heroes and heroines, saints and fairies. So what are some of the coolest, most appealing Irish baby names?

- Names For Your Little Redhead: Cochrann, Roisin, and Scarlett (for girls) and Reed, Roan, and Alroy (for boys)

- Unisex Names: Campbell, Darcy, Delaney, and Magee

- Celeb Names: Aidan Quinn, Cillian Murphy, Cormac McCarthy, Eoin Colfer, Liam Neeson, and Saoirse Ronan

- Stage Names from the great Irish playwrights: Chloe, Deirdre, Eliza, and Juno

- Mythological Names: Aine, a fairy queen who would love no man but Finn; and Gael, the hero for whom the Irish race is named.

And hundreds of other inspired and inspiring choices....

Need the lowdown on first names? Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran, authors of the bestselling "Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana" and "The Last Word on First Names," offer a fresh, illuminating, and indispensable guide to thousands of names from Aaliyah to Zuri.
Drawing on years of research and experience, only "Baby Names Now" can give you insights like these:
* Call your daughter Rose, but don't call your son Thorne.
* Word names, nature names, and what might be called time names are fashionable now, especially those that haven't been used much in the past. December, in other words, is much cooler than April or June.
* Although it sounds desertlike, Zahara is actually a Muslim and Swahili name meaning "flower." In Hebrew, it denotes brightness.
* If Cook and Sailor can be used as first names, why not Fisher?
* Though it has a hippyish feel, Jupiter has a legitimate history as a first name, used in this country as far back as the eighteenth century-- in fact, Jupiter Hammon was the first African-American poet published here.
* Malcolm's in the middle-- of a definite revival.
Whether you already have a list of favorite names or are just beginning to look for ideas, "Baby Names Now" will provide the information and inspiration you need to make the perfect choice.

Quoted everywhere from "Parenting" to "The Wall Street Journal," with more than a million copies of their books in print, bestselling authors Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran are the baby-name experts. In this fresh and expanded new edition of "the best baby-naming book ever written" ("The News Journal"), they offer irresistible lists of names you won't find anywhere else, along with their trademark wit and insight on the most important questions---and answers---for expectant parents:
Style: What's hot and what's cool---including Honest Names, Spiritual Names, Kreeatif Names, The Two-Syllable Solution, Word Names, The Exotics, and a Girl Named Boy
Popularity: The most popular names in America and around the world, and what
celebrities are naming their babies
Image: What's really in a name, and why Briyana spells trouble
Sex: What's it like for a girl to grow up with a traditionally feminine name like Abigail or Blossom; a no-frills name like Alice or Jane; or a unisex name like Dylan or Dakota? And are there any decidedly masculine names left for boys?
Tradition: A concise history of American baby naming, plus inspired ways to reflect your own cultural heritage
Family: Whose name is it, anyway? And other vital considerations