Baby Names That Sound Great But You Better Avoid! Part I

Thanks to popular culture there are some baby names out there that you might want to avoid just simply because they are associated with some bizarre characters or simply will not ring right in the ears of others as the child matures!

Adolf – Unfortunately the legacy of Adolf Hitler kind of ruined this lovely name for the rest of us.
Alistair – This is a bit reminiscent of Alistair Crowley, the founder of a huge Satanic Cult.
Archie – This name is a bit too retro and not very sexy – it summons up images of the bigot Archie Bunker and the red-headed cartoon character named Archie.
Attila – This name got a bad rep from Attila the Hun who murdered thousands while taking over the world in the mid-400s B.C. His name is associated always with rape and murder.
Babylon – This is a trendy name for a girl right now but it has a malevolent meaning that alludes that your girl could be slutty or evil.
Banjo – This is a name made hip by actress Rachel Griffiths but it is a name that does not have much personality as it makes you think of the musical instrument.
Barnabas – If you are Goth in bent this might be suitable but the name belongs to a vampire from the movie 'Dark Shadows.'
Buddy – Before naming your kid Buddy be aware that a lot of dog owners call their kid this nowadays.
Buffy – This is okay if you do not mind your child being associated with the nineties show 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' It is a bit shallow.
Caesar – The name sounds powerful, like your child could rule the world but it actually means 'hairy!'
Caleb – This is a trendy name for little boys lately but it does mean 'little dog.'
Calvin – This trendy boy's name also means bald!
Cameron – The bi-suitable name of Cameron means 'crooked nose.' Weirdly, star Cameron Diaz had a crooked nose most of her life due to a deviated septum that she only recently had corrected.
Campbell – A name for either a boy or a girl it actually means 'crooked mouth.'
Casper – Technically it means the boy who lives with the wolves but it is a bit too much like the cartoon 'Caspar the Friendly Ghost.'
Cassandra – This means a devious gold-digger or woman who loves to entangle men.
Damien – This was the name of the Kid from 'The Omen' who was supposed to be the AntiChrist.

More good advice about what NOT to name your kid in the next installment of this blog!

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Naming Your Baby After Astronomy – The Stars!

If you want a really great and original name for your baby, try naming him or her after the stars above or the months of the calendar. The best names for a girl from the calendar months are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November and December. March and August best suit a boy.

A popular girl's name from the forties was Early – a nice name if you want to go retro. Dawn is also a great girl's name and so is Aurora which means Dawn. Also very forties is Stella which means Stars. If you like the sky then both boys and girls suit the names Sky or Skye.

A very popular girl's name in 2010 was Luna which basically means 'the moon.'Twilight, Sundown and Sunset have also been both girl and boy names in the past. Related to these are Soleil, Sunny, Sunshine, Sol and Solveig which are usually girl names. Eloise and Marisol also mean 'the sun.' Samson and Cyrus are both names that mean 'The Sun' for boys.

In the seventies it was cool to call your kid Morning and Midnight. Kids were also named after the planets. Girls suit Sun, Moon, Earth and Venus and boys suit Sun, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Pluto.

Some constellations make nice names as well. A boy named after the constellation Orion is destined to be a prince. Other wonderful names for boys that are actually constellations are Apus, Aquila, Aries, Cetus, Corvus, Dorado, Draco, Leo, Lepus, Lynx, Mensa, Pavo, Persus Pictor, Puppis, and Phoenixand Volans.

Great names for girls that are also constellations are Andromeda, Aquarius, Ara, Auriga, Carina, Columba, Delphinus and Norma.\

You might also consider naming your kid after a star. Boys might suit the names Acamar, Acrus, Adhil, Aladfar, Albaldah, Albali, Aldebaran, Alfirk, Agorab, Alioth, Alnair, Alnath, Alniyat, Alphard, Alrai, Altair, Alzirr, Arrakis, Asellus, Atik, Atlas, Betelgeuse, Caph, Dabih, Izar, Kraz, Matar, Nash, Phaet, Rigel, Sabik, Salm, Segin, Sirius, Vega, Wasat, Yed and Zuben.

Bright stars that you could name a girl after include Ain, Alchiba, Aldamarin, Alhena, Alrisha, Aludra, Alya, Ancha, Ascella, Auva, Beid, Bellatrix, Electra, Haedi, Heze, Maia, Meissa, Mira, Nashira, Ruchbah, Sarin, Shaula, Spica, Subra, Tabit, Talitha, Tania, Terebellum, Zaniah and Zosma.

For the ultimate celestial name why not try Celeste or even Celestial which does mean the heavens. Both boys and girls have been known to be called Heaven in the past as well.

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