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Unique baby names are fun and unique baby names can be created in several ways. The
ways to make a unique baby name is only limited by your imagination.
 | Anagrams:
To create an anagram of an existing name, take the tile letters from the
game Scabble and combine them in different ways. |
| Telescoping:
Drop letters from a word until you find a baby name that is suitable. Kahlil
Gibran can be changed to Kabran. Schuyler can become Sky. |
| From the father's name: A boy can be named
"Junior," but you can be more creative. Donald can become
Doni or for a girl, Donie. John can become Jonette, Jonille, Jonalee. |
| From the
mother's name: A popular way to name a boy after his mother is to
use her maiden name if it was Ward, Grey Parker, Davis, Ross, Cole, Taylor,
Williams - or an equivalent. Or the mothers name can be transformed to
a boy's name. Mary can become Martin, Marle, Marwin, Marson, Marren,
etc. For a girl, it can be Mari, Marina, etc. |
| Combinations:
Take the mother's and father's names and combine to create a new baby name. Mary and John could
be Marjon, Daniel and Susan would be Dansan, David and Sally could be Dally
not Salad! Alan and Mary make a very nice girls name Alray. |
| Re-Spellings:
Take a name like Marianne and make it MariAnne to create a new baby name. Arlene becomes ArLene.
Catlin becomes CaitLin. Make Janet J'Net or J'Nette. |
When it comes to unique baby names, anything goes! Names
are everywhere, from designer tags to colors, like Azure, Rudby, Burgundy and
Gray. Months like April and June are easy names for girls. States
provide names like Dakota and Carolina. But be careful when you select a
name.
Complicated names that are impossible to pronounce will only
bring grief from teachers and teasing from classmates. Names that are
difficult to spell will be misspelled throughout the child's entire life and
while it makes them unique, the aggravation can be a nightmare.
And here's a dire warning on giving a boy a girl's name and
vice versa: It's a setup for disaster in the school yard. Howard O'Brien
is now Anne Rice, author of the famous vampire books. She was given a
boy's name because her folks wanted a boy!
So be kind to your baby. Choose unique baby names with
care. |
