A Baby By Any Other Name

Blogging moms share the ups and downs of coming up with that perfect name.

By Meagan Francis

As I wrote about a few weeks ago, naming a baby can be fraught with politics and personal history, and can even cause family and marital tension. Apparently I'm not the only one with baby names on the brain. Check out these posts from other pregnant women trying to sort through the possibilities, as well as a few resources you may find helpful in making the big decision:

• Oz at Babble's Knocked Up is trying to come up with names for her baby, and has some pretty specific requirements.  (Lots of great suggestions in the comments!)
• Loralee at Looney Tunes has experienced the name-the-baby battle very recently...and lived to tell about it.
• Carrie at My Funny, Funny Family is finding out the gender of her baby TODAY--and the old name debate is top of her mind (Her question: is it OK to use a Biblical name if you aren't religious?)
  
• Check out this list of the top 2009 baby naming trends. A few surprises in there...and a few predictions of dying fads I'm happy to see go.
• And at the Nameberry blog, there's a helpful primer for avoiding baby name battles and settling on one you can both agree with.