Hi and welcome back to BabyNames.co.uk. This week I have been lucky enough to spend some quality time with my wife’s nephews, Jacob, 6, and Aiden, 4. Jacob, a boy beyond his years, resolved to call me ‘Brian’ all weekend because he knows it winds me up, whilst Aidan has been shouting “crapbagcrapbagcrapbag” following a… Read More
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last week, you’ll know that Pokémon Go fever has swept the nation. People are absolutely wild for it, so much so that parents are starting to name their babies after Pokémon creatures. As with all fad names, there is always an initial surge of intense popularity.… Read More
Welcome back BabyNamers. The beginning of the second trimester held few surprises in comparison to the first. In fact, I barely made an entry in my journal during those weeks, so there could not have been too much to whine about. We did attend a ‘sustainable planet’ seminar in our forth month, entitled ‘The Nappy… Read More
Hi everybody and welcome back to babynames.co.uk. I trust this new post finds you well. Shortly after our twelve-week scan, we had an appointment to meet our midwife. (I would later understand that this isn’t common practice but as Ana and I lived in New Zealand during the pregnancy, we were lucky enough to have… Read More
Expectant parents are sure to argue about many things, but one of the biggest rows you and your partner will have is probably about what you should name your child. Imagine this: both of you have your ideal names and neither are going to budge. You want to name your baby Sally, but your partner… Read More
