Baby Boy Names - Its All About Tradition
Excerpt : So, it's a healthy, bouncing baby boy....now what are you going to name him? Well, if you want him to grow up to become a rough, tough icon of manliness, I suppose you could call him "Marion" - at
So, it's a healthy, bouncing baby boy....now what are you going
to name him?
Well, if you want him to grow up to become a rough, tough icon
of manliness, I suppose you could call him "Marion" - at least
that's what John Wayne's parents did!
But seriously, if you are an American, there is a big chance
that the baby boy name you choose will be something biblical. My
own name, "Michael" was the most popular baby boy name in
America every decade from the 1960s through to the end of the
century. I supposed I'm biased, but I love the name. The literal
meaning is "Who is like God"; Michael was one of the
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original
archangels and the leader of God's armies. Pretty powerful stuff
for all the rest of us Michaels to live up to, eh?
Since the start of the new century, Michael has been at number 2
in the list of American baby boy names, beaten into first place
by Jacob - another biblical name meaning "Held by the heel". 3rd
in the list is Joshua ("God is salvation") - the biblical figure
who led the Israelites into the promised land, and 4th is
Matthew ("A gift of God") - one of the 12 Apostles. With Andrew
("Manly, courageous") and Daniel ("God is my judge") also in the
top 10 baby boy names, it is clear that Christianity
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is alive
and well in America - at least in the baby boy names!
The evidence is that Americans are quite conservative in
choosing baby boy names - much more so than with girls. The UK
is a little less conservative - over the last 5 years, the most
popular baby boy name has been Jack. Interestingly, this name
has no special meaning and is just a derivative of the biblical
name John ("God is merciful"), which now seems to have fallen
out of favor.
This trend towards less conservative names in the UK is
increasing; at the beginning of the century, 7 out of the top 10
baby boy names were biblical names. This
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has now reduced to 5,
while at the same time, the names William ("Valiant, protector")
and Harry (derivative of the traditional name Harold) have both
entered the top 10 - anything to do with a certain pair of
Princes perhaps??
Part of the trend away from traditional boy names is the
tendency to use names that are more modern - or
"modern-sounding" - derivatives of traditional names. As shown,
Jack is the ultimate example of this and Harry is the other
derivative name in the UK top 10. And there are a host of other
derivative names in the top 100, including Jake (from Jacob),
Charlie (Charles), Alfie (Alfred), Joe
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(Joseph), Billy (William)
and Freddie (Frederick).
But is there any evidence of a move towards much more unique or
unusual baby boy names? Well, sadly, the answer is No. In the UK
the most unusual names in the top 100 list last year were Kian
at number 65, Kai ("Sea, willow tree") at 67 and the Italian
name Luca ("bringer of light") at 83. Meanwhile, over in the US,
Angel ("Angelic) at number 44, Hunter at 49 and Jayden/Jaden
("God has heard") at 62 and 83 respectively, were the only
slightly unusual names.
The overall evidence is that, when it comes to baby boy names,
we tend to keep it traditional.
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Probably this has something to
do with our expectations of the roles of males in society and
the need for them to be respected. This is understandable, but
perhaps we should be thinking a little creatively about how we
name our baby boys. Mr and Mrs Morrison did when they called
their son "Marion" - and look what happened to him..!
About the author:
Michael Barrows' website has great info on baby names and lots
of baby resources. Get your lists of baby names and a free ebook
packed with baby tips for new parents, visit the baby
boy name website.
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