Synopses & Reviews
The book all new babies want their parents to read--now with the latest predictions, inspiration, and advice."In the decade since we've begun writing about names, the world of baby-nbaming has mushroomed from a sleepy little enterprise, with parents naming their children Jennifer and Jason and wondering whether there might be anything more exciting out there, to an adventurous and intelligent and style-conscious activity in which parents investigate everything from their family trees to names from their ancestors' native lands to atlases and even dictionaries that are ever more inventive, individual, and enlightened." --Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran
No one knows baby names like these two experts--whose first book Beyond Jennifer & Jason predicted back in 1988 that then-obscure place names like Madison were "so far out they're on their way in" (They were right too: By 1998, Jennifer had gone from #4 in popularity to #24 and Madison had become the ninth most popular name for baby girls). This is the guide that tells you what you really need to know: which names are hot, which names are not, and which names are on their way up or down. Who cares if "Cameron" means "crooked nose" in ancient Scottish Gaelic? If you love the name, you want to know whether it's still as right for a boy as for a girl, and if there are going to be five other Camerons in your child's class at school.
The brand-new edition of thie groundbreaking book gives you thousands of new choices and the kind of knolwedgeable guidance you won't find anywhere else. There are all-new sections, with all-new research, on naming a girl and naming a boy today, as well as fresh insights into the power of a name to influence your child's life, and lists of the most important styles and trends:
Gender bending--names that defy old stereotypes
Ethnic names--vastly expanded multicultural options to reflect almost any heritage
Celebrity baby names--the most comprehensive up-to-date listing of who's naming their baby what
What's hot now--plus The Classics: Sixty Traditional Names that Transcend Time
Review
"Unlike garden-variety baby name guides...[Beyond Jennifer & Jason] lays it on the line."
--Entertainment Weekly
Review
"The all-new edition of the "classic baby name guide."
--The New York Times Magazine"The best baby-naming book ever written."--The News Journal
"The arbiter of hip baby names."--The Wall Street Journal
"If you want some inspiration in naming your baby (or if you just want to spend some amusing moments), pickup Beyond Jennifer & Jason."--Family Circle
Synopsis
For years, expectant parents have relied on
Beyond Jennifer & Jason as the baby-naming Bible. Now this classic bestseller has been updated for the new millennium, with 95% new material, including new chapters, new trends, new naming pitfalls, and more boy and girl names than ever-from traditional to trendy, and everything in-between, plus a comprehensive name index. Going beyond stale baby-naming books that simply list names and their meanings,
Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana uniquely identifies the trends, styles, and connotations in today's baby-naming game. Look inside for...
-Classic names (Emily, Sarah, Daniel, William)
-Surname names (Brady, Chandler, Donovan)
-Place names (India, Nevada, Paris)
-Unisex names (Cameron, Jordon, Terry)
-Good girl names (Hope, Chastity)
-Biblical boy names (Aaron, Noah)
-So-far-out-they're-in-names (Cloud, August, True, Farmer)
-So-far-in-they're-out-names (Brittany, Chelsea, Justin, Ryan)
-Plus: African-American names, Regional names, Star-baby names, Sixty Traditional Names that Transcend Time, and much, much more!
About the Author
Linda Rosenkrantz lives in Los Angeles, California, and writes a nationally syndicated column on collectibles.
Pamela Redmond Satran is a contributing editor for Parenting magazine and a columnist for Glamour. She lives in Berkeley, California.
As authorities on baby names, they write a column for Baby Talk magazine, have been quoted in People, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times Magazine, and have made appearances on nationally syndicated television shows such as Oprah and The Leeza Show, and on CNN Morning News. Their baby-name books have sold more than 600,000 copies.