New Year’s baby name resolutions for 2011

When searching for the perfect baby name, parents often go with their emotions rather than their heads, resulting in names like Uranus, Mutton, and Envy that are sure to cause children more troubles than compliments down the road. Start the year off right and avoid baby name no-nos with these New Year’s baby name resolutions for 2011.

Made up baby names
Make this the year that made up baby names are a thing of the past. Celebrity trend or not, giving your bundle of joy a name that isn’t a name, like Diezel or Heavenly, will make them stand out for all the wrong reasons.

Check out these unique celebrity baby names

Baby names with unique spelling
Changing the spelling of a perfectly good baby name is a trend that isn’t horrible, but just because it seems cute now, doesn’t mean it will be fashionable later. When it comes to unique baby name spellings, let it be so last year.
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Uncommon classic baby names
Classic baby names are all the rage, but in 2011, names that go beyond old fashioned and unique, like Mildred and Harold, are better suited for your great grandparents than your little prince or princess. This year, vow to avoid uncommon classic baby names.

Keep up with the trend the right way with these Top 50 classic baby boy names and Top 50 classic baby girl names

Judging other baby names
Also a great personal resolution, trying not to judge other parents for the names they pick is a pledge that many parents should make. Practice not making faces when you hear names that make you want to scrunch your nose and see how many more mommy friends you make on the playground.

Baby name initials
Resolve to review your potential baby name initials before signing on the dotted line. Dodge initials that result in a familiar 3-letter acronym, like GYN, PMS, or worse, a three-letter curse word.

Baby name themes and combos
Pledge to shun baby name themes for your brood that will cause them ridicule later, and to avoid names that are funny to us, but that will make our kids hate us later. Naming your kids all after Disney characters or making monikers combine to make funny names like Adam Baum should be passed up for the sake of your child’s dignity later down the road.

Names that rhyme
Take an oath to try your darndest not to have your baby’s first and last label names not rhyme with one another. Rhyming names are guaranteed to be the subject of ridicule through much of your sweet pea’s elementary school years, if not well into high school.

When choosing the perfect baby name, keeping these seven new year’s baby name resolutions will not only help you pick the right baby name for your bundle of joy, they will help you avoid a baby name that your little one will regret down the road!

What other baby  name resolutions are you making for 2011?

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