Pregnancy: Information You're Expecting
Want to know exactly what to expect during a given week of your pregnancy or what foods to avoid when you're expecting? The sites below can answer the questions you have about your pregnancy from start to finish. Find out how to choose a doctor, how to stay happy and healthy during your pregnancy, even how to get your home and family baby-ready with the sites in this guide.
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If you're in need of some inspiration, or want to research what names have been popular in years past, these sites can provide you with the history of baby names and their etymologies.
- Perhaps you're considering a name already in your family but still aren't quite sure what to pick. These sites offer good insight into what lies behind each name. You may discover that the meaning of a name makes a big difference in whether or not you choose it for your child. Use these sites to shed new light on familiar choices.
- Not all the names on these sites are English. Before you do a general search for ethnic names, use the sites recommended in this section that offer databases from around the world.
To help you choose a name or provide naming inspiration ...
YeahBaby.com
has an extensive baby name search function. Search by gender, first letter, origin of the name, number of letters, number of syllables, and words found in the name's meaning all at once.
The Baby Name Generator lets you enter all of the possible names (first and middle) you are considering and it generates a list of how these names could be combined so you can see your options.
Baby Names Garden
divides baby names in almost any way you can think of. Whether you're looking for the top 100 or even 1,000 baby names, or you're hoping to find something more specific like a Victorian or biblical name, this site can be a great resource in naming your new little one. Search the left-hand sidebar for baby name lists, and naming tips.
Quickbabynames
helps parents-to-be chose the right moniker for their new baby by categorizing names by style (like Catholic, French or modern), top baby names by year and more. Click on an individual name to learn its meaning, origins and even hear how it is pronounced.
To see how popular baby names have changed over the years ...
The Social Security Administration
lists the 10 most popular baby names of 2006 and allows you to browse popular names in years past. Enter the year that interests you into the search box to see the most used names. You can also look up popular names by state or type the name you're interested in into the "Popularity of a Name" link to track its use over the years.
The Baby Name Wizard
is an entertaining way to learn about names and their history. Although the site is based on content from a book, you can use an interactive tool called the "NameVoyager" to graph America's name choices through the centuries.
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