"Well its about time!"
Posted on 02/22/2008 6:36:32 PM PST by melt
Perhaps the nation will see some baby "Baracks" arriving over the next few months no matter who wins the presidential election.
Sen. Barack Obama's name brand recognition has much currency these days as Americans mull over the appeal of the Illinois Democrat's name for their own precious offspring.
Barack has been crowned Name of the Year by Laura Wattenberg, creator of Baby Name Wizard, a popular online trend-tracking tool for parents-to-be at IVillage.com, offering instant advice in the crucial baby-name derby.
"This is no political statement, just a statement on names in our culture. Senator Barack Hussein Obama is leading American political names into uncharted territory. If he should win the presidential election, his name would be a landmark for a major party nominee. Already it's started to create the unprecedented spectacle of first name as a campaign issue," noted Mrs. Wattenberg, who also authored the 2005 book "The Baby Name Wizard."
Barack has yet to appear on the official roster at the Social Security Administration, which charts the popularity of boys' and girls' names from year to year, based on birth-certificate statistics.
Findings from the federal agency are not particularly promising for a certain New York Democrat, however. In the current top-1,000 names for girls, Hillary weighs in at 982. A well-known Arizona Republican can feel some satisfaction. On the top 1,000 names for boys, John is at No. 20.
Some wonder whether Barack would play well on the playground.
"Naming babies. Is there a Barack-o-rama in the future?" asked Karen Murphy, a writer for Strollerderby, a blog for new parents.
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sounds more like an observation on justdumbblondes part.
I suggested naming my youngest, born earlier today actually :), Ronald Reagan ____________ but my wife didn’t go for it. We named him Luke Allen instead.
There’s a reason why they don’t name buildings after living people.
Same rule should apply to babies.
Barack Hawk has a bit of a ring to it.
Actually, I think it's more likely that it's from the Hebrew/Arabic root B-R-K, which means, in various forms, "bless/blessed/blessing." (The word for "lightning" is close, but not the same.)
How? Seriously. Look racist up in the dictionary and tell me how my statement was racist.
Whatever happened to ‘Shaquika’? (The very same babe who took my loot @ Mickey D’s?)
I had fun with my dog's name, as well. She's a German Shorthair...named her Memphis Belle.
An Orc gladiator in the German video game Gothic 3, located in the town of Sildin, is named Barrack!
What a great name for an orc!
I’m going to be original and name my next baby Sanjaya.
So Barack was pretty far down the list for you and your wife then?Congrats to you on your new son.
Naming one of your kids Barack get you stuck in a nursing home with no visitors when you get older.
OK. Maybe not racist, but certainly stereotypical, which is kinda racist.
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