The variety of books available will include every type you can imagine. From Italian baby names to celebrity baby names, there are baby name books for every ethnic background imaginable. Choosing both the first and middle name will mean a lot of searching to get the right combination. However, the books contain thousands of names so you will have many from which to choose.
Agreeing on one is the hard part. Sometimes the expectant mother will love it and her partner will hate it or vice versa. There are books containing baby names that list the most popular ones being used at the present, but many parents want something out of the ordinary instead of giving their child the same name as every other child today.
There are many baby name books that are available according to the gender of your new baby. The top 100 baby boy names or top 100 baby girl names are one type. Creative and unique baby names and traditional baby names are others. There are books available that have more than 30,000 baby names as well as the variations, the meanings, origins and namesakes from the famous sector.
One of the most common searches used for baby names on the Internet is ‘unique girl names' and ‘unique boy names'. So, this should tell you one thing - people do not want the regular names that have been in use for years. But a very unusual name could mean your child ends up being teased mercilessly by schoolmates and other children. This should be one consideration when choosing a name.
Baby name meanings will be included in many of the books you will find. For instance, presently the top five baby girl names according to where you go to find them are Emily, Emma, Madison, Abigail and Olivia. Emily means ‘hard-working' in the English form, ‘industrious' in German and ‘flatterer' in Latin. Emma is German and means ‘industrious'. Madison means ‘good' and is of English origin. Abigail is Hebrew and means ‘father's joy'. In Latin and Portuguese Olivia is a ‘form of Olive' and in English, a ‘form of Olga'.
The top five boy's names are Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew and Ethan. Jacob is Hebrew and means ‘the supplanter'. Michael is Irish and Hebrew and means ‘who is like God'. Joshua is Hebrew and means ‘God is my salvation'. Matthew is Hebrew and means ‘gift of God'. And Ethan is Hebrew and means ‘strong'.
When you are looking for the perfect name for the child you are expecting, one thing you should remember to do is to try it with the last name to make sure it fits. The top resource presently for searching baby name books seems to be the Internet as that is where most people go to search for anything. When you find the perfect name for your new bundle of joy, you will know.