Customer Reviews

Cool Names for Babies

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I bought the first edition when I was pregnant with our first child and found her name within the strange and weird. Our second daughters name came for the first edition as well. These names are WELL beyond the Jacobs and Emilys we know at least 15 each of. There are the strangest of the strange, Zell, and beautifully normal, Audrey and Wyatt. This book will definitely let you decide what you DO NOT want to name your child as well as what you could live with.

I almost didn't pick up this book in the bookstore. I mean, I figure any book that actually gives itself the moniker of "cool" would by default NOT be cool, right? Plus, there are tons of free website with lists of names, so why would I need to buy a book? But I started thumbing through it, showed it to my husband and we decided it was exceptional enough to buy it.

The book is grouped into categories, and sure, some of them are a little unusual. We aren't the types to name our kids after a video game character or a supermodel, but some of the other categories were right up our alley. I especially loved the suggestions for taking an ordinary name and tweaking it slightly to make it more unusual or exotic. Great idea! This book also reminded me of names I hadn't thought about in years, many of which I hadn't seen on the "free" websites.

All in all, definitely worth checking out if you are stumped for names and want something that not half the other kids in preschool will have.

Out of all of the baby name books that I went through, this was one that stands out. It does have a lot of trendy names in there but that's part of the point of the book. If you're looking for more traditional names, there are tons of books that will do that for you. This one can point you in directions that you might not have thought of and I think that's a good thing. It's easy to read and the organization make it more entertaining to get through (you don't have to go through lists and lists of names in alphabetical order). Don't get me wrong, I think books with lists of names are useful but sometimes sheer quantity is not what you need.

On a side note, a great web resource is the Baby Name Wizard. Loved how that site charts the popularity of names over time and puts it into an easy to read format. I got the book by the same guys and it's okay. It just seems like another baby name book with lists of names. The website presents the information in a much better format in my opinion.

I used the first edition for my first two kids, the second edition for my third. It is a fun book. Some of the names in it are laughable but some are perfect. Names you have never heard of to names that you have but aren't so common. The lists are interesting to read through. For those who don't want their child to be the 5th "Madison" in their class at school.

This baby name book doesn't disappoint. I found so many unique and beautiful names. I was pleasantly surprised over the selection!
Anybody wanting to give their child a stand out name. This is the book!

This book was so much fun to read! There were great ideas that we had never thought of. I loved the foreign language names, and place names. We wanted something unique but that wouldn't get our kid made fun of, and this book had a lot of great options.

If you are completely overwhelmed by alphabetical lists of 10,000 names from all over the world and all parts of history then this is the book for you. It full of little lists, much easier to digest. Some of the names I'm pretty sure are just in there for comic relief because we all know its serious business naming your child and sometimes we need to sit back and laugh at the thought that there will be children in her kindergarden class with those silly names. I'd give it more stars if I could.

Do not buy this book if you are looking for a traditional baby name. I bought this book for a friend who is expecting and looking for a "original" baby name. This book defintely has strange names, yet they are usable names that will not embarass the kid for the rest of their life. It is well organized into categories, so you are not going alphabetically the whole time you are reading.

Just when you think the whole spectrum has been covered... Satran proves us wrong again with her revised and updated cool names. With something for everyone, food for thought, and so much more than just a list of what's hot, Satran has once again proved to be THE authority on baby names. Don't bother looking anywhere else.. Everything you need, want, and more (for all types of parents-to-be) is in this edition.

We wanted a different name for our child and I bought several other books along with this one. I found this one to be more of a waste of time. Several of the names are REALLY out there and many of the names were found in the other books I had purchased. I would not recommend purchasing this book as it seemed a waste of time.