With many readers expressing their opinions on Matt and Luciana Damon’s choice of Gia Zavala for their new baby girl, we spoke to Linda Rosenkrantz, co-author of The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America’s Baby-Naming Experts, about the history behind their choice, and how to construct sibling name sets that work!
Gia makes a nice, harmonious pairing with older sisters Isabella and
Alexiaâs names. But though they all have a Latin feel — no surprise
considering mom Luciana Damonâs Argentinean roots — they have quite
different characters. Isabella, the Spanish and Italian version of
Elizabeth, is both classic and mega-trendy – itâs the second most popular
name on the US charts and has a good chance of reaching number one;
Alexia, a more modern offshoot of Alexandra/Alexandria, has also been
steadily rising along with other members of the Alex family.
Gia is a short form of such Italian names as Gianna, Giovanna, and Giada,
first known in […]
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With many readers expressing their opinions on Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s choice of Zuma Nesta Rock for their new baby boy, we spoke to Linda Rosenkrantz, co-author of The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America’s Baby-Naming Experts, about the possible meanings behind each name choice. We’ve also gathered quotables from Linda’s co-author, Pamela Redmond Satran, and PEOPLE’s Jessica Gold Haralson. Here are their thoughts!
1) Zuma: The likely inspiration, agreed upon by Linda, Pamela, and Jessica, is Zuma Beach, Calif, a surf spot Linda describes as "beautiful." Continuing with the place-naming tradition they started with older son Kingston, Pamela tells Us Weekly that it’s a spot Gavin has spoken of in the past. "He was standing on Zuma Beach in the early morning after working all
night as a production assistant on a music video and was quoted as
saying he realized he was wasting his time. He drove up
the […]
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Parents always wonder if their kids will grow up to be like them, and Olympians Summer Sanders Schlopy and Erik Schlopy are beginning to think that may be the case with their two!
The 35-year-old swimmer believes that daughter Skye Bella may take after her because she has started jumping off the side of the pool, but says that the 2 year old is "not a daredevil" — that job is left up to little brother Charles Robert Spider, 6 months. Named after former U.S. ski racer Spider Sabich, the youngest Schlopy is beginning to show signs of taking after his dad, skier Eric. Eric, 35, explains that Spider’s "pretty active," adding that, "If he’s anything like me, in a
couple years, he’ll be jumping off the roof and scaring the heck out of
us."
Something that may add to Spider’s activeness is the fact that his mom didn’t stay still during her pregnancy […]
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Parents always wonder if their kids will grow up to be like them, and Olympians Summer Sanders Schlopy and Erik Schlopy are beginning to think that may be the case with their two!
The 35-year-old swimmer believes that daughter Skye Bella may take after her because she has started jumping off the side of the pool, but says that the two year old is "not a daredevil" — that job is left up to little brother Charles Robert Spider, 6 months. Named after former U.S. ski racer Spider Sabich, the youngest Schlopy is beginning to show signs of taking after his dad, skier Erik. Erik, 35, explains that Spider’s "pretty active," adding that, "If he’s anything like me, in a
couple years, he’ll be jumping off the roof and scaring the heck out of
us."
Something that may add to Spider’s activeness is the fact that his mom didn’t stay still during her pregnancy […]
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Soap star Peter Reckell and his wife Kelly Moneymaker weren’t sure what to call their 9-month-old daughter until her name, Loden Sloan, appeared to Kelly in a dream. When the singer awoke, “she looked up Loden, which is a shade of green, and Sloan is Celtic for warrior,” Peter say. “It made perfect sense as weâre both passionate environmentalists.” Their earth-focused outlook is also one reason that Peter and Kelly will not be having any more biological children citing a concern for population control. Peter explains, “We should be discussing that topic.” However, that doesn’t mean that they won’t add to their family by another way.
We might adopt down the road. My wife is adopted.
Peter, 53, and Kelly, 38, were married on April 18, 1998.
Source: TV Guide Canada; Photo by Juan Rico/Fame Pictures.
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