Have baby-naming trends gone too far?

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Have baby-naming trends gone too far?

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  • 68700
    Yes. I think it’s out of control. There's no need to spend that much money researching your child's name.
    84%
  • 68701
    No. I think it’s worth it. I'd like to know all the meanings/translations before I name my child.
    5%
  • 68702
    Maybe. It did seem a lot easier for people to name their kids in the past.
    11%

VoteTotal Votes: 292

For $1,678, a London-based translation firm is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of prospective baby names in other languages. Do you think it's worth it or is the whole naming process getting out of control? Cast your vote and post your thoughts.

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Total of 292 votes - click on the "Display Comments" bar below to sort comments

84.2%
Yes. I think it’s out of control. There's no need to spend that much money researching your child's name.
246 votes
5.1%
No. I think it’s worth it. I'd like to know all the meanings/translations before I name my child.
15 votes
10.6%
Maybe. It did seem a lot easier for people to name their kids in the past.
31 votes
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No. I think it’s worth it. I'd like to know all the meanings/translations before I name my child.

Picking baby names is a monumental parental decision even though it is fundamentally mundane.

    #1
     - Buffy-851618
     - 11:55 am EST on Tue Nov 17, 2009
    Yes. I think it’s out of control. There's no need to spend that much money researching your child's name.

    If you are that concerned look it up online yourself. I can think of pleanty of things I could do with $1,678 instead.

    • 1 vote
    #2
     - chely739
     - 12:08 pm EST on Tue Nov 17, 2009
    Yes. I think it’s out of control. There's no need to spend that much money researching your child's name.

    Yes its out of control. Just give your kids a name like we did back in the days. Who cares what the name means!!!!

      #3
       - LilRico
       - 7:55 am EST on Wed Nov 18, 2009
      No. I think it’s worth it. I'd like to know all the meanings/translations before I name my child.

      I was early to deliver,so,I grabbed my high school yearbook for the 12 hr drive,and picked a beautiful name Taryn Leah.

        #4
         - thornsif
         - 8:59 am EST on Wed Nov 18, 2009
        Yes. I think it’s out of control. There's no need to spend that much money researching your child's name.

        I live in America and do not plan on ever leaving. I do not care what my child's name means in other languages.

          #5
           - jamib
           - 10:17 am EST on Wed Nov 18, 2009
          Maybe. It did seem a lot easier for people to name their kids in the past.

          I do like how more traditional names are coming back. And, I think it's nice to keep names in the family.

            #6
             - mommieknowsbest.com
             - 11:32 am EST on Wed Nov 18, 2009
            Yes. I think it’s out of control. There's no need to spend that much money researching your child's name.

            Stupid - quit trying to make your child's name "unique" they end up being stupid.

              #7
               - d_m77
               - 4:28 pm EST on Mon Nov 23, 2009

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