Read more baby name stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36289/baby-name.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:58:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69508/mohammed-now-londons-most-popular-boys-name.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMohammed has beaten out old favorites like Jack and Oliver to become the most popular name for baby boys in London, the Telegraph reports. British government figures show that the name—when variant spellings like "Muhammed" are included—is more than twice as popular in the British capital as the...http://www.newser.com/story/69508/mohammed-now-londons-most-popular-boys-name.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 7:25:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69039/yes-its-sparrow-like-the-bird.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt may seem like Nicole Richie and Joel Madden went out on a limb when they named their son Sparrow, but one baby name expert isn't surprised. "Of all the animal names, bird names are the hottest," she tells Us Weekly . Birds also have "spiritual symbolism." Sparrow is usually a...http://www.newser.com/story/69039/yes-its-sparrow-like-the-bird.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 9:12:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58447/emma-dethrones-emily-as-most-popular-girls-name.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEmma was the most popular baby name for girls in the US last year, knocking Emily out of the top spot after 12 years, the AP reports. Jacob remains the most popular boys name for the 10th straight year. President Obama’s uncommon given name didn’t make it into the top...http://www.newser.com/story/58447/emma-dethrones-emily-as-most-popular-girls-name.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 11:09:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54123/mia-babys-name-ikhyd-not-ickitt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTMZ got its hands on rapper MIA’s baby’s birth certificate, and yes, the boy does have a crazy name, if not quite the one you thought it was. Her son, born last month, is named Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman—and not Ickitt, as initial reports moved MIA to deny on...http://www.newser.com/story/54123/mia-babys-name-ikhyd-not-ickitt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 11:25:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52633/mias-new-baby-is-named.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAww, no Ickitt? Hip-hop artist MIA says Internet reports that she gave her son that unusual moniker are untrue, People reports. "My baby is not called Ickitt, Pickit, or Lickit," she writes on her MySpace blog. A flurry of reports had the odd name today. So if it's not Ickitt,...http://www.newser.com/story/52633/mias-new-baby-is-named.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 13:20:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51771/what-not-to-name-your-new-baby.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNaming your child Anna Sasin, Paige Turner, or Hazel Nutt may seem funny, but they're Terry Bull ideas. Those are all real names in British phone books—and the jokes are no laughing matter for the people stuck with the monikers, researchers with TheBabyWebsite.com say. The kidding "got hugely...http://www.newser.com/story/51771/what-not-to-name-your-new-baby.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Feb 2009 15:40:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47311/bizarro-celeb-baby-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom cities to superheroes, celebs have saddled their spawn with wacky, way-out names. The LA Times lists more than a few monikers that could get a kid punched out on the playground. Ever Gabo, daughter of model/actress Milla Jovovich Banjo Patrick, son of Brothers & Sisters' Rachel Griffiths Diezel Ky...http://www.newser.com/story/47311/bizarro-celeb-baby-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Jan 2009 13:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47442/know-name-of-lisas-baby-hint-33-letters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLisa Bonet and Jason Momoa took weeks to announce the birth of their son, who’ll need far longer to learn how to spell his own name. Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa was born Dec. 15 to the ex- Cosby kid and the Stargate Atlantis star, reports E! Online. Bonet said her...http://www.newser.com/story/47442/know-name-of-lisas-baby-hint-33-letters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Jan 2009 12:13:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44420/forget-paris-baby-names-go-traditional-in-glum-08.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith doom and gloom dominating this year's headlines, new parents scratched Paris like a rotten Apple from the baby-name book in favor of more traditional monikers for their bundles of joy, Reuters reports. Individuality and moxie were shoved aside as classics like Jacob and Emma re-took the top of the...http://www.newser.com/story/44420/forget-paris-baby-names-go-traditional-in-glum-08.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Dec 2008 12:00:00 CST