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Freakonomics named our baby girl

BlueRidge8BlueRidge8 member
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Okay, not really.

We had all but decided on "Adair" for our LO. I've been wavering recently, just because that's what I do and I know it's a big deal to name a person. Yesterday, I was in the mall and ducked into Walden's to glance at the baby names chapter of Freakonomics - my dad has my copy and I haven't read it in a couple of years.

I flipped to the "Girl names that most signify highly educated parents"

4. Adair

I'm taking it as a sign (a silly one, I know) and feel good about our choice!  Big Smile

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  • ttmccootttmccoot
    lol. congrats.
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  • snoopymom09snoopymom09
    Now I'm curious -- what were numbers 1 through 3??!
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  • BetchySproutBetchySprout member

    As in Daisy Adair?

     

    (My favorite character from Dead Like Me)

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  • BlueRidge8BlueRidge8 member

    Here's the list (some of them are quite out-there):

    1. lucienne
    2. marie-claire
    3. glynnis
    4. adair
    5. meira
    6. beatrix
    7. clementine
    8. phillipa
    9. aviva
    10. flannery
    11. rotem (what? this name is terrible, IMO)
    12. oona (yikes)
    13. atara
    14. linden
    15. waverly
    16. zofia
    17. pascale
    18. eleanora
    19. elika
    20. neeka 

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  • BetchySproutBetchySprout member

    Oona Chapman comes to mind on your "yikes"...she was Charlie Chaplin's wife and Eugene O'Neill's daughter.

    Not a fan of any names on this list.

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  • BlueRidge8BlueRidge8 member

    Oops, the comments (yikes) on there were from where I C+P the list from another message board. I would have yikes-ed more than one!

    For comparison, here's the "girl names that best signify low-education parents' according to 'freakonomics':

    1. angel
    2. heaven
    3. misty
    4. destiny
    5. brenda
    6. tabatha
    7. bobbie
    8. brandy
    9. destinee
    10. cindy
    11. jazmine
    12. shyanne
    13. britany
    14. mercedes
    15. tiffanie
    16. ashly
    17. tonya
    18. crystal
    19. brandie
    20. brandi

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  • j_luvs_rj_luvs_r member
    My husband just read it.  We found out that our #1 girl's name choice has the potential to become one of the most popular names in 2015.  I am very anti-popular names, so this made me sad.
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    imageBlueRidge8:

    Here's the list (some of them are quite out-there):

    1. lucienne
    2. marie-claire
    3. glynnis
    4. adair
    5. meira
    6. beatrix
    7. clementine
    8. phillipa
    9. aviva
    10. flannery
    11. rotem (what? this name is terrible, IMO)
    12. oona (yikes)
    13. atara
    14. linden
    15. waverly
    16. zofia
    17. pascale
    18. eleanora
    19. elika
    20. neeka 

    I love Beatrix & Clementine.  

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  • Rose.9.6.03Rose.9.6.03 member

    Adair is really pretty.  It's not my usual style, but I like it. 

    My name, Aviva, is on the list.  More interestingly, the authors said Aviva would be one of the popular names in 2015.  It still has yet to break the top 1000 on the SS name list. 

     From the list I really like Lucienne, Phillipa, Linden and Eleanora.  I *love* Clementine, but don't have the guts to actually use it.

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  • shopgirl_07shopgirl_07 member
    I love Adair.
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  • LuckyVaCplLuckyVaCpl
    Love Adair! I baby sat a little girl in high school whose name was Adair-Hayes. Something about it just flows nicely
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  • CutieBean79CutieBean79 member
    Adair is a very nice name.  Those others are way out there.
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    imageBlueRidge8:

    Here's the list (some of them are quite out-there):

    1. lucienne
    2. marie-claire
    3. glynnis
    4. adair
    5. meira
    6. beatrix
    7. clementine
    8. phillipa
    9. aviva
    10. flannery
    11. rotem (what? this name is terrible, IMO)
    12. oona (yikes)
    13. atara
    14. linden
    15. waverly
    16. zofia
    17. pascale
    18. eleanora
    19. elika
    20. neeka 

    Phillippa has always been one of my favorites for a girl. And I love Beatrice but not Beatrix.

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  • MrsCFBMrsCFB member
    i dislike nearly every name on that list.   
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  • jennygirlmtjennygirlmt member

    I love Adair! I've never heard of it! I loved Adelle but it rhymes with my last name, I feel like this is a great alternative. I'm totally putting this on my future girls list. We chose Ainsley for our girl, so Adair could be cute with it!

     

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    imagettmccoot:
    lol. congrats.

    Holy Moly, Buffalo baby is the cutest little thing EVER!!!!!

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  • CactusGirlCactusGirl member
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    As in Daisy Adair?

     

    (My favorite character from Dead Like Me)

     

    This is exactly what I thought of when I heard Adair!! The actress that played her is so pretty (not the movie one, but the tv series one).


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    imageBlueRidge8:

    Here's the list (some of them are quite out-there):

    1. lucienne
    2. marie-claire
    3. glynnis
    4. adair
    5. meira
    6. beatrix
    7. clementine
    8. phillipa
    9. aviva
    10. flannery
    11. rotem (what? this name is terrible, IMO)
    12. oona (yikes)
    13. atara
    14. linden
    15. waverly
    16. zofia
    17. pascale
    18. eleanora
    19. elika
    20. neeka 

    ahhh I like this list (not a fan of all the names per se). I haven't read the book but based on the way people made the book sound, I just assumed there wouldn't be any unique names.


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  • PhilsWife07PhilsWife07 member
    I was considering Marie-Claire at one point but didn't like the association with the magazine.  Glynnis is... different. Surprised I've never seen that one on this board before.
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  • MyBabyG2010MyBabyG2010 member
    The name part of that book is really interesting! My boy names are on the list of high education parents :)
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  • Tammy05-26-07Tammy05-26-07
    imageRose.9.6.03:

    Adair is really pretty.  It's not my usual style, but I like it. 

    My name, Aviva, is on the list.  More interestingly, the authors said Aviva would be one of the popular names in 2015.  It still has yet to break the top 1000 on the SS name list. 

     From the list I really like Lucienne, Phillipa, Linden and Eleanora.  I *love* Clementine, but don't have the guts to actually use it.

    Aviva!  I was just coming to tell you that your on the list! lol ;) 

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  • wife1014wife1014 member

    imageMrsCFB:
    i dislike nearly every name on that list.   

    This, and DH and I are well educated.  Uh Oh, noone will ever know it!

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    imagewife1014:

    imageMrsCFB:
    i dislike nearly every name on that list.   

    This, and DH and I are well educated.  Uh Oh, noone will ever know it!

    No one is two words.

    P - 9/2008
    A - 8/2010
    L - 1/2013
    S - 3/2015
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    imagePhilsWife07:
    imagewife1014:

    imageMrsCFB:
    i dislike nearly every name on that list.   

    This, and DH and I are well educated.  Uh Oh, noone will ever know it!

    No one is two words.

     Yes, it is.  Were you trying to prove a point? 

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  • mr&mrswelchmr&mrswelch
    Ha! I think it is funny that several of those names would be characterized as you-neek or made-up, all while the posters shriek--"You need to read Freakonomics!"
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