There are tons of resources on the internet, as well as in print, for baby names and baby information. It can be very hard to pick a name for a new baby. You, the parent, may want to know what the name means, where it originated and maybe even how popular or unusual it may be. This list shows the best baby name websites that I have found.
www.babynames.com – This website has many options to choose from and is very user friendly and fun. They separate boy and girl names. They also have lists of celebrity baby names, a cool names list and the most popular names list. You can search through their website for a specific name or search by names of origin. You can also vote on name lists. There is a very helpful information and advice section. A fantastic and very unique feature they offer is tips for writers who are trying to name their characters in a story. Babynames.com also gives to other organizations. They support five different charitable organizations. Also, they offer fun stuff like a baby photo contest, a random re-namer and a due date calculator. They even sell personalized baby gifts too!
www.bestforbabynames.com – This website has more than 21,000 baby names to choose from. They also offer the ability to browse by alphabet, origin or you can do a search. They offer naming tips and a “My Favorite Names” list, in which you can pick your favorite names and keep track of the ones you have chosen. The meaning and origin of the baby name is provided on this website. There are several other resources on the website. They list a blog, baby advice, baby resources, baby photo blog and nursery rhymes. This site is also user friendly and functional.
www.babynamescountry.com – This website is exactly as its name describes. It lists baby names with the origin and meaning of the name, as well as a rating. This site also allows the user the ability to pick favorite names and keep track of them. This site offers a baby names advisor. You can search by boy or girl names, by alphabet or by popular names. They also offer baby naming tips and baby naming widgets. This website allows you to submit a name to their database. There is also a link with information for pregnancy help.
www.babiesonline.com/babynames - This website allows you to do several things if you become a member. Membership is free; you just have to register with them. They have a search function which finds the name, the origin and meaning. They have a list of the most popular names and the most unusual names. You can suggest a name to their website. They also offer baby naming tips. Once you register as a member you can get personalized weekly pregnancy information, a pregnancy journal, your own baby page to share with family and friends and a link to search for other baby web sites, as well as links to lots of free baby stuff. This site offers lots of information on pregnancy, free pregnancy wristbands, a baby photo contest, baby development information week by week, shopping resources, a blog, a forum, and links to other baby sites they like.
www.cutebabynames.org - This website allows you to search based on specific starting letters, boy or girl names, origin of the name, celebrity names, most popular and unique names. They offer a link to shopping for various baby things. Also, something really cool they offer is a widget that you can put on a personal website, blog or myspace page. The link to the widget is: www.cutebabynames.org/widget.aspx
All you have to do is copy the html code and paste it into your website and the baby names search tool will be displayed on your site to search through anytime.
