Cool Names for Babies: Revised & Updated

By Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz

Book Overview

Five years ago, America's leading baby-name experts, Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz, wrote a hip little book to answer the question they were asked most frequently: "What are the cool names?" Cool marches on, so it's time for a fresh new look at the latest trends, including:

- Little Caesars: Led by celebrities (from Daniel Baldwin's Atticus to Julia Roberts's Phinnaeus), Latinate boys' names are hot, hot, hot
- Scarlet Ladies: Sexy siren names, from Lola and Scarlett to biblical bad girls Salome and Delilah
- Hollywood Squared: Golden Age silver-screen glamour is in, from Ava to Gable, as in Clark
- Thunderbolts: Brisk and bold one-syllable boys' names like Colt, Cade, Trent, and Stone
- Vowel Names: As in Addison, Ella, Oliver, and Olivia.

Plus the coolest baby-name ideas you won't find anywhere else: Coolest Flower Name, Coolest Royal Name, Coolest Palindrome Name, Coolest Fruit Name, Coolest Poet Name. Inspired, fun, and exciting, the new Cool Names has all of the hottest names for babies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031237786X
• ISBN13: 9780312377861
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Great book if you are struggling with choosing a name!

I almost didn't pick up this book in the bookstore. I mean, I figure any book that actually gives itself the moniker of "cool" would by default NOT be cool, right? Plus, there are tons of free website with lists of names, so why would I need to buy a book? But I started thumbing through it, showed it to my husband and we decided it was exceptional enough to buy it. The book is grouped into categories, and sure, some of them are a little unusual. We aren't the types to name our kids after a video game character or a supermodel, but some of the other categories were right up our alley. I especially loved the suggestions for taking an ordinary name and tweaking it slightly to make it more unusual or exotic. Great idea! This book also reminded me of names I hadn't thought about in years, many of which I hadn't seen on the "free" websites. All in all, definitely worth checking out if you are stumped for names and want something that not half the other kids in preschool will have.

Witty Satran Strikes Again!

Just when you think the whole spectrum has been covered... Satran proves us wrong again with her revised and updated cool names. With something for everyone, food for thought, and so much more than just a list of what's hot, Satran has once again proved to be THE authority on baby names. Don't bother looking anywhere else.. Everything you need, want, and more (for all types of parents-to-be) is in this edition.

Great book for people who are internet savvy

I love this book! I'm one of those people who want a unique name for my child and this book is laid out in a very different way than the other books I have. The other reviewers are correct in that there are no meanings given, but anyone with an internet connection can look up the names themselves. I also have one of those thick 30,000 best world names books and prefer this smaller one. If you are looking for unique names and a little entertainment, this book is great. It's a small book, so don't expect to just buy this book as you search for your baby's name.

Great book for people who are internet savvy

I love this book! I'm one of those people who want a unique name for my child and this book is laid out in a very different way than the other books I have. The other reviewers are correct in that there are no meanings given, but anyone with an internet connection can look up the names themselves. I also have one of those thick 30,000 best world names books and prefer this smaller one. If you are looking for unique names and a little entertainment, this book is great. It's a small book, so don't expect to just buy this book as you search for your baby's name.

Great Name Book!

This book is great. It gives you the list of today's top 100 names, as well as tossing out some lesser known ones from other parts of the world, and names that haven't been in the mainstream for decades. Great book if you want a different name for your baby without it being too out there or borderlining trashy. We got our baby's name from this book!