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Blending Surnames

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Jennifer Moss

Hi Jennifer!

I’d love to hear your advice about blending my last name, Rothschild, (ROTH-child) with my fiance’s last name, Meyer (MY-er). The readily available options are Rothsmeyer and Meychild, (although we’d probably do Rothmeyer or Mychild, to spare our kids the trouble of spelling it over and over for people). Read More

Gadgets Past: Paul’s Previous Posts

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Sue Moss

Take the Tub Temperature: digital spout Listen in on your unborn: Prenatal Listener Detect against Ear infections: EarCheck Educate your Unborn Baby: BabyPlus Puppy plays to learn Stop SIDS: Snuza monitors baby Did Einstein bend balls? The Bendy Ball. Chewing and Winking: the Winkel Robot teaches tots: Cogsley Little Scholar educational tablet for kids Seat holds baby and iPad: the Apptivity Foam case keeps your kid’s iPad safe: the Khomo Safekids Amazon Kindle FreeTime — a better babysitter Kids can learn electronics A robot pet based on your iPhone Make better baby food Hi-tech Teddy monitors baby: TediTalk Help your baby start to walk: Walking Wings Take a Temp without a Touch: VeraTemp Bounce the baby: MamaRoo Bellybuds pump sound to the Baby Bump Remotely ensure your baby is breathing: Owlet Vitals Monitor Bathe and weigh the baby: Aqua Scale Baby’s First photo album: Discovery Forget Me Not Baby-sized blender for complete nutrition iPad on the iPotty: Activity Seat Find out if you’re Fertile: OvaCue Time-lapse app records facial changes: Watch Me One futuristic super-stroller: 4Moms origami Warm those baby wipes Shush the baby: Pneo baby shusher Why are you crying, Baby? Read More

Manic for Manoch

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Jennifer Moss

Hello Jennifer,

I recently lost my great-grandmother over the holiday season. A woman I loved very much and am honoured to be named after. However, since her passing I’ve been doing an abundance of family research. She had thirteen bothers and sisters! Read More

Formal Name v. Nick Name

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Jennifer Moss

Hi Jenni,

I was wonder what you think of the name Skyley for a girl? It’s going to pronounce like skylee it just the spelling is different.

Stephanie V.

Dear Stephanie,

First, my name is Jennifer. And I’m not just correcting you, I’m making a point about diminutive names. Read More

Street Name for Baby Name

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Jennifer Moss

Hi Jennifer,

I was wondering what you thought of the name Adderley for a girl, nicknamed Addy. It’s the name of a street in my hometown.

Thanks!

Molly

Dear Molly,

I like it, and the fact that you associate it with a good memory. Read More

Grandma Permilla

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Jennifer Moss

Hi Jennifer, My grandmother’s middle name is Permilla, as was her grandmother’s middle name that died three months before my grandmother’s birth. I love the name and I wouldn’t mind having one of my future children’s middle name as Permilla (if I have a daughter), but I would like to know what it means. Read More

About Evuska and Feedback on Cherry

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Jennifer Moss

Hi Jennifer,

My question is: Do you know the meaning of Evuska? I was told it is basically my own name (Evelyn) in Slovak. Could you in some way verify this for me? Thank you so very much.

My Comment is: You advised a writer to you not to name her child Cherry. Read More