If you’re like most soon-to-be parents, searching lists of popular baby names and definitions to find the right one can be a challenge. Should you go with one that describes the characteristics you desire your baby to have or a name that highlights someone special in your life? Do you pick from this year’s popular choices or go with something that displays individuality?
Popular Baby Names
Despite the nostalgic tone of these names, it’s a good idea to think about what your child’s peers and colleagues will think about the name you choose. Plus, what’s trendy today might sound trite when your child comes of age. While children often strive hard to live up to the characteristics that lay at the heart of their name, some unique baby names also set many children up for a lifetime of teasing and ridicule.
No parent wants their child to fight their way through life, but what’s cute at the age of two or three might interfere with your child’s business success later on. Going with popular baby names that symbolize qualities you want to instill in your child can be a compromise. Whether you want to light your son with the fire to stand up and be a leader or endow your daughter with the wisdom of Solomon, here’s a short list of popular baby names and their definitions to get you started:
Aiden: fire
Liam (a form of William): will helmet, protection
Ethan: firmness, long-lived
Michael: he who resembles God
Sophia: wisdom
Isabella: God’s promise
Emma: entire, universal
Lily: purity
Popular baby names can sometimes trail after movie and television actors’ names, the character they play, or in the case of Lily, the influence that individual had on the character’s life. When picking a name for your child, always remember to think it over carefully as the name you give is for life.