What's in a Name?

As various monikers fall in and out of favor we can tell you the meaning, but not the motivation.

By Lexy Schmertz

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City Mom
Soccer Mom
Jet-Set Mom
Fashionista Mom
Eco Mom
Off-the-Charts...
Girls
Zoe
Willa
Coco
Riley
Chase
Pippa
Aspen
Cosima
York
Ruby
Selena
Zuzu
Saffron
Verdi
Bay
Nevaeh
(Heaven in reverse)
Boys
Dex
Sebastian
Quinn
Mason
Caleb
Walker
Denver
Tobias
Xander
Maximus
Kristof
Van
Forest
Asher
Milo
Pilot
Inspektor

Behind the Name
Perhaps chic can be guaranteed when you name your daughter after Coco Chanel.
Worker names like Mason (stoneworker) and Walker (clothworker) have become popular.
Worldy Tobias tots may owe their name to the popularity of Sotheby's art guru Tobias Meyer.
Actor Toby Maguire and his wife Jennifer Meyer, a jewelry designer, named their daughter Ruby.
Will your child be eco-conscious if you name her "green"? Opt for the Italian "Verdi."
Actor, skateboarder, and Scientologist Jason Lee named his son Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf Lee.

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