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How to Pick the Perfect Name for Your Baby

Whether you want to go trendy, traditional, or totally unique, we've gathered great ideas on how to select the ideal name for your newborn.

Expect the Unexpected

There's a lot of pressure in choosing a baby name. It'll be one of the first things people learn about your child and will be a part of her for the rest of her life. But though naming your newborn is a daunting process, it can also be fun. Some couples discuss and research -- and argue about the name until hospital staff make them sign the birth certificate. Other parents-to-be just hear a name and find they both love the sound. There are about as many ways to pick a name as there are names themselves. For inspired stories of how parents chose the perfect moniker for their child -- and ideas for how to come up with your own -- read on.

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