The Perfect Baby Name: Finding the Name That Sounds Just Right

by Eric Reyes and Whitney Walker

Learn to listen for the ideal name The Perfect Baby Name is the first book of its kind-providing parents with a creative approach to selecting first and middle names that sound good with readers' surnames. A good combination of names is pleasing to the ear, easy to remember, and can help a child be popular and successful in life. Utilizing the techniques found in poetry and phonetics, parents will discover how to examine a surname by the sum of its parts-and match it with the perfect first name. With this unique new method, parents can choose the baby name that everyone is looking for: the perfect one Here's how it works with the surname Green: Break down the sounds: G, R, long E, and N. These are the four different sounds (or phonemes) in that name. Now refer to those four different lists in the back of the book. The G list has names like Hugo and Morgan... The R list has Rex and Aurora... The E (long) list, Eli and Alicia... The N list, Nathaniel and Lindy... All of these names sound good with the surname Green, so now it's just a matter of personal preference. Readers can scan the lists for the name they like best and choose the perfect match

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425202658
• ISBN13: 9780425202654
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Could be confusing, but I still liked it

OK, while this book can start off confusing (you really need to concentrate to get the theme), I actually liked it in the end. It does give the perfect compliment to a last name and I found it very useful. Be prepared to spend some time on it, though...but if you're like me and into "nice-flowing" names...this will certianly be your bible!

If you buy one baby name book -this is it!!

With all the on-line resources finding a baby name was soooo overwhelming. This book broke down into simple guidelines what makes a name sound good with your last name -or at least sound better than other names. You don't need an alliteration -Jennifer Aniston was one example. I started going through the guidelines and found that almost all of my friends and family had followed these rules/guidelines without knowing them. It was a great way to help us wade through the tons of names out there!!

creative naming

I really love the concept behind this book -- naming your baby based on the sound of the name, first matched with last, instead of what the name means or its origin. I guess being a writer, I'm drawn to the lyricism of language, so this was, seriously, The Perfect Baby Name book for me. I used its priciples in rhythm and sound to name my daughter and will use it again for my next one! I highly recommend this reading -- the name suggestions really offered such surprising and wonderful considerations that I never would have come up on my own.

The Best Book for Naming Your Baby!

I have several baby name books and found myself frustrated at trying to come up with a short list of names I liked. This book helps you to understand how to match the first, middle, and last names. I almost did not buy this book because at first glance it looked confusing, but something made me take a second look at it and I am glad I did. Whether you prefer a common or unique name, this book will help you choose a name that will flow. Once you spend a few minutes reading the beginning of the book, you will understand the method. The authors have made it simple by breaking everything down into quick and easy to use lists. This book helped me to realize why I did not like any of the names that I was coming up with. I now know it was because I was choosing names that did not go with our surname. Now I am looking at names in an entirely different way!

great idea and well-written!

I just got this book at the store and have to say it is a welcome addition to the baby-naming category! It's not just a list of names to say outloud to your spouse: It shows you how to make the first and last name sound beautiful together. It helped me realize that the great name we picked out for our daughter to be isn't really the best sounding match for our last name. Better, it showed me an alternative that I love even more. I wondered how someone came up with this perspective on naming your baby and then I looked at the name of one of the authors: Whitney Walker! Now that sounds great. So these guys know what they're talking about.