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Composing a series of names

Nov 5th 2009
By Laura Wattenberg

Today's baby naming thought of the day comes courtesy of my eight year old daughter. Hearing me comment that each name you choose affects future sibling names, the name-wizard-in-training chimed in with a provocative literary analogy. She pointed me to this quote about writing a book series, from "Paddington Bear" creator Michael Bond's introduction to his Paddington Treasury:

"In the case of a series, the first book is always the easiest; you go wherever your fancy takes you, the world is your oyster. But, and it is a big but, you also set parameters for all the ones that follow."
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1JacobEmma
2MichaelIsabella
3EthanEmily
4JoshuaMadison
5DanielAva
6AlexanderOlivia
7AnthonySophia
8WilliamAbigail
9ChristopherElizabeth
10MatthewChloe
11JaydenSamantha
12AndrewAddison
13JosephNatalie
14DavidMia
15NoahAlexis
16AidenAlyssa
17JamesHannah
18RyanAshley
19LoganElla
20JohnSarah
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