Hey Baby! What's Your Name: A Canadian Guide to Naming Your Baby - Softcover

McMurray, Shandley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470836873 ISBN 13: 9780470836873

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2005

Synopsis

Unique in the marketplace Hey Baby! What’s Your Name? is packed with fun and functional chapters and is a perfect guide for every Canadian parent trying to make that all important decision – what should they name their baby?

Its special sections on truly Canadian names, relevant national statistics, Prime Ministers’ names and place and literary names unique to the Great White North offer Canucks the first baby name book that speaks directly to them. And unique interviews with Canadian adults and children reveal what we really think about our names.

Jam-packed with helpful tips about everything from the best time to name your child to the top 10 things to avoid when choosing a name, This book is full of use-it-now information that expecting parents need. It offers a voice of reason to help quell arguments over names and important information about the psychological impact of names as well as the legalities surrounding birth certificates and name changes.

Organized by theme, each chapter is unique, offering the origin and meaning of thousands of names that appeal to just about everyone, including: dads, celeb watchers, literary buffs, eccentrics, traditionalists, history lovers and geography majors. Looking for weird names? Hey Baby! has got those, too.

Even quiz lovers are in luck. Great Canadian includes two fun, interactive quizzes to help get readers more involved – and give them a brain break from tough decision-making. Fun, funky and a great read, this book helps parents make the right call when naming their little Canuck.

About this title

About the Author

Shandley McMurray is a uniquely named and talented freelance writer specializing in health and parenting stories. Over the past six years, she has written over 100 articles for some of Canada's leading magazines and Web sites, including Chatelaine, Today's Parent, Profit, Glow, Wish, Chatelaine.com, Macleans.ca, Lifenetwork.ca and Foodtv.ca.
She also contributed political speeches to The Art of Negotiation: A Simulation for Resolving Conflict in Federal States (Broadview Press, 2002) by Jonathan Rose, John McLean and Alexis Conrad. Shandley has appeared on numerous television and radio shows, including CH Morning Live, Global Television News, Shop Toronto, Rogers Daytime, Medical Intelligence, CKCO's The Vernile File and 680 News, to promote her articles.
Shandley began her journalism career as an editor at the Queen's University Journal. She soon became a regular columnist and freelance writer for The Kingston Whig-Standard. Prior to graduating from Queen's, Shandley worked as a summer editorial intern at Chatelaine. A year later, she graduated with first class honours and a BAH in English and Sociology. She then began work as a freelance writer and Microsite and Editorial producer for Chatelaine.com in Toronto. At night, she took journalism courses at Ryerson University.
Shandley has since worked as Assistant Web Editor at Maclean's and Acting Associate Health Editor at Glow. She also worked as a segment producer during the most recent season of CTV's preeminent health show, Balance – Television for Living Well, hosted by Dr. Marla Shapiro.
Shandley is number seven of eight well-named children and has 10 nieces and nephews. She lives just north of Toronto in Newmarket with her popularly-named husband, Austin.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470836873
• ISBN 13: 9780470836873
• Binding: Paperback