The Baby Name Wizard has announced its 2009 Name of the Year. The name is sure to shock non-Twilight fans because they just won’t get it. But their chosen name is Renesmee. Here is what they said about choosing the name.
We’ve counted down the first and second runners up, and now it’s time for the official 2009 Name of the Year. Brace yourselves, name enthusiasts, because it may not be what you’re expecting….
Renesmee.
Yes, it’s another Twilight name, which makes for a potent and timely launching pad. But the impact of Renesmee goes far beyond vampires. This name is the spark that lit a long-building cultural bonfire to usher in the Age of the Mashup Baby Name.
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has said that she chose the name because no normal human name would do for an otherworldly creature like Renesmee. It also strikes me as a realistic choice for a couple of teenage parents. Undead or not, they live in a time when creativity in baby name is prized, particularly by younger parents. What’s more, they live in a celebrity-saturated world, in the long shadow of Bennifer.
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