There are only a couple of days left to enter the Name Our Greener Baby Contest. Again, a special thanks to our contest sponsors, Ecoist and Rag Trade Happy Clothing Co. We must receive your entry by Friday, March 7, 2008! Here are some of the latest submissions:
Name: Walden
Why: He’s a nature lovin’ treehugger
This baby’s eco-passion: Duh! Trees, of course!
– Submitted by Laura M.
Name: Henry, Leo, Silvio, or Max
Why: All are names of family & friends that are eco-conscious
This baby’s eco-passion: Access to clean drinking water for those who need it. Maybe that will entail inventing the best desalination equipment, or litigating against greedy developers/illegal dumpers/unethical utilities, or developing innovative engineering.
– Submitted by Juliet P.
Name: Oliver (again!)
Why: It means peace
This baby’s eco-passion: To bring about a more peaceful world (and peaceful natural places!).
– Submitted by Jen C.
Name: Carmelo
Why: Doesn’t it just roll off the tongue in English or Spanish? Doesn’t it simply sound sweet, like honey? The name Carmelo derives from the Hebrew Carmel defined as "orchard" or "vineyard".
This baby’s eco-passion: Organic wine-making or sustainable beekeeping.
– Submitted by Maria E.
Name: Kai
Why: Means keeper of the earth in Greek and "sea" in Hawaiian.
This baby’s eco-passion: Keeping our planet thriving, whether it is about developing novel ways to decrease our pollution or tending to the sea life that is affected by our pollution.
– Submitted by Jamie F.
Name: Amator Demetrius
Why: Means "Loves" and "Mother Earth" so together the name means "Loves Mother Earth"
This baby’s eco-passion: Amator will love to find new ways to reuse our resources to insure earth will be clean and healthy for our posterity.
– Submitted by Sarah P.
Name: Edan
Why: It sounds similar to Eden, as in the first part of Genesis, the Garden of Eden. This conjures up an idea of a perfect world- unscathed by humans. The Spanish Baby Name book said the meaning of the word meant fire; one of the four substances regarded as the fundamental elements of the earth.
This baby’s eco-passion: He will grow to be a strong man who will reverse the aging of time.
– Submitted by Davina M.
Name: Ecoist
Why: “Eco” will be raised with a recycling family that loves to do community clean-ups, has a solar powered home, a sailboat, and a large vegetable garden surrounded by a butterfly garden and bordered with shade creating native trees.
This baby’s eco-passion: Eco will be cared for by his older sister Enviro and his parents Father time and Mother nature.
– Submitted by Robert P.
Name: Tenacidad
Why: It implies courage, steadfastness, and determination. His nick name could be "Ten," which is unusual and easy to remember.
This baby’s eco-passion: Only Tenacidad will know what his passion might be. I imagine his parents will serve by example, but if he is original and independent, he will develop his own style of affecting positive change in the world. I sense he will spread the good word through music.
– Submitted by Bridget M.
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Name Our Greener Baby Contest
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