Archive for the 'Baby Name Tourney' Category

The 2nd Annual Baby Name Face-off BEGINS!

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Friends, Family, Ladies and Gentlemen, the 2nd Annual Gupta Family Baby Name Face-off has begun!
The tournament consists of 32 names: 16 picked by Rahul and 16 picked by Sarah. We asked Tatiana if she had any ideas, and she said “ackitow” (which translates to “tractor”), so we decided she wasn’t taking this seriously enough.
Each [...]

Coming up for air…

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

So, obviously, this hasn’t been a good year for updating this site, but like many an earnest blogger, I intend to do better.
I was trying to come up with nice sounding excuses, like I’d rather spend time with Tatiana and Sarah than write about it, but, really, it probably comes mostly down to my travel [...]

Today’s Name: Tatiana Amelie Gupta

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

The Baby Name Face-off, The WINNER!

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

Now, I won’t say our tournament is quite as prestigious as, say, Wimbledon, but with over 70 voters, I must say it was a more successful tournament than I had expected.
Now, without further ado, the winner of the First Annual(?!) Baby Name Face-off:
Amelie
Amelie faced a host of tough competitors, but when it came to the [...]

The Baby Name Face-Off, The Final Round

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Well, I guess you all proved me wrong.
Natalie beat Jasmine.
Let’s see who else Natalie beat to get here: Circe, Noemi, Alia
Amelie (of course) beat out Grace.
Let’s see who else Amelie beat to get here: Claudette, Lily, Jasmine
In both cases it looks like they got a free pass on the first round, but the competition got [...]

The Baby Name Face-Off, ROUND 4

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Seriously, people?
Grace and Natalie over Penelope and Alia?
Seriously?
Well, at lease Alia was close to making it…
At any rate, here we are down to the final four. It appears if we’ve got a couple of Dark Horses going up against a certain fan favorite, Amelie, and the most divisive name in the tournament, Jasmine.
It seems [...]

The Baby Name Face-Off, ROUND 3

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

We are down to 8 names!
Well, 7, actually. That Jasmine has made it all the way to the elite 8, twice! Think we’ll get a Jasmine vs. Jasmine final?
The toughest loss of the week was Mina, losing to Jasmine by 4! Tough loss, Mina–especially with Jasmine already getting a win in the “They [...]

The Baby Name Face-Off, ROUND 2

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Well, what an exciting week!
Most of the match-ups ended in a landslide, but it looks like there are going to be many people sad to say goodbye to Miranda, Alexandra, Milla, and, in our closest race, Fei. (Either that, or you’re just going to be sad about the name you voted against.)
With so many [...]

The Baby Name Face-off BEGINS!

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Alright, friends and family, the Baby Name Face-off has begun!
We have each picked 16 girl names and pitted them against each other. It is up to you, our adoring readers, to help us decide which name could belong to our baby. The lists are made up mostly of names we like, but there [...]