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Here come the (local) Obama babies

The Obamas

Barack Obama has been president-elect only a couple of days, but already babies are being named after him and his family.

Locally, Greater Baltimore Medical Center sends word that a mother who delivered a daughter on election night has named the girl Sasha Malia, after Obama's young daughters.

What do you think about marking the moment in this way?

(EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP)

Posted by Kate Shatzkin at 5:52 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Babies and Toddlers

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I have ancestors named after Woodrow Wilson and George Washington, so it doesn't seem so odd to me. Not sure when naming children after presidents fell out of favor...

Posted by: Momof2 | November 7, 2008 9:39 AM

I wonder how many baby boys will be named Barack. In some countries is is fairly common and means "blessed".
Hussein means "good small handsome one." How this plays out will be interesting.

Posted by: Adnora | November 7, 2008 12:20 PM

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About Kate Shatzkin

Kate Shatzkin is the parenting and families content editor at The Baltimore Sun and, before that, was its family beat reporter. But her most challenging and rewarding job is being mother to Leah, 8, and Sam, 6.

In her 14 years at The Baltimore Sun, Kate also has covered nonprofit organizations, prisons and courts, and has written several investigative series. She was previously a Knight journalism fellow at Yale Law School and a reporter at the Seattle Times and at the Patriot-Ledger of Quincy, Mass. She lives in Baltimore with her family.

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