As an expecting mom-to-be, your to-do checklist is fun-filled with activities like decorating the nursery or shopping for baby outfits, for example. But, perhaps the most cheery and important task of all, is picking out a name for your newborn. Whether you're a first time mom or welcoming your third or fourth child, selecting a name can come with a lot of pressure; but that doesn't mean it has to be a stressful experience. Maybe you want to name your baby after someone influential or who's created positive change in the world, like a scientist?
As your child grows up, they'll be able to learn more about the highly-renowned scientist they were named after, and might even be inspired to pursue a career or passion in the same field.
Plus, there are so many types of scientists to choose from like astronomers, microbiologists, physicists, geneticists, or biologists, to name a few.
Without further ado, here is a full list of baby names inspired by past and current scientists who have made a positive difference:
- Archimedes
- Nina (Tandon)
- Daniel (Fahrenheit)
- Louis (Pasteur)
- Albert (Einstein)
- Sunetra (Gupta)
- Jonas (Salk)
- Marie (Curie)
- Rachel (Carson)
- Johannes (Kepler)
- Ada (Lovelace)
- Dmitri (Mendeleev)
- Rosalind (Franklin)
- Thomas (Edison)
- Alexander (Graham Bell)
- Lisa (Meitner)
- Benjamin (Franklin)
- Caroline (Herschel)
- Charles (Darwin)
- Sally (Ride)
- Christiaan (Huygens)
- Edwin (Hubble)
- Galileo (Galilei)
- Mae (Jemison)
- Isaac (Newton)
- Alice (Ball)
- Stephen (Hawking)
- Michael (Faraday)
- Ida (Noddack)
- Roger (Penrose)
- Cynthia (Kenyon)
- Jennifer (Doudna)
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Tenth & Pine Hello I'm New Here bodysuit
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Bunnies by the Bay Cubby tuck me in blanket
This unique furry blanket is super soft and has multiple uses; untucked it's a blanket with sweet embroidered sleeping bunny eyes and re-tucked it's a pillow and plush bunny friend with open embroidered eyes ready to play!
Mary Meyer putty sloth character blanket
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