Ever wonder where generic drug names come from? One California resident did, and the LA Times looked into it this week. It turns out that while the bigwig prescription drug names are often chosen by large marketing firms, the generics are decided by a two-woman team. We love ourselves a two-woman team (😉), and these ladies seem good at what they do. Stephanie Shubat and Gail Karet are responsible for nearly all the generic drug names in the country. And their job involves some serious strategy. “Those names in parentheses” may seem bland, but they’re deliberately that way. While the drug companies want their brand names to connote positivity and emotion, Shubat and Karet’s main priority is making sure their generic name choices have no association to the brand at all. Shubat shares that she sometimes turns to license plates and the names of pets for ideas. Who knew?
In celebrity baby name news, Chelsea Clinton and husband Marc Mazvinksy welcomed their third child, Jasper Clinton Mazvinsky, who joins siblings Charlotte and Aiden. Though the name Jasper is a little unexpected alongside Charlotte and Aiden, we think it fits well into the family. Congratulations!
Fatherly published a list of their favorite online baby name generators this week. Some of these were new to us, and others are old Ava to Zeke stand-bys.
Someone who might be testing out those name generators soon is Anne Hathaway, who recently announced her pregnancy on Instagram with this gorgeous belly bump pic.
Already mom to son Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman, Hathaway, 36, and husband Adam Shulman, 38, are expecting #2 in the next few months. Of course, we’re already speculating as to what she and her husband may name their next child. Though the sex hasn’t been announced, we think that they may go with a traditional baby name to match the family unit of classic names: Anne, Adam, and Jonathan. We’re thinking maybe Hannah, Miriam, or Leah for girls, and for boys, Ezra, Isaac, or Samuel; all traditional but not overly popular names with Jewish ties that honor Shulman’s side of the family.
What do you think? Will they go traditional again? Will they honor family members like they did with Rosebanks?
In other celebrity pregnancy news, Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia is pregnant with her first child, via IVF. She also happily shared this news on her Instagram.
Since this is her first, we have no idea what style she might favor for the baby’s name, but we’ll be keeping our eyes out when she announces it. Our only hope is that we won’t feel “Torn” about her selection!
Finally, in our OWN name news, we now have an Archives page where you can quickly browse through every post we’ve ever written! We’ve added it to our toolbar, but you can also check it out here.
Happy weekend, friends!