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Baby Names Inspired By African Folk Tales

Baby Names Inspired By African Folk Tales | Name News | Scoop.it
These boys and girls names are rich in tradition and beauty. Check out some of these unusual and powerful names.
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Awesome Pet Names: Black Panther Names

This is a list of names from Marvel's Black Panther Movie.
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Evans: Candace, from biblical queen to Hollywood star

Evans: Candace, from biblical queen to Hollywood star | Name News | Scoop.it
Candice is an alternative of Candace, Latin form of Kandake, itself the Greek form of kentake, which is Meroitic for “queen” or “royal woman.” Between 177 B.C. and A.D. 314,
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Name of the Week

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Origin: Monica is a name that came into use thanks to St. Monica (322-387), the mother of St. Augustine, who is renowned for her virtue and piety. The origins of her name are obscure. On the surface, Monica looks to derive from the Greek monos "one," and the suffi
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Name Quotes for the Weekend #34

Name Quotes for the Weekend #34 | Name News | Scoop.it
“Could you call him or her Uppy? Uppy Downey?”
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Also hipsters, gender-neutral name thoughts, being called Ariel and Vogue, German associations, and Spanish place names. (I've actually been to Lloret de Mar! Glorious beach.) Happy weekend!

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12 Baby Names For Friday Babies, That Are Flippin' Fantastic

12 Baby Names For Friday Babies, That Are Flippin' Fantastic | Name News | Scoop.it
Ah, how well I remember the morning my daughter was born: what I was wearing, what the weather was like, the first glimpse into her curious face. I also recall thinking how cool it was that she was born on a Friday. She entered the world already…
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Mongo

Mongo | Name News | Scoop.it
Gingerbread men and houses are a popular Christmas cookies so I was curious to know if any famous fictional gingerbread men had names. The only name I came across was the giant gingerbread man from Shrek 2.
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Lion King Baby Names: Simba, Nala, Timon

Lion King Baby Names: Simba, Nala, Timon | Name News | Scoop.it
How much influence have the Lion King characters had on baby names?
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Candace

In the Disney Channel animated series, Phineas and Ferb, Candace Gertude Flynn was the older sister of Phineas, and half-sister of Ferb.
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Geek Names: Olokun

In Stargate SG-1, Olokun was a Goa'uld system lord who conducted experiments on humans. After abandoning his experiments, he created the Cursor'va, a group of Jaffa that acted as intelligence agents. His fleet was decimated by Anubis, but he survived, only to later be killed by Ba'al.
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