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Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. In his August 1st column, he looks at the history of the name Herman.

They’ve chosen to name their daughter Harlow Monroe

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Generally unisex Pronunciation: hah-ruu [há.ɾɯ̟̀ᵝ] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is generally derived from 春, referring to the season of spring, with other kanji with relation or connotations to this including 暖/温 meaning "warmth," 華/花 meaning "flower" and 桜 meaning "cherry (tree, blossom)" (華/花 and 桜 mostly feminine). It…

From the Baltimore Evening Sun, October 28, 1946.   With a new month comes a monthlong theme, and throughout May the Strangest Names I

Sorry, I could only find two names for today, and was unable to locate any male names in either category. It's a very uncommon letter in modern Italian names too. Female names: Honesta (I) comes from a Latin word meaning "reputable, honourable, respected, distinguished." Humiliana (I) comes from the Latin word humilis (humble).

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female Pronunciation: ho-nah-mʸee [hò̞.ná.mʲí] Etymology and/or ways to write: Most of the kanji used for this name can be seen in the table below: ho (ほ) nami (なみ) 穂 "ear/head (of plant); point, tip" 波/浪 "wave"* 保 "protection; preservation" 南 "south"* 帆 "sail" 奈 phonetic kanji 美 "beauty" 歩 "step"…

Update (and photo) on Baby Girl Brown, Sister to Frederick

Update on Baby Girl or Boy Schoenfeld, Sibling to William Edward “Teddy”

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male Pronunciation: khee-ro-yah [çí.ɾò̞.jà] Etymology and/or ways to write: The first element of this name is derived from the stem of adjective 広(廣)/弘/宏い (hiroi) meaning "spacious, vast, wide" (as a name, also written as 裕, 博, 浩, 紘, etc.) with other related kanji in use including 大 meaning "big, large," 寛…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male Pronunciation: khto-shee [çì̥.tó̞.ɕì] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is derived from the classical adjective 等し/均し/斉し (hitoshi) meaning "equal, identical." Other kanji used in relation include 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity," 平 meaning "level, smooth, calm, plain," 整 meaning "arranging, straightening," 和 meaning "harmony, peace" and 恒 meaning "constancy."…

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Finding the right name for your baby boy can be a very stressful and difficult decision. So to give you a little inspiration we have put together some of our favorite boy names beginning with the letter H along with their meanings.

Jack and Princess Eugenie Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy. The