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Posting on the forum Name Nerds, she explained: 'We named our baby boy Soren and a lot of people where I live have never heard it before. 

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female, can be male as well Pronunciation: sah-to-mʸee [sà.tó̞.mʲí] Etymology and/or ways to write: For the first element of this name, it either derives from 里/郷 (sato) meaning "village" or the stemsato meaning "clever, smart; sensitive," written as 聡 or 敏. Other kanji with meanings that extend to this include:…

Samia, © 1952 LIFE Here’s a debut name I almost missed because it’s so similar to names like Sammie and Samie. It’s Samia, which first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in the e…

The baby name Sea is seldom heard, but fits in beautifully with River and Ocean, Hunter and Jade, Max and Rose, even Jay and Kay.

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female Pronunciation: so-no [só̞.nò̞] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is derived from 園(薗)/苑 (sono) meaning "garden, orchard, park." Nowadays, it is more common to be written with 2 kanji, so kanji used including 想 meaning "conception, idea, thought," 蒼, generally meaning "blue," 爽 meaning "fresh," 奏 meaning "playing…

Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. In his July 4th column, he looks at the history of the name Simon.

Dear Swistle community, Thank you for considering our baby naming adventure! To say we are thrilled to welcome this baby at the start of August is an understatement. Our journey to this point was a…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male Pronunciation: suu-suu-muu [sɨ̀ᵝ.sɨ́ᵝ.mɯ̟́ᵝ] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is derived from the verb 進む (susumu) meaning "to advance, progress, go forward; to precede; to improve" with other kanji sharing this meaning including 晋, 迪 and 漸. It can also be derived from the cognate verb 勧/奨む (susumu)…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male Pronunciation: so:-kʸee [só̞ò̞.kʲì] Etymology and/or ways to write: Here are most of the kanji used for this name: sō (そう) ki (き) 蒼 "blue" 希/稀 "rare" 颯 "sudden, quick" 輝/暉 "brightness, brilliance" 壮 "vibrancy, strength, bravery" 樹 "tree" 奏 "play music" 生 "vitality" 聡 "wise" 貴 "precious, valuable" 創…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male Pronunciation: se:-e-mon [sè̞é̞.é̞.mṍ̞ɴ́] Variant writing: せいうえもん (Seiuemon) Etymology and/or ways to write: The first element of this name is mostly written as 清 meaning "clean, pure, chaste," though other sei kanji can be used, e.g. 政 meaning "rule, government." The second element, 右衛門/右エ門 ((u)emon), is a hyakkanna, a court rank-style…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female, can be male as well Pronunciation: sah-tskʸee [sá.tsɨ̥̀ᵝ.kʲì] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is derived from 五月/皐月 (satsuki) (皐 is also used for this name), which archaically referred to the the fifth month of the lunar calendar but is now used in poetic contexts to refer to the…

Sanita on “You Bet Your Life” (1958) The name Sanita started appearing in the U.S. baby name data in the late 1950s: 1961: unlisted1960: 7 baby girls named Sanita1959: 6 baby girls name…

The grandmother confirmed her baby boy's name is Sidney. Kelly and Sid decided to call him after his father.

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male Pronunciation: sah-ske [sà.sɨ̥́ᵝ.ké̞] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is most commonly written as 佐助, both kanji generally refers to assistance, help or support. Other kanji with this reference can also be used in the second element, such as 介, 輔, 丞, etc. As for the first element,…

The royal welcomed her first child in September

Salma Agha Origin: Arabic Gender: Female Meaning: "Safe" Pronunciation: SAHL-mah Other Forms: Salima, Shulammite, Shlomit, Selma, Salamatu

"Selja? Any first thoughts?

"How would you pronounce it? It means elderflower in my language

I approved a bunch of pending comments this morning on recent posts, so if you're one of the families with recent consultations posted, be sure to check the comments to read the new ones -- lots of great ideas! Emily left an awesome comment on the consultation post I did last year focusing on nicknames…

Tori is joined into the family with an older sister, the couple’s one-year-old daughter Toni Abella.

The name Santini was a one-hit wonder in the baby name data in 1979: 1981: unlisted1980: unlisted1979: 9 baby boys named Santini [debut]1978: unlisted1977: unlisted Why? That was the year the movie…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Generally unisex Pronunciation: shkʸee [ɕí̥.kʲì] (on its own) Etymology and/or ways to write: This name can be written as single kanji, as 識 meaning "awareness, consciousness​" (mainly masculine), 織 meaning "weave, fabric" or 色 meaning "colour." It can also be written as 四季, referring to the four seasons. As far…

Sugestões para os nomes dos irmãos e irmãs de um menino chamado Simão.