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The baby name Willow feels a little bit magical, a nature name rich with meaning and power. No surprise it ranks in the US Top 100.

The Wanda-like name Wondra first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in 1963: 1967: unlisted1966: 5 baby girls named Wondra1965: 5 baby girls named Wondra1964: 8 baby girls named Wondra1963: 8 baby…

The proud father’s first post features his baby daughter and he finally reveals her name: Wednesday G. Grint.

Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. In his February 29th column, he looks at the history of the name Wendy. "Peter Pan" began as a 1904 play by Scottish author

Update on Baby Girl Berryhill, Sister to Eleanor Blue

Megan Park, actress and director, has been keeping a secret! The Secret Life of the American Teenager star has welcomed her first child with her husband Tyler Hilton, musician and fellow actor. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Megan Park (@meganparkithere) on Feb 6, 2020 at 7:47am PST In her captio

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female Pronunciation: wah-kah-e [ɰᵝà.ká.é̞] Archaic writing: わかゑ (Wakawe), わかへ (Wakahe) Etymology and/or ways to write: This name combines 若 (waka) meaning "young, new" with a kanji that can be read as e, such as 江 meaning "inlet, bay" and 枝 meaning "branch, bough." The first element can also be split…

Update (and photo) on Baby Girl Bevans-without-the-B, Sister to Finn and Sawyer

The actor shared that they have named their daughter Winter Story Olsen. So unique and beautiful! He shared that Winter was born on September 15th and weighed 10 lbs 4 oz at birth.

Winter is the third child for Eric and Sarah. They have a son, 7, named Wyatt Oliver and another daughter, 4, named Esmé Olivia.

Update on Baby Girl Ellis0n, Sister to Eli and Ezra: A Middle Name Question

I've been planning for months to post this spotlight on the Friday before Palm Sunday, but being only a day late, and being before Palm Sunday, is, in this time, a real success on my end! I read a charming piece at First Things a while ago by Brian Doyle called "Willow Sunday," which was…

Hi Swistle! I am due with my second baby in June. We don’t know the sex, but if it is a girl my husband and I both love the first name Willa. In debating middle names, we’ve somewhat se…

Origin: Yoruba Maning: "gold wealth." Gender: feminine The name is composed of the Yoruba elements wúrà (gold) and öröôlá (wealth). The name was borne by Nigerian feminist and politician, Waraola Esan (1909-1985). Sources https://nigeriandictionary.com/wuraola https://onlinenigeria.com/nigeriannames/ad.php?topic=wuraola&blurb=22704 https://www.allthingsnigeria.com/category/tribes/yoruba/yoruba-baby-names/female-yoruba-baby-names/ https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/a-z-yoruba-names-for-your-kids-with-meanings/w5qex2v https://www.legit.ng/1175949-yoruba-female-names-meanings.html https://www.behindthename.com/name/wuraola/submitted https://www.yorubadictionary.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuraola_Esan