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For parents, choosing exactly the right, perfect-fit name for their newborn can be a nightmare. Just ask Meghan and Harry
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ANS Member Smita Joseph published two books recently: The Anglo Indians In Hyderabad: Socio-Linguistic, Historical And Anthropological Perspectives (2020) and A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Indian Christian Names: The Case of Telugu Catholics and Syrian Christians (2022).
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With about 40 minutes to spare, we did manage to get a new edition out in 2020! 2020 was a tough year for everyone, and things have been alternating really quiet and super productive here at DMNES central. If there's one thing that was a pure, unalloyed joy and benefit of the upheaval of the…
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It's the sometimes-spoken question of the hour: Why all the naming division? After all, dividing names by sex can cause controversy, hur
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Choosing great character names is one of the most enjoyable parts of writing any work of fiction, and also among the trickiest.
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What kind of name book would two guys who wrote jokes for the Tonight Show in the '50s come up with? I had to find out--and I wasn't disappointed.
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It's a baby name book unlike any other I've seen before! Come peek inside Trending + Timeless Baby Names with me - and enter to win a copy of your own!
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An online dictionary explaining the meanings and origins of more than 45,000 British and Irish surnames is being made accessible to all in the hope that it might help bring families separated by Covid
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Booker T. Washington Origin: English Gender: Male Meaning: "Book Maker" Pronunciation: BUWK-er Other Forms: N/A A surname-nam
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Happy Friday! I never appreciate Fridays as much as I do when school is in session, whew! My most recent column at CatholicMom is a review of the first two books in the Sister Mary Baruch series by Fr. Jacob Restrick, OP. I loved them! And beyond the story itself -- the NAMES!! I mean,…
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Baby Names 2020 is out August 1 2019, RRP £6.99, Crimson Publishing Ltd.
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This freshly released book provides readers with an increased understanding of and sensitivity to the many powerful ways in which personal names are used by both perpetrators and victims during wartime.
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I trashed my Amazon book recommendations in the pursuit of name science. Again.
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From classic tomes to new guides, help make the important decision easier with the best baby name books from Amazon, Waterstones, Foyles and more
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Linguistics scholar Bill Poser recently published a book of Carrier names, which he hopes can serve as a reference for Indigenous parents who want to highlight their children's cultural roots with their names.
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As "Midnight Sun" is Released, Jennifer Moss Shares How Impactful the Series Has Been on a Generation of Names.
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Editor's Introduction: The DMNES staff are super delighted to host a three-part guest blog by Dr. Anna Dorofeeva. Dr. Dorofeeva is a historian specialising in Western Latin book history and culture, and her current work focuses on ciphers and cryptography in medieval manuscripts; you can follow her on Twitter at @LitteraCarolina. In this series of…
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You guys! The release of the new (2019) name data from the Social Security Administration, which namiacs look forward to all year, and which is always released the Friday before Mother's Day, is being postponed indefinitely! The SSA site says: "Out of respect and honor for all people and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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I started reading this name book I got a while ago that I hadn't had a chance to sit with yet: Scottish Forenames (New Edition) by Donald Whyte. I'm only on page xii of the Intro, but underlined these bits already: "In Wales a form of the Celtic mac was adopted, which the Cambrians made mab or map,…
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The holidays are right around the corner and if you are anything like me you have already started you're shopping. Then again I am waitin
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Congratulations to the winners of the giveaway for the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary: Annie (IG), Betsy (blog), and Cecilia (FB)! And thank you to you all for sharing the beautiful Marian names you have/love/bestowed/heard in real life -- I love them all!! Have a great weekend!! My book, Catholic Baby Names for…
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I have a confession to make. It has been weighing on me, a dreadful little tingle of guilt every time I look at the new 4th edition of the Baby Name Wizard book. Now it’s time to come clean and try to make amends. Readers, I left out Eleanor. It’s …
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