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Resentful Grandma Refuses To Pronounce Baby’s Name Correctly After Mom Breaks Tradition

Resentful Grandma Refuses To Pronounce Baby’s Name Correctly After Mom Breaks Tradition | Name News | Scoop.it
The mom doesn't know how to get her mother to get over the fact that she 'broke' family tradition with her little girl's name — years ago.
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Can Fake Accounts Save the Internet? - The New York Times

Can Fake Accounts Save the Internet? - The New York Times | Name News | Scoop.it
Reconsidering pseudonymity and what it means to “be yourself” online.
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Mum-to-be questions dream baby name as she's worried it 'won't work' in the UK - Mirror Online

Mum-to-be questions dream baby name as she's worried it 'won't work' in the UK - Mirror Online | Name News | Scoop.it
"Selja? Any first thoughts?

"How would you pronounce it? It means elderflower in my language
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Pregnant Woman Wants To Use Trans Cousin's Deadname For Baby: AITA

Pregnant Woman Wants To Use Trans Cousin's Deadname For Baby: AITA | Name News | Scoop.it
Baby names, like weddings, seem to be mine fields filled with family conflicts and drama one Redditor found herself navigating over her choice for her daughter.
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Vornamen-Sprechstunde auf Zoom

Vornamen-Sprechstunde auf Zoom | Name News | Scoop.it
Nach den tollen Gesprächen neulich in der Clubhouse-App veranstalte ich eine weitere Vornamen-Sprechstunde und lade euch in meinen Meeting-Raum auf ... WeiterlesenVornamen-Sprechstunde auf Zoom
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solving online Baby Name Dramas...i'm obsessed with this Reddit Thread!!! SJ STRUM

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I have a guilty pleasure reading this thread! ha ha! I absolutely LOVED reading these and trying to 'solve' them with you - I'd love your opinions below! I thought it would be fun for Christmas, especially at a difficult time. Much love to you and yours from me and mine!!

SJ xxx
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New Mom Bans Siblings From Being Around Baby Because They're 'Triggered' By Her Name

New Mom Bans Siblings From Being Around Baby Because They're 'Triggered' By Her Name | Name News | Scoop.it
A new mom took to Reddit to get advice after banning her siblings from being in her child's life since her baby's name is "triggering" for them.
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'My mother-in-law hates my son's real name and refuses to use it' - Mirror Online

'My mother-in-law hates my son's real name and refuses to use it' - Mirror Online | Name News | Scoop.it
"She apparently can’t bear to utter the name of her ex-husband even when she’s referring to an entirely different person.

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Inside DMNES from the Perspective of an Intern

Inside DMNES from the Perspective of an Intern | Name News | Scoop.it
I can’t believe I’m at the end of my six-month internship with DMNES! On one hand, it feels like the time has flown by in an instant, but on the other hand, it seems like I’ve learned more than could possibly fit within half a year.  I wanted to take this time to write one…
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'I've decided what I'm calling my baby but family say the name should be illegal' - Mirror Online

'I've decided what I'm calling my baby but family say the name should be illegal' - Mirror Online | Name News | Scoop.it

A woman thought she'd picked a wonderfully 'unique' name for her unborn daughter, but her husband's family weren't quite as keen on her choice as she'd hoped
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Alibi... (found via Abby)

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Baby Names Parents Won't Be Naming Kids in 2020

Baby Names Parents Won't Be Naming Kids in 2020 | Name News | Scoop.it
Not all baby names are made the same -- context matters. These baby names are the ones parents will want to avoid at all costs.
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Baby names: 'I feel like she's taking away the 'special-ness' of her name' - Kidspot

Baby names: 'I feel like she's taking away the 'special-ness' of her name' - Kidspot | Name News | Scoop.it
Can you ever really own a baby name? Even if it's really rare?
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Karen: The speak-to-the-manager mom turned meme

Karen: The speak-to-the-manager mom turned meme | Name News | Scoop.it
How the name "Karen" became an insult — and a meme.
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I hate the name my step-son's given his baby, it's so pretentious it makes me cringe and I refuse to say it out loud

I hate the name my step-son's given his baby, it's so pretentious it makes me cringe and I refuse to say it out loud | Name News | Scoop.it
A WOMAN has asked the internet for advice on talking to her step-son about his baby’s name that she can’t stand. The woman anonymously posted her question to mumsnet, where hundreds of …
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Can Fake Accounts Save the Internet? - The New York Times

Can Fake Accounts Save the Internet? - The New York Times | Name News | Scoop.it
Reconsidering pseudonymity and what it means to “be yourself” online.
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Pregnant SIL Demands Mom Change 4-Year-Old’s Name so She Can Use It for Her Kid Instead

Pregnant SIL Demands Mom Change 4-Year-Old’s Name so She Can Use It for Her Kid Instead | Name News | Scoop.it
A woman says her pregnant sister-in-law thinks she 'ruined' her baby name by not agreeing to call her 4-year-old something else.
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The Day People Named Josh Fought in Nebraska

The Day People Named Josh Fought in Nebraska | Name News | Scoop.it
A viral internet joke becomes a real-life, good-natured “battle” for a lot of people with the same first name. Behind the scenes of the “JoshFight.”
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Toxic Wisdom - Episode 9 of Names and Coffee Podcast

Toxic wisdom in the naming community.
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Baby names: Woman accuses sister-in-law of being racist over name choice - Kidspot

Baby names: Woman accuses sister-in-law of being racist over name choice - Kidspot | Name News | Scoop.it

"I want to name my baby 'Sunny', and have her middle name be 'Disposition', so that her name will be 'Sunny Disposition', on full legal documents. ... "She would have an Easter-egg type name, where if you know the full thing it's like a surprise," she said.

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Why A Woman Calls Her Sister's Baby Name Choice A 'Massive Mistake'

Why A Woman Calls Her Sister's Baby Name Choice A 'Massive Mistake' | Name News | Scoop.it
she told me a few weeks ago that she thinks she wants to name her baby boy 'Paradox.'
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'I've chosen Harry Potter names for my twins but people say they'll be bullied' - Mirror Online

'I've chosen Harry Potter names for my twins but people say they'll be bullied' - Mirror Online | Name News | Scoop.it
A woman with plans to name her babies after the cast of Harry Potter has caused outrage - her friend took to Reddit to ask for advice after she was "accused" of ruining the big reveal
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Dad worried daughter will hate parents for giving her boys name

Dad worried daughter will hate parents for giving her boys name | Name News | Scoop.it
He said his wife loves the name, but he assumed she was joking
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Name Quotes 85: Karen, Blane, Friedemann –

Name Quotes 85: Karen, Blane, Friedemann – | Name News | Scoop.it
From the 1986 movie Pretty in Pink, Duckie’s reaction to learning that Andie is dating a guy named Blane: Blane? His name is Blane? That’s a major appliance, that’s not a name! Fr…
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson responds to troll mocking son's name

Jesse Tyler Ferguson responds to troll mocking son's name | Name News | Scoop.it
"We have always loved the name Beckett, and the middle name, Mercer is the street in NYC where we got married almost seven years ago," Ferguson said in a Tweet announcing the birth.

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Zing!

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Wife 'Bullies' Husband Into Getting the Baby Name She Wants

Wife 'Bullies' Husband Into Getting the Baby Name She Wants | Name News | Scoop.it
On Reddit, an anonymous mother says she went behind her husband's back to ensure her baby wouldn't be named after his mother, causing tension.
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