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Upbeat baby name Mason boasts over a century of use. With a slightly southern vibe, Mason reads like a new traditional choice for a son.
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Another key feature as part of the Nativity is the role of the shepherds, in what is known as The Annunciation of the Shepherds. As such, they are commemorated around the world in Christian Christmas services. Sometimes they are represented as bringing along joyful instruments to play, henc
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Looking for a baby name your friends haven’t picked yet? Our list of occupational baby names is loaded with uncommon surname style choices!
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Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. In his May 23rd column, he looks at the history of the name Clark. Clarke is another spelling of Clark, an English surname
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Portrait courtesy of the Library of Congress. A four-term U.S. Representative from Alabama, attorney Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewit
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Millennial parents are getting creative with their children's middle names. These are the top trends in middle names for 2020.
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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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John Luke and Mary Kate Robertson made a maternity photo shoot a family affair in June, recreating an old pose from his parents Willie and Korie Robertson
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About three years ago, I published a List inspired by the insanely funny "Key & Peele" sketch comedy show — specifically, a series of
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Mercer comes from an English and Scottish surname, an occupational name for someone who was a merchant. it comes from Anglo-Norman mercer (merchant, trader) which comes from Latin merx (merchandise, commodity; goods) which could be derived from Proto-Italic *merk- via a Etruscan source referring to various aspects of economics; or it could be derived from PIE *merĝ- (boundary, border). Origin: Etruscan, Proto-Indo-European…
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From the Foreign Service Journal's 1936 photographic supplement. While the word "hooker" most likely conjures up images of ladie
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Sherman comes from an English surname which was originally an occupational name for someone who was a sheep-shearer or someone who trimmed cloth or cut cloth. It's made up from Middle English shere (shear) via Old English sċēar (scissors, shears) and mann (man). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Shermann (English)
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The baby name Cooper combines a long + storied history as a surname with a sporty, capable vibe as a mainstream favorite for a first!
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From the Proceedings of the Chautauqua Co. Board of Supervisors, 1910-13. Featured on this site's Facebook page on October 27th, it
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Hello!! I just found out I am having a boy! This is my third child. My first is a boy (Miles David Crosby) and my second is a girl (Neeva Jean Crosby). My husband’s name is David Arnold Crosby III …
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"We had a few names picked out," she explains, adding that they "wanted to wait" before making their final choice. "That day we left the hospital, we decided he looked like a Carter," she adds.
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Cool baby names often share an initial, an origin, or a sound, in this case the letters er at the end that tie together stylish names from Asher to Wilder.
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The All Saints singer Nicole Appleton has given birth to a daughter after keeping her entire pregnancy a secret for nine months! The 45-year-old and her boyfriend, millionaire Facebook executive Stephen Haines, hadn’t only kept the secret from public eye, they also kept it from their friends, too! Nicole was thrilled to finally revea
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Foster comes from an English surname with several possible meanings: it could be a variant form of Forester, an occupational surname given to someone who worked in the forest, overseeing the upkeep of hunting grounds for kings and nobles and ensuring people didn't poach animals; it could also be a habitational surname referring to someone…
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It’s not just Carter and Cooper anymore. Check out some of the types of “doer” names that have appeared in the US baby name statistics in recent years: Fishing, hunting, camping: Angler, Camper, Caster, Tracker, Trapper Speed and sport: Catcher, Driver, Fielder, Racer, Sailor, Striker, Wheeler Rodeo and horses: Breaker, …
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Tyler is an English surname indicating one’s medieval ancestor made or laid floor tiles. There were 66,056 people with the last name Tyler in 2010, making it the 509th most common surname in the United States.
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Frasier comes from a Scottish surname of unknown origin. Though it's believed to be of Norman origin, there is no place in France with the name. It could possibly be a corrupted form of a Gaelic name. The name later became associated with the French word fraisier meaning "strawberry (plant)", which led to its being adopted…
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Rotaru comes from a Romanian surname, an occupational name meaning "wheelwright" or "wheel maker", referring to someone who built or repaired wooden wheels. It derives from the Romanian word roată meaning "wheel" via Latin rota (wheel) deriving from a PIE root word. As far as I can tell, Rotaru has never been used as a given name.…
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Baker sounds like a occupational surname, but the job that put this one on parents’ radar? Quarterback. Our Baby Name of they Day comes from this list. Bakers Gonna Bake Quick: what does a Carter do? A Cooper? Many of the most popular occupational surnames don’t make for obvious job titles circa 2019. Even if …
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