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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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Parents are Breaking the One-Word Barrier

Parents are Breaking the One-Word Barrier | Name News | Scoop.it
America has a brand-new name style: phrase names. MyLove, meet SirPrince.
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Usain Bolt Reveals Name of Baby Girl

Usain Bolt Reveals Name of Baby Girl | Name News | Scoop.it
Earlier in the year Olympian Usain Bolt and his longtime girlfriend, Kasi Bennett, welcomed their first child, a girl. They have now revealed that her name is Olympia Lightning Bolt.
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Wow!

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Kim Kardashian Chose North's Name After Jay Leno Made Joke About It

Kim Kardashian Chose North's Name After Jay Leno Made Joke About It | Name News | Scoop.it
Though Kim initially said on the show that she would “never” name her daughter North, 6, the mom of four recalled the epithet growing on her in days following her appearance.

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Babies Named for Fort Sumter –

Babies Named for Fort Sumter – | Name News | Scoop.it
Fort Sumter — the sea fort near Charleston, South Carolina — wasn’t fully built yet in the spring of 1861 when the Battle of Fort Sumter kicked off the Civil War. The Second Battl…
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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Silver Throne Edward Pinkney (1914-1992)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Silver Throne Edward Pinkney (1914-1992) | Name News | Scoop.it
From Ebony magazine, November 1975.    Longtime Florida educator Silver Throne Edward Pinkney etched his name into history in 197
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A Baby Named “Atom Bomb”? –

A Baby Named “Atom Bomb”? – | Name News | Scoop.it
The baby name “Atom Bomb” — cool and edgy, or horrible mistake?
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Cliff Dwelling: Some Creative names from 2017

Some people create the name they want to give their child. Here are some I found in the data collected by the Social Securit
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New Puritan baby names | Jim Cook | dothaneagle.com

New Puritan baby names | Jim Cook | dothaneagle.com | Name News | Scoop.it
End The Patriarchy Morton

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What's in a name? Plenty

What's in a name? Plenty | Name News | Scoop.it
Sixteen years after his parents named him Billion, 11th-grader Billion Ayer seems just fine, playing on the school golf team and in the band.

"Being named Billion Ayer, you stand out more," he said. "And so, people I've never met know me. But I don't even know their name,"
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Comedian trolls the internet by 'naming his son' fidget spinner

Comedian trolls the internet by 'naming his son' fidget spinner | Name News | Scoop.it
Comedian Tim Savage trolled the internet using his alternate personality, Skweezy Jibbs. 

Savage posted a selfie with a fake birth certificate on Skweezy's Facebook page. 
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Another one to add to the book of urban myths!

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North West (1857-1943)

North West (1857-1943) | Name News | Scoop.it
While his name may stir up memories of the media frenzy that surrounded the birth of celebrity toddler North West a year or two ago, this North West was a Maine native who had a brief flirtation with state politics, serving a term in the Maine House of Representatives at the turn of the 19th century.
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Unusual American Names – Free Silver, Gold Standard

Unusual American Names – Free Silver, Gold Standard | Name News | Scoop.it
The Free Silver Movement gave the baby name Silver a boost during the 1890s, as we saw in yesterday’s post. But the story doesn’t end there.
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Nick Cannon and Brittany Bell announce the arrival of baby Powerful Queen

Nick Cannon and Brittany Bell announce the arrival of baby Powerful Queen | Name News | Scoop.it
Actor and TV host Nick Cannon and partner Brittany Bell have announced the birth of their new baby girl -- and they've given her the strongest name ever: Powerful Queen Cannon.
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Welcome, Powerful!

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Usain Bolt Shares Daughter's Legendary Name

Usain Bolt Shares Daughter's Legendary Name | Name News | Scoop.it
Usain shared a photo of his daughter wearing a beautiful blush pink gown with matching hairband. He captioned the photo with her name: Olympia Lightning Bolt.
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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Royal Macintosh Pulsifer (1843-1888), Royal Day Cone (1821-1898)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Royal Macintosh Pulsifer (1843-1888), Royal Day Cone (1821-1898) | Name News | Scoop.it
Portrait courtesy of the New York Public Library digital collections.   Sporting an ostentatious sounding name that sounds more a
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Just when you wonder if this blog will ever run out of remarkable names...you get these ones!

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Josiah Duggar and Wife Lauren Duggar Welcome Daughter

Josiah Duggar and Wife Lauren Duggar Welcome Daughter | Name News | Scoop.it
"Today we are basking in God's goodness!" the couple tells PEOPLE
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Welcome, Bella Milagro!

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“Seven Weeks Sleighing in March” Smith? –

“Seven Weeks Sleighing in March” Smith? – | Name News | Scoop.it
In 1900, various newspapers printed an editorial by Lora La Mance that was mostly about the common surname Smith, but also mentioned (at the end) a person in Pennsylvania with the unlikely given na…
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Rachel Platten Welcomes Daughter Violet Skye

Rachel Platten Welcomes Daughter Violet Skye | Name News | Scoop.it
Baby girl is the first child for "Fight Song" singer Rachel Platten and husband Kevin Lazan
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Welcome, Violet!

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Indonesian Baby Named “Asian Games” –

Indonesian Baby Named “Asian Games” – | Name News | Scoop.it
The 2018 Asian Games, which lasted from August 18 to September 2, was co-hosted by the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. On opening day, just hours before the opening ceremony, a couple i…
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Duana Names: When Is A Name An Egg? Lainey Gossip Lifestyle

Duana Names: When Is A Name An Egg? Lainey Gossip Lifestyle | Name News | Scoop.it
“Your name is August Calendar?” 
“I know, right?”
“Like August is IN the calendar. Do you— ”
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100+ Things Ionas Have Owned

100+ Things Ionas Have Owned | Name News | Scoop.it
The baby name Iona isn’t very popular these days, but it saw a moderate amount of usage in the early 1900s. It has several potential origins, including the Scottish island of Iona and the anc…
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Try to read the list/watch the video without smiling!

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How to Use a Word Name

How to Use a Word Name | Name News | Scoop.it
I love word names. They’re more straightforward in terms of meaning than other names and often directly point to a positive association. But word names can be tricky; anecdotally, I feel like I see far more parents concerned about flow and “weirdness” with word names compared to traditional names. So I’ve compiled a list of…
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There's a good common word vs common name matrix in this post, as well as lots of sensible advice.

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Green Berry Raum (1829-1909), Green Berry Swango (1846-1926)

Green Berry Raum (1829-1909), Green Berry Swango (1846-1926) | Name News | Scoop.it
From the Phrenological Journal and Science of Health, September 1890.    One of many hundreds of notable Civil War figure
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WEDNESDAY RAIN (word names)

WEDNESDAY RAIN (word names) | Name News | Scoop.it
Baron Martin Bliss Francis Cloud Alexander Echo Haze Empress Andre'ah Heaven Amara Journey EmmaGrace King Jeremiah Lyric Jax Mahoghany De'Aja Messiah Damon Promise Kali Raider Jordan-James Sincere Lee (boy) Unique Charman Wednesday Rain
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