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Alana is expecting her third baby -- a brother for Willow and Corran. Alana writes: "We'd like a Scottish name, or at least a Celtic flavour but not too common. Corran is obviously rare and while Willow has now shot up the charts it wasn't in the top 10 
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One of the great things about the Scottish data (provided by the National Records of Scotland) is that it lists all the names given to just one baby in each year. The England and Wales data (provided by the Office of National Statistics), on the other hand, does no
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Arlie and Arran, Catriona and Keir, Sorley and Struan--these are all among the appealing Scottish names popular in Scotland.
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Latha Naomh Anndra sona dhuibh! Today is St Andrew’s Day: the national day of Scotland, and a perfect opportunity to profile one of my favourite Scottish Gaelic names. Today’s post focuses on a pretty, historic girl’s name which is incredibly underused, even in its native land.
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Portrait from the Oregon Democratic Voter's Pamphlet, May 1942. Oddly named Michigan native MacBeth Archibald Milne briefl
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Anouk Aimée Anouk - Origin: Dutch and French Gender: Female Meaning: A diminutive of Anna, "favor" or "grace" Pronunciation
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Anouk, Meraud and Munro: glorious!
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The wealth of names that herald from Celtic nations (Scotland, Ireland, and Wales) offer a very broad variety beyond what we're used to seeing in the top ranks of today's names. That's why we're exploring the unexpected with these refreshing Celtic girls' names that could be tomorrow's trends.
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St. Quivox is a place name, and (kind of) a saint name...could it be a baby name?
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"Your name is so easy to spell and pronounce. Is it, like, really easy to get a job?"
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I was wondering just this morning whether it would be a Nancyquote weekend. Happily, it turns out to be so! Quotations on reality, Wonderful Counsellor, mocking racism, "disconcerting Christian–rather un-Christian–names", and being called Morven Crumlish.
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Pick one of the following unique baby boy names 2015 and be different. These names are one of a kind, just like your baby boy!
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Covering all the search terms there, I think. The names are Akiro, Alcott, Eamon, Fitzroy, Hiram, Izyk, Lachlan, Mordecai, Schuyler, and Zeno.
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All these names are NOT in the top 1000 most popular names! The next video (already filmed) features some great names from the top 100! I'll be away for a fe...
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These names, plus opinions on North and middle names for August.
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According to National Records of Scotland (NRS), the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Olivia and Jack. Here are Scotland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019: Girl Na…
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Origin: Sholto is an anglicised form of a Scottish name, specifically adopted by Clan Douglas from the name of their legendary ancestor. The Douglas Clan were one of the most powerful families in medieval Scotland. The name looks very likely to be derived from the Scots Gaelic sìoltaich "sower,
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Part 11/26 Khadija- I’ve loved this name since I learned about it in world religions class in high school. In Islam, Khadija was Muhammed’s wife. But she did more than just follow him around- she was a successful businesswoman and supported herself after she was widowed (Muhammed was her second husband). About 800 years later,…
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More about Khadija, Kerensa, Knox, Koa, Kincaid, and Keegan.
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Eloise and Adrian are expecting their first child imminently -- a surprise! If a boy, they have their name sorted. But for a girl, they're stumped. Eloise writes: "We're both teachers so really struggle to find names we don't associate with students! However, we are still struggling and wante
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I knew from the picture there were going to be some wonderful names in this post - and I wasn't disappointed!
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According to finalized data from National Records of Scotland (NRS), the most popular baby names in Scotland in 2015 were Emily and Jack.
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Including a lovely list of some of the names used only once last year.
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Random entries picked out of a 19th-century book of names from Great Britain and Ireland.
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A marvellous list. Other names on it include Mungo (not so strange), Helengenwagh (wow!), and Napkin (sweet but I suspect wouldn't catch on). I know a real-life Gesina who comes from Germany.
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Place names are hot-name property at the moment as are Scottish names; combine the two together and you have a winning combination. The success can be seen in the likes of Isla, Ailsa, Skye, Iona, Arran, Harris, Struan, Brodie, Ross, Clyde, Errol -- all of which have made an easy...
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Mairead and Scott are expecting their first child -- a little girl -- in a few weeks. They are both Scottish (complete with a typically Scottish surname), but are currently living abroad. Mairead contacted me to say that she and Scott are struggling to agree on names. Mairead is keen...
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I love the unusual suggestions here, like Vailia, Kerrera, and Marsaili.
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The dozen (plus) newest names in our database all have international roots and are popular beyond the U.S. though largely unknown here. Introducing these fresh and intriguing choices. - baby names
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