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Grace Coolidge Yesterday we talked about Calvin Coolidge, so today here’s a quick story involving his wife, Grace: In October of 1926, several earthquakes struck Turkey and Armenia. (They wer… 
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To honor the woman who caught their healthy baby girl, the Gonzalezes decided to name their daughter Tiffany, after Owen.
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The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with D-names… Dacca:William Adlard Dacca Dillon, born in 1884Alfred Dacca Taylor, born in 1886Janet Kate Dacca Ingles, born …
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The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with C-names… Caduceus:John Caduceus Mason, born in 1869Pauline Caduceus Pyne, born in 1871Amy Caduceus Ward, born in 1871 C…
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Back when sea voyages were the only way to reach distant lands, many babies ended up being born aboard ships. And many of these ship-born babies were given names that reflected the circumstances of…
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Earlier this year, singer Ed Sheeran welcomed a baby girl named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. She wasn’t actually born at sea — “Seaborn” is her mother’s surname &#…
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In October of 1636, Albert Andriessen Bradt and his wife Annetje boarded the Wapen Van Rensselaerwyck in Amsterdam and set off for the New World. (Interestingly, neither one was Dutch: Albert was o…
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Some recent baby names from the news… Kent: A baby boy born in Michigan in September while his parents were on their way to the hospital was named Nolan Kent — middle name after the road on w…
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Lindsay shared a shot of her daughter’s face and revealed her name: Sage Jill Cusick.
Clare's insight:
Welcome, Sage! (Born on the first anniversary of her grandmother Jill's death.)
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Elisabet’s middle name is Gianna, after Kobe Bryant’s daughter
Clare's insight:
Welcome, Elisabet!
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In September of 1960, the American hospital ship SS Hope traveled to Jakarta, Indonesia, on its maiden voyage. In mid-December, the first baby was born aboard the ship. The baby girl was named Mada…
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"I feel great and he's doing great and it's just a neat story he'll be able to tell," said Julie Dunn.
Clare's insight:
Welcome, Nolan Kent!
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A BABY boy born at the New Normal Oasis for Adaptation and a Home (Noah)Complex at the South Road Properties in Cebu City now serves as a ray of hope for Covid-19 patients on isolation at the facility.Noah
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The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with F-names… Falkland:Falkland James Macfarlane, born in 1859 Famenoth:Famenoth Bradley, born in 1876 Far East:Horace Far E…
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The SS Earl Dalhausie The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with E-names… Earl Dalhousie:Lydia Dalhousie Woodhard, born in 1873Sydney Dalhousie Smith, born in 187…
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Mollie Walsh Mary “Mollie” Walsh was a young Irishwoman who operated a grub tent in the Yukon during the Klondike gold rush. She was “known among the stampeders for her beauty and…
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The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with B-names… Baltic:Annie Baltic Jones, born in 1880 Bard of Avon:William Avon Clifford, born in 1864 Baron Blantyre:…
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This 'Name of the Year' post is going to be a no-brainer, so let's jump right into this, shall we? Origin: Ancient Greek via Latin Etymology: From Latin corōna, itself Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē), referring to a type of sea-bird (perhaps a shearwater), a crow or anything that is curved or hooked, aside from referring…
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Ms Bromwich, 29, has now given birth to a healthy baby girl who she named Ever-Rose in memory of her late sister [Saffie-Rose].
Clare's insight:
Welcome, Ever-Rose!
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In 1933, during the second week of May, the ocean liner Georgic traveled west across the Atlantic from Ireland to the United States. One day into the trip, a pregnant passenger named Alice Nolan we…
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In October of 1912, as the steamship Northland was traveling northward along the west coast of the U.S. from California to Oregon, an 8-pound baby was born to passenger Mrs. Daniel Boone Conover. T…
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On the morning of August 27, 2008, a woman aboard a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Adelaide went into labor. Paramjit Kaur gave birth to a baby boy over Northwest Territory, and the plane …
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The Waipa in the late 19th century. In November of 1878, a baby boy was born aboard the New Zealand ship Waipa, which was under the command of Capt. John Gorn at the time. The baby, “born in …
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On July 8, 1895, a steerage passenger aboard the steamship St. Louis (traveling from Southampton to New York) gave birth to a baby boy. The passenger, Marie Sillanpau*, named her son St. Louis R…
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