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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Casabianca Kizzia (1866-1940)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Casabianca Kizzia (1866-1940) | Name News | Scoop.it
Portrait from the 1907 Arkansas legislative composite.   Our near month-long stay in Arkansas concludes with a peek at the life o
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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Taliaferro Hardtner Gaharan (1908-1969)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Taliaferro Hardtner Gaharan (1908-1969) | Name News | Scoop.it
Portrait from the 1940 Louisiana State University "Gumbo" yearbook.   After several days of highlighting oddly named politica
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Why You Shouldn't Give Kids Unique Baby Names

Why You Shouldn't Give Kids Unique Baby Names | Name News | Scoop.it
Hopefully, my daughter will grow up to appreciate her unique name and be proud of her Italian heritage, just like I am.
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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Beppo Rolff Johansen (1909-1946)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Beppo Rolff Johansen (1909-1946) | Name News | Scoop.it
From the St. Petersburg Times, January 19, 1939.   Oddly named Clearwater, Florida resident Beppo Rolff Johansen is anothe
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Popular Italian Baby Names that Most Americans Don’t Know About

Popular Italian Baby Names that Most Americans Don’t Know About | Name News | Scoop.it
When you think about Italian names, you probably think about ones that are really popular in the U.S., like Gianna and Leonardo.  But what about more distinctive names like Ludovica and Enea?  They're popular in Italy, but so rare in America that you probably haven't heard of them! Every year, Italy releases a list of…
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List Lists: Names given to just 5 Italian babies in 2015

List Lists: Names given to just 5 Italian babies in 2015 | Name News | Scoop.it
Time for a 'List Lists' post about names that are given to a certain small amount of babies and, for that, we head to Italy. This list features a selection of names that are given to 5 babies born in Italy in 2015 and some of them are obviously of foreign origin, but I will…
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Evans: ‘Madonna’ as a name is never in vogue

Evans: ‘Madonna’ as a name is never in vogue | Name News | Scoop.it
Timothy Nau has shown that 19th century Québécois were among the first to search out unusual names, favoring rare saints’ names as Telesphore and Leocadie. The 1921 census of Canada found 52 women named Madonna — 40 percent born in Quebec when only 26 percent of all Canadians were.

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Mystery Monday: Vayra

Mystery Monday: Vayra | Name News | Scoop.it
Today’s name is an Italian name from the late 13th/early 14th C. It has a V! It has a Y! Neither of these letters are especially common in Romance languages, and the combination of the two results in an unusual name. Have you seen any examples of it? Do you have thoughts on its origins?
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Have you seen this woman? Or anyone who sounds a bit like her?

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Nothing Like a Name: Top Baby Names in Italy

Nothing Like a Name: Top Baby Names in Italy | Name News | Scoop.it
I'm look at the top 30 baby names for Italy in the year 2014 (still no 2015 data yet for a lot of countries). I'll choose five for each gender, and include their English equivalents (if they exist). And there's a uniqueness factor - all but one of these names aren't in the US top 1000!
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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Zefferino Ceria Prina (1862-1922)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Zefferino Ceria Prina (1862-1922) | Name News | Scoop.it
Our month-long theme of strangely named mayors concludes today, and the following write-up takes us to Arizona and one of that state's more oddly named public figures, Zefferino "Z.C." Prina.
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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Enloe Vassallo Vernor (1879-1944)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Enloe Vassallo Vernor (1879-1944) | Name News | Scoop.it
His unusual first and middle names extend from "Enloe" being his father's middle name and "Vassallo" being a name given to him courtesy of his grandmother, in remembrance of an "Italian orphan girl she had reared and loved."
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Baby Names from Yesteryear: Names from Naples 1810-1820

Baby Names from Yesteryear: Names from Naples 1810-1820 | Name News | Scoop.it

"To link in with this British obsession, here are a few names from Italy. The names in the list below are of baby girls born between the years of 1810 and 1820 in Naples."

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There are lots of names to like here, like Mariantonia (great smoosh!), Chiarina (a nice addition to the Claire family), and Leonilda (even more daring than Leonora, and I do like a good hild-name).

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Baby Name Pondering: Fiora

Baby Name Pondering: Fiora | Name News | Scoop.it

"Like Fiona or Flora, but want something a little different and a lot rarer? Then how about Fiora."

 

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30 Isabella Alternatives

30 Isabella Alternatives | Name News | Scoop.it
Isabella is the 4th most popular female name in the United States; this Italian monikor didn't even crack the Top 1000 between 1949 and 1980. In 1990, it re-entered the U.S. Top 1000 at a lowly #894, by 1998, it cracked the top 100 and peaked at its highest at #1 in 2009 & 2010.…
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15 Italian Baby Girl Names That Aren't Popular in the US

15 Italian Baby Girl Names That Aren't Popular in the US | Name News | Scoop.it
Here are 15 popular Italian baby girl names that haven't quite gained popularity in the United States yet.
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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Costello Lippitt (1842-1924)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Costello Lippitt (1842-1924) | Name News | Scoop.it
From the Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, 1905.   For many years a distinguished banker and financier i
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Baby name consultation: Not-popular boy name or Italian girl name for baby no. 3

Baby name consultation: Not-popular boy name or Italian girl name for baby no. 3 | Name News | Scoop.it
Allegra and her husband are expecting their third baby, a little green bean (=gender unknown)! This little bean joins big sibs: Anthony David ("Anthony is for my late father, who passed away when I was about 3 years old, who in turn was named for St. Anthony of Padua. We are all Italian if that…
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The 24 Children of Isaac Singer

The 24 Children of Isaac Singer | Name News | Scoop.it
A reader got in touch recently to ask about several unusual names. One of them was “Vouletti,” which belonged to a daughter of Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875). Isaac Singer is best rem…
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Wow, what a tribe!

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Goreti

Goreti | Name News | Scoop.it
O blog dos nomes portugueses de A a Z. Nomes portugueses e Nomes brasileiros. Significados. Nomes antigos e modernos, rankings, debates!
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Filipa looks at the unusual name of one of her aunts. It most likely comes from St Maria Goretti, an early-20th-century Italian girl recognised as a martyr.

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14 Italian Names You've Overlooked

14 Italian Names You've Overlooked | Name News | Scoop.it
Here are fifteen attractive names, for both boys and girls, that have yet to reach the top 1000.
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Desiderio, Ezio, Elettra, and more.

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Nothing Like a Name: Throwback Thursday: What the Ella

Nothing Like a Name: Throwback Thursday: What the Ella | Name News | Scoop.it
Ella names are incredibly popular today - Isabella, Gabriella, Anabella, even Ella. The -ella ending has long been used to add an element of femininity and flair to any name that needs pizzazz. For this post, I'll be looking at the lesser-known -ella names found in the history books!
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Lella, Idella, Birdella...what an exotic list.

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S My Name is Sophie: 10 Italian Names You Never Thought of Using: Girls

S My Name is Sophie: 10 Italian Names You Never Thought of Using: Girls | Name News | Scoop.it
Today we're talking about ten lovely Italian ladies. If you're in need of a glamorous name with a hint of mystery, these girls have got you covered. Take a look.
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Featuring Dicrembre, Viva, Leonida and more.

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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Fiori Leander Palarine (1905-1982)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Fiori Leander Palarine (1905-1982) | Name News | Scoop.it
A resident of Ramsey County, Palarine served one term in the Minnesota State House of Representatives in the late 1930s and following his term promptly disappeared from the pages of history.
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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Verrazzani Carlyle Bratton Sr. (1860-1923)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Verrazzani Carlyle Bratton Sr. (1860-1923) | Name News | Scoop.it

"Our first profile for May takes us to Searcy County, Arkansas and one Verrazzani Carlyle "V.C." Bratton Sr., certainly one of the oddest named men to be elected to public office in "the Natural State"."

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Once Upon a Time Baby Names: Loredana

" Loredana (lor-eh-dah-nah) is a sweet Italian girl's name meaning "laurel grove." Have you ever seen a laurel grove? They're pretty."

 

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