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Two parents are freaked out after learning their 17-year-old son shares his name with an 'adult entertainer' and want to change it despite his wishes. 
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Featuring Judas, gemstones and other cute word names, diabolical names, Pandora, Manson, Delilah, Attila, Lolita, Bay, Miley, Ursula, Blaise and Blaze, Cash and other word names.
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Ik kreeg hem dit weekend wel zes keer toegestuurd (bedankt iedereen!): een foto van een tijdschriftenpagina waarop drie wel heel opmerkelijke kindernamen te lezen zijn. Twink, Knut en Pluim? Zoals ...
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Are these siblings' names original, or over-the-top? Do you have any bad associations with the name Twink? It's quite sweet to learn, by the by, that some Dutch girls have been named Twinkelster ("Twinklestar").
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I too have a general name nerd question. Would you advise expectant parents to research their options before settling on chosen names? I googled the first and middle name of a coworker's newborn daughter because it just sounded familiar to me in a maybe-famous kind of way. Turns out little Samantha Ryan F----- (last name is one-syllable, German, vowel-heavy; not that it's relevant) shares her first and middle name with a porn star.
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Grey has made it onto America's most popular names list and it makes us worried about mankind.
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Yes, how worrying that Anastasia and Grey are in use as names. Not. Ignore the naysayers: they're both lovely for all sorts of reasons.
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Any idea why the name Spanky popped up on the SSA's list in 1979?
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Name Stereotyping: I am an Ebony so I think I have a right to say telling someone that they have a "stripper name" or a ghetto name it's not nice. Ok so I may prefer Ebs to Ebony and Ebony to Eb bu...
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A Wall St. Journal article about a Hollywood stockbroker whose license was suspended caught my eye—when I looked at the photo (that accompanied the article) and was informed by the caption that the...
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I did enjoy the "Flushed with Pride" anecdote, although rejecting all virtue names is perhaps a little extreme.
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Inventing a name for your child can work well, but it's advisable to google it first.
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Ouch, yes, that could be an awkward name.
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Despite these unusual psychological and economic demands, Stanford Linguistics Professor Arnold Zwicky contends that most porn names are actually quite regular.
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Enjoy Fifty Shades of awesome names Jamie / Christian / Grey Dakota / Anastasia Eloise / Kate Victor / Jose Luke / Elliot Max / Taylor Jennifer / Carla Like ...
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Chinese state media have urged citizens to think carefully when choosing an English name, so that they don't pick one with an unfortunate meaning, it appears.
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Het Britse naaktmodel Katie Price heeft de naam van haar zes weken oude dochtertje bekendgemaakt. Het zusje van Harvey, Junior Savva Andreas, Princess Tiaamii Crystal Esther en Jett Riviera heet - ...
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I like the word naaktmodel. The Netherlanders tell it like it is.
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![From Pieter Anus [needs no translation] to Tjakko Stijve [Stiff]: 25 people with a naughty name = Van Pieter Anus tot Tjakko Stijve: 25 mensen met een vieze achternaam | Name News | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/E23EtW_uxLENdEdE1xiGhTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
Jan Lul heeft echt bestaan. Hij was matroos op een VOC-schip. Net als Frans Kutje en Pieter Anus. Het moet er heet aan toe zijn gegaan daar. Als ik niets te doen heb type ik op de archiefwebsite WieWasWie nog wel eens wat schuttingwoorden in om te zien of er mensen hebben bestaan die zo…
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Surnames to satisfy your inner 12-year-old, and an excellent source of rude Dutch vocab. Some need translation; others are pretty self-explanatory. Excuse me while I snigger behind my hand.
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"Jane Fonda as Barbarella in the movie of the same name has become an iconic image."
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This is not a joke. A woman in England has recently renamed herself after a list of Bond girls, including Pussy Galore, Honey Rider,Jinx Johnson, Xenia Onatopp, and more.
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Today is the fortieth anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House, officially opened by Queen Elizabeth on October 20 1973. Set on Bennelong Point, right near the Harbour Bridge, it is sur...
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Goodness me! Not only a scandalous story, but also the revelation that Eugene has been used not infrequently for girls, and in Australia was once pretty much unisex.
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Can you guess what the most popular male and female porn star names are?
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I wouldn't have guessed - my mind went straight to possible pseudonyms rather than given names. As Nancy suggests, many of these may be common in any profession, simply because they were popular names a few decades ago. Angel is perhaps an outlier?
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