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The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with O-names… Oaklands:Ivo Oaklands Rowe, born in 1877George Oaklands Southam, born in 1877John Fuller Oaklands Munn, born i…

The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with L-names… La Hogue:George La Hogue Douglas, born in 1860Emily Goddard La Hogue Willingale, born in 1869Thomas La Hogue L…

The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with J-names… James Wishart:E. E. Wishart Farrans, born in 1874D. C. Wishart Lagard, born in 1874Emma Wishart Willard, born …

The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with I-names… Iberia:Iberian Sey, born in 1883Iberia Sealby, born in 1885Gerald Iberia Crisp, born in 1886 India:Maria Annaj…

A heroic baby boy name that feels as if he’s jumped right out of a fairytale story of brave knights, damsels in distress, and powerful queens, we’re talking about the name Caspian today. Welcome to the name profile of this week. We’ll take a look at Caspian’s origin, meaning, potential downfalls and perks, and predict his trajectory for the years to come. If you have a soft spot for Caspian or an interest in names and name etymology in general, buckle up for this deep dive into a deeply historic

Being a mermaid is a dream many girls have. We have put together over 100 baby names inspired by mermaids and water.

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 …

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:…

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…

The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with S-names… Samuel Plimsoll:John Braden Plimsoll Eyre, born in 1875 Saraca:Alice Saraca Cross, born in 1877 Saracen:Kathle…

The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with P-and Q-names… Pacific Ocean:Pacific Pearl Myrick, born in 1848 Palamcotta:Emily Sarah Palamcotta Russell, born in 1890…

The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with N-names… Nackato:Frederick Nackato Dickens, born in 1875Ruth Nackato Bowick, born in 1875 Neckar:Petrine Jeanette Hugo …

This one is a short one! Here are a few people who were born aboard — and named after! — ships with K-names… Kapunda:Mary Kapunda McGrath, born in 1875 Kedar:Heinreich Kedar Wurdler, bo…

Marina is expecting her third child -- gender unknown -- who will be a sibling for big sisters Hali and Esmee. Marina writes: " I would love a short, perhaps similarly 2 syllable name that is unique but pretty. I came across a name Lacie the other day fo

The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with H-names… Hahnemann:Sydney Hahnemann Vanstone, born in 1886 Halcione:William Halcione Jardine, born in 1874Fanny Halcion…

The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with G-names… Gainsborough:John Gainsboro Hunt Beaumont, born in 1877 Galileo:Esther Galileo Jones, born in 1875 Gallia:Alfr…

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…

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…

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…

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 &#…