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November 23, 2024 6:12 PM
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Sam Hunt Expecting 3rd Baby –

Sam Hunt Expecting 3rd Baby – | Name News | Scoop.it
Sam and Hannah share two children together, welcoming their first baby, a daughter named Lucy Louise, in 2022. The couple announced the birth of their second child on Thanksgiving Day last year. They had a baby boy named Lowry Lee in October 2023. Lowry’s name is a combination of his parent’s middle names.
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July 1, 2021 5:46 PM
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Name Combiner | Create Unique Names And Words

Our Name Combiner will easily combine up to 6 names or words at once to create several unique names or new words.
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December 14, 2020 6:35 PM
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Classic - Fresh - Smush

Classic - Fresh - Smush | Name News | Scoop.it
What's Up Namers? It's been a bit.... We still LOVE naming! However you found your way here, THANK YOU for clicking and showing a littl
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June 24, 2020 9:15 AM
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RARE + UNIQUE BABY GIRL NAMES 2020! | MY VIEWERS INVENTED GIRL NAMES!

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March 16, 2020 1:04 PM
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Alexavier –

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Alexavier is a modern English male name, a combination of Alexander (meaning "defending men" or "defender of men"; in Greek mythology, it was another name for the Trojan prince Paris, famous for abducting Helen, wife of Menelaus, which started the ten year Trojan war, as well as also being the name of Alexander the Great, king of…
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February 15, 2020 7:02 AM
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Name Quotes 80: Jamie, Imogen, John –

Name Quotes 80: Jamie, Imogen, John – | Name News | Scoop.it
Time for the latest batch of name-related quotations! From a 1997 article in Jet magazine about how Jamie Foxx (born Eric Bishop) found success in comedy after changing his name: Foxx, who was dete…
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February 1, 2020 4:14 PM
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21 Unique Boy Names My Viewers Made Up - Do They Work? INVENTED BABY BOY NAMES - SJ STRUM - YouTube

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Jaspin, Balinor, Jover, Charleston, Boulavard, Horizon, Joleon, Ranger, Silverton, Renlo, Eastley, Druid, Graylen, Kova, Albion, Tovin, Dadoren, Bronze, Cedar.

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Coralyn –

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Coralyn is an English female name, either a variant of Coralie, a French form of Koralia, which is a Greek female name derived from Ancient Greek korallion (coral), of uncertain etymology though it could be derived from a Semitic source, from Hebrew goral (small pebble) or Arabic garal (small stone). It's also possible that Coralyn is an elaborated form of Cora, the Latinized form of…
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Pollyanna: The Most Optimistic Baby Name Ever? –

Pollyanna: The Most Optimistic Baby Name Ever? – | Name News | Scoop.it
Has some grumpy person ever called you a “Pollyanna”? That person may have meant it pejoratively, but take it as a compliment! (And tell that grump to go take a nap.) Because for over a…
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November 26, 2019 12:30 PM
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Sunday Summary: Yes to Casseldon

Sunday Summary: Yes to Casseldon | Name News | Scoop.it
Any name choice involves trade-offs, a balancing of heritage and hope for the future; a sense of belonging and room enough to carve a new path. Surnames aren’t exempt from that, but perhaps we’re at a moment when families feel freer about acknowledging the choice than in years past.
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September 27, 2019 9:53 AM
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Baby Name Trends: Names on the rise

Baby Name Trends: Names on the rise | Name News | Scoop.it
This week’s news includes baby name trends, the fastest-rising names of the last five years, cute and clever nicknames for girls, and names you’ve never heard before from Scandinavia and South Africa.
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September 15, 2019 5:32 PM
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The Debut of Dianalynn –

The Debut of Dianalynn – | Name News | Scoop.it
The baby name Dianalynn has been in the SSA data just twice, debuting in 1951, then popping up a second time in 1963. The influence was surely American actress Diana Lynn (1926-1971), whose birth n…
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May 22, 2019 6:49 PM
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New giveaway items (!), and Timmarie

New giveaway items (!), and Timmarie | Name News | Scoop.it
Every time I see Timmarie, I think it’s so similar to Emery in rhythm and sound, and I wonder why parents today aren’t using it? Is it because it’s an obvious mashup of Tim and Marie, which is a little out of step with today’s naming?
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On My Mind: 8-22-21

On My Mind: 8-22-21 | Name News | Scoop.it
Starloe - While watching Good Morning America I noticed a really interesting name! They had a segment featuring different teachers and on
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April 20, 2021 6:08 PM
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4-H Baby Names: Clarabeth and Nawatha –

4-H Baby Names: Clarabeth and Nawatha – | Name News | Scoop.it
Clarabeth Zehring The 4-H youth organization was officially established by the U.S. government in the 1914. (Those four H’s come from the group’s original motto, “head, heart, han…
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Mystery Monday: Tyronda –

Mystery Monday: Tyronda – | Name News | Scoop.it
Today’s mystery name is primarily Tyronda, which, from 1977 to 1978, was the second-fastest rising girl name in the nation (after Aja, the fastest-rising girl name). But I’ve also got t…
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April 4, 2020 10:13 AM
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Danielle Brooks Explains Why She Named Her Daughter Freeya

Danielle Brooks Explains Why She Named Her Daughter Freeya | Name News | Scoop.it
Danielle Brooks sat down with PureWow and explained how she and her fiancé came up with their 3-month-old daughter's name, Freeya. Learn more.
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They liked the word (and meaning) Free, and they combined it with Freya.

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Elizabella –

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Elizabella is a modern English name, a combination of Elizabeth (meaning "my God is an oath" or "my God is abundance") and Isabella (itself another form of Elizabeth); however, Bella (which is also a nickname for Isabella) is also an Italian and Spanish word meaning "beautiful" from Latin bellus (beautiful, pretty, handsome); bella is also the feminine form of bellum meaning “war; battle, combat” from Latin duellum (war)…
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MY VIEWERS INVENTED MADE-UP BABY GIRL NAMES...and they're surprisingly pretty!! SJ STRUM - YouTube

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Olydia, Avie, Ameliana, Faelina, Idelia, Evabeth, Briarleigh, Everliis, Whitley, Tessadora, Maevery, Goldwyn, Anaveah, Jessalie, Liselle, Fioline, Kindra, Klicea, Isbri, Haisley, Sylvalie, Sophiel, Daveigh, Vivielle, Elladeen, Emmikah, Avilia, Claramay, Kelvie, Tazmyrith, Arietta, Winslow, Elisobelle, Marveaux, Hartleigh, Tinksley, Emberyn, Zylie, Raelora, Zaffie, Wrenly.

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January 15, 2020 2:53 PM
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Keke Wyatt Welcomes 10th Child, Son Ke'Riah

Keke Wyatt Welcomes 10th Child, Son Ke'Riah | Name News | Scoop.it
The new baby is the first for Keke Wyatt and husband Zackariah Darring, and her tenth total
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Welcome, Ke'Riah!

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December 28, 2019 5:15 PM
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Birth announcement: Maria Therese (nn Maite)!

Birth announcement: Maria Therese (nn Maite)! | Name News | Scoop.it
Mandi from A Blog About Miscarriage has been a cheerleader for Sancta Nomina from the beginning, and I have turned to her and her blog again and again for help with ministering to moms who have miscarried, including helping to name the babies. Since her own many losses were the catalyst for her blog and…
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Welcome, Maite!

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December 17, 2019 3:59 PM
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Cliff Dwelling: Deck the Halls With Names

GIRLS
Arvalee
Sigolène - French form of the German name Sieglinde. It is also part of the name of a town in France, Sainte-Sigolène in Haute-Loire.
Uvada - a place in Utah, combines the names of Utah and Nevada. My cousin's grandmother was named this and is from this part of the state.

BOYS
Roldán - Spanish form of the name Roland, which comes from the Germanic name Hrodland, from "hrod" meaning "fame" and "land".

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November 24, 2019 2:17 PM
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New Baby Surname Trends

New Baby Surname Trends | Name News | Scoop.it
Giving babies surnames that don't belong to either parent is growinbg trend, with mashup surnames and invented names on the increase.
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"I was okay with them having his last name, because that gave me more control of the first!" - amen to that!

 

Very interesting comments too.

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September 17, 2019 7:16 AM
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Duana Names: Names (First And Last) (With Qualifiers)

Duana Names: Names (First And Last) (With Qualifiers) | Name News | Scoop.it

"I quite like Csongor too, but it is too far for me to go for a first name"

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June 25, 2019 6:01 PM
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Baby Girl Gilbert

Baby Girl Gilbert | Name News | Scoop.it
Hello Swistle, My husband and I would greatly appreciate some help in naming our first child, a baby girl due in November. Prior to finding out the sex, we thought we had narrowed down our names: M…
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