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September 27, 2021 5:55 PM
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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…
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September 25, 2021 5:56 PM
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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…
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August 22, 2021 6:14 PM
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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 …
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July 22, 2021 5:48 PM
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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…
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June 8, 2021 10:46 AM
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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 …
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May 27, 2021 4:30 PM
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Not only did his late father Brian Harper build petrol stations 60-odd years ago, but he named his two sons after motorway service stations. Hence Toddington (M1) and his older brother Heston (M4)! Quite why was never properly revealed, nor why his middle name is Warwick (M40?).
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May 4, 2021 5:56 PM
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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…
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March 28, 2021 6:23 PM
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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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December 17, 2020 5:23 PM
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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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December 6, 2020 4:54 PM
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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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August 15, 2020 4:47 PM
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With such a unique birth, Hicks decided to give the baby a name that reflected his first experience: Sky Airon Hicks.
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April 2, 2020 10:54 AM
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When it heads to the red planet later this year, NASA's Perseverance rover won't just be carrying scientific instruments — it will also carry the names of millions of space fans. Last year,
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November 23, 2019 5:14 PM
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September 27, 2021 5:54 PM
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The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with R-names… Raglan:George Raglan Wilson, born in 1858 Rakaia:Ann Rakaia Hoberfield, born in 1874Albert Rakaia Dillon, born…
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August 22, 2021 6:15 PM
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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…
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August 8, 2021 6:19 PM
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The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with M-names… Macduff:Edward Macduff Thompson, born in 1878 Magellan:Magellan Carrahlew, born in 1870 Malabar:Emma Malabar Y…
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June 8, 2021 5:22 PM
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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…
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May 27, 2021 4:30 PM
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"A friend of mine said, if you’ve called your first son after the first service station on the M4, how about calling second son after the first service station on the M1, 'Toddington'? 'Great!", I said, 'It’s got a lovely ring to it.' "
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May 7, 2021 10:41 AM
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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…
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April 20, 2021 5:20 PM
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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…
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March 1, 2021 5:12 PM
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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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December 6, 2020 4:59 PM
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Legendary hiker and author Johnny Molloy does not want a trail name.
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August 25, 2020 6:01 AM
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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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April 10, 2020 1:03 PM
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Turi Widerøe © 1970 AP The simple name Turi has appeared just twice so far (as a girl name) in the U.S. baby name data: 1972: unlisted1971: 10 baby girls named Turi1970: 9 baby girls named Turi [de…
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January 10, 2020 1:06 PM
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I posted a consultation for Kortnee from Studio Senn back in September, and she's let me know her baby girl has arrived! She and her husband gave her the gorgeous name ... Perrin Fae! Kortnee writes, "We welcomed baby girl last Friday and I thought I would follow up to let you know what we…
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