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"Brand name or baby name? That's the obvious question about Mercedes, a traditional Spanish religous name that's also one of the world's best-known luxury brands. It turns out, though, that the question only scratches the surface of this name's complex history. Please join me for a tale of language and literature, religion and commerce; the tale of a single name." 
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"Dave Grohl, of the Foo Fighters, and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy have both used Saint on their babies, born just 20 days apart this month. Now, I really do think this is absolute coincidence. And after all, Dave's babe has Saint in the middle spot, but what I find interesting about the whole thing is that they used that name on opposite genders!"
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New blog happy dance! Say hello to Kaitlyn :-)
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. A friendly retro surname-firstname, recently revived in Scotland. Origin: Calvin was originally a surname, adopted as a first name in honour of Protestant leader John Calvin (1509-1564). His birth name was Jehan Cauvin, a variant of the French surname Chauvin which derives from chauve "bald," most likely originally a...
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When parents search for baby names, they often consider several names with the same theme, such as ethnic names, religious names--or names that sound alike or have different spellings. Here are som...
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Last month it was the 121st birthday of Grace Cossington Smith, one of the most important Australian artists of the 20th century, and a contemporary of Clarice Beckett. Grace was born in Sydney, an...
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I like this picture so much that I'm making it nice and sizeable.
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No holiday has more flowers, trees and animals associated with it than Easter--some as obvious as Lily, others as subtle and unusual as Bezai. Plenty of Easter baby name inspiration here! And have a happy holiday! - baby names
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All the pertinent info on Agnes, Bezai, Birch, Cecily, Chester, Hazel, Leo, Lily, Oona, Palma, Shoshana, and Tamar.
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"In times when some are attracted to bold, energetic names like Dash and Blaze; or weaponry associated names like Colt and Cannon, it makes sense that others would be drawn to names with peaceful, spiritual meanings and connections."
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Arcanjo means "archangel" and Filipa thinks it could be an extra-special middle name for a boy, or even a girl - although better not, as she says, with Michael, Raphael or Gabriel, as that would be a bit themey. Good thoughts, and I'm pleased to have learned a new Portuguese word.
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" It's no secret why this was the first name profile I did back when I started this blog in 2010. It is an incredibly popular name in the modern Pagan world. If you go to a Pagan event or a Wiccan forum, it's likely you'll find about a dozen Ravens."
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It's been quite the week for this bird, one way or another.
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"On January 28, 1996, a Muslim baby was born in Jordan. The controversial baby name he was given? Yitzhak Rabin."
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A moving story about the power of a name (or rather, people's reactions to it).
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"Celebrities are known for picking up-and-coming names, often before they've reached their peak popularity. So it isn't that surprising to hear a celebrity announcing the birth of their son Bodhi. What is surprising is that not one, but two baby Bodhis were born within a week of each other!"
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"Happy Valentine's Day! Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday, I love it so much. In honor, we are going to look at the names of Gods and Goddesses of Love from around the world. Enjoy!""
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Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor welcomed their third child on May 27 and named their son Louis Arthur Nicholas Felix. Louis' older brothers are Albert Louis Philip Edward, aged nearly seven, and Leo...
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Welcome, Louis!
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"When two celebs pick the same baby name within a few weeks of each other, we need to pay attention. Two years ago, it was Camden that was the big hit, picked by both Nick Lachey and Kristin Cavallari. This year, it’s Saint, picked by two different rock stars: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dave Grohl, and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz."
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Krishna, the eighth son of Devki and Vasudev, is known to be kind, magnanimous, merciful, brave and playful. No wonder then that many moms would want their little boys to be just like the Lord who loved makhan. Lord Krishna was given a number of...
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" Bishop is really different but not extremely unique name. It works well with popular names because it is two syllables but has a very unpopular ending sound. I think that bishops are a bad association. To me Bishop is a simple sounding name that should have a little more attention. "
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Bishop is getting some use out there - for example, there've been a few sightings at Names4Real in the last year or so. Could be a surname-name as well as a title-name. And I've got to add Benedict Bishop to the list of possible combinations: what a legend.
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Blog post at A Mother in Israel : A while back I wrote a post about the up-and-coming baby name Cohen. A reader writes:
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The comments so far suggest in this particular case it would be unusual but not offensive.
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Beth Ann from @elleizahbeth writes a guest post here on BNB. There are many reasons why we have names. But, one really important one is so people know who we are. We are recognized by our names. It...
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In a week it will be Easter, which is always on the first Sunday after the full moon following March 21. This computation was agreed upon in the 4th century, although it was apparently already an o...
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"RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior has added 51 names to its list of banned names for babies born in the Kingdom. In its statement, the Civil Status Department said some names are not in line with social traditions while others are not appropriate in terms of religion or have a Western origin."
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"Hello, Jennifer! I’ve been reading your BabyNames site for a while and I really enjoy it. I have a question about the name Christian. Can it be just a name, not connected with religious views of a person who bears..."
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" It's airy and light yet feels grounded and substantial - what do you think, does Brahminy have the makings of a great name?"
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" If you're a celebrity baby name spotter, you may have noticed that a particular name popped up twice in the past week - Bodhi. On February 12th Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green welcomed second son Bodhi Ransom to the world, while on 17th February Australian actress Theresa Palmer and husband Mark Webber welcomed son Bodhi Rain."
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" Bodhi is a sanskrit name that means "to awaken or become enlightened". It is also a nature name, thanks to the Bodhi tree, which has a spiritual connection to Buddhism - it is believed that the Buddha sat under this tree to reach enlightenment, where you obtain full comprehension of life, especially your own."
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How interesting - I'd never stopped to consider why his daughter was called Mercedes (or rather, Mercédès) before, but Laura's explanation seems plausible.