" The hipper counterpart of Shutterfly, TinyPrints definitely has the cooler names (Clementine and Isla vs. Mia and Claire. I rest my case). Enjoy (another) long list of Catalog Names."
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"Former Private Practice star, actress KaDee Strickland, and husband Jason Behr announced the birth of their son Atticus Behr, born at home on October 17th."
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Welcome, Atticus! 
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From Cal Ripkin, Jr., to MLK to Robert Downey, Jr., finding men named after their fathers is easy. Children named after men in the family -- with so-called patronyms -- are common around the world.
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Alexandria Steven Alita Lorraine Annette Louise Aubry Amazona Breck Hudson Briar David Jean Cecil Walter Coy Wayne Deklynn Marie Diesel Paul Easton Micah Ebony Jeanine Ezra Everett Faolan Leif Gena...
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And Faolan Leif, Marceline Emilie Rue, and more.
PS I'm afraid scoop.it isn't picking up the beautiful photos in this blog at the moment - apologies, and all the more reason to click through and admire them.
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Edward Gorey used some interesting pen names, all of which were anagrams of "Edward Gorey." Can you come up with any Gorey-style pen names for yourself?
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This looks like fun. I think Nancy's pen names are even better (less obviously anagrams) than Gorey's.
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Leonhard Aurelius * Nika Sophia * Linda Liselotte * Ben Herbert * Saffet * Moritz Ferdinand * Carlyle * Vanessa Carolina * Juled * Lean Felix * Leonidas * Milan * Nick Noel * Luca Djamal * Eleana * Alessia Rosa * Danyar * Nalani Estelle * Kathrina...
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A big Willkommen to Luisa, Elsa, Leonidas, and more!
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The new unisex names for girls are gender neutral choices that are increasingly being given to our daughters. Collins, Blake, or Campbell, anyone?
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Ever think of referencing the climate conditions around your baby's birth? Here are some ideas that are more subtle than Sunny and Misty. - baby names
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This is one of my favourite slide shows of recent times. The names are Amaya, Breeze, Clement (whoop whoop!), Corentin, Guthrie, Iris, Nephele, Nevada, Solona, Thor and Thora, Varsha, and Zephyr, and it's well worth a look to see how they're all weather-related.
Kara @ The Art of Naming's curator insight,
November 8, 2013 3:53 PM
Nameberry always has great collections of names!
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"Alfred married "Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia".
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Affie as a diminutive of Alfred is rather sweet, is it not?
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States that adhere to an honor-culture ethos seem to have more babies named after their fathers, new research finds. Honor cultures are fixated on reputation and family kinship, which may explain the bevy of baby juniors.
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Below are a selection of birth announcements from The Times newspaper that were published in 1983.
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Happy 30th birthday (some time this year) to Pietro Thorkill Rama Dylan, Robin Griff Aneurin, Florenza Davida, Polly Pandora Emily, and all the others!
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Giving your child a different name could be a lifelong advantage.
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A dispatch from the pro-unusual-names camp, and very readable and positive.
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" I grabbed some of the *ber* names from the 2012 list. Separated by gender, I listed the most popular spelling of each name and put any unisex name in the gender group in which it is more popular."
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I agree with Kelli: what about Berenice? This is also a welcome reminder of lots of other interesting and varied names: Berry, Tiberius, Alberta, and more.
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There has been a slight change to the way that The Art of Naming offers baby naming services but it is definitely worth it!
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Have you ever wondered what a name consultation involves? Here's an example. (And it includes mermaids!)
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" Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Kerfoot....What was that? A man who's first name is Kerfoot? Yes, indeed it is!"
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Amy writes: I've thought I had our baby name situation locked down, twice, and now it's falling apart... again. I wrote to you a few months ago about our 3rd and probably last baby, and you and you...
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Any suggestions?
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In a recent post I gave you an entertaining sample of the GQ Guide to Baby Naming and a link to make it easy for you to read the whole article. I suspect a lot of readers enjoyed the sample but did...
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Multiples Rosalie and Ruby May Sophia, Evie and Isabelle (Amelia, Peter) Girls Annika Rosealine (Claudia) Clementine Sally (Arabella) Georgia Doriana Giulia Henri Kate Jeanie Claire (Sadie) ...
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And Annika, Anton, and more.
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I thought I might finally profile the names worn by an actor who basically the same age as I for once. Funny that. Saoirse Ronan is also a brilliant actress and I honestly love all the names of the...
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This is a rather beautiful bunch of names, including Talia, Briony, Benji, and more.
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Coming attractions of several of next year's starbabies have been announced, and Tara Ryanzansky goes out on a limb predicting what their names might be. You're hereby invited to join in and add your prognostications.
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Stay tuned to find out whether these predictions are right. And I do wonder if any of the celebrities mentioned will read this post and find inspiration.
Kara @ The Art of Naming's curator insight,
November 8, 2013 3:58 PM
Fascinating and seemingly accurate guesses! Great work, Tara!
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Her parents certainly like their Ser- names.
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"Hopefully this is one of my better examples they'll pick up on -- there's plenty of bad examples of things I do for them to grab onto, but hopefully they'll remember this."...
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Welcome, Knox!
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Expectant parents put so much thought into their baby's name, and how they choose a name says a lot about them. But they usually aren't thin...
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A rare but handsome name option straight from the color palette.
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An unusual choice, but I can see the appeal. Leather was my first thought.
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IN the same week that it became illegal to pat the bump of a pregnant woman without her permission in the US state of Pennsylvania, I was discussing all things babies with my friend who is a soon-to-be mum.
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This is an intriguing mix, especially if all the names belong to children: Ellen, Candace, Trish, Brian, Jensen, and more.