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I used to love Harriet when I was 10, until my mum said that it was an old lady name. I've never lost that connection and as you can see by the picture its a tortoise name and a turtle name throug... 
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Due to Taylor Henderson er names have been on my mind a lot lately my sister said that she would think of Taylor as a boy and Tayla and Taylah as girls but they are pronounced the same. My mum said...
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Interesting points about pronunciation and perceptions: I'm definitely in the camp that pronounces -er, -a, -ur, -or, -ah etc. the same as each other, as a schwa.
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There's Lex for Alexander, Dex for Dexter, yet kingly Rex can easily stand alone.
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Any post that starts with a bit of comparative Indo-European philology must me a winner,
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I love to see how naming trends have changed over the years. I chose 5 specific years, 30 years apart to investigate!
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30 years is a good amount of time to see clearly-marked generations.
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Local cricketer Matt Scheiser welcomed his daughter Ella last month. Matt plays for the Port Douglas Mudcrabs in Queensland. Northern Ireland's motorcycle racer, Jonathan Rea, and his Australian wi...
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Welcome to (drum roll) Ella, Jake, Noah, Jackson, Chloe, Zara, Zain, and Laila!
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Update on Baby Girl Roberts, Sister to Josiah and Tanner! Update (and photo!) on Baby Girl, Sister to Oliver: Luca? Lucca?!
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I'd recommend reading the stories and looking at the sweet pictures.
The short and search-friendly version: welcome to Brinley Gail and Leila Vienne!
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Adella Analicia Ainsley Phoenix Andrew Duffy Arthur Brent Aurora Camille Bailey Patrick Bria Jeanette Brickson Wayne Calvin Clint Cee Cee Rose Christian Ace Clara Violet Dagny Maliha Denver Charle...
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And Evolet Tess, Jackson Richard-Rampage, Molly Mildred, and more.
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Multiples Mila Charlotte and Makenna Rahni Sahib, Abia and Arav - boy/girl/boy Girls Charlotte Deirdre Eleanora Victoria Maria Rose Elizabeth Louise "Eliza" (Maximus, Genevieve) Evelyn Hazel...
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And Ivy Clarice, Quade James Winston, and more.
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Ends with ian names for boys are a rich category, from historic picks like Adrian to nouveau coinages like Kyon.
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Ooh, I like these...Cassian, Finnian, Simeon, and many more good'uns.
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I wonder if Michael Weatherly and his wife Bojana read my article,"Naming Siblings," about using themes to make sibling names compatible. They picked a top-10 name, Liam, for their brand-new baby b...
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...or perhaps they chose a name they liked, and then another name they liked...
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" In this new segment, I'll be listing the bottom 32 of the top 1000 for certain decades. Today we are doing 1960's, girls edition."
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Good idea! Interesting to see Lily and Madelyn buried way down in here, awaiting their hour of glory.
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Name advice from Jennifer Moss, founder & CEO of BabyNames.com
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Bless. Not bad for a character in certain genres of fiction, perhaps?
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Name advice from Jennifer Moss, founder & CEO of BabyNames.com
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Happy Halloween everyone for a few days ago. I will cover a lovely name possibly still too connected to a fictional witch that name is Sabrina. Even I know of Sabrina and I've seen one episode. A f...
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These names were requested in last week's video...leave your requests and questions below! Oh how I love the name Rowan! I'm not crazy about the other three,...
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All these names, plus brothers for Edwin, Viola and Helen (love it!), middle names for Isla R., first names with Vivian, and middle names for Livianna.
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" These are the most popular names for Russia from 2012."
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Privjet! My instinct would guess that the top ten names are fairly traditional and conservative in Russia. Would anyone who knows more agree?
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"As a Chicago teenager, I find myself taking the L more and more. Lately I've noticed some of the stops have great baby name potential. Whether you live in the city or not, these are some spunky choices for your baby."
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Wikipedia tells me: "The CTA 'L' (sometimes written as "L" or "el"), short for "elevated" is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs, in the U.S. state of Illinois."
Station/stop names are a very interesting branch of place names, and this is a great selection: from Jackson and Austin to Francisco and Cicero (not forgetting the wonderfully Welsh Berwyn and Bryn Mawr).
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"Blessed Samhain! I have promised you post today and a post you shall have! Pluto (pronounced "PLOO-toh") is the Latinized form of the Greek Plouton, meaning "wealth." I found it very interesting that a god of the Underworld would have a name meaning "wealth.""
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There are boys named Jupiter, boys named Orion, and oodles of boys with names ending in -o. So why not Pluto?
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"Bottom 32 of the top 1000 for the 1960's."
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Various interesting surnames were loitering at the bottom of the charts, as were nicknames and names from Italian, Spanish, and other languages.
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If you were having a son, and you had to name him either Lazarus or Balthazar, which would it be?
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At the time of scooping, it's a dead heat between the two. Your vote could tip it!
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Jonathan Matteo * Samuel David * Liselotte * Ben Viktor * Amila Soley * Maarten Lennart * Sureja * Fabian Antonius * Lennard Henry * Noée Pheline Maria * Jette Maxime * Tamina Alara * Benedikt Alexander * Liliana Felicia * Adam Eric * Viviana Lea *...
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Our newest German names include Liselotte, Fabian Antonius (look, an -ian name!), and more. Willkommen, alles!
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Denise K. Potter wants a little respect for her home state--and for all the great baby names you can find living there. - baby names
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Combining some great names with a whole lot of education about New Jersey. Could be handy for pub quiz trivia!
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" Happy Hallows Eve everyone (yes, Samhain is technically tomorrow)! To celebrate, I have a vampire-y name for you, and I'll have something a bit more Pagan-y tomorrow!"
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Sondagem de opinião a propósito dos nomes Júlia e Olívia.
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Which do you prefer? Have a little vote in the poll box on the right: only 4 days left!
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Name advice from Jennifer Moss, founder & CEO of BabyNames.com
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Hmm...a few caveats with this one, as I'm sure, for example, there are more distinctions within various Jewish traditions than suggested.
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Aw, Harriet is a sweet name for a tortoise - and for a person, I think.