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He's a Norse god with a mischievous streak, and a Marvel super villain. And yet, Loki is also a name on the rise in recent years. 
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Linda Rosencrantz of Nameberry.com has written a fascinating article that explains the evolution of nicknames. It's must reading for anyone with the slightest interest in nicknames. Here’s a very b...
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A welcome reminder of this post: www.kansascity.com/2013/10/28/4581850/nameberry-nickname-names-how-did.html and the original.
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Nate is a nickname for Nathaniel (which I know two of though their both Nat's) or Nathan (which is always to me the name of a hi 5 member) but outranks both. Nate like Indiana seems more popular in...
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Albertson Mylo, Alohi Kamuela (boy), Ariz Cruz, Azalea Leolani, Blitz Kevin, Braxton-Hunter Kekoaikaikamaikalani, Bryant Mena, Cassandra Zylee, Cru Tindel, Deegan Lokahi Kaulana, Easton Kazuya, Exodus-John Alec, Galilea E...
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And Ivah Kaleimakali’L, Punohu Valentine, and more. I love it when Hawai'i comes around.
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If you were in Sydney in early October, you could have attended the Royal Australian Navy International Fleet Review, celebrating one hundred years of our navy. Or, if you were of a more musical be...
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An unusual virtue name/surname, but one that's literally made of win.
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Your friend.....or maybe a fellow berry -- says she loves a name, and suddenly you start to love it too. What name did someone else make you love, who made you love it, and why? - baby names
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I completely agree that just the fact that someone else loves a name can make me come to like it too. (Recent example: Toby.) Let's hope it works that way with partners when it comes to naming a real person...
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"Beautiful Bojana gave birth to 10 lb. Liam today, the most important day of the week," Weatherly announced in a light-hearted post....
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Welcome, Liam!
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Lovely names all: Isla Eluned, Xavier Alfred Basil, and more.
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"Before there was Marilyn Monroe, there was Jean Harlow."
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A tragically short career, but quite a variety of names, from Gladys to Vantine.
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An annual guide listing predictions for the most popular baby names in France for 2014 revealed that French parents are increasingly looking around the globe fo. Via Kara @ The Art of Naming
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In 2012, Emma was the most popular name for newborn girls and William for newborn boys in Cincinnati, according to the Cincinnati Health Department's Vital Records Office.
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These legendary jazz singers definitely add some pizzazz to their names--we're thinking Ella, Etta, Esperanza...and more... - baby names
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"Nasceu Francisca, filha do ator Ricardo Pereira e da esposa Francisca Pinto, que já eram pais de Vicente, que é uma verdadeira fofura!! Gostariam de partilhar o nome com a vossa mãe? E ponderariam usar o vosso nome numa filha?"
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Speaking of those popular Francis-names...welcome, Francisca! She is the daughter of actor Ricardo Pereira and his wife Francisca Pinto, and has a big brother, Vicente.
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The name of the day is NaNoWriMo. This November I will be participating in my 4th NaNoWriMo. For those of you who are uninitiated, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, an online challenge to ...
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A slight deviation from names (although they do get a mention). Good luck to all doing this.
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"What was sweet Victorian Carrie doing on the 1970s top-40 charts? ... Would the horror classic Carrie come across the same to us if it had been called Kerri?"
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Interesting discussion of the subtle differences that spelling and accent can make.
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The name Francesco didn't really need a boost in Italy, but the Pope gave it one anyway.
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Good of him.
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She's a literary place name with a sci fi twist. After an unusual ends with 'ia' name for a daughter? Illyria might the answer.
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Halloween Baby Names: Creepy Names that (mostly) survived horror movies – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry
Some horror movie character names have been more tainted than others--which of these do you think have survived their ghoulish associations? - Tara Ryazansky
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I still like Norman!
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Brysen Adelia Lotus Kaden Wiley Jensyn Oaklee Kadyn Addyline Lanister Donald Avrie Jaymz Jaylnn Paige Aftyn Anne Mishael Krew Michael Ryleigh Aspyn Myka Fay Xzander Chase
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Below are all the first name combinations for Juno, registered from 1975 to 2005 in England and Wales.
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Any combination containing Juno is going to be an interesting one, but there are some really good'uns here: Juno Sidonie, Juno Sweetpea, Juno Amabel, Juno Katrea, and more.
Interesting to see it used not infrequently for boys, too (like Nathaniel Juno, presumably).
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"Hi Duana - this is actually a name nerd question - much like all the other questions you've received in this vein... having a terribly hard time finding a suitable name for a girl."
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Interesting point: "Is this not going to be the most common issue of our time? ... As we become more and more aware of our cultural backgrounds – and hang onto them tighter while we mix with the people we meet and love and partner with – the demands of accounting for 16 different cultures in one innocent baby grows more and more difficult."
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I started thinking about “cool” names while visiting a website I’d never seen before—to find out if I wanted to “follow” their blog posts on Twitter. (I did.) But when I clicked on their lists of “...
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Names from history are always interesting. Here are some colonial choices for boys and girls! Which do you like?
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Have you 'edda' considered this name? I haven't checked the statistics, but I wouldn't be surprised if Norse god names as a whole are on the rise, so why not Loki?
Also, this post includes the excellent word 'cahoots' :-)