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Liann dishes out some baby name ideas for a soon-to-be-adopted girl. 
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Yay, that's what I hoped it would be!
Do you know a good name that fits this wide and varied category? Now's the time to suggest it.
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An interview with a California woman named Nancy.
Clare's insight:
Interesting that the Nancy being interviewed can't see it as a first name for children born now. Others would disagree!
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She's a quirky retro charmer, part-British aristocrat, part-Southern belle. If Lou names make a comeback, Luella could be one of the most stylish.
Clare's insight:
Interesting choice. In my mind, Luella is juuust on the pivot point between unattractively old and attractively vintage. This post might just tip it over the edge.
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Author and media personality Kathryn Eisman, and her husband Siimon Reynolds, welcomed their first child on October 13, and have named their daughter Capri Mirabelle. Capri Reynolds was born at 7.5...
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Welcome, Capri! And isn't Mirabelle a beautiful name?
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Celebrities who have given their children Spanish names.
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"My husband comes from a large (LARGE) family and has about 30 first cousins. Needless to say, it's starting to get difficult not to overlap names with that many people."
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What was the most popular Elizabethan name? A simple question, but one that's almost impossible to answer. Records from that period are scarce, difficult to decipher and were little regulated.
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Well done that woman! This post heads to Norfolk on the east coast of England.
It's hard to overstate how interesting this piece of research is. For example, it's good that the number of times each names occurs is included, as the really give a sense of the relative popularity of each name, and show the "big four" male names going strong.
I ought to say more, but it's bedtime for me. Do click through and have a read.
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A. writes: My husband and I are getting ready to have our second, and final child, due late November. We have one little girl named Charlotte who we call Lottie. We are expecting a second girl and ...
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"I’m dedicating this column to a lovely family I know, who is mourning the loss of their beautiful Pierre."
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How are Sikh baby names traditionally chosen?
Clare's insight:
This is very interesting - I've heard the surname Kaur a lot, but never realised it's the female counterpart of Singh (or even twigged that all the Kaurs I've met have been female).
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Gefunden in der Kaltenkirchener Umschau vom 05.06.2013:
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" Is Gus the new Max? It sure is looking like it. He's a short nickname that has many options to come from. I predict that Gus, and all of his full forms are going to rise in popularity. If you want a Gus, but aren't keen on Augustus, here are some lovely choices for you."
Clare's insight:
Last weekend I encountered my first August IRL, a charming little boy. My next hope is to meet a Gustav.
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" Not that I expect your sympathy or anything, but Libra is not easy to find names for. It's the only zodiac sign not represented by a living thing. It's mythology is linked very closely with Virgo's. And just try finding names that mean "equal" or "balanced." There's a lot less than you would think."
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I think Isadora has done well. There is a certain appeal to the name Balance, and I'd love to see Atalanta in more use.
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Tussen mei en juli 2013 werden er 203 NRC baby’s geboren, waaronder 100 jongens. Er zaten weinig echt opvallende namen tussen.
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Dutch birth announcements, get your Dutch birth announcements here. I think Dutch names are brilliant, not to mention the fact that they come with at least one middle name, if not two or three.
This post is all about the boys: Pepijn Arnold Dolph, Floris Jan Cornelis, Thomas Willem Boudewijn, and more.
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Forget about Sophia or Aiden. The baby names on this list are rarely encountered but climbing in popularity.
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Those names apparently on the rise are Jax, Atticus, Declan, Django, August, Bodhi, Azalea, Persephone, Valentina, Gemma, Arya, Perla, and Willa.
NB This isn't meant to be a spoiler: I list all the names in slide show posts because otherwise if someone searched for one of the names on this Scoop.it page it wouldn't come up in the results.
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After a generation of long, elaborate, ultra-feminine names, we're starting to see more baby girl names that are short and sweet.
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Loving Bess, Tess, Gwen, Maud, Nell...lots of these names, in fact. Yay for short, sweet and streamlined!
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"Called "The Girl with the Bee Stung Lips", Mae Murray first got her start in show business in the chorus line of the "Ziegfeld Follies" in 1908, and eventually became the headliner. "
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Featuring Dora, Circe, Rosalie and more.
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"Funny that two names that Nameberry recently listed as on the rise appeared this week (Freya and Louis). What do you think of a little girl named Berit? "
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Featuring Tallon Raining, Berit Emily, and more.
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" If you like your boys names to be short, spunky and unexpected, Rook is definitely worth a second look."
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I really like the idea of using Rook as a nod to Brooke!
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Adonis Sky Aisa Leigh AnnMarie Phyllis Arrow Blaze August Sakinah Avaley Rose Beretta Rae Bradley-Wes Danger Brodi Xander Buddy Wayne-William Case Oliver Charley Pate Clover Marie Cooper Brigdon Da...
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And Arrow Blaze, Kristofferson Lynn, and more.
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I’ve been watching a lot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer lately, so I felt like finding a paranormal teen to name. The Writer Describes the Character Female, 17-19 (born 50 years in the future) Constan...
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Do you agree that these would make good teenage witch names?
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She went chasing rabbits. The literary Alice has a long history of use, and is making a comeback in recent years, thanks to her spare, vintage style.
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"These are the most popular names for Georgia from 2012."
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That's Georgia the country in the Caucasus. I'm delighted that Bree is sharing these lists from around the world: my favourite names here are Mariam and Tamar, Davit and Gabrieli.
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