"My latest Name Candy guest post is on Ghostly Names, in honor of Halloween."
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African parents place such a high importance on the meaning of baby names. Take a look at the baby-naming traditions of Africa!
Clare's insight:
"Of course, Africa is a very large continent and it is home to hundreds of different languages and customs." - but nonetheless, an interesting topic that I'd like to learn more about. 
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"Today’s baby-name time machine takes us all the way back to the 1920s."
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Good names! I especially like Arthur and Gilbert. (I used to have a pet fish called Gilbert, but don't let that put you off.)
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I enjoy reading the latest TV character names from Nameberry so I can catch a glimpse of names that might have the potential to streak from “never heard of it” to next year’s “hot” name on the SSA ...
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"Last week's column on "Venn diagram baby names" touched briefly on the name Kiara. As I looked into the history of this name, I found myself getting sucked in further and further. Kiara turns out to be a spot what I think of as name quicksand -- the points on the name landscape with tales much deeper than you'd imagine at first glance."
Clare's insight:
Can you guess why Kiara had a double peak?
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If baby's first trip to the Magic Kingdom is high on your list of motherhood milestones, and you're already dreaming up a first Halloween costume based on your favorite Disney flick, you've come to the right place.
Clare's insight:
This is a pretty good list! The most "way out" name there is Nala, but with a celebrity's child being called Nahla, it's not all that unfamiliar.
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She's a rare name with a weighty meaning. Is Salvina's on-trend sound enough to make her wearable in 2013? How 'bout Salvinia?
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" Lyra is a Greek name meaning "harp." It seems like there is some debate over the pronunciation, but all official sources I've found say "LIY-rah." Lyre is the masculine version and that sounds like "liar," so there you go."
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"Drowsy Maggie suggested this. It is a name of a volcano in Iceland. It is a very interesting name. It has a very interesting look and pronunciation especially by English speaker’s terms. It seems a bit sci-fi / fantasy like to me for some reason, like it could fit in another realm or something."
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"I saw that new Disney Pixsar movie Planes advertised the other day and one of the planes is named Ishani. I think this is a really pretty exotic name with really lovely meanings."
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"I was looking up a name that is an asteroids name and I saw this name. It is pretty and sorts of exotic but still easily pronounced. I really like this name so I don’t have anything more to say."
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"When I was looking up the information on the name Lillia / Lilia *See on list of posts* I saw this combination. I really like it, it sounds exotic. "
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"File this one under "F" for Fandom. The Moscow Times recently reported on a Russian Breaking Bad fan who has officially changed this name to Jesse Geizenbergovich Pinkman, an homage to the character played by Aaron Paul in the just-ended AMC series. "
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There's a new Number 1 on our list of names that can be used for both girls and boys, and it's one of the most appealing of the bunch.
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Can you guess what it is? And, just as importantly, can you guess what's #21?
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Mick Jagger is vader van zeven kinderen en vier kleinkinderen en verwacht binnenkort zijn eerste achterkleinkind.
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As the world prepares for the next addition to the Jagger dynasty, see here for the names of Mick's descendants so far.
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These names may even rhyme in Germany.
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Paris — The boy's name George and its French variant Georges are being tipped for a spectacular comeback in France after next week's christening of Britain's new royal baby.
Clare's insight:
Trends in France, read all about 'em!
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A 20-year-old woman who walked into a Florida McDonald's left as a new mother after giving birth to a son in the bathroom.
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Welcome, Joshua Murray (aka Ronald)!
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When I asked readers to share what they consider the most difficult aspect of finding a baby name, not surprisingly, one of the top 4 was the fear that their child would share a name with many othe...
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" Like names that end in -ana, there are a lot of common names that end in -anna sound. However, these ones are a little less trendy, with the exception of Savannah."
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"I was watching the Syfy show Primeval: New World and one of the female leads is named Dylan. Until then I didn’t see this as a unisex name."
Clare's insight:
NB "the female version Dilyn" is also a Welsh word, the verb "follow". Two for one!
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"I saw this name when I was doing research for one of my novels. I am thinking of using it as a characters daughter name, to match the other Latin plant names."
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"I can’t believe I haven’t added this name as of yet. I have used this name for a character name and I love the look and meanings a lot. The look is other worldly and the meanings are strong."
Clare's insight:
For more on Zephyr, see also http://www.onceuponatimebabynames.com/2013/08/zephyr.html
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I'm only just beginning to appreciate how long the run up to Halloween is in some parts. I don't normally start thinking about it till at least 29th October!