"Following the write-up on Reaumur Coleman Stearns we journey from Virginia to Contra Costa County, California to highlight the life of a very obscure member of that state's assembly."
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Quintuplets born recently to a Las Vegas couple were named Deniko, Dariz, Deonee, Daician and Daiten.
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An interesting set of siblings - especially the oldest quint, Deniko Derrico. 
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"Continuing with Giambattista Basile's Il Pentamerone fairy tale collection, I present to you the Italian Cinderella, "The Cat Cinderella," whose main character is named Zezolla. Zezolla is not a name that has been used in the U.S. (and pretty much everywhere else)."
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Below is a selection of British siblings with Drusilla, from the last century to modern times. The year relates to the decade of birth for that set. Brackets around the first name indicates that the person was called by their middle name.
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What a colourful bunch of sibling names! They include Zepheretta, Zadock, Verilda, Vasilesa, Comfort, Highness, Treandaphelia, and plenty more where those came from. I also smiled at the 1960s siblings Melanie, Kevin and Drusilla - a bit of a departure in style for the third child.
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"X marks the spot—or at least the end of the first names of two brand new celebrity babies. First, Pretty Little Liars star Tammin Sursok gave birth to a baby girl and named her Phoenix Emmanuel, a pretty offbeat moniker for a daughter. Then country singer Dierks Bentley had his third child, a son named Knox."
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Um olhar sobre os nomes Magda, Madel e Malena, que derivam de Madalena.
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The trio of names in this title caught my eye: Madel and Malena are new to me, but all lovely-sounding variants of the Magdalen/Madeleine group.
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This was originally going to be a post about mermaids, but I decided to switch it up and change it to all merfolk. Basically merfolk refer to creatures such as mermaids, selkie and sirens. They are...
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Here are some names with a tail to tell (sea what I did there?), from Effluvia to Ponyo to Madison.
For even more mernames, see http://nameisms.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/names-for-pirates-and-mermaids.html and http://www.thenamefreak.com/2013/05/diverted-by-name-melusine.html
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Before there was a Harry Potter character by the name, Rosmerta was a goddess in Ancient Gaul. She still carries some magic and allure with her in 2013.
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Yay for Gaulish!
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Name that were popular in New South Wales the '40s and '50s -- names like Henry, Evelyn and Matilda -- are become popular again.
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What do you name a baby girl when you already used your three favorite girl names? Liann is here to help!
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"Femininos Lavínia Lis Lorena Lúcia Luísa Masculinos Leonardo Lopo Lourenço Lucas Luís"
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"A distinguished figure in the annals of Virginia state government, Reaumur Coleman Stearnes was for many years at the forefront of educational matters in the "Old Dominion" State, holding a seat on the state Board of Education and later served a five year term as State Superintendent of Public Instruction."
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Laila Damaris * Ragnar * Jonna Elisabeth * Annemarie * Laynis * Peer * Aysegül * Zoe Josephine * Jelle * Elisa Sophie * Tyler Jerome * Jorris * Lasse und viele weitere Babynamen der Woche aus Schleswig-Holstein.
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Spotted this week in Germany: Karoline, Justus, Ragnar, und weiter.
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Da kommt doppelt Freude auf!
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Welcome to these twins, siblings to Nova Lou.
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"Everyone is healthy, happy and doing great," her rep tells PEOPLE....
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Welcome, Isobel!
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Girl names? Boy names? Or do they work for either? These parents think so. Do you like these names for boys or girls? Anderson Earl Anderson Lucille Archer Magnolia Archer Matthias Bo Catlin Bo D...
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A boy called Fallon? A girl named Kai Magnus? This is another post for seeing names in a new light.
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I thought I might share with you today some of the names that I simply adore. These are the names that I cannot stop myself pondering about: their sounds, spellings, meanings and the overall feelin...
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And why not? I do like a good post from the heart, and just knowing that someone out there loves these names makes me see them in a new light.
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"It’s worth heading back in the time machine to find some vintage 1980s names, to search for hidden gems that aren’t quite so popular today."
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And if one post about the 80s isn't enough, see also this series of profiles: http://appellationmountain.net/i-love-the-80s-week-starts-tomorrow
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Juliet Marillier is a New Zealand born fantasy writer currently residing in Australia. She focuses mainly on historical fantasy, particularly Irish. And because of this the characters in her novels...
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I'm not familiar with this author, but the names bode well: Eyvind, Cathal, Neryn, Liadan, and more.
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Actress Tammin Sursok, and her husband Sean McEwen, welcomed their first child on October 8 and have named their daughter Phoenix Emmanuel. Phoenix Sursok-McEwen was born around 9.30 pm, and weighe...
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Welcome, Phoenix! (And I'm pleased to discover the name Tammin, too.)
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You know it's Nameberry heresy, but you just can't help liking Zooey better than Zoe or Ayden over Aidan. What's your guilty pleasure name spelling, and why? - baby names
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I'm not sure I agree that they should be "guilty" in the first place - especially as a lot of commenters say they prefer orthography that is standard in other languages. But interesting, fun reading!
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"Hier ein besonderes Prachtexemplar von der Website unserer Tageszeitung. Die nächste Chantalismus-Generation ist wohl die elle-Generation!"
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With parents Amy-Chantal and Marcel and daughters Danelle and Anna-Belle Chanelle, this family certainly has plenty of rhyme.
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Baby name pundits (including me) get significant coverage for articles that call attention to "hot names" climbing SSA's popularity list. Many of the names seem to owe their new-found glamour to ...
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Not the most positive article ever, especially given that most of the examples are perfectly reasonable names with many associations besides the celebrity in question...and that it would be difficult to find a name without any negative namesakes in the ranks of historical, literary and legendary figures. Hi ho, rant over.
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