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October 7, 2013 6:57 PM
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Elodie: Baby Name of the Day - Appellation Mountain

Elodie: Baby Name of the Day - Appellation Mountain | Name News | Scoop.it
She's a lovely French appellation with ties to a ninth century saint. Could Elodie be the new hot name to watch?
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October 7, 2013 6:54 PM
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The Fitzes: Beyond Mr. Darcy, F. Scott and JFK – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry

The Fitzes: Beyond Mr. Darcy, F. Scott and JFK – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry | Name News | Scoop.it
Fitzgerald and short form Fitz have recently come onto the radar via the presidential character in 'Scandal'. Kelli Brady of NameFreak! takes a look here at the whole range of Fitzes. - baby names
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A good post, of course, but the picture makes it even more enjoyable!

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October 7, 2013 6:52 PM
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Names for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Names for Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Name News | Scoop.it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uowZ2joK0mg Some names that bring to mind Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Honor your loved one below!
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A video explaining the significance of Susan, Komen, Ryo, Nyathera, Charlotte, Haley, Evelyn, Lauder, Alexandra, Penney, Brandon, October, Varda, Pembe, and Rosa.

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October 7, 2013 6:44 PM
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Cove and Keeva

Cove and Keeva | Name News | Scoop.it
Twins: Sophia Grace and Thomas George Boys: Nikolai Andrew Milutin (Anthony and Layla)- Dad named Sinisa Johnny Christopher (Sam)- This is interesting as the character Johnny Ruffo plays in Home an...
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And Clancy George, Polly Joe, and more.

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October 7, 2013 6:29 PM
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OK! Magazine: First For Celebrity News :: Latest Celebrity News :: Alesha Dixon gives birth to baby girl, names her Azura Sienna

OK! Magazine :: Latest Celebrity News :: Alesha Dixon gives birth to baby girl, names her Azura Sienna :: SHE did well to keep that quiet.
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Welcome, Azura!

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October 7, 2013 6:27 PM
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Interesting Baby Names 10/7/2013

Adalyn Olivia

Sienna Rain

Keetin

Cassius Julian

Lexus Kaylyn

Rylee Renee

Leeah

Brooklyn Skylar Aryah

Mckenzie

Xzavier Ford

Khaydn Mathew

Paetyn Mae

Addyson Kathryn

Syi Christopher

Deklyn Felix

Zander Jayy

Gunner Fredrick

 

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October 6, 2013 5:26 PM
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Sunday Summary: 10/6/13 - Appellation Mountain

Sunday Summary: 10/6/13 - Appellation Mountain | Name News | Scoop.it
Zoos often hold contests to name new baby animals, and I typically don’t cover them for a host of reasons.  I’m making an exception this time because Atlanta has pandas.  I live in Washington DC.  We, too, have pandas, but they’re presently under ...
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I'm very pleased to be able to post a picture of pandas here!  My fingers are crossed for a pandaling in Edinburgh, too.

 

Pandas aside, head to our favourite mountain for the best bits of the naming week.

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October 6, 2013 5:22 PM
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Name Updates!

Name Updates! | Name News | Scoop.it
Update (and photo!) on Baby Girl Bradshaw, Sister to Norah Jayne! Update on Baby Girl Liberty! Update (and photo!) on Baby Naming Issue: Levi, LEE, and Eu-JEAN!
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Do take the time to read the full stories, but in short: welcome to Levi Eugene, Meredith James, and Lucy Gwen!

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October 6, 2013 7:05 AM
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ARIETTA JO (Sunday)

ARIETTA JO (Sunday) | Name News | Scoop.it
Adley Olivia Alice Magdalena-June Anders Max Arietta Jo Attus Mitchell Bentley Kunkle Bridger Guthrie Brooklyn Barrett Camden Liam Cham Hang Cindi Lou Corbin Gunn Daniel Brede Diezel Asher Axel Eas...
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And Lelesa Littlestar Meara, Matthew Locutus Sebastian, and more.

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October 6, 2013 7:03 AM
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Brisbane Suburbs That Could be Used as Girls Names

Brisbane Suburbs That Could be Used as Girls Names | Name News | Scoop.it
Amity Amity Point is a small town on North Stradbroke Island, 30 km south-east of Brisbane. The town is named after the Amity, a brig which carried the first European settlers to Queensland in 1824...
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I say, Brisbane has some well-named suburbs!

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October 6, 2013 7:00 AM
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RANSOM & RIVERS (U.S.)

RANSOM & RIVERS (U.S.) | Name News | Scoop.it
Aaliyah Valley Addison Copper (boy) Aisley Joy Atticus Roosevelt Berkley Merle William Bristol Colette Boone Clinton Callasandra Rose Camden Jacob Chloe Silva Jean Daisy Lou Danica Dorothy Denali A...
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And Callasandra Rose, Oona Esperanza, and more.

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October 5, 2013 5:33 PM
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Once Upon a Time Baby Names: Richenza

Once Upon a Time Baby Names: Richenza | Name News | Scoop.it

"The name is traditionally regarded as Polish, although it came from the Old Norse and Icelandic name Rikissa, meaning "wealthy; power." However, other sources suggest it might come from Ricarda, meaning "great ruler." The name has been written as Ryksa, Rixa, Richenza, and Richeza."

 

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October 5, 2013 5:30 PM
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THE BABY NAME GAME

THE BABY NAME GAME | Name News | Scoop.it
As I roll into my 8th month I am trying not to panic on what needs to be done before baby B. arrives (according to my checklist a lot). One thing is definitely not going as smoothly as planned and ...
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A mother thwarted by names rising in popularity; a father very quick to veto.  Cue discussion!

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October 7, 2013 6:56 PM
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Dominic and Ellis, Elijah and Daxel: Great D and E Names in the News – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry

Dominic and Ellis, Elijah and Daxel: Great D and E Names in the News – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry | Name News | Scoop.it
In this week's Nameberry 9 newsiest names, Appellation Mountain's Abby Sandel focuses on some novel names like Daxel, Dekker and Endellion, as well as golden oldies Della and Elsie. - baby names
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October 7, 2013 6:52 PM
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Name of the week: Archie

Name of the week: Archie | Name News | Scoop.it
Archie has been on my mind a lot lately its the kind of name just a year ago I absolutely hated now though I adore it mostly as a nickname for Archer but its so cute by itself. I've also started li...
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October 7, 2013 6:46 PM
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The Nameberry Guide to the Best Baby Names for Boys

The Nameberry Guide to the Best Baby Names for Boys | Name News | Scoop.it
Look on parenting sites and name forums, and one of the most common complaints is, We can't come up with any good names for boys. People even Google, Help – I have no boys names!, to reach this blo...
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October 7, 2013 6:30 PM
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Once Upon a Time Baby Names: Lupin

Once Upon a Time Baby Names: Lupin | Name News | Scoop.it

"Some will recognize this as a Harry Potter baby name (although a surname) and some will recognize this as an anime name - Lupin III."

 

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October 7, 2013 6:28 PM
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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Pomp Fowler Brinkley (1869-1941)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Pomp Fowler Brinkley (1869-1941) | Name News | Scoop.it

"An oddly named Mayor of the city of Smyrna, Georgia, Pomp Fowler Brinkley is one of the most obscure figures I've stumbled across in quite some time, and when it came time to compile a small article on the life and accomplishments of this oddly named Georgian obscurity once again prevailed! "

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This is one of my favourites yet.

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October 6, 2013 5:50 PM
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The Art of Naming: 7 Names That Start With Ev-

The Art of Naming: 7 Names That Start With Ev- | Name News | Scoop.it
These are all beautiful choices for a modern girl, but they all rank very differently!
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October 6, 2013 5:20 PM
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Uniquely Australian names: Lara

Uniquely Australian names: Lara | Name News | Scoop.it
Lara is popular in Australia probably because of model Lara Bingle who also had a reality TV show Being Lara Bingle in 2012 which I have been informed is a bad show. Even if the show was bad it did...
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October 6, 2013 7:17 AM
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UK Birth Announcements 30/9/13 - 6/10/13 - British Baby Names

UK Birth Announcements 30/9/13 - 6/10/13 - British Baby Names | Name News | Scoop.it
A compilation of names from BAs announced in this week's newspapers, including two national papers (Times, Telegraph) and a broad range of local newspapers from across England, Wales and Scotland. Sibling names are in brackets.
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It's that time of week again!  Announcing Harri Rhys Elvis, Tristan Felic, Ibbie Maisie Grace, Meia Elinir, and more.

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October 6, 2013 7:04 AM
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Hyphenated names for boys

Hyphenated names for boys | Name News | Scoop.it
I promised it and here it is the hyphenated names for boys. Same as the girls except I've just done how many times used. A: Alfie-James (45)  and Archie-James (12 born)- I've been loving Archie lat...
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October 6, 2013 7:01 AM
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How popular is too popular

How popular is too popular | Name News | Scoop.it
  Warning this could become quite ranty and hard to read. I honestly couldn't care less about popularity as someone with a top 100 name and has been for years I've never had much trouble excep...
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October 6, 2013 6:58 AM
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The Strangest Names In American Political History : Minetree Folkes Jr. (1908-1959)

The Strangest Names In American Political History : Minetree Folkes Jr. (1908-1959) | Name News | Scoop.it

"Following on the heels of the October 2nd write-up on Virginia state representative Cralle Fauntleroy Blackwell, we continue our stay in the "Old Dominion" state to highlight the life of Mr. Minetree Folkes Jr., a distinguished veteran of WWII who also served multiple terms in the Virginia House of Delegates."

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October 5, 2013 5:32 PM
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The Most Common Unisex Names In American History

The Most Common Unisex Names In American History | Name News | Scoop.it

 

 

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I do like a good graphic!  For more posts on unisex names, try filtering this page by the tag "unisex".

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