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The Dallas star and husband Andrew Form "are excited to announce the birth of their son, Julian Brewster-Form," her rep tells PEOPLE. "They welcomed their son via surrogate."... 
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When searching for the perfect baby name, sometimes it is helpful to take a step back and see what gems you might find from other parts of the world!
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"We’ve been playing the name game at our house for a while now. In less than a few short months, we will have to settle on the perfect name for our new addition."
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Soon after a tsunami devastated their home near the coastal settlement of Hut Bay on the Little Andaman island in December 2004, Lakshmi Narain Roy's wife Namita gave birth to a baby boy. Prashant Ranjan reports.
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The stories of three couples who named their children after the circumstances of their birth. I do wonder how NDRF is pronounced, though.
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If you're like me, when you get the list of classmates for your child's school year, it's a big deal. You look through it for anyone th...
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Chantalismus für Fortgeschrittene …
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Speaking of palindromes...
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We've already looked at the popular names Australia shares with the United States, and England/Wales, and Elea from British Baby Names suggested that it might be a good idea to compare the Top 100s...
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Hooray! I'm glad WMTM has taken a look at Scotland, too. It's interesting to see that names like Angus, Hamish and Lachlan are actually more popular in Australia, and I feel inspired to have another look at the Scottish stats.
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"Summer 2013 might be almost over, but it brought us some great flicks. As usual, I payed extra attention to the names of characters in hope of finding some interesting ones."
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If you've watched these films, did you spot the names? Here we have Thalia, Etienne, Yancy, and more.
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"What is a good, awesome, heroic nickname for the name Clara?"
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Claranator? The Clarmeister? C-woman? The sky's the limit.
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Lista dos nomes masculinos mais populares em S. Paulo, durante o ano de 2012.
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Here are the 75 most popular names in the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil. As with the girls' names*, it's interesting to see the influence of a number of languages: Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and a bit of Russian too.
*http://nomesportugueses.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/nomes-populares-no-brasil-nomes_10.html
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She's a meaningful name borrowed from a Maori god. If you're looking for a celestial name less common than Stella, Marama is one to consider.
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What a beautiful new (to me) name.
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"Following the September 7th write up on Geneva, New York mayor Castner E. Rapalee we continue our stay in the Empire State to profile another interestingly named mayor, Mr. Vendome Pierce Ticknor of Corinth, New York."
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"I have put together the G names that have been in the Top 100 since 1880, and created a chart showing which names have been on top in each decade."
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If you love a colour-coded table as much as I do, well, you should enjoy this.
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"Nasceu Antônio Bento, filho da atriz brasileira Cássia Linhares, que já era mãe de Maria Eduarda."
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Welcome, Antônio!
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With more options, the name-change calculus is more complex than ever before.
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Looking for a strong-sounding first name for your baby? Check out these baby name choices that come from the top US surnames.
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Inga Marie & Gerda Alice, Leonhard & Konstantin, Oskar Quirinius & Leander Hugo, Finlay Lillan & Jonne Aeint, Linus Friedrich & Lotta Sophia, Ayla & Dilara, Frieda & Lina, Oskar & Leonhard, Jana & Jule, Janne Lina & Peer Levin und viele weitere...
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Roll up, roll up for German twin names! Lots of the names are great individually, but there are also some very sweet pairs, like Linus and Lotta, Jana and Jule, Heidi and Flora, Jonas Michael and Marc Josef...
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Depuis quelques années, les prénoms à forte identité régionale sont redécouverts et attribués chaque année par davantage de parents.
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And Marec, and Corentin, and Nolwenn, and Solenn, and more. Mat-tre!
(And if you're looking for more names like these, try filtering this page by the tag "breton", or "celtic languages".)
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On constate aujourd’hui un engouement sans précédent pour les prénoms régionaux, sans doute lié à l’essor de la généalogie et au déracinement de nombreuses familles.
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Well hello, Languedoc!
According to this post, regional names are more popular than ever in France at the moment, perhaps because parents want to use a name to connect to their family's heritage. The language guerilla in me says this can only be a good thing for awareness of minority languages and dialects.
Anyway, these romance beauties are worth a look: we have Aliénor, Guilhemine, Estéban, Pascau, and more.
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What do Harper, Hadley, Hilary, and Charley have in common? They along with dozens of other names started life as all-boy choices but are now used almost exclusively for girls.
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"Lili Cuzor and Elijah Pointer's interview and home tour by Claire Cottrell are on FvF today. These are such lovely names on their own, but even better as a pair!"
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An interview with an Australian woman named Brooke.
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"It's a boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please welcome Dominic Lopez to the world," he wrote. "Couldn't be happier... Courtney and baby are doing just fine."...
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Welcome, Dominic, brother to Gia! And Mario Lopez, what a legend.
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Welcome, Julian!