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Parmi les sources d’inspiration pour les parents à la recherche d’un prénom chic, le Carnet du Jour du Figaro est particulièrement intéressant. 
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Twins Matthew Horace and Laura Gwyneth Patrick David and Luis Alberto (Andrea) Zahra Alison and Madinah Kishwar Girls Anastasia Juliet (Annabelle) Annabelle Daphne Briar Lily Crystal Angel (...
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And Rubi Anjali, Flynn Nimrod, and more.
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Leo * Lotta Caroline * Lukas Christoph * Farina * Maximilian Josef * Robin Joel * Jenny Christine * Andrej Ivo * Leni Victoria * Johanna Sophie * Espen Alexander * Helena Melodie * Julius Ben * Anna Katharina * Niklas Sebastian und viele weitere...
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It's another interesting week for German birth announcements. Josef and Hedwig are joyfully Germanic. Jenny Christine is deliciously dated. Lotte Caroline and Anna Katharina roll melodiously around the mouth. And isn't Farina Italian for 'flour'?
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There are classic baby names beyond Thomas, Richard and Henry--aka Tom, Dick and Harry-- and here Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names parses the varieties. - baby names
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" Listed are the baby's birthday, parents' information and the baby's first and middle name (if available). A few words of commentary—in the form of celebrity name awards—are below!"
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And, er, now this post from June has popped up on my feed reader. Meh, I'll go with it. Have a reminder of some of the well-known children born in the second quarter.
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Son Axl Jack Duhamel weighed in at 7 lbs., 10 oz., the rep tells PEOPLE.
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Welcone, Axl!
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If you don't include the names of angels (Gabriel, Michael, Lucifer), Adam was the first baby name. For humans at least. God created this first human being, and named him Adam. A lot can be learned...
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If you're looking for a name that reflects your Welsh roots or simply love the soft sound of names from Wales, you have a wide range of wonderful names to choose from. - baby names
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Hwrê! Have I ever mentioned that I'm a fan of Welsh names? There are lots of splendigedig names here (Arthur, Tegan, Dai, and Ffion, to name but a few), and it's nice to see them getting love in the comments too.
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She's a floral name borrowed from Japan, rich with symbolism. How would the feminine, floral Sakura wear in the English-speaking world?
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Rugby union player Nathan Hines, and his wife Leann, welcomed twins named Lachlan and Chloe on June 4, a brother and sister for Joshua, aged 4. The twins' birth was announced on Twitter. Nathan sta...
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Welcome, Lachlan and Chloe! (And have your say by taking WMTM's poll)
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Veronica Agard has a first name that doesn’t send any signal about whether she is black, brown, white or yellow. Veronica skillfully presents the story of Yolanda Spivey, an African-American woman ...
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This might be hard to believe, but a small number of babies were actually named Depression during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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This name is rather, well, depressing, but certainly commemorative.
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Agathe – nursemaids Apolline – dentists Honorine – pregnant women Irène – nurses Lucie – blind people Mathilde – big families Pélagie – comediennes and actresses Rita – hopeless causes (as is St Jude, I think) Rosalie – Palermo, in Sicily Rose– florists Ambroise – beekeepers Bernardin – advertising Côme – surgeons and pharmacists Elme – sailors Eloi – watchmakers and goldsmiths Isidore – peasants and labourers Joseph – workmen (or just workers?) Léonard – fruit trees Lubin – caterers and entertainment Valentin – lovers
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I do like an unusual paton saint, so I've taken the liberty of translating above (just the patronages; I've left the names in their French form). If you want to honour a beloved beekeeper or watchmaker in a name, this could be just the thing for you.
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Guest contributor Jeff Bogle takes a humorous look into the future to report on the hot names of 2018. - baby names
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Let's all meet up in the year 2018; won't it be strange if some of thee have come true?
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Do you like the name Winnie? Will Winnie Rose Fallon give the name a boost in 2013?
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Action verb names are a rich category, from the established Mark and Chase to the way-out-there Sway and Brave. Would you use a verb name for your son?
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Below is a selection of British siblings with Alice, from the last century to modern times. As Alice has been used so frequently for centuries, there are literally hundred of thousands of records to sift through.
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I'm liking, well, all of these, but especially the big alliterative sibling groups, the families who like Alice so much they used it in all their daughters' names, and pretty much all the middle names. Is there anything Alice doesn't sound nice with?
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"I looked high and low for similar names that have a long history of use that is fairly steady, without any volatile changes in popularity. These lovely girls' names are familiar, reliable, friendly, and traditional."
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"Two celebrities just shared the news of new babies. Crooner Michael Bublé and wife Luisana Lopilato have a new son to sing lullabies to—his name is Noah. And Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler and fiancé Cutter Dykstra had their first son as well, a boy named Beau."
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If you are looking for a truly unique name; a name that nobody else in the entire country has... well... here you go!
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Media personality Basil Zempilas, and his wife Amy, welcomed their daughter Chloe Margaret on August 29. The middle name is in honour of Amy's grandmother, Margaret. Chloe Zempilas weighed 3.17 kg ...
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Welcome to Harry, Oliver, Sam, Blake, Tyler, Freya, Amelia, Chloe, and Leilani! And do vote for your favourite names at the bottom.
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Actor and comedy writer Jason Gann, and his wife Alejandra Varela, welcomed their first child on August 13, and have named their son Xano William. Xano is a Brazilian short form of Alexandro, a mas...
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Welcome (again?), Xano! And, again, a poll.
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"Nasceu Morgana, filha da cantora portuguesa Ruth Marlene."
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Welcome, Morgana!
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"The third series of Teen Mom premiered this week and I decided to check the names on the show, and wonder which names might be the next superstars."
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Le Figaro is one of France's leading newspapers, and like other papers has an announcement section. Some wonderful person has counted up all the names last year and produced this fine list. It's worth a look for some interesting French names. Who knew Arthur and Inès were so popular? And I'm really liking Clémence at the moment.