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Awaiting the birth of my first child was an exciting time. I definitely could have done without the morning sickness and lingering fatigue, but the anticipation of her impending arrival had me giddy. 
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I'm sure most of us are not going to have 26 children, so now is your chance to name name name! :)
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Good fun - Kara's list sounds like a very classy Roman nursery.
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Een Israëlisch stel dat al jaren in Brussel woont, mag hun dochter van de gemeente niet Jerusalem noemen. De naam komt niet voor op de lijst van toegestane voornamen. Dat meldt Israel Today.
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Sometimes the search for a baby name starts with a style, and sometimes it starts with a sound. And then there are those times, as for my first child, when it starts....or ends....with a meaning.
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It's a red letter day! There are lots of good names here, from plants to gemstones to Normans to Irish surnames.
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Gruss Gott! This is the place to find Austrian name statistics, including some great downloads: every name used more than five times in 2012, and the top 60 names for every year since 1985. Enjoy!
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"I had my baby 3 months ago and I didn't give her middle name. I just regret it so much it gets me whenever I think about it. Is there any possibility I can give her a middle name still?"
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"Interestingly named Oregon political figure Steele Lemoyne Moorhead receives a write up today, and although he was born a Pennsylvanian, Moorhead became a notable figure in Lane County, Oregon, making a name for himself as a newspaper publisher, city recorder, mayor and state legislator. "
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"Now it is the exact kind of nickname that seems just right - a bit of vintage charm with cute familiarity, like Hank and Fred (fifteen years ago, Jack would have fit this category)."
Clare's insight:
Loads of possibilities, from Augustus to Lugus (is that a proto-form of Lleu?).
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The poster isn't impressed with this name (and for some reason associates it with a sugar-free and lactose-free diet?), but different strokes.
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Donald Faison and wife CaCee Cobb welcomed their son into the world on Aug. 15 but have kept silent about his name. But it has been revealed by sources
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Welcome, Rocco!
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"Seriously, where are all the kids named after Thomas Pynchon characters? Has anyone ever come up with more awesome, memorable character names than Thomas Pynchon? No."
Clare's insight:
I don't know Pynchon, but he's clearly a good namer. Admittedly, Ensendada and Bigfoot might be pushing the bounds of usability, but still.
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Dilara Julina und Jullio (oder Tullio?) Feramuz, gesehen in Frankfurt
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" What is your favorite I name? Do you think Ira, Irving, Ida, Irene, Inez or any of the other names from 1880 would ever come back?"
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I do think Irene is due for a comeback. It's got a touch of glamour and Renie as a sweet nickname. It's one of my grandmothers' names so possibly up for consideration as an honour name one day.
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Singer Michael Buble and his wife, model Luisana Lopilato, welcome a son in Vancouver.
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Welcome, Noah!
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First the name Messiah was rejected in the U.S., and now the name Jerusalem has been rejected in Belgium. Alinadav and Hagar Hyman, both originally from Jerusalem, have lived and worked in Brussels for the last three years.
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Um olhar sobre os nomes Nádia e Nadine.
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A Russian name meaning "hope", this is now in the top 100 in Portugal.
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She's a 70s and 80s staple, the feminine form of Daniel. But despite her French style, the elegant Danielle has faded in recent years.
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Die Hitliste der Vornamen von 2012 in Österreich zur Welt gekommenen Babys wird von Anna und Lukas angeführt. 814 Mädchen tragen den Namen Anna und 874 Jungen den Namen Lukas.
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It's the Austrian top 60! As in a number of European countries, Luke-type names and Emma are very popular. I'm really liking some of the less common anglophone names, like Marlene, Marcel and Clemens.
The full statistics can be found at http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/bevoelkerung/geburten/haeufigste_vornamen/index.html
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"Alec Baldwin is a dad again. The 30 Rock star and his yoga teacher wife Hilaria welcomed a daughter last week and tweeted their happy news on Friday."
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Ooh, I never realised Carmen was once a unisex name.
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This young actress has played many roles from quirky to intellectual. But it is the names of these characters that intrigue me, Ellen Page might just have the crop of the cream. Kitty-A diminutive ...
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What a lovely list. Probably my favourite is Ellen itself.
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"Jessamine is an elaborate name rich with nicknames. If she's too much of a mouthful to you, consider one of these nicknames."
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Lovely name: it always makes me think of a character in the Milly-Molly-Mandy stories, which I guess is where I first heard of it.
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I’m convinced Tricia somehow willed our child to be a boy. Not that she wouldn’t have been happy with a child of the fairer sex, it’s just that after four months of pregnancy we had not thought of a single girl name.
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I do enjoy reading dads' perspectives on naming - especially a funny one like this.
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Adara Celia Allen Bishop Anna-Sophia Elaine Auguste Kilian Benjamin Enzo Brighton Jase Cambrie Rayne Clementine Marie Creeden Joel Eleanor Fern Emara Madison Evander Jameson Finnian Kyser To...
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And Evander Jameson, Finnian Kyser Tobin, Helen Emily, and more.
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Ashby Brantley Karma Alivia Daylynn Linnie Makanzie Cadelynn Kinzey Starla and Sutton (twins) Napoleon Sylis Teryn Malaynie Axel Bryson Rayder Hadlee Adalyn Kacen Sparrow Raelyn Adalynn Brilynn Rylie Aubrie
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Bird name alert! I wonder if Sparrow is a boy or a girl? Otherwise, my favourite here is Linnie - very sweet.
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The author has children called Torri, Kennedy, Cassidy, and Jayce, who turned out to have some coincidental family namesakes.