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Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor welcomed their first child on August 15, and have named their daughter Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina. Maud Windsor was born at Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center in Los... 
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"Jimmy Fallon’s recent baby news has us all thinking about the sweet vintage sound of Winnie."
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What's in a name? Turns out everything, especially when you are responsible for the moniker of your unborn child.I'd like to say that I am being coy and secretive and that Mr C and I have a shortlist...
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On footballers' names, chipmunks, one-winged seagulls, and other naming dilemmas.
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If someone you know has a baby girl this year, you can be pretty sure they won’t name her Sandra.
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Newsflash: many names that peaked in popularity one or two generations ago are not popular for new children today.
But these are worth playing with: the British Columbian version of Name Voyager:
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Israeli couple frustrated after being told Jerusalem is not on the list of approved European names
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It does seem a shame, given the city's significance for the parents, and that Alma Jerusalem is rather beautiful.
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Join Shalom Life in reviewing some of the most popular, and adorable, Jewish baby names
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It’s the beginning of back-to-school time in Maryland, and that means back-to-school name lists, and reading the names displayed on classroom doors. I remember staring at my daughter’s pre-kindergarten door, fascinated by the names on all of the...
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Did you miss the name news last week because you were in a field? (Or was that just me?) Never fear, here are the best bits.
And thanks for the mention!
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Lord Frederick Windsor, 34, was at his wife's side during the birth of their daughter who they've named Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina.
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Welcome, Maud! Lovely name.
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Class, baby names, and judgement thereof seems to be a topic under discussion everywhere at the moment. BRW magazine told us how to name our babies like a rich person, Wendy Harmer set high, perhap...
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Lista dos nomes mais populares na Inglaterra e em Gales em 2012
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You'll have seen this already, but here it is again. In Portuguese.
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The much anticipated 2012 England-Wales popularity list is here, topped by Amelia and Harry--and here's our trusty UK correspondent, British Baby Names' Eleanor Nickerson's instant analysis.
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So the 2012 data was released this morning, and thus here is firstly a comparison about my predictions published last week, followed by the Top 100 in full: The Top Names: What I predicted: Harry &...
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Many parents judge a name's popularity by how many children they know with that name. While that doesn't give an especially thorough picture of the name's use, it is still useful to see how popular the name is in that specific area.
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If you're looking for all the posts about the 2012 England and Wales stats, you can use the power of tags to find them easily. Try filtering this page by "england" or "wales" or "uk", and then within those results filter by "2012". Then enjoy.
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Agnes Eliojedi Alexander Steele August Riley Ava October Bo Arthur Briar Ann Bryleigh Floral Candler Nelson Carson Leonard Clovis Hugo Cody Devlin Dempsey Mires Dillon Prior Edison Xavier Ella Sea ...
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And Bo Arthur, Ella Sea, and more.
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Official figures released today reveal the old favourites of Oliver and Lily have been overtaken as the most popular in the country
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I can't let this slip past: Name Voyager-type tool for Wales alone, and for England and Wales together. Enjoy!
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My husband and I had our first baby boy and named him "Ford," from my maiden name. Two years later, we had our second baby boy and named him -- wait for it -- "Owen." So, yes, today there is an Owen and Ford Wilson and an Owen and Ford Smiley.
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An entertaining "name theft" story, with input from Laura Wattenberg.
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SEVEN-month-old Martin McCullough doesn’t really look like a Martin.
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Some reflections from Scotland on the two big name-related stories of last week.
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Harry and Amelia were the most popular first names for babies in England and Wales in 2012 - taking the top spots for the second year running.
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A Tennessee judge last week forcibly changed a baby’s name from Messiah to Martin. The case raises two questions, one legal and the other religious.
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Have I added this article already? If not, here it is.
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Trends, styles and quirks of British names.
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Hurrah hurray, two new radio interviews about the 2012 England and Wales stats.
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The TV presenter and comedian Graham Norton advises readers. This week: Asperger syndrome and worrying emails
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BRW magazine puts out the Rich 200 list of the top 200 richest people in Australia each year, and has looked through all the names on their Rich List since the magazine was founded in 1984, to see ...
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"Britain and the U.S. may have a lot in common, but the top baby names aren’t one of them! In the UK, the top baby names are Harry and Amelia, yet again—names that aren’t anywhere near the top of the charts here in the U.S. (Harry’s at #718, while Amelia does rank higher, at #23.)"
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"The UK has released official baby name statistics for 2012. The top 10 names for boys and girls:"
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Let's take a look at the movers and shakers below the Top 100 that are storming the charts and making themselves heard. 2012 saw yet another rise in hyphenated names, some Muslim favourites and a whole host of American-style surnames.
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Top-notch number crunching by Eleanor. I wouldn't have guessed most of the names on the first list, but am not surprised by those on the second.
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