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"Star of "The Internship," Vince Vaughn and wife Kyla Weber had a baby on August 7th, PEOPLE reports. The couple are already parents to daughter Locklyn Kyla aged 3. Son Vernon Lindsay Vaughn was named after Vince’s father, who had cameo roles in several of his son’s movies including Swingers and Couples Retreat." 
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Will D'Ussé cognac, being heavily promoted by Jay Z right now, inspire expectant parents to name their babies D'Ussé?
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"It's almost as if people were inspired by the original to come up with a new name, rather than simply butchering the original." - I really like this positive view of names "made up" from existing elements.
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So I had a dream weeks ago that revolved around a girl who was originally poor but then became rich and for some reason I wasn't in this dream. This girls name was Jadene a she had siblings named I...
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If Coleridge could dream a whole poem, it seems reasonable to dream up a name, especially a mash-up of parts you've heard before. It's always interesting what the subconscious comes up with.
I once dreamed about a Nazini (having once known a Nalini).
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I received a phone call from a man named Emmanuel. He had a copy of 100,000+ Baby Names and needed some advice. His father’s name was Emmanuel and he wanted to name his boy Emmanuel. He asked me, “...
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Advice on family names, nicknames, and Ghanaian names.
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Lemuel has all the biblical charm and fluid syllables of Samuel yet still remains 'under-the-radar'. Origin: Lemuel is from the Hebrew name לְמוֹאֵל (Lemo'el), composed of the elements לְמוֹ (lemo) and אֵל (el).
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In this week's Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain's Abby Sandel wonders whether we name girls and boys the same way, as evidenced by the latest most noteworthy names. - baby names
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I do enjoy the design blog updates: great source of interesting names.
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Boys: Lake Lane Lars Leif Leiv Leon Levi Liam LLyr Luca Ludo Luis Luka Luke Lyle Girls: Laci Lacy Laia Lana Lani Lara Lark Leah Leda Leia Lena Leni Leta Lexa Lexi Lexy Lila Lilo Lily Lina Lisa Lita Liza Lois Lola Lori Lucy Lulu Lumi Luna Lupe Lynn...
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It's amazing what you can do with an L and three other letters.
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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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Featuring Walter Albert Fritz, Ida Ophelia Rose Henny, Cadi Elsi, and more.
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Adley Ann Amylie Leota Atley May Bay Margret Bennett Carr Bonita Maria Breely Ann Brielle Antionette Brockelyn Danniele Cutler Robert Dayne Jonas Elise Clare Enoc Elias Felicity James Graeme Seeger...
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Adeleine Arabella Alton Jacob Arabella Edeline Aubrey Capri Briar Ruth Calliope Jane Charlotte Frances Clive Paul Danica Molly Duncan Thorpe Eli Ericson Elizabeth Fiona Eppie May Finton James Gavin...
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A fleeting thought … I’ve often said that being named Suri or Apple or North isn’t the strangest part of a celebritot’s life. I assume that the constant paparazzi and the globe-trotting is probably more of a challenge. As time goes by, when you ...
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What happened the week before last? Ah, this! And I'm there, thanks :-)
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"Do you have a cool grandmother? For me, that was always my Grandma Ruth."
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I do like a good monosyllable (it worked for me) and I very much like Ruth. Even more so now I've read about Lisa's fab grandmother.
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Sondagem de opinião a respeito dos nomes Bianca e Clara.
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Both popular names in Portugal at the moment, both with similar meanings (white vs. bright/clear). The comments are on which name readers prefer. Also interesting to see that most do not consider them the same style.
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She's an avian name with spare, crisp style. In the middle spot or the first, Lark is generating a lot of buzz.
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On Thursday August 15, it will be Victory in the Pacific Day, which commemorates the day that Japan surrendered in 1945, effectively ending World War II. In Australia, Labor leader and Prime Minist...
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A fascinating post about Australia's Prime Minister in the post-war era, and his name.
We're lucky to have had posts on Benedict from three different countries this year: see also British Baby Names (http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2013/03/benedict.html) and The Art of Naming (http://www.theartofnaming.com/2013/07/boy-name-of-week-benedict.html)
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Expert advice about pregnancy, your life, and family time from the editors of Parents magazine.
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Sitting between tragic lover Juliet and Arthurian queen Guinevere is the equally legendary Isolde, the beautiful Celtic princess who symbolises undying love.
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How interesting - I'd never realised this is where the surname Izzard comes from, and I do like a bit of Celtic philology.
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The Hollywood icon's name that took the name charts by storm.
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The most popular baby names in Switzerland for 2012 were Gabriel and Emma for French-speakers, Noah and Mia for German-speakers, and Gabriel and Sofia for Italian-speakers.
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Including a link to Switzerland's 2007 stats.
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An unusual but plausible flower name, and a very likeable flower.
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"Oh, my goodness! So many more boys' names from the Top 1000 than girls'! A lot of the boys' names past about 750 or so seem rather "out there" since historically, parents are more conservative with boys' names, thus girls have much wider 'naming pool'."
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From Paul to Arjun to Vincenzo, these names are possibly the closest one can get to zero-ambiguity spelling.
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Aiden Titan Arleigh Finn (boy) Avana Madison Bridger Murphy Brooklyn Carol Caleb Davis Camden Prince Charles Kincaid Deacon Christopher Eden Lena Elliott Ferdinand Ethan Florian Finnian Hartley Fra...
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Amelka Maria Arthas Kenneth Gabriel Aspen Rayne Maureen Aven Christina Blaze Leo Cali Dorothy Cormac Michael Brooks Dane Benson Elijah Constantine Elsy Belle Ethan Gasper Fisher Rangeley Greta Elle...
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The popstar fairies: Jessie, Adele, Miley, Rochelle, Una, Vanessa and Frankie The princess fairies: Honor, Demi, Anya, Lizzie, Elisa, Eva and Maddie The showtime fairies: Taylor, Isla, Amelia, Ales...
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A dazzling array of character names. Might today's young readers bestow some of these on their children in a decade or two?
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Interesting to learn that there are lots of V-names in this family.