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Of the 136 total entries in the Win Your Own Week giveaway, I’m pleased to announce that the honor goes to Jasmin. 
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She's a botanical rarity with ties to Chaucer, Disney, and Lord of the Rings. What do you think of the clunky-yet-elegant Eglantine?
Clare's insight:
"Elle m'a dit d'aller siffler la haut sur la colline, de l'attendre avec un petit bouquet d'eglantine..."
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Jessica Simpson is among the many parents to embrace Ace. With possible Norman roots and ties to the French Revolution, there's a lot of backstory to Ace.
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I explore the creation of identity and the process of loss as I explain why I'm changing my name from Rob D Young to Robbie Blair.
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Bambam Bambam as a person's name might seem like an oddball suggestion, but although it would definitely be an unusual choice, I don't think it's an unfamiliar one either. For a start, there is Bam...
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Girls Acacia Skye (Tuscan) Aoibheann Carmel (Oisin) Charlotte Pearl (Flynn, Carter) Elora Rivkah Evangeline Lucy Iris Carole (Kyan, Reigan) Juliet Isolina (Marcus, Anneka) Matayah Elvira Nellie (Ja...
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And Mia-Myra Margaret, Sunday Chilli, and more.
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The Prince of Cambridge was born more than a week ago, and he is still big news around the globe. As future kings are born only once in a generation or so, this makes Prince George the most famous ...
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My first lists of names from Aboriginal languages are the most popular articles on the blog, so it seemed time for another selection. These names are all ones which have been used as personal names...
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I've been playing Pokemon quite a bit recently, and in my current Leaf Green game the above is my current line up of Pokemon. As you can see, bar James the Pikachu who is specifically named after a...
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Clare's insight:
A wonderful list of names (yes, I'm biased), from Ruth to Wren to Scout.
In need of more? See this recent post along the same lines: http://www.theartofnaming.com/2013/07/onesyllablegirls.html
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" Back in January, I completed a series called "Where Are They Now?" in which I took the Top 100 boys and girls names from 1911 and analyzed where they ranked in 2011. It was an attempt to see if the "100 Year Rule" was an accurate rule, but it ended up giving me a lot of interesting information that I wanted to update using the 2012 data."
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"Does the new prince's name have you intrigued? Do the numbers have you convinced it's time to give George a chance? Maybe the name draws you in, but you think it's too boring or old. The most recent UK Birth Announcement post from British Baby Names has inspired me to come up with combos to make George come alive!"
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"If you like knowing the names behind the characters - or are just looking for some fun conversation starters - the below video is well worth a watch. Enjoy!"
Clare's insight:
Who knew the name of the policeman who sends you to jail in Monopoly? Or what Scooby is short for? Or what Cookie Monster's name was before he got hooked on cookies? Absolutely worth a watch if you have seven spare minutes for entertaining trivia.
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Girls names starting with Th range from the ancients - Thisbe and Thessaly - to the imported - Thandie or Thora, anyone? They're wildly underused.
Clare's insight:
Ooh, Theola, Thomasina, Thalassa, and more. I do like a good th.
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He's a handsome choice, borrowed from the Bible. Adam has been a 20th century favorite, but is he an evergreen classic or headed for obscurity?
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She's a botanical favorite in the UK, but scarcely heard in the US. Could the flamboyant, meaningful Poppy wear well on an American-born daughter?
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It’s been such a busy summer, with the arrival of babies North and George. And yet it seems like there’s always another high-profile birth just around the corner, doesn’t it?
Clare's insight:
Better late than never: if you missed the name news two weeks ago, here's all you need to know.
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Carissa and Nick Taylor are expecting their second child towards the end of the year, and they have a daughter named Harper Joy – Harper's middle name is a family name. If Harper had been a boy, th...
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Hannah and James contacted the blog a couple of months ago; although they are from the United States, they were willing to let me have a look at their name list for their third son. Hannah and Jame...
Clare's insight:
Welcome, Henry!
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Dr Benjamin Pitcher, from the University of London, analysed the most popular names in the UK, Australia, and the US, and found that boys names are more likely to have "large" vowel sounds, while g...
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A few weeks ago now there was somewhat of an uproar amongst the population of the UK when a lady by the name of Katie Hopkins graced our screens one morning and declared that she judges children ba...
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I must admit that I was interested in a vaguely horrified way to read the extracts from the book.
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"Okay, yet again, not really a usual nickname, but a nickname-y full name. Happy and off-beat, it's not surprising that Sunny (as well as Sunshine) has been used as a girls' name occasionally, especially during the 70s. As cheery as it is, though, it suffers from two major problems--it's a nature-name, which tend to be love-or-hate; and it sounds like a diminutive."
Clare's insight:
I'd never thought of Sunny as a nickname for many of these - very imaginative.
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" I did a Mini Names post a while back, focusing on the tiny & trim. Fun, but thanks to the craziness of phonetics, short in length doesn't necessarily mean short on sound. So, I've decided to do a compilation of single-syllable names, starting with boys. (I suspect the girls' list will give me more difficulty...)"
Clare's insight:
I'm a big fan of one-syllable names (well, it's worked for me). There's something for most tastes here, from John to Gage to Ziv.
If you're after more of this ilk, see this recent post on The Art of Naming: http://www.theartofnaming.com/2013/07/one-syllable-given-names-for-boys.html
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"What is your favorite F name? Would you like to see any of these "old" F names return to the top?"
Clare's insight:
How interesting that there's only one F-name in the US top 100 at the moment. I bet there are more in England and Wales (one week till we know!).
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No, this isn't a rickroll. It's just an interesting post about Astley.
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Well done, Jasmin! I'm looking forward to finding out which names she chooses.