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Spanning en sensatie in de Nederlandse namenhitlijst: Zowel bij de jongens als bij de meisjes staat een nieuwe naam bovenaan. Lucas en Tess stoten in de eerste helft van 2013 Daan en Emma van de troon. 
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Van de week keken we al eens naar de namen die in 2012 slechts tien keer voorkwamen in Nederland; vandaag nog eens 100 onontdekte voornamen.
Clare's insight:
These ones were only given to 5 children in the Netherlands in 2012. It's a great source of multicultural inspiration, with beauties such as Josse and Eldar, Minne and Nanouk.
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In een nieuwe televisieserie, 16 Kids and Counting, worden grote Engelse gezinnen (en hun voornamen) geportretteerd.
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An English family with, well, 16 children. It's interesting to look down the list and see how the parents' style has changed to reflect the tastes of the day: there's no 'theme' and they're not stuck in the early 1990s when their first children were born.
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"It's not often that the same legislative session in a particular state produces more than one or two oddly named political figures at a time."
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If researchers could guess the ethnicity, gender or age of a person without having to survey them, they would have a lot more data at their disposal
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Some interesting names of half-marathoners from a race I recently ran in:
Clare's insight:
I like a good spotted list.
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"This photo may be a spoof, but I love the idea
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Ha!
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The folks at Nameberry just released the top baby names in searches on their site—and the results may just surprise you. (They certainly surprised
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Always a boy-only name to me, Chandler is one of my favorite occupational names!
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BentleeKomeSkielarKlaytin and Koltin (twins)JaxxonALexiusAlaskaTyMason-KathrynBraelynnNathynMearlXanderKyndeleJadaziahLenixZaidynSereniteeBrook-LynnRadiancePiercenBraydenCaydenKarmaJaiseCorinthiansMauriWynter
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Featuring place names, virtues, creative spelling and playing with syllables, and an unconventional book of the Bible.
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They may be small in number, but as Kelli Brady of NameFreak! shows, V-starting names are wildly varied. Here she breaks them down in groups from the well-known (Victoria) to the vintage (Virgil) to the geographic (Vienna).
Clare's insight:
Goodness, the* name Valentin just keeps popping up today, doesn't it? Plus Virgil, Vanya, Vesper, and more.
* legitimate, traditional, bona fide, multicultural
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"Actress and model Ali Landry welcomed her third child on Thursday, July 11. The former Miss USA shared that new son Valentin Francesco's name is divinely inspired--he takes his middle name from Pope Francis I, the recently installed head of the Catholic Church. "
Clare's insight:
Interesting to find out his siblings' names - Valentin fits right in, I think.
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" This "rare" series has a TON of names! I counted and there are 29 names in total! I was really surprised at how many names there are for the letter L. My full name begins with L so I do think L names are nice :). So let's get started with all of these names!"
Clare's insight:
From Lavinia to Liadan to LaToya, with many in between.
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Lucas en Marie waren in de eerste helft van 2013 de populairste kindernamen van Vlaanderen. Lucas stond in 2011 en 2012 ook op 1. Emma is duidelijk passé en maakt plaats voor Marie, dat in 2010 ook al bovenaan stond.
Clare's insight:
Here are the top 20 Flemish names of the first half of 2013, and short and sweet is still the main order of the day.
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Net buiten de top 1.000 van Nederlandse voornamen staan 60 bruikbare namen.
Clare's insight:
It's the holy grail: names which are known but not common. All of these were given to 10 children in the Netherlands in 2012.
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Sondagem de opinião a respeito dos nomes Flor e Flora.
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Both names are used in Portugal: Flor is the word for 'flower', and Flora is the latinate goddess name. Which to readers prefer?
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A selection of names from the GRO Birth Records for England and Wales in 1864. All are first names and middle names — the surnames are not included unless indicated by 'sn' — and have been checked against other records for accuracy.
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1864, a fine vintage! It's hard to pick out just a few of the best, but here's a taster: Clotworthy, Demosthenes, Taliesin, Wroth, Alice Nut Brown, Ambrosina Angelina. Enjoy.
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"Shirley, which was a popular child's name in the 1930s because of child star Shirley Temple, is much less so these days, and that makes membership in the Shirley Club an exclusive one."
Clare's insight:
"...and don't call me Shirley."
For Baby Name Wizard's analysis on the rise of Shirley, see http://www.babynamewizard.com/archives/2013/6/celebrity-baby-name-faceoff-shirley-vs-the-world
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There's no way around it - every baby needs a name. It isn't always an easy decision, but with these real-mom tips, it can be a fun one.
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A little advice on finding inspiration, with some help from the Nameberry team.
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Did you know that many UK parents are waiting to hear what William and Kate name the royal baby before they name their own newborns?
Clare's insight:
Good question: "I wonder how many of the “waiting” moms are waiting so they can choose the same name, and how many are waiting so they can choose a different name."
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" However you pronounce it, Emmeline is a pretty cute name. Here are some nicknames if she's just a little too long."
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Want to see the biggest baby name debuts of all time? Here's the boys' list, part 2. Inspired mostly by singers, rappers, and TV characters.
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Lota is a retro name with ties to Charlotte and Carlota. In our age of Emma and Stella, would Lota fit right in? Or should that be Lotta?
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The world will welcome Britain's new prince or princess any day now. Guess his or her full name -- with the long string of middles in the correct order! -- and win any item of your choice from the Nameberry Store.
Clare's insight:
Choose a gender, choose a name, it could be you who wins the game.
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"Cougartown actress Busy Philipps and husband Marc Silverstein welcomed their new daughter on July 2nd, and announced the name just last week. The proud parents confirmed that their newest addition is a girl named Cricket Pearl Silverstein who joins big sister Birdie, 4."
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So much national statistics envy. Here are the top 20 names of the year so far in the Netherlands. It's interesting that the list isn't all that similar to the Flemish top 20,* apart from some of the boys' names and the general trend for keeping it short. Over the border, there's more French influence and the lovely Tess doesn't appear in the top 20 at all.
*http://www.vernoeming.nl/populairste-voornamen-vlaanderen-eerste-helft-2013