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Like “Birthers” who refused to believe President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. until they saw his birth certificate, I refused to believe that Kim and Kanye had actually named their baby girl N... 
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"I read your article regarding double-barreled first names. What if both names are generally unknown in English? My two-part first name is Tsu Jiang. Although I like “Tsujiang,” I've found that people just stare at it in silence without even trying to pronounce it. I'm called Jiang in school and sign my name that way, but I want Tsu in my official first name -- though I don't want to be called Tsu by itself."
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"How popular are names that are inspired by a compass? I take a look at the name North in response to Kim and Kanye's baby name news, as well as other directional celebrity choices over on Name Candy."
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"For this week's Nameberry 9, Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain has no problem finding a full complement of outlandish names. Not only North West, but Buttercup, Cisco, Quinoa and more."
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I feel like I have accomplished something finally. The post which covers outlandish names mentions me here: Buttercup – Could this be a great middle? Ebsie has Eloise Buttercup May on her shortlis...
Clare's insight:
Hooray for sharing the love in the naming world.
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Welcome to Baldur, son of a Brazilian businessman who likes the Norse pantheon.
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"Happy supermoon weekend! 2013's biggest, brightest moon rose this Saturday, inspiring new parents around the world. A supermoon happens when our moon both is full and reaches its perigee, or its closest point to Earth in its orbit."
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"These days, a lot of people want their twins names to have some sort of connection. Anagram names are a good way to do that. Not every anagram set is a good one though. Heaven and Nevaeh are too matchy, but Blair and Libra aren't the same style. Or you love Nora, but hate the spelling Aron. I have compiled a list of the best anagram names for twins, based mostly off of style. Are there any others you like?"
Clare's insight:
Anagrams never cease to astound me. I especially like those where the names don't sound too similar and both have a standard spelling (such as Alice and Celia, Caroline and Cornelia). I'll throw in Amy, May and Mya for good measure.
For more anagram names, search by the tag "anagram" on this site.
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"My siblings and I each had then-unusual names with Jewish roots, which to me implicitly signaled two things: We were unusual people, and we were Jewish people. Each of us still takes pride in both of those things. Our names were not chosen exclusively for how they looked on the page, or how they meshed with our last names. They were chosen as expressions of who we were, and who our parents hoped we would become."
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Love them? Hate them? Let me know what you think of these names :) My vlog channel: http://www.youtube.com/anastasiarubyfamily Instagram: anastasiaruby Forms...
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Today, AnastastiaRuby discusses a couple of names from Irish surnames, three names whose popularity coincided with particular television programmes, and Jett, plus advice on being aware of popular names, and siblings for Braiden and Lincoln.
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"While some Brits will tell you that the names published in the London Telegraph aren't exactly the norm (most are children of upper-class families); they're still cool, and quintessentially British. Multiple middle names, a general disregard for syllable flow, vintage paired with nouveau...and I love it."
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Let's have another recent post from Nifty Names. Isn't it strange how there are just a few random (or are they?) names that haven't caught on yet across the pond?
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Oh, not you. Your baby's name is great! But you know who I'm talking about. (You.) (Just kidding.) (Wow, that person picked a stupid baby name.)
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Fair point - who wants to cast the first stone?
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Have you ever wondered how popular your favorite name really is? Just how accurate is the SSA's Top 1000 since it doesn't take into account all the different spellings? Find out here!
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Another look at NameFreak's consolidated spellings (the original is at http://www.thenamefreak.com/2013/05/playground-analysis-2012-top-50.html)
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Filming during Juliette's nap time usually works out pretty well...but not today! Thanks for watching, everyone! I'm really enjoying all the comments with yo...
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Today we have a name from 'The Nanny Diaries', a French classic, a mild fruity girls' name, some biblical pleasure, feminine middle names for Taylor, twin girls, an Instagram recommendation, and a grumpy baby.
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One of my best friends picks some pretty awesome names for her kids. There's Henry, my daughter's first love, and Veronica Violet (known as Vivi)—she's a
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I'm seeing Veronica in a whole new light.
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In my absence, I completely missed out on talking about the always-fun-to-watch Eurovision. Never fear friends, because that's what we're exactly talking about today. To the uninitiated, the Eurovi...
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Welcome back, Mer de Noms, and what a good topic. I do like a bit of Eurovision.
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She's an Anglo-Saxon saint turned Hollywood icon. There's much to love about the name Audrey - no wonder she's making her second appearance in the Top 100!
Clare's insight:
It's a winner for me. And certainly more wearable than Æthelthryth.
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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian named their baby girl "North West." Will this inspire other parents to punish their kids with pun names?
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"I found this painting by June Leaf on ebay last year, but missed bidding on it. I was also so smitten with her name and knew it would delight me each time I passed the painting in my home."
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I love the thought of an artist's name making you happy every tim you see their work.
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"Random suggestions included Sedona, Cedric, Trey, Ignacio, Gomez and Adidas, for sponsorship money. My brother Mark suggested Jedediah. My sister Joan said we could call him Jedeye for short. This is why parents don't ask for help picking out names."
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Oh, this is a lovely story.
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That’s it. Pottery Barn Kids has clearly been invaded by baby name enthusiasts. Gone are the days when they used the more conservative of the Top Ten plus a few staples. There’s a personalized item on the cover of a...
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It's Sunday - it's time for a summary! And I'm mentioned again, merci :-)
Edit: this might explain the incredible 230 views (and counting) of this page today! That's about ten times as many as usual. Blimey.
Unless one person has been refreshing the page a heck of a lot.
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"The wait is over! Nearly a week after Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcomed their baby, the little girl's name has been revealed. A source confirms to omg! that, after much back and forth, the tiny tot's name is ... drumroll, please ... North West."
Clare's insight:
Argh, this site never wants to play ball with Scoop.it - the actual URL is http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-reportedly-named-024605264.html
There you'll find some insights about concept names from Laura Wattenberg of Baby Name Wizard.
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Lanksy is unimpressed. Fair point about the tired list of "wacky" celebrity names that get trotted out on such occasions.