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First there was Hayley. Now meet Harper and Hadley, Harlow and Haven. Are there other H surnames for girls that could wear well on a daughter? 
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Multiples Margaret and Elizabeth Indica, Tywin and Phoenix Girls Ariana Erminia (Vitalia) Candice Yiyu Danica Jenna Felicity Brooke (Lucy, Rebekah) Gillian Daisy (Tia) Harriet Alexandra Koa ...
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And Poppy Pip Niamh Adelaide, Jakob Jim Rudolf, and more.
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Adelaide Hartley Alana Sistine Avian Ruth Bo Katherine Calvin Beckett Declan Wallace Dominic West Elijah Moss Ellis Alexandra Ethan Silas Finn Jackson Hazel Irene Henry Emmett Hugo Austin Is...
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And Jazaiah Marvelous, Nina Leaf, and more.
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Are you searching to find a name that works both in Dutch and English? Never fear, the Mamas are to the rescue! Check out our essential list of names that are easy to pronounce for both Dutch and E...
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Consonants are not safe. Vowels are not safe. And Irish names are definitely not safe.
Courtesy of Voornamelijk,* here's an article about foreign names that do and don't work well in the Netherlands, and some long lists with comments. Some of the comments are embarrassingly colonial, but still an interesting read.
* http://www.voornamelijk.nl/welke-internationale-naam-zou-jouw-kind-krijgen/
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Jonkheer Jan Six XI en zijn vrouw Jet Heering hadden geen namenboeken nodig toen vorig jaar bleek dat ze een zoon verwachtten. Het stond al vast dat hij Jan Six
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Welcome to Jan Six, the twelfth of his name, a name passed from father to son since 1618. In a slight break with tradition, he was given a different middle name from his forebears.
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"That's the question posed by Lakshmi Reddy over at Saffluence, who laments that her name was often mispronounced, and that her classmates christened her Lunch Meat"
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"With the NHL Playoffs in its final round, I thought it was time to put together a post of hockey-inspired names, a la my baseball-inspired post. I admittedly don't know as much about hockey as I do about baseball, but research allowed me to gather the following for any hockey-enthusiasts out there."
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Guess which female name beginning with I is now officially allowed in Portugal. (The answer is highlighted in pink in the comments.)
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A Massachusetts baby, born way back in 1790, was named "Federal Constitution."
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Federal might not have passed his name on to his children, but they still had an interesting array of names, as did his siblings.
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Featured in a recent Nameberry post,* here's a chart showing how the sex of various names has changed over the years.
* http://nameberry.com/blog/unisex-baby-names-going-to-the-boys
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"If you're looking beyond short, connective middle names for something more substantial, there are many longer possibilities other than the common Elizabeth, says Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names."
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Looking for a female name with four syllables, stress on the second, and possibly ending in a consonant? Look no further.
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" Right now, Addie is a very popular nickname. She has many full form options, ranging from over-used to obscure."
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And here are some beginning with Ad-.
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"Once upon a time, Marie was the go-to two-syllable middle name of choice. Now Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names offers a whole menu of fresher ideas for mid-sized middles."
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"Father's Day inspiration from the names of famous people's papas--from Augustine Washington to Elias Disney to Squire, the Dad of Daniel Boone."
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Thanks for watching! Have a good Father's Day weekend :) My vlog channel: http://www.youtube.com/anastasiarubyfamily Selene vs Celine poll: http://www.behind...
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A Welsh name, a Scottish name, a surname and a flexible tree, plus naming children alphabetically, and Celine vs. Seline.
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"The most popular names in Europe are Emma and Maria for girls and Lucas and Alexander for boys" = "De populairste namen in Europa zijn Emma en Maria voor meisjes en Lucas en Alexander voor jongens."
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Here's Europe's answer to that infographic map of the USA that was doing the rounds a few weeks ago. While I suspect it's not based on overall raw numbers or the whole ranking tables, and it might not even use data from the same year in each country, it's still an interesting comparison of the #1 names (click through to see the boys' map, too). As it shows, several countries favour variations on Mary, Sophie, and the Emma/Emily/Amelia group. The boys' names, as in the US, are a bit more varied, but there is a definite wave of Luke across the continent.
This isn't a bad starting point for those searching for international and translatable names.
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Indian baby names can be difficult to pronounce even if they have a rich, cultural meaning. Find a happy medium on our list of 100 (easy) Indian baby names!
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Here's that list of Indian names that the author considers especially usable outside of India.
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Andrea writes: We are expecting our first baby in October and we know it is a wee gal. So far we have had a lot of fun picking out baby names and trying them out for weeks to see how they "fit" and...
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Um olhar sobre o nome Salvador.
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Originally an epithet ('Saviour'), Salvador has long been used in Portugal, especially among the upper classes, but the author believes it has never been more popular than it is now (#24), and that it is likely to rise even higher.
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Gaspar is a handsome name from the ancient world, part of the Jasper-Caspar family that's been so underused in English. Jasper's rising. Is Gaspar next?
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Over on Nameberry's Berry Juice I discuss middle names today. The topic is long middle names beyond Elizabeth. After I wrote the middle name series for UBN, I discovered that Elizabeth made a great...
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Here's that Nameberry post: http://nameberry.com/blog/middle-names-longer-choices-beyond-elizabeth
And for all the news on middle names (well, since the end of March anyway), filter this page by the tag "middle names".
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"Our fabulous new chart by Steve Ruble shows that over time, the majority of unisex baby names trend toward the girls. But some names go in the other direction. Here, the unisex names that are becoming more masculine over time."
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There are some surprises here (I woudln't have expected Kerry and Joan to be more male), some names that make sense as more male when we consider various language/ethnic groups (Jan, Dominique), and some names that I hadn't realised were ever female (Toby, Shawn). Interesting stuff.
And here's that chart: http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/GenderedNameChanges/GenderedNameChanges?:embed=y&:display_count=no
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Thanks to Aela Mass and the good people at Babble for including Appellation Mountain on the Top 25 Pregnancy Blogs of 2013!
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Well done, Appellation Mountain! And yes, surely it does say something about public interest in naming when a blog about names (nay, three: also Nameberry and You Can't Call It 'It'!) is a top pregnancy blog.
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