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As is normal for my Sunday mornings, I sit in my comfy chair in front of my living room window and peruse websites and newspapers while drinking tea and enjoying whatever I find for breakfast (this... 
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She's the strong but lady-like Duchess of Grantham, a literary heavy-hitter ... and maybe the perfect name for your daughter. Our spotlight turns to Cora.
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"Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain looks at the changing trends and perceptions of baby names for boys."
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Could these names become unisex? Oh look, Clare's there!
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"Since place names are going strong and V names are gaining more favour, people may once again turn to Vienna."
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Annika Violet Arabella Leonor Augustina May Ava Viola Bo Michael Ulysses Brayden Hancock Brenly Morgan Cache Jett Calder William Cisco Julius Croix Jadon Emery Camden Emma Bea English Anne Florence...
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And Maeby Charlotte, Phaelyn Jade Alys, Schae Douglas, and more.
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"People generally love butterflies. They are admired worldwide for their beauty. One of the more obvious associations with the butterfly is the coming of spring."
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This is a list that I can't help reading out loud. Repeat after me: Mazarine, Flutura, Mariposa, Psyche.
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Retired NRL football star and commentator Darren Lockyer, and his wife Loren, welcomed their son Hugo David on May 29. Hugo Lockyer joins big brothers Sunny, aged 2, and Flynn, aged 1. The Lockyers...
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Welcome, Hugo!
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The article is a few years old, but it makes a fair point: could the nickname Biddy make a comeback?
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"To celebrate Arrested Development coming back to television, I thought I'd do a post on the names of the characters and actors."
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Forget Pele or Ronaldo, one Brazilian football fan looked to England when naming his son. Continue reading →
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Ah, the power of sport. NB this father has also named his back garden. Do many people do that? It sort of makes me want to name mine now.
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Our top baby names prove yet again that, when it comes to christening our children, we’re an intrinsically unimaginative nation.
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A little more examination of the Irish 2012 statistics, including possible reasons for several names' popularity.
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Pour rajouter un prénom qui n'est pas encore sur le blog, c'est ici YVONNE vient de iv signifie "If" en celte. Se fête le 19 mai. À travers le monde Allemagne: Erwin, Ivo, Ivonne Alsace: Erwin Angl...
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A huuge list of international variants for this one. I'm quite attached to Yvonne, as it's my first name.
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Pour rajouter un prénom qui n'est pas encore sur le blog, c'est ici YELINA Les symboles de prédilection de ce prénom Les symboles n’ont rien à voir avec vos goûts personnels, pour mieux les c...
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A rare-but-growing name among French girls.
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"There are several interesting finds at the bottom of the Top 1000 in 1880. Because parents were using fewer names for their children (the majority of the babies born were given one out of about twenty names or so), the population was lower, and the possibility that less babies were accounted for, the bottom of the 1000 are names given to 10 babies or less."
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I had to stay up extra late tonight, just so I could watch the penultimate episode of this third season of Game of Thrones one more time. And if this tasty
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Spoiler alert: if you're a GoT fan and the words "wedding feast" mean nothing, don't read this.
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Those of you who follow BBN's Facebook page will know that for the last few months I have been posting a weekly roundup of names from UK Birth Announcements every Sunday.
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Yay, I'm very pleased the newspaper announcements have been promoted to blog posts! This week we have Raphael Henry Acceus, Cecily Georgiana, and more.
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Kristine writes: Hi! My name is Kristine and my husbands name is Lawrence (everyone calls him Low). A friend just recently told me about you! I was very excited to see if I could get your input. I ...
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Bounty Day is on June 8th, and this year the festivities will be held on the 10th because it's a weekend. Bounty Day is a major holiday on Norfolk Island, and celebrates the day that the descendant...
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A video on why Jezebel, Vashti, Athaliah, Delilah, Herodias, Bathsheba, Sapphira, and Michal have less-than-good connotations, while Esther, Ruth, Shiphrah, Puah, Zipporah, Abigail, Elizabeth, Tabitha, Priscilla, Jael, Jocobed (sp?), and Rahab have good ones, and Salome is ambivalent.
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How does one pronounce Emmeline? Is Ingrid harsh or chic? To Abe or to Bram? Would you mind Lennon's strong associations? What does AR think of Alys and Elys for twins? And what would she advise for Aubrey and Austin's sibling?
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The roundabout man by Clare Morrall The main character Quinn has triplet sisters Zuleika, Hetty and Fleur. I think they are just gorgeous together! What do you think? What would you call triplet gi...
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Ooh, an interesting mix of names.
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GWYNETH, Angelina and Gwen have much to answer for when it comes to our baby names.
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Not much new here, but I liked the snippet that the author's children are named Avalon (after a house) and Nixon (a family surname).
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Choosing a name for your bundle of joy can be one of the most challenging -- and also, most fun -- parts of pregnancy. Fortunately, there are tons of books, websites, and apps out there to give you plenty of inspiration.
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"Cornelia is an adorable vintage name with a lot of sass. She also comes with a lot of great nicknames."
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Is Cordelia a bit too much? What about Cornelia? What about nicknames like Cory, Cora, and Nell?
And for more Cornelia, see http://appellationmountain.net/baby-name-of-the-day-cornelia
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Pour rajouter un prénom qui n'est pas encore sur le blog, c'est ici ANNE-LOUISE vient de hannah signifiant "Grâce" en hébreu et vient de hold et wig signifiant "Glorieuse combattante illustrée au c...
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Nice list of international variants / approximate equivalents, from Anani-Luixa to Anika-Lovisa.
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Interesting post by a lady who chose to start going by her first name instead of her middle name.