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Sophie and Michael are expecting their second child in a couple of months, who will be a brother or sister to their daughter Mary. If it's a boy, he will be named Harry, which is a family name, but... 
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"Looking for truly unusual and distinctive baby names? Then we have an amazing collection for you"
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I'm very much enjoying the names on this list: Lilac, Bronwen, Benno, and more.
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Remember how George Foreman named each of his five sons George? He couldn't get enough of his own name, I guess. Well, a Brazillian mother of 12 has got him
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Goodness, that is a lot of Walter. Walder Frey, anyone?
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"'“The more progressively an area votes, the more conservatively it names its babies'"
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Danie writes: My husband, Dan, and I are currently expecting our second little one... A girl, due early in July! We have been struggling to agree upon a name that we both love! We currently have a ...
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Did I just mention Ryan and Dylan? Blow me if they aren't suggested here as girls' names, which proves a point.
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"In Battlestar Galactica, Hera Agathon was the first Human/Cylon hybrid. She was the daughter of Human Karl Agathon, and Cylon Sharon Agathon, both of whom were officers on Galactica."
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"I thought naming Baby Bean was going to be the fun part. I’ve had the perfect baby names up my sleeve even before I knew I wanted babies. When it was time to put them on the table, I came up empty. The pressure of a name!"
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An account of naming dilemmas, and the story of the author's own name.
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Twins Tiger Lily and Jarrah (girl/boy) Girls Charlotte Sigrid Claudia Rochelle Eleanor June Indi Coco (Nell, Monty) Lucy Ethel Neve Simone (Matilda, Juliet) Olivia Sunday Rayne Alexandra Sun...
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Excellent title. And look, here's a little Bede! :D
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Dutch royal names are a varied bunch, from the familiar to the rare to the distinctively Dutch. Laurentien, Friso, Marijke, Margriet or Floris, anyone?
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Some intriguing names here - Floris, Friso, Laurentien, Zara - and interesting that the royal names bear little resemblance to the country's top baby names.
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Click to read more about The Baby Name Wizard, Revised 3rd Edition: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby by Laura Wattenberg.
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I have acquired a new book which is, for a change, actually new. It arrived about an hour ago and I've enjoyed flicking through so far.
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Last year saw hundreds of newborn Californians named Jacob and Sophia, and a few named Erasmo.
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Worth a look for the interest factor: nothing widly odd, but we have Coda, Kindle and more.
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You may have read articles about “hot names” written before the Social Security Administration released their authoritative list of the 1,000 most popular names in 2012. Forget all about them. They...
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And some trends for both sexes: Ari-, Shakespearean (only 3 examples, one a variant spelling, so this might need checking), and Noel(lle).
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You may have read articles about "hot names" written before the Social Security Administration released their authoritative list of the 1,000 most popular names in 2012. Forget all about them. They...
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Categorising some of the growing trends in the US.
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Sophia and Jacob may be the most popular U.S. baby names overall, but they aren't the top names in every state. In fact, Sophia only topped the charts in 17
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An interesting look at differences between US states.
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Like unusual names? Then you'll love Nameberry's exclusive guide to thousands of great names never in the US Top 1000.
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Look, it's a Nameberry ebook!
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Reggie Bush's new baby daughter does have a name. The NFL star revealed to E! News today that he ...
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Welcome, Briseis!
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"I noticed this one recently on a boy who had been entered in the 2012 Bonds Baby competition, and was immediately struck by it. It has what I tend to think of as a 'Hunger Games'-esque feel about it - one part recognisable Latin, one part futuristic sci-fi. And is just generally a pretty cool name."
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Intriguing - not a name I've come across before, but I can see the appeal.
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Earlier this week, we covered which girl names were new to the top 1000 in 2012, and now the focus is on the boys. Just like with the girl’s list, not all names new to the top 1000 are included in ...
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Want to give your daughter a name that won't cause any gender confusion? That clearly identifies her as a girl? Then you'll want to check this list!
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Very interesting flagging of not-exclusively-feminine names. I hadn't realised Dylan and Ryan were so popular for girls.
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Shandi Buckman and her husband Jason picked their new baby’s name from a favorite TV show.
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" As I read through Philippa Gregory's historical fiction books about the Plantagenets, a name pops up here and there that I cannot ignore. It is the name of a European legend, a woman who is half human and half fish or serpent, like a mermaid. There are several different stores about her, but I am mostly diverted by the beauty of her name: Melusine."
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Lovely name. I do in fact know a mermaid-entertainer who uses Melusine as a stage name - her mer-companions are Ondine and Lorelei. In fact, I'll do a quick plug because they have a very pretty website (http://www.realmermaids.co.uk).
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Abigail Serenity Alice Simone Anzlee Willow Athena Fei Aweis Jospeh Callie Wynn Cassandra Ivy Clarissa June Daken Arthur Devlin Clifford Eleanor Inez Elizabeth Bennett Emersyn Matilda Fenton John G...
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And Mortimer, Star, and more.
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U.S. Social Security Administration reveals the top rising baby names of 2012. Great military names for babies including top rising boy name Major.
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I clicked on the link with some trepidation, but these names are pretty tasteful.
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"The Social Security Administration today announced the most popular names in each state. On the girls' side, we see five antique -- or at least "faux antique" -- names utterly dominating the top spots across the country: Sophia, Emma, Olivia, Isabella and Ava. You'll find they account for all but 4 of the 150 girls' names in the chart below."
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Very interesting how homogeneous the top 3 girls' names by state are, compared with the boys' names.
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You may have read articles about “hot names” written before the Social Security Administration released their authoritative list of the 1,000 most popular names in 2012. Forget all about them. They...
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And ditto: categorising some of the rising girls' names in the US.
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I wouldn't be much help: I think pretty much all the parents' and Anna's choices are lovely.