"This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel looks at the “quiet” classic baby names and measures how they stand in the new popularity ratings."
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This weekend, Great Gatsby ruled the box office—and F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic love triangle, set against the roaring 20s backdrop, is once again in the 
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"From names as famous as Spock to Jean-Luc Picard, you don't have to be a Trekkie to enjoy the wealth of interesting names the Star Trek franchise has spawned over the years. "
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Happy Mothers' Day to those celebrating it today (is it just the USA?).
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"A round up of UK birth announcements from this week:"
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Two Finlay Alexanders, two Jack Williams, and (whisper it) Hilda as a middle name, hurrah!
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RW writes: I have a naming issue. It's not a baby-naming issue, since the baby girl in question has now grown to school age. My daughter's name is Eve. One of the reasons I chose it is because it's...
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Brooke is a fellow Aussie name blogger, and she has a fantastic name blog called Baby Name Pondering. Here she ponders all manner of baby names, and specialises in names that are a bit different. B...
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Evgeny recommends this video suggesting alternatives to common middle names, from Mirabelle to Winterlynn, Macsen to Lance. I'm not convinced all of these are biblical.
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Twins: Quinn Anthony and Luca John Patrick George and Christopher James Alessia and Georgia Boys: Caleb Michael (Dakota, Ella and Chloe) Cohen Flynn (Ryley and Aiden) Benj Brian Thomas Michael Came...
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And Benj, Jagger, and more.
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"Callisto is one of Jupiter's moons that was discovered by Galileo. It is Jupiter's second largest moon, and is nearly as large as the planet Mercury. It is composed of equal amounts of rock and ices."
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In anticipation of Mother's Day, Fairview Ridges recently released the top baby names for 2012.
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Some (very) local popularity lists for your delectation. Usual caveat with "meanings".
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Friendships have been broken, family arguments started and tears have been shed over baby names. I ask you...what's in a name?I wasn't prepared to lose a
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It's a figurative minefield out there.
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"Here, with the kind permission of writer Jonathan Anker, we’re reprinting his humorous take on the possible future effects of megapopular names; it appeared first on the hlntv.com site."
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"We are now in the sun sign of Taurus, so it's time to round up some Taurus inspired names."
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Holy cow! An interesting list of bovine names.
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About 36 percent of all boys born in 2012 had a name ending in the letter N.
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It's time for the baby name news from the week that was! Wisteria, Titan, Clover, Coy, and so much more ...
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Thanks for the mention :D Further to which, you can find articles on the SSA data by filtering by the tags 2012, usa and statistics. Happy to see Montserrat mentioned here (and by Nancy), as it's a name I was thinking about just the other day.
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Ada Love Adasyn Capri Ambrose Orion Ariston Joel Benjamin Hayes Dalton Berit Irene Case Garrett Clancy Cole Colby Jacoby Cornelius Jaxon Daisy Autumn Danika Reece Davin Levi Devi Leanne Eli Wyman E...
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And Isis, Persephone, and more.
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Hannah and James live in the United States, and they are expecting their third son in about a month's time. He will be a younger brother to William and Griffin, and his middle name will be Michael,...
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Girl names that are brand new to the SSA's baby name list in 2012. Kimbella, Aaradhya, Daenerys, Ireoluwa, Noomi, Yandy, Callalily, Pfeiffer, Eponine, and more.
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Some interesting examples of mashups, alternative spellings, and character-inspired names. And Anemone and Aoibheann :)
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We take a look at baby name trends from a pop culture perspective. Where are the spikes in name popularity and what in pop culture could have influenced it?
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"Recently I had the pleasure of doing an interview with the lovely Anna Otto, a fellow Aussie name blogger at Waltzing More Than Matilda."
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Well done! See the next scoop for Brooke's interview.
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Twins: Charlotte Isabelle and Caleb Braden (Annalise) Girls: Grace Judy (Matilda) Laura Evelyn Matilda Lee Sienna May (Eva) Arden Rose (Xavier) Emilee Annalese Brianna June Charlotte Maree (Jordan)...
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And Laith Quentin, Gabriella Clare (woohoo!), and more.
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"I'm loving occupational names at the moment, and I know I'm not the only one. Just look at the top 100 boys names in the US, Australia or the UK and you'll find options such as Mason, Carter, Hunter, Cooper, Archer and Dexter."
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To the references, I'll add the 'Ranger's Apprentice' series by John Flanagan, which my inner 12-year-old loves.
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ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - The St. Louis Zoo announced the name of the new baby elephant Monday. The baby's name is Priya.The public as allowed to vote on the name. Five names were suggested and Priya ...
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As pointed out on Appellation Mountain this week, none of the top five names would seem out of place on a child.
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