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Jennifer writes: Hi! I am writing to find out how I can get your help! We are due with a second baby girl in August and are really struggling finding a name that we love. Our first daughter is Char... 
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Did you know that President Eisenhower was originally going to be named David?
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"Angel Thomas, best-known to the Nameberry community as Dantea, is an expert on Greek names. Today she brings us an authoritative look at Greek names that relate to the spring season."
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This is one to read somewhere where it doesn't matter if you say the names out loud and listen to them roll around in your mouth. All together now: Auxo, Euthalia, Hyacinthus...
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NRL footballer Luke Burgess, and his partner Yolanda Hodgson, welcomed their first child recently, and have named their daughter Grace Luca. Grace Burgess' middle name seems to be after her dad. Lu...
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Welcome, Grace!
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" Onoma 49 (2014): Names and religion"
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Are you an academic? Do you fancy writing a paper?
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And for another look at -ay names, see Sophie's post: http://smynameissophie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/ay-names.html
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K. writes: I'm writing to you with a dilemma that is not exactly pressing, but is a wee bit difficult. Some back story: my partner and I have been together for going on five years now. When we firs...
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Ah, significant others - they do make the naming process interesting. Some ingenious solutions suggested in the post and comments.
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A baby girl born in Palm Beach a week before the Apollo 14 launch was named Antares, after the lunar module.
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An interesting story, and a good example of a name with family/circumstantial significance.
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"by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names There’s one vowel that’s found at the end of seemingly every girl name. That vowel, of course, is the A. Today the focus is on girl names ending in a different vowel– the incredible I."
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Nice list of names from a wide range of languages. To add a bit of Cornish to the mix, I also know a Demelza who goes by Demi.
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Actress Keira Knightley tied the knot over the weekend, with musician James Righton—and wore the most divine short little wedding dress (take a look!). While
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Adalie Jo Anders Cain Ashton King Aurora Maxine Bailey Rosetta Benz Elliot Bode Steven Bourne Albert Burke Harvey Cashtor Roy Chayse Janette Louise Chesney Victoria Clancy Davis Clara Nan Dino Jack...
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So many good names this week. London Valkyrie is a brilliant image...and please let Luc Skai's surname be what we're all thinking.
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With all this talk of banned names in New Zealand, are there any rules that you would impose on parents in your country? Limit first name choices to a specific list? Require names to clearly indicate gender?
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Read on for the best of the week...and happy 5th birthday to baby name of the day!
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Some people are still figuring out their baby’s name 24 hours after birth. A few people take even longer to find a name, struggling for weeks--or in the case of one UBN reader--months. Rob and I we...
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Interesting post with hindsight on two different approaches.
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She's a mini M name with oodles of possible meanings. Regardless of which origin appeals to you, Mira could wear well in 2013.
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"The names here either mean wise or intelligent or are associated with a figure renowned for his or her wisdom. They may set a high bar for your child, but it’s one worth the leap."
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Some of the meanings a little tenuous, but a lovely selection here. And who doesn't like wisdom?
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Charles is dignified and classic, Charlie is friendly and homespun; put together they make a real powerhouse name.
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Another interesting history, from Carolingians to the Civil War and beyond. And a healthy dose of Germanic philology. Oh, and it's my dad's name, so it must be a good'un.
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Allison Theofania (Nicholas) Astoria Rose Aubriana Irene Autumn Scarlet Bear Thomas Blane Mason Brogan Owen Camden Lucas Cassandra Marisol Charles Irving Christian Carson Clara Virginia Conall Ewan...
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And Astoria, Aubriana, and more.
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"Barbarella was a French comic character created by Jean-Claude Forest in 1962. The comic spawned a movie, also called Barbarella, in 1968, and a musical in 2004."
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She's a mini name that's mighty stylish. Louisa May Alcott and May Welland are sweet, but Mae is sassy. Could this little name be the next big thing?
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Merry is Mae-time!
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"In this week’s Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel’s choices run from the royal Amalia to the unique Catchen, showing the anything-goes spirit of baby naming today."
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This is something which is frequently Googled: how to match baby names with your surname. After reading birth notices every week for more than a year, I've seen thousands of names, and often though...
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Very sage advice, with entertaining examples.
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Имя - это слово, которое будет сопровождать ребенка всю его жизнь.
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Here's Vernoeming's source for the most popular Russian names of 2012. It also lists some names considered unusual. I'm not sure whether that means a bit strange, or just not very commonly used, as even I can see that some of them have very solid origins.
Boys: Bogdan, Timofei, Matvei, Gleb, Zakhar, Foma, Nil, Akim, Luka Girls: Taisja, Arina, Varvara, Uljana, Vasilisa, Aksinja, Avdotja, Pelageja
Pelageja is lovely, isn't it? I've liked it since reading 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin'.
Please do correct me if I've transcribed something wrong. Apart from this, Google Translate tells me that the article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of giving children very popular and very uncommon names, and gives some examples of names coined in the early 20th century, like Ninel (read it backwards) and Vilyur (acronym of 'Vladimir Ilyich loves the Motherland'). Interesting stuff.
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