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Aleksandr en Anastasia waren in 2012 de populairste kindernamen van Rusland. Dat meldt de website mail.ru op basis van een enquête. Foto: Grigory 
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Neither Allan and myself are religious and in May 2011 we had a humanist wedding which was so nice and very personal. So when our daughter Rylie was born we both knew we would not be having a reli...
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Hurrah for celebrating naming.
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"When I first heard this word (pronounced KEHS-tiss) I immediately thought what a great boys name this would make. It has a great..."
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A striking name.
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Samantha and Conall are expecting a baby in a couple of months, and if it's a boy, he will be named Liam, which is a family name. Girls names are still not settled, as each name they like seems to ...
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Not according to the majority of voters so far.
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"HAL-9000 was an artificial intelligence from 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke. HAL was short for..."
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New Zealand -- which banned the baby names "4real" and "Lucifer" -- is not alone in policing parents' questionable taste
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Just a nice little summary of some of the naming laws out there.
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T. writes: I love the name Dahlia. ...I pronounce it like "dally-uh" ("dal" rhyming with "pal"). However, I know some people pronounce the name "dolly-uh" (and I hate the name pronounced that way)....
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A divisive issue, but there's a clear majority so far. (I went "day-lia", of course :) )
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A big thumbs-up to many of these gems (Sybil and Jill are particular favourites), and I'll add Mirabel, Averil, Everil, and Beryl.
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Quick post to provide you with 14 Cinco de Mayo names for baby girls you might like to consider (and vote on): Ana, Alejandra, Evita, Isabel, Lolita, Rita, Marison, Rosalia, Soledad, Ynez. You'll f...
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This is a list of popular Spring girl names which you may want to consider for babies born in the Spring. Vote for the names you like best and your votes will re-rank the list based on the votes each name recieves.
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Lansky says choose your favourites.
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"I want kids, four kids. Madison, Jayden, Bree and the little one's Piper." "Are you kidding me with those names? You want a bunch of girls who work at the mall?"
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Some interesting snippets; the weekend starts here!
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Haha - I wonder if this approach would work for naming people?
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Click to read more about A Dictionary of First Names by Patrick Hanks. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers
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Well, new to me. Thank you, Oxfam bookshop :)
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A round up of UK birth announcements from this week:
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Welcome to Izzy Bella Boo, Octavia Cloud Indigo, and many more.
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Athena Augusta Bathsheba Bianca Cassandra Cleopatra Demetria Diana Enid Frederica Francesca Golda Greer Greta Henrietta Honora Ida Ingrid Leonora Louisa Maia Margaret Millicent Minerva Octavia Pear...
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Strong here = two or more syllables, often ending in -a, often classical or Germanic in origin. Many of these deserve more use (I'd be happy to see more Enids and Millicents, for instance).
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Initially, I delayed writing about Margaret Laura “Mila” Hager’s name until I found out that Margaret was Henry Hager’s mother’s name. That clue got me started on the path of trying making sense of...
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Erm...I'm scooping this for the sake of keeping the record complete, but with a very large caveat that it's probably overthinking the fact that two people chose to name their child after family members and use a nickname that somewhat resembles both names, and is also currently popular as a given name. End of, let's hope.
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Everyone knows how much effort newly minted parents put into researching and choosing what they think is best for junior. For some, having their highly personalized decisions knocked off by someone they know is as frustrating as hosting the in-laws.
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Discussion of the usual issues: is it name-theft, flattery, or coincidence? Something to be annoyed about, laugh about, or celebrate?
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A new edition of a baby-name book delves into the naming trends that shape school rosters.
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Interview with Laura Wattenberg about her latest book.
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Don't tell my husband, but I have a slight case of baby fever. My kiddos are becoming big way too fast. My youngest just lost her first tooth, and my oldest is
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Quick post to provide you with 14 Cinco de Mayo names for baby boys you might like to consider (and vote on): Fernando, Carlos, Santiago, Guillermo, Felipe, Jesus, Ramon, Juan, Emilio, Alejandro, D...
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NB link goes to the wrong place at the moment
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Een onvergetelijke scène uit de film Der Untergang (2004) is die waarin Magda Goebbels, de vrouw van Joseph Goebbels, hun zes kinderen om het leven brengt. Hun
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Was Goebbels honouring the Fuehrer, or just making use of the rich stock of German names beginning with H?
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Ashlyn Star Atticus Andrew Avri Elise Boston Glen Caleb Galen Cedar Jay Declan Paige Denny Howard Eddison Joel Eilonwy Elizabeth Embree Sage Ezra Roan Galen Ryder Harrison Carlyle Hazel Lily Jane E...
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Eilonwy! Look, folks, a real Eilonwy!
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Girls Alba Rae Ariana Patricia Therese (Freya) Beverley-Anne Jane Camilla Josephine (Max, Charlotte, Edward) Coco Lily (Holly, Hamish, Gracie) Estelle Cecilia Georgia Tess (Montana, Angus) Grace Be...
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And Brencis, Cess, and more.
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Nick might be a dad name, but he's still reliably cool. Looking for a fresh take on a classic? How 'bout Nicodemus, Nicanor, or Niccolo?
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A lovely mixture of classics, sweet diminutives, wonders of the ancient world (I like Nicanor too!), and modern mash-ups.
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What interesting statistics - how long has it been since 10% of boys had the most popular name in my country (or yours)?