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I really like the list of international versions: Maiwenn-Franseza, Maeke-Fransje et al.
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This year's series of My Kitchen Rules came to an end last night, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to take a look at the children of the show's co-host and judge, Pete Evans. Pete was on...
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Chilli and Indii, very interesting choices (and apt for a chef).
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Rare and unique baby name meanings, popularity, nicknames, origins, and stories!
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An invented name that's established enough to be legit and have an array of namesakes.
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This past weekend was nerd prom (AKA the White House Correspondents' dinner). It's a fete for all the journalists who cover the executive end of the political
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It's another daughter for original 90210-er Ian Ziering—he and wife Erin welcomed Penna Mae exactly two years to the day after her big sister, Mia Loren,
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More on Penna Mae
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From the almost forgotten world of Norse mythology, this goddess' name has been raised up from rarity to fashionable favourite in less than thirty years.
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Unlike some names of the week, Freya is a relatively recent name among mortals, and still hasn't had much use outside northern Europe. A healthy dose of Germanic philology here - I had a lightbulb moment when I saw that she's (maybe) cognate with Frau.
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AS figures reveal 4800 of the first names registered last year were the only ones in the country - four families tell why they wanted to give their children unusual names.
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Scottish parents discuss how they decided on Pretoria, Silver, Italia (who has a beautiful head of hair!) and Cash.
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A mixed bag of J names. I'd give a big thumbs up to siblings Joss and Rafe (even though it's not Ren's favourite)
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Play around with our searchable database of New Jersey baby names from 1910 to 2011, with data courtesy of the Social Security Administration
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Did you know New Jersey had a "Bruce craze" from 1947-1956? It's not very visual, but an ok tool for getting raw numbers of names in a particular year.
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It will be May very soon, and whenever that month comes around, it reminds me of one of my favourite Australian authors from childhood – May Gibbs. Born in England, May grew up in Western Australia...
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Now is (almost) the month of maying, and I've enjoyed learning about May Gibbs and Australian flora.
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Biggest Movers Up Rose +19 Aria +18 at least Harper +18 Mila/Milla +16 Heidi +15 Audrey +14 Ivy +13 Mackenzie +13 Evelyn, Phoebe and Willow +12 Also Up Amelia, Amy, Annabelle, Charlotte, Ebony, Eli...
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Biggest Movers Up Braxton +60 at least Hudson +42 Kai +40 at least Archer +29 Lincoln +19 Leo +14 Declan +12 Hugo +11 Dylan +10 Flynn +10 Also Up Adam, Ali, Archie, Beau, Christopher, Darcy, Domini...
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Adaline Shirley Alistar Dylan Rayne Arlett Jacqueline Barret Adam Bekett Trace Blair Thomas Brecken Clay Briar Charles Bristyn Pearl Claire Bonnie Crue Jaxson Dax Kyler Eisley Mae Emma Lee Fern Far...
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And Mabel Clara, Hazel Rosemary, and more.
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Yet another study (this one from Sweden) about name discrimination in the workplace.
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Does it pay for immigrants to change their names? Interesting but slightly sad findings.
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She shares sounds with Olivia and Amelia, plus offers nicknames Story and Tori. Would you consider surname-turned-place name Astoria for your daughter?
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I hadn't heard of the place-name before, but I rather like the formidable sound of Astoria.
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Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel targets a wide range of names for this week’s Nameberry 9, from the outrageous (if fictitious) Conquistador to the sweet floral Violet.
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From Minny to Kindra, Stuart to Treelore: plenty of interesting names in this book.
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Jodi writes: You have helped me name a couple of our children (Juniper Lucy, born in 2009, and Nikolai Dickson, adopted in 2012) - thank you! We are adopting again and looking to preserve something...
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The comments are worth reading, too - so far, they've covered the question from many angles, and added lots of historical and literary examples.
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Clement Willoughby Francis St George, Jorgie Neve, and many more.
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In this week's baby name news - a girl named Saturn, James versus Gyames, finds from Indiana and Jakarta, plus a defense of Mila Hager's family name.
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Only want the best bits? Don't scroll down, just click here.
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The most popular baby names in Virginia in 2011 were very unpopular a century ago.
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Have a tool for Virginia, too!
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Adelyn Laurel Amelia Prudence Andin William Annaleis Juliette Aris Louise Astrid Kathleen Atreyu Lucas Avery Anderson Broox Carter Cedar Joseph Connor Ace Cormac Redmond Dutch Edward Elena Doroth...
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And Andin, Essence, Peri and more.
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