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Your dog and your grandfather may have more in common than you think.
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Could dog names be one way that people become more accustomed to hearing little-used names? 
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Camille and Nicholas are expecting their third child in a few months, and as they already have two boys, had a girl's name all ready to go – Matilda. However, they are due to have another son to jo...
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Cailen writes: I just discovered your blog a couple of days ago and have been reading it non-stop since (back into the 'archives'!) I should start by saying that I come from a family of unique name...
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Goodness, I hadn't realised Campbell was marginally more popular for girls in the US. At any rate, the statistics show that the name is relatively uncommon, but not, in the traditional sense of the word, unique.
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Today's name hails all the way from Hawaii, the beautiful state off the coast of the United States of America. Kekoa has a lovely meaning "the brave one." This meaning originated from the koa tree,...
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I'm curious whether this name is male, female, or both.
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Rare and unique baby name meanings, popularity, nicknames, origins, and stories!
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Q: Why is the impression a name makes so important? A: When people read or hear a name, an image often pops into their heads. Some names, like John, have been used by so many people that its depend...
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(Though also, in some cases, so subjective?)
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This series is dedicated to names that had the potential to become huge for a certain decade. They represented a certain era well, but for whatever reason never made it to the top 100. Perhaps for ...
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Is Farrah's time yet to come?
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Only Julia Sweeney would find herself adopting a baby named Mulan — “like the movie.” And she knows it.
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Interesting anecdote about trying (unsuccessfully) to rename an adopted child.
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Kim writes: I'm writing for help again with a name for our third child (you helped us with our second here), due in July. We have chosen not to find out the gender this time around, but I feel pret...
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Twins Maisie Emerson and Talon Darius Marco and Anton (Bella, Georgia) Tevita William Gary and Tevita Leonardo Enzo (Arabella) Girls Aenid Anne (Felicity, Elise) Angel Crystal (Summer, Orlan...
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And Aenid, Odyn, and a whole lot more.
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Mijn jeugdheld DJ Paul Elstak, bekend van happy hardcore-hits als Luv u more en Rainbow in the sky, maakte dinsdag op Twitter bekend dat hij vader is geworden:
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Welcome, Chase!
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Lore is a pretty little name, mainly seen as a diminutive for names like Eleonore and Loretta. But it has more than one origin, lets see what they are: It is a diminutive of Eleonore which is the R...
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Nice name - perhaps as a fresh take on Laura, or for those who find Lorelei too much.
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Following from the statistics I compiled for the Top 200 names in 1900 and the Top 200 names in 1890, I have finally finished compiling the rankings for the most popular births in England and Wales in 1880 from the original scanned pages of the...
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Kudos for compliling these statistics, and for all that transcription work!
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Meet Alice, a child named after an inspirational woman. (Though take the "meaning" with a little discernment.)
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Royal Baby Names: Will it be a Princess Alexandra For the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge? | NameCandy
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Possibly...in a few months we'll all find out.
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Albin Robert Allie Brynn August James-Marshal Axel Ellis Baylor Jacob Bristol Piper Charlotte Katty Cully James Declan Chase Devin Iris Dominic Tate Emmy Ellamae Evelyn Ruth Fenton Edward Gage Auth...
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And RuthAnne, Ruthanne, and more.
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Good luck with the book, Eponymia, and good choice - mae Rhiannon yn enw hyfryd!
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Hurricane. J’Adore. Couture. Excel. Burger. Google. Tron. Hippo. These are some of the baby names that were successfully registered in Australia...
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Considering naming a child in Australia? Look no further for the do's and don't's. But goodness, are diacritic marks really illegal?
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"When it came to naming our daughter, her father insisted on naming her Amalasunta, after the ancient Queen of the Visigoths."
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Wow, thank you, Nancy - some fascinating snippets and quotations here. (And part of me wishes they'd gone with Amalasunta, or at least Millicent!)
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Surname names for girls are wildly controversial in the naming world, but they're stylish nonetheless. What do you think of Ellington, Aniston and Holis?
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Fair play to Appellation Mountain for challenging the "Name Nerd Code of Conduct"! Using surnames to get to particular nicknames certainly encourages creative thinking about names.
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Q. How about Bert and Ernie? My mother in law’s maiden name is Bertram and I wanted give that name to my son, but my husband protested, worried about Bert and Ernie jokes. Too bad, it’s a strong ma...
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Er...I'm not quite sure of the context of this one. It's not specified whether this child has a close family member named Ernie or Ernest, which makes a big difference to the query. Would a young child called Bert really attract that kind of joke? If so, how much would that really matter? What if he went by Bertram, or Bertie?
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Jerusha is a Hebrew girl's name that means "inheritance; possession (married)." In the Old Testament Jerusha is the wife of King Uzziah of Judah, daughter of Zadok and mother of Jotham. And althoug...
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