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“My dad was a little mad that the name wasn’t George but [was] just kidding,” said Bush Hager, 37, who welcomed her son with husband Henry Hager on Friday. “He said [Henry] was a cool name.” 
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Expecting a summer baby? To kick off the Fourth of July holiday weekend, we're giving you our favorite presidential baby names!
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The name "Donald" dropped 39 spots on the 2018 list of most popular baby names, which was released by the U.S.
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For Presidents Day, how do the names of the US presidents rank as baby names today?
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Carter Lynn is the third girl for Mapleton residents Melissa and Tim Moffett, who have had the odd habit of naming all of their children after presidents. Carter Lynn was named after President Jimmy Carter.
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A poor Afghan farming family named their son Donald Trump, hoping the other Trump’s good fortune would rub off on him. So far, it hasn’t.
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The Names:
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Just in time for Independence Day: Fourth of July baby names. From the traditional and familiar to the ever so rare, choices abound!
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The divide between red and blue states starts in the cradle.
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Lauren Bush Lauren and her husband David have welcomed their second child — son Max Walker
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Welcome, Max Walker!
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Donald Trump isn't the first president to have a name with a surprising history.
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This article is entertainingly over-zealous about citing sources: "VeryWell Family reports that in the history of the United States, we’ve elected six presidents named James."
That's not just one publication's opinion; it's reasonably common knowledge.
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Jack and Emily once again top the list of the unique, modern and old names in the Top 100 Irish baby names 2017. This is the seventh year in the row that Emily has topped the list of baby names in Ireland. New entries in 2017 included Theo and Aoibhin.
Clare's insight:
Oh, irishcentral.com. Always finding a way to get America into things somehow.
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Chelsea Clinton announced she was pregnant on Twitter in January, sharing how thrilled she was for her children to become a big brother and sister
Clare's insight:
Welcome, Jasper!
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Barack is an Arabic male name, a variant transcription of Barak meaning "blessing", which would make it a cognate of Hebrew Baruch meaning "blessed", both of which derive from a Proto-Semitic root word. Barak is also a Hebrew male name meaning "lightning" which derives from a Proto-Semitic root word. Barack is also a Hungarian word meaning "peach, apricot". Origin: Proto-Semitic, Slavic…
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Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. In his February 11th column, he looks at the history of the names Abraham.
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See all the most unique and most popular baby names by state. Research your name to see its popularity over time.
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Lincoln starts out in Roman Britain, makes it way to the White House, and then broke out of prison and straight into the US Top 100. Quite a ride!
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Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. In his July 3rd column, he looks at the history of the name Thomas.
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I miss reading these columns. On behalf of all Europeans, I've asked the Omaha Herald a couple of times if they'll make their website GDPR-compliant, and will keep trying!
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We celebrate these historic heroes who were born on the 4th of July!
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Marshall joins siblings Harper, 10, Owen, 6, Nora, 4, and Nell, 2.
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Welcome, Marshall Patrick!
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“The day Mr. Trump won the elections, I went to the pharmacy and people there had found a photo of him from when he was a little boy, and kept saying how similar his looks were to my son,” Ramadan recalled. “So I went home and discussed with wife about renaming, and she was fully supportive.”
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I believe it’s incredibly important that we keep those names there so people can make an informed baby name choice.
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Sayed was inspired to name his baby after the US President, after reading many of the business tycoon-turned-politician’s books in the Persian language, including “How to get rich.”
Clare's insight:
Ugh, a picture of that man in proximity with a child makes my skin crawl.
But you can see where dad is coming from with his name inspiration - he admires a successful person, he uses their name - so live and let live.
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