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" Back in January, I completed a series called "Where Are They Now?" in which I took the Top 100 boys and girls names from 1911 and analyzed where they ranked in 2011. It was an attempt to see if the "100 Year Rule" was an accurate rule, but it ended up giving me a lot of interesting information that I wanted to update using the 2012 data." 
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"Talk show host and comedian Jimmy Fallon and his wife, film producer Nancy Juvonen welcomed a baby girl last week, the first child for the couple. They have named their daughter Winnie Rose"
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My favourite from this bunch is...Atticus :) Visit http://www.instagram.com/namesdaily to check out the finalists for our contest and vote for your favourite...
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These four names, plus thoughts on George, Prince of Cambridge, and advice on an interesting family name situation.
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Jimmy Fallon and his wife Nancy Juvonen Fallon couldn't be happier as first time parents. Their baby daughter is cute as a button. So is the name, Winnie Rose. Winnie is what pundit Linda Rosencran...
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I agree that I'd rather have a full name with a short form than just a short form. However, as this post says, the UK statistics show that many parents disagree.
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It's the female form of Titian, it's rare in Portugal (and may or may not be rare in Brazil), and has the rather sweet nickname Tici.
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"If you've ever heard a favorite song of your youth pop up on an "oldies" station, you know the facts of fashion life: the past doesn't sit still. That holds as true for antique-styled names as it does for grunge rock."
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They were Golden Girl names not so long ago, but Brooke Cussans thinks most of them are ready for a comeback--and some of them have returned already. - baby names
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Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names offers her vision of mid-century bad boys' names that have a poetic edge. Do you agree? Are there others you think would fit the category? - baby names
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I'd love to meet more boys with any of these names (especially Rafe and Claude).
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Jodie and Drew are expecting their second child next month, and don't know what the sex will be. They have a daughter named Audrey, and would like a name which sounds good with that. Jodie really l...
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Below is a selection of British siblings with Moses, from the last century to modern times. The year relates to the decade of birth for that set. Brackets around the first name indicates that the person was called by their middle name.
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I think this is one of my favourite sibling spotlights. There are lots of favourites here (Reuben, Miriam, Alfred, Maud, Arthur, Edmund), and many interesting-in-a-good-way names (such as Merinda, Venetta, Elizanell, Meadow Lark, Faithful, Berrice, Asenath, and Beren!).
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Lovely vintage names with history and class! Previously called Old-Fashioned or "Old-Lady Names" many of these are roaring back into popularity! They're seen as fresh again! Which is your favorite?
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Old fashioned, vintage names for boys! Names that were more popular for our grandfathers that are coming back today!
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They say that it takes 100 years for names to come back into fashion. They aren't wrong.
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Yes please to more of these names, especially Mabel and Edith. I sometimes think it would be even more exciting if there were, say, a 500-year rule. Or 800, or 1000, or 1500.
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My dad's birthday is today, and I'm glad I'll get to spend it with him—we live far enough apart that we don't always get to be together on his big day. And so
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Happy belated birthday to Lisa's dad!
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My thanks to Linda Rosencrantz for spotting the rising trend for vintage “nickname names” like Winnie, Minnie, Elsie, Hattie, Josie and Alfie, Ollie, Freddy and Vinny that were popular in the Victo...
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Unexpected Places to Find Baby Names. Robin Elise Weiss has come up with a useful and charming list of unexpected ways to discover new ideas for baby names. Here is one of her ideas that took me by...
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Gravestones: a source of vintage names without the family pressure.
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As in my country, this name of Greek origin is fairly rare in Portugal and feels a bit old-fashioned...I wonder if this and other lovely girls' names ending in -is will make a comeback one day.
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"If you're a fan of those vintage, old-lady names, but aren't afraid to go far, far beyond the day-to-day retro, then the following list is for you! Here are the names for the brave and the determined, those who aren't afraid to name their little girl Bertha or their son Elmer...those who would rather blaze the baby-naming trails than trail in their wake."
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Do you like your names clunky and Germanic or extravagantly classical? Then look no further. Some more random thoughts: will Norbert ever make a comeback? Here's Annis again, hooray! I'd also recommend Hilda for this list, except that I'm guarding it jealously. And Cuthbert's so vintage he's there twice :P
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Sometimes specific names inspire new baby name categories. Rafe, which we spotlighted recently, inspired the "Motorcycle Riding Poets" list. The "Motorcycle Riding Poets" names are retro boys names...
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And here's that post: http://nameberry.com/blog/retro-boy-names-the-motorcycle-riding-poets
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Some of my favorite names that are not getting much love for modern babies. Tell me, why do you think some names are overused and some remain forever obscure? Is our society just not ready for the more unusual but historic choices?
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More Aveline and Amadeus? Why not?
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Most of the parents feel forced to change their baby names because someone else 'stole' it, a survey revealed.
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Ah, so that big survey was by Netmums.com (The Art of Naming, take note of the picture!)
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As controversy rages over Kim Kardashian and Kanye West choosing the unusual name North West for their daughter – and the world waits for the name of the new Royal baby – 85 per cent of parents agree names are ‘vital’ to how others perceive your...
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This "huge poll" about baby names does sound interesting, although I'd recommend reading this Daily Mail article with your best critical thinking head on (for example, how can we quantify how many parents choose names based on "fashion trends" when everyone's choice creates the trends?)
All that being said, Stanley and Mabel are lovely.
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"Which of the celebrity baby names have had the strongest and most lasting influence? Violet? Mason? Maddox? Has this connection made you like the name more--or less?"
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Gosh, this is quite the day for posts about celebrity names. Apologies to those who don't like/care much about celebrities.
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