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Duana Names presents FNI: Forensic Name Investigation Lainey Gossip Lifestyle

Duana Names presents FNI: Forensic Name Investigation Lainey Gossip Lifestyle | Name News | Scoop.it
We have always felt like we hit it out of the park with Gwendolyn and I am now worried that Millicent is not up to the challenge.
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I kind of hope they just go with Millicent. Such a good name.

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Name Help: A Sister for Theodore

Name Help: A Sister for Theodore | Name News | Scoop.it
Karen is expecting her first daughter soon, a brother for Theodore. Karen writes: "We are both American, living in New York City. Big brother is Theodore James. We were surprised that there was another Theodore in his class of 12 children, and two more in his preschool (and anothe
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Why I Gave My Baby a Ridiculously Long Name | What to Expect

Why I Gave My Baby a Ridiculously Long Name | What to Expect | Name News | Scoop.it
My son's name is seven syllables and 24 letters long — but here's the important meaning behind it.
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24 Baby Names With 4 Syllables, Because You've Got A Tempo In Mind

Choosing a baby name is serious business. Whether you know you want a name that starts with a certain letter or you want baby names with four syllables, it can be hard to find something you really love. (It's even harder if you have a partner who has…
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Unusual, Long 4-Syllable Baby Girl Names | SJ STRUM BABY NAMES - YouTube

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Duana Names: Does Long Have To Mean ‘Difficult’?|Lainey Gossip Lifestyle

Duana Names: Does Long Have To Mean ‘Difficult’?|Lainey Gossip Lifestyle | Name News | Scoop.it
who gets the last word on how to manipulate syllables? Some random rule I’ve heard, or Lin-Manuel Miranda ?
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Girl Names: Long and Meaningful

Girl Names: Long and Meaningful | Name News | Scoop.it
The Name Sage explores long and meaningful names for Carina s sister.
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BEAUTIFUL UNUSUAL PRINCESSY NAMES - YouTube

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Lalibela, Melantha, Adeliza, Ostara, Gemeline, Glafira, Jocosa, Rosalil, Senara, Tullia, Anfisa, Aratama, Illyria, Olesya, Orinthia, Elocadia, Thalassa, Sunniva, Ferelith. *heart eyes*

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Duana Names: Name Drops, Several Letters At A Time

Duana Names: Name Drops, Several Letters At A Time | Name News | Scoop.it
we both have a wacky middle name or two (actually 3 in my husband's case)
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A list of unique baby names that contain 4 syllables

A list of unique baby names that contain 4 syllables | Name News | Scoop.it
These four-syllable names will be sure to stand out from a crowd.
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Temperance

Temperance | Name News | Scoop.it
The name comes directly from the English virtue word pertaining to the idea of self-control and self-constraint. The name is often associated as a Puritan name, and it did become popular in 16th-century England around the time of the Protestant Reformation, as well as in France, perhaps among Huguenot families, in the form of Tempérance.…
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Romantic: Girls

Romantic: Girls | Name News | Scoop.it
My definition of a romantic name is something usually long, frilly, sometimes a little heavy and dusty or sometimes whispery and soft, a name I could imagine on a lady walking through a garden in Victorian clothes, or at a ball, dancing in pink, lilac, or blue.
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Blog - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics

Blog - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics | Name News | Scoop.it
Do you like long names? Here are some four (or more) syllable names which are popular in the Nordic countries right now!

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The latest baby name trends include short, vowel-centric names —

The latest baby name trends include short, vowel-centric names — | Name News | Scoop.it
Emma and Ava are in. Elizabeth and Jennifer are out. Data show baby names in the US have been shrinking for three decades.
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Sparkle? Ottoline? No wonder I have baby name remorse... | Daily

Sparkle? Ottoline? No wonder I have baby name remorse... | Daily | Name News | Scoop.it
LUCY CAVENDISH reveals why she regrets naming her daughter - who everyone calls Sparkle - Ottoline and wonders if she can now change it.
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Elven Baby Names

Elven Baby Names | Name News | Scoop.it
Some beautiful names with an Elven vibe! Ariadne A Greek name meaning most holy, Ariadne currently ranks at Number 773. Mythological names lend themselves to the Elven sound as does the spunky nickname Ari. Eirlys Eirlys, like many Welsh names, has a mystical fairy-like sound. Eirlys even means snowdrop, which would make for a great…
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11 Baby Names With 5 Syllables That Sound Like Music To Your Ears

Growing up, there were two other girls named Katie in my class, and I hated that my name wasn't more original. So when it came time to name my own daughters, I was adamant that their names shouldn't appear on any top 10 lists. My husband and I also b…
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The Children of Karl Friedrich, Prince Hohenzollern

The Children of Karl Friedrich, Prince Hohenzollern | Name News | Scoop.it
Karl Friedrich, Prince Hohenzollern was born Karl Friedrich Emich Meinrad Benedikt Fidelis Maria Michael Gerold to Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Margarita of Leiningen. He married Countess Alexandra Shenck von Stauffenberg.
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Flaminia!

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These siblings have NYC’s longest and shortest names

These siblings have NYC’s longest and shortest names | Name News | Scoop.it
What’s in a name?
For one teenager from Chelsea, the answer is exactly 65 letters.
Yo Xing Heyno Augustus Eisner Alexander Weiser Knuckle
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Remember E and Yo?

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Seven C’s

Seven C’s | Name News | Scoop.it
Calling all lovers of exotic Princess-worthy names! Feast your name eyes and ears on these seven grand, gorgeous, and glorious C names for girls! Camellia Camellia has an exotic flare though it shares a similar sound to the much more popular Amelia. Camellia is a flowering plant was named for botanist Georg Josef Kamel. What…
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Enchanted Names for Boys

Enchanted Names for Boys | Name News | Scoop.it
Elegant, elaborate, evocative, enchanted names for boys.
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Baby Name News: Fresh and festive choices

Baby Name News: Fresh and festive choices | Name News | Scoop.it
Celebrity and other baby name news this week, including lucky names, festive names long names and names from the 90s.
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Romantic Baby Girl Names That Will Leave Moms Swooning

Romantic Baby Girl Names That Will Leave Moms Swooning | Name News | Scoop.it
Many entries on this list are classic names, having been passed down from generation to generation.
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Valentina
Amelie
Elisabetta
Arabella
Luna
Estella
Colette
Francesca
Juliette
Lilianna
Mirabelle
Seraphina
Rosalind
Vivienne
Isadora
Scarlett
Evangeline
Violette
Marguerite

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Messalina

Messalina | Name News | Scoop.it
Messalina is an Ancient Roman cognomen, the feminine form of Messalla which may have been a corruption of Messana, the name of a city in Sicily (better known as Messina) which seems to have received its name from an ancient Greek town, Messene. Though the etymology behind the name is unknown, it has been linked to Greek mesos meaning "middle". Messalina is…
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Baby Girl with 24 Given Names

Baby Girl with 24 Given Names | Name News | Scoop.it
In late 1946, a baby girl was born to Paul Henning of Denver, Colorado. He’d heard of a man in Seattle who had 17 given names* and, impressed, decided that his own daughter’s name shoul…
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