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"I'm sorry to say that Thanksgiving just kind of sneaked up to me this year, so I didn't go through the trouble of preparing any type of theme week. Plus I have a whole bunch of name profiles to go through. But this is the time of year in which virtue names are brought up a lot. Could this one ever make a comeback?" 
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Could Ethel be the next nineteenth century comeback name? She's big in books and huge in Hollywood. If a clunky, vintage name is your wish, Ethel works.
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"Now I really do love this rather short name. As I have mentioned on another post it does have some similar look and meanings to Eilonwy, Eilon, and Elowen / Elowyn *see on list of posts*."
Clare's insight:
Nancy wondered if this name could catch on this year: http://www.nancy.cc/2013/06/19/baby-name-predictions-cypher-elon-macklemore
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She's been worn on a soap opera and a sci fi series, by an indie band and a fashion house. How would the alluring Echo work for your daughter?
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"This is a fictional name made up by author Lloyd Alexander, so I am pretty sure it can’t be used by another author but I put this on here because I saw it on someone’s list for their future child’s middle name."
Clare's insight:
If you like a bit of Welsh-inspired children's fantasy (and why wouldn't you?), I highly recommend 'Chronicles of Prydain' books.
Cassidy suggests a few soundalike names, and I'll add a rhyming name, Gwenonwy. It's the word for lily of the valley, now there's nice, isn't it?
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Looking for a strong, frills-free name for a daughter? Esther is an option.
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Rock musician Kevin Mitchell, and his wife Kristen, welcomed a daughter in October last year, and her name has just been announced as Ella. Now one year old, Ella Mitchell will soon be visiting her...
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Is Ellery a girl name, a boy name, or a unisex name? Your chance to weigh in!
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She's a nineteenth century favorite yet to experience a revival in recent years. Looking for a quirky vintage pick? Consider the very wearable Edith.
Clare's insight:
Hurrah, lovely name!
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"I had felt like the instant I saw her, I would know exactly what her name was -- there would be no question," the Lady Antebellum songstress, 27, tells PEOPLE exclusively....
Clare's insight:
A little more about the naming of Eisele.
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With Eve, Evie and Evelyn in the Top 100, perhaps its time again to revive elegant Evelina. Origin: Evelina is a variant of Avelina, a diminutive form of the Old Germanic name Avila.
Kara @ The Art of Naming's curator insight,
October 27, 2013 3:03 PM
This lovely name is awesome! Plus, it lists Maximus as a possible sibling name. My son Maximus would have been Avalina if he was a she. Good stuff!
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My husband and I know were expecting a girl. We wanted something different, so we came up with Evanlea. We combined her both of her godparents name together.
Clare's insight:
It certainly fits well with other well-liked names...and rhymes with heavenly.
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"I was looking up a name that is an asteroids name and I saw this name. It is pretty and sorts of exotic but still easily pronounced. I really like this name so I don’t have anything more to say."
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Emiliana sounds like a combination of two popular names: Emily and Anna but is an Italian name the feminine form of Emiliano which comes from Emil so it means rival coming from the same root as Emi...
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As you probably know, a selfie is a photo that someone has taken of themselves, usually with a phone or webcam, for the purpose of being uploaded to social media. Last week, the Oxford English Dict...
Clare's insight:
This really is quite the week for Echo*, but this post doesn't echo yesterday's: there's lots more to say about both names. And nice link to the Oxford Dictionaries!
*http://appellationmountain.net/echo-baby-name-day
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ELIE vient de El Yah (Seigneur Dieu) signifiant "Le seigneur est mon Dieu" en hébraïque. Se fête le 20 juillet. À travers le mond...
Clare's insight:
A good source of international variants of the Elijah family (on which note, I've known the name Ilya for years, but only recently learned that it's part of this family. I do like a good lightbulb moment).
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Elizabeth Who doesn't like the name Elizabeth? She's a mainstay, top 100 classic name that's hard to fault, and with her comes a multitude of nicknames to pick from. The name Elizabeth comes from H...
Clare's insight:
Lovely to hear from Lou, and a nice long list. I think my favourite is the currently-very-underused Bess.
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"I was reading something about Disney’s new animated movie Frozen. One of the Princesses is named Elsa."
Clare's insight:
Looking for more on Elsa? Stephanie speaks about it in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ_DLolGLg4&feature=youtube_gdata
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Ellie is a great name, popular on her own but also a great short form for many names. From the classic to the unexpected, there are oodles of options.
Clare's insight:
Everild! Eluned! Endellion!
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An eclipse is when an astronomical body is obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body, or having another body pass between it and the viewpoint. The word comes from the ancient Gre...
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"Of course if you are staying authentic and wish to stick with the Basque pronunciation it is ee-LEESH-ah-bet-EH. "
Clare's insight:
Seems like a perfectly fine name: the moral of the story, it would seem, is to use Yahoo answers very selectively.
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Here are a few names that come close, in different ways, to encapsulating Emma’s myriad likeable qualities. Please resist the urge to do Emma and Ella. If I had to pick just one name to be her heir, it would be Alice. - See more at: http://www.youcantcallitit.com/2012/11/08/names-like-emma/#sthash.OzCcyHZu.dpuf
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"I have never been a super fan of this name but recently I have seen this on so many people. It is a very exotic sounding and looking name. There are also so many nickname possibilities. Nickname Possibilities: Emmy, Emma, Elle, Manny, Mannie, Em, Newly."
Clare's insight:
And for even more about Emmanualle, try http://appellationmountain.net/emmanuelle-baby-name-of-the-day
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"Erica is my mother's name, and the story behind it is sort of unusual."
Clare's insight:
Vikings, vampires, and heathland plants: the perfect combination for a beautiful name.
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Today is the fortieth anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House, officially opened by Queen Elizabeth on October 20 1973. Set on Bennelong Point, right near the Harbour Bridge, it is sur...
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Goodness me! Not only a scandalous story, but also the revelation that Eugene has been used not infrequently for girls, and in Australia was once pretty much unisex.
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