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A baby girl born to a Vietnamese refugee after the Fall of Saigon was named Kirk in honor of rescue ship USS Kirk.
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"During his lifetime, Anker Smith (1759-1819) was one of England’s top line engravers. Some of Anker’s engravings can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery website."
Clare's insight:
I like it: as word names and nautical names go, you could do a lot worse.
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"Happy March! This month makes everyone think of the color green- Saint Patrick's Day is coming up, and Spring is almost here. To celebrate this green-tinged month, I have compiled a list of names that are also shades of green. Perfect for a March baby!"
Clare's insight:
This post made me chuckle, as any children I may have are likely to have the surname Green. So many lovely out-of bounds names: Emerald, Fern, Sea and more.
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Some of my favourite Hawaiian names. Including the name of Disney's NEXT PRINCESS!
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I do like a good Hawaiian name. Featuring Kanoa, Makani, Kai, Lokni, Keanu, Inoke, Pekelo, Iolani, and Kekoa; Moana, Leilani, Mahina, Kanani, Luana, Kailani, Halia, Papila, Mahala, and Peakalika.
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This unique geographical name is making waves with bold baby-namers!
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"Most see this and think of a Marina by a lake or other body of water. I never thought of this as an actual person’s name. Though the other day I did hear a woman call her daughters name and I think it sounded like Marina but not sure it was the same name or spelled the same way. "
Clare's insight:
Hip hooray for this name (helped by having a friend called Marina).
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Early in October, the Royal Australian Navy International Fleet Review was held, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first Royal Australian Navy fleet in Sydney Harbour, on October 4 1913. Aro...
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Oh, I do like Henry! By chance, this is quite the week for this name: http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2013/10/henry.html
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This was originally going to be a post about mermaids, but I decided to switch it up and change it to all merfolk. Basically merfolk refer to creatures such as mermaids, selkie and sirens. They are...
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Here are some names with a tail to tell (sea what I did there?), from Effluvia to Ponyo to Madison.
For even more mernames, see http://nameisms.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/names-for-pirates-and-mermaids.html and http://www.thenamefreak.com/2013/05/diverted-by-name-melusine.html
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He's a modern favorite, but Kai is also history-rich, with ties to Ancient Rome and Arthurian legend.
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September 17 marks the maiden voyage of the first paddle-steamer down the Murray River, in 1853. The Murray is Australia's longest river at 2508 km long; it has its source in the Alps, meanders acr...
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Are you a beach lover, or simply dreaming of sun, sand, and waves as you consider your baby name options? Then have a look at this wide range of baby names that all relate to the beach. - baby names
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A baby girl born in 1975 to a Vietnamese refugee aboard the Danish ship Clara Maersk was named "Clara."
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"It might not be as highly anticipated as the Social Security Administration’s release of the top 10 baby names around the country, but perhaps that depends on whether you’re having babies or buying boats."
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I'd never have guessed any of these! Now it's got me thinking what I would call a boat...
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"Salacia is a little known Roman deity; a Goddess of salt water. "
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Famous American sea captain George Fried, credited with several heroic rescues at sea in the early 1900s, also had at least one namesake.
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The baby name Normandie was popularized in the 1930s by a large, luxurious, and very famous passenger ship called the SS Normandie.
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I rather like it...and good for people who want a longer name leading to Nora?
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"I saw a truck the other day near my house with this name on the side. People were loading computers on it. This is a strong name with good meanings. It has an interesting history to this name as well. It isn’t a name that I would love to see too much but it is definitely a cool name."
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"I was watching the Syfy show Primeval: New World and one of the female leads is named Dylan. Until then I didn’t see this as a unisex name."
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NB "the female version Dilyn" is also a Welsh word, the verb "follow". Two for one!
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« Dieu n’a pas fait d’aliments bleus. Il a voulu réserver l’azur pour le firmament et les yeux de certaines femmes.
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Feeling blue? You're in good company with Marin(e), Azur, Iris and other flowers, Bleuenn, Céleste, Séraphin(e), Éole, and Aube.
If you feel in need of even more blueness, take a look at Nameberry's post from last week* or search for "blue" on this Scoop.it page.
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Resolute sounds like the extreme virtue names favored by Puritans, but his history is tied to Arctic exploration and the Oval Office instead.
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"If you are looking for some keen gentlemanly-pirate names, or some swimmingly sea-worthy mermaid names, I've got you covered on both fronts."
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"Avast" collection of good names here. I also know (yes, personally know*) mermaids called Ondine and Melusine.
*http://www.realmermaids.co.uk - sorry for the gratuitous promotion, but I do think it's a cool form of entertainment.
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Good fun! Introducing the Hard-Edged Fleshy Limpet, the Blood-Mouthed Conch, the Wrinkled Dog Winkle, the Turkey Wing. And you can call me the Oxfordshire Ginger Tabby Dictionary.
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Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana, and Ariel...and how would you rename them?