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November 7, 2013 2:34 PM
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Naming With the Seasons, 21st-Century Style

Naming With the Seasons, 21st-Century Style | Name News | Scoop.it

"Way back in 2005 I wrote about a name trend that came straight from the calendar -- if you flipped pages in your calendar once every 50 years. Month names for girls changed at that pace, with May peaking in the 1870s, June in the 1920s, and April in the 1970s."

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Very interesting graph shapes!

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August 8, 2013 5:17 PM
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15 nature-inspired baby names for girls

15 nature-inspired baby names for girls | Name News | Scoop.it
From Maple to Meadow, Rose to Violet, parents love nature names.
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Some simple of-the-moment favourites, from Ava to Willow.  And pretty pictures.

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August 18, 2013 4:22 PM
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Top 10 names by region and month, 2012 - British Baby Names

Top 10 names by region and month, 2012 - British Baby Names | Name News | Scoop.it
Many parents judge a name's popularity by how many children they know with that name. While that doesn't give an especially thorough picture of the name's use, it is still useful to see how popular the name is in that specific area.
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If you're looking for all the posts about the 2012 England and Wales stats, you can use the power of tags to find them easily.  Try filtering this page by "england" or "wales" or "uk", and then within those results filter by "2012".  Then enjoy.

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June 5, 2013 9:35 AM
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Seasonal Baby Names For Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonal Baby Names For Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall | Name News | Scoop.it
If you are a child of the 80s, perhaps you remember friends’ moms (or your own mom) “getting their colors done” or discovering their “seasons”. Perhaps you remember people say things like, “I’m an ...
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Lovely lists of season-related names, whatever you may think of the idea of everyone's complexion belonging to a season.

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