Category Archives: Baby Names from Places

Popular and Unique Names in South Australia, 2009

Leave a comment | 23 February 2010
The state of South Australia, home to about 8% of Australia’s population, has released its baby name rankings for 2009. Here are the top names for each gender, followed by two dozen names that were used only once last year. Boys Girls Popular Names Jack Riley William Oliver & Lachlan [tie] Thomas Charlotte Emily & Chloe [tie] Ella Isabella Lily Unique names Calcypher D’Artagnan Hercules Legion Lilallel Livingfaith Mamadee Mornorom Reef* Smit Swastik Trigger Alaska Antigone Bronkay Cider Dawt Ellaouise Highbury Karma-Shaide Loveness Oricle She-II Tender *As far as nature names go, Reef seems [...]
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Wikipedia’s List of Unusual Personal Names

3 Comments | 4 February 2010
Once upon a time, Wikipedia had a List of Unusual Personal Names. That list was deleted a few weeks ago. It had been deleted before, but it always managed to come back. This time I think the deletion might be permanent. So I’ve decided to reprint much of the list here. Not because I want to [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Lilia’s Little Sister

14 Comments | 22 January 2010
I heard from a reader named Shana a couple of days ago. Here’s what she says: I’m 35 weeks pregnant and my DH and I still can’t find a name. Maybe it’s because we would like to incorporate too much into the name or maybe we’re just unsure if we want a trendy name/classic name. I [...]
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Baby Names from Family-Related Place Names

Leave a comment | 11 January 2010
You’ve looked through all the names in your family tree and in your partner’s family tree. None of them stand out as being particularly great candidates for a baby name. Now what? One thing you could try is place names. A location that’s significant to a certain family member (or, better, to your entire family) could [...]
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Pay Tribute to a Place Without Using a Place Name

1 Comment | 17 December 2009
Most of us have met people with names like Dallas, Savannah and Montana. I’ve even spotted personal names like Barcelona, Helsinki, Bronx, Mattawa and Cape Cod before. Place names pop up on birth certificates regularly nowadays. But locational baby names don’t appeal to all parents-to-be. What if you’re not a fan of place names for people, [...]
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Names that Make Me Smile

1 Comment | 20 November 2009
Something fun for the end of the week! The following names never fail to brighten my day. Archibald Constable (1774-1827), publisher from Scotland. Dr. Cotton Tufts (1734-1815), physician from Massachusetts. Endicott Peabody (1920-1997), politician from Massachusetts. Fabiana Bravo, opera singer from Argentina. Fritz Zwicky (1898-1974), astronomer from Switzerland who later moved to the U.S. Gillespie Montgomery (1920-2006), politician from Mississippi. St. Gonzaga [...]
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Want to Name a Baby Orangutan?

Leave a comment | 13 November 2009
A female Sumatran orangutan was born at the Philadelphia Zoo in early October to parents Tua and Sugi. The baby now needs a name. Here are the three choices: Anoano, meaning “blessing” Batu, meaning “stone” (also an archipelago near Sumatra) Kadoa, meaning “small gift” You can vote for your favorite from now until November 26. Source: Pick zoo baby’s [...]
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