Back in 1910, Mr. and Mrs. Stanislaus Kottarsky were traveling by ship from Austria to the United States. They were ultimately bound for Cleveland, Ohio. What was the name of the ship? The SS Cleveland, coincidentally. So when Mrs. Kottarsky gave birth to a son during the journey, the couple decided to stick with the [...]
Headline-grabbing baby names are a weakness of mine. I’ve blogged about dozens over the years, but I’ve never really kept track of all the posts…until now! Here’s a timeline of all those newsworthy baby names, sorted by the year in which each baby was born: 1892: Numidian 1903: Sarto 1909: Theodore 1910: Cleveland, Sufficient 1919: [...]
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The most popular baby names in the province of Quebec in 2009 were: Boys Girls William Olivier Thomas Nathan Alexis Felix Gabriel Samuel Antoine Xavier Léa Florence Emma Rosalie Jade Juliette Camille Gabrielle Maika Mia Now that that’s out of the way, it’s time for the fun stuff. Here are some of the baby names [...]
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Baby Named Elora After Gorge in Ontario