Category Archives: Unique Baby Names

Baby Name Story – Sufficient

1 Comment | 21 July 2010
In October, 1910, Frederick Crombie of Waukegan, Illinois named his sixth child and fourth daughter Sufficient. Why? Here’s what he had to say about it: I am not referring to the old saw ‘sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof,’ because I am a good Roosevelt man, but six children for a man in my circumstances [...]
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Latin American Baby Names – Coito, Etcetera, Zark

2 Comments | 16 July 2010
Here’s a mix of strange baby names from various Latin American countries: Alka Seltzer Burger King Circuncisión, “circumcision” Coito, “coitus” Etcetera Krisis Mundial, “world crisis” Maiparner, based on the phrase “my partner” Makgiber, based on MacGyver Perfecta Heroína, “perfect heroine” Semiencanto, “semi-charming” Selva Alegre, “happy jungle” Vick Vaporup Yanaci, “I was born” Yotuel, “I, you, he” Zark I’m not sure which one I like more, Makgiber or Vick Vaporup. They’re both [...]
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The Baby Name LeBron – Not So Cool After All

Leave a comment | 15 July 2010
I was just reading through the comments at the The All-LeBron Sound-off. I’m seeing disgust, outrage, devastation…these people are upset. (And they have good reason to be.) Few babies were named LeBron before LeBron James signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. Since then, hundreds of babies have been given the name: 2003: 42 babies named LeBron 2004: [...]
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Baby Named Numidian After Steamship

Leave a comment | 14 July 2010
On 28 April 1892, the steamship Numidian left Liverpool, England and began heading west toward Quebec, Canada. On 1 May, a baby girl was born to German passenger Elizabeth Asmann. The baby was named Amelia Numidian Asmann–middle name in honor of the ship. The Numidian arrived in Canada about a week later, and the Montreal Herald recounted [...]
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Baby Name Stories at Appellation Mountain

1 Comment | 13 July 2010
Abby over at Appellation Mountain began posting her readers’ baby name stories just a few weeks ago and already has a very cool collection going: The Tale of Titus Whitfield Twin A and Twin B (Asher and Bram) Go With What You Love! (Imogen and Oliver) The Bet (Scarlet and Sosie) Pippa and Romilly Beatrix and Juniper If you have a baby [...]
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