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Popular Baby Names in 17th- and 18th-Century New England

Caitlin GD Hopkins posted about historically popular baby names in Boston, MA and Windsor, CT at her blog Vast Public Indifference earlier today. Using a book of birth records for Boston, she came up with the top male and female names given to babies born in Boston in 1710: Mary Elizabeth Sarah Abigail Susanna John William Thomas James Samuel Then she used church records from 1635 [...]
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Don’t Commit to a Name Pattern Until You Read These 3 Tips

Humans love patterns. Just look last year’s list of popular twin names: Jacob & Joshua Daniel & David Jayden & Jordan Ethan & Evan Taylor & Tyler Gabriella & Isabella Isaac & Isaiah Madison & Morgan Elijah & Isaiah Ella & Emma Eight pairs start with the same letter. Seven have the same rhythm. Another seven end with the same letter (and many of these nearly [...]
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Name in the News – Abigail Mae

For the second time in history, an American astronaut has welcomed a baby while in orbit. The wife of astronaut Randolph Bresnik gave birth to a baby girl named Abigail Mae last night. The first NASA astronaut to welcome a child while in orbit was Mike Fincke. In June of 2004, his wife gave birth [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Middle Name for Baby Girl Jetsy

A reader named Rebecca, who has two children named Billy and Maisy, is expecting a baby girl in several weeks. Here’s what she writes: During a conversation regarding names my little girl suggested Jetsy…which we think is very cute…BUT alot of people says “its not even a name”! The subject of Rebecca’s e-mail asked if Jetsy is [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Name for Hayden’s Little Brother or Sister

A reader named Angela is expecting her second baby (gender unknown). She sent me a lot of helpful information, so I’ve broken it down into main points: The baby’s middle name will be Patrick (if a boy) or Josephine (if a girl). The baby’s surname will start with P. She and her husband like the name Abigail, but [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Baby #4

A reader named Kelly is expecting her fourth child at the end of August, and she’d like some help choosing a name: We are looking for a girls name that meshes with the rest of our children’s names. We have a Meghan Grace, Luke Michael and Madeline Jane. We wouldn’t mind another M name but [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Middle Name for a Female Reid

A reader named Andy writes: My wife and I are looking at using “Reid” for a girl (we don’t know what we’re having but we have the boy named locked down). My middle name is Reid, which comes from my grandmother’s maiden name. We are struggling with a middle name to sandwich between Reid and our [...]
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