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Baby Name Needed – Traditional Name for Baby Girl

A reader named Liz is expecting a baby girl and she’d like some help coming up with a name. Here are some details: Liz likes “traditional names that are not the type of name the person wearing it will be teased for,” such as Amalia, Charlotte, Sofia and Louisa/Louise. Liz’s husband like “names that sound cute for [...]
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Girl Names for Parents Who Don’t Like Girl Names

Some parents see names like Angelina, Isabella, and Olivia and think, “I’m not going to bother weeding through these dainty little sissy-names on the off chance I find a good one. Forget it. I’m gonna flip ahead to the boy names.” What these parents might not realize, though, is that there are plenty of strong, non-frilly [...]
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Most Popular Baby Names in England and Wales, 1837-2005

Civil registration began in England and Wales in 1837. Between 1837 and 2005, approximately 318,000,000 names were recorded. The most popular were: Boys Girls John (2,090,961) William (1,918,538) Thomas (1,277,284) James (1,195,922) George (1,089,770) Joseph (729,456) Robert (585,341) Arthur (501,581) Charles (485,873) David (470,377) Elizabeth (1,167,650) Mary (1,128,958) Mary Ann (718,245) Margaret (692,674) Ann (610,010) Jane (560,064) Ellen (512,836) Sarah (503,947) Alice (491,250) Annie (475,101) Mary Ann makes things tricky, doesn’t it? Elizabeth took the top spot, but [...]
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Names in Song, a.k.a. My New YouTube Channel

Your responses to last week’s Names I’ve Heard in Song Recently inspired me to finally start a Names in Song YouTube channel. See, I’ve been collecting songs-with-names for years. I now have a list of over 4,500 songs and nothing to do with that list. (Beyond compulsively add to it.) So I’m going to use [...]
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Attention TwiHard – Please Don’t Name Your Baby Renesmee

I’ve seen a second baby named Renesmee. This is starting to worry me. The first was born in Scotland last year. The second was born in Plymouth, New Hampshire on New Year’s Day. It’s time for an intervention. If you’re an expectant TwiHard who believes Renesmee might just make a good baby name, please stop and [...]
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The Most Popular Baby Names of 2009

Here are some of the most popular baby names of 2009 in various places (hospitals, cities, states, etc.) around the USA and elsewhere. I’ll add to this list as I spot other articles and press releases. In the meanwhile, if you see something that I’ve missed, please comment or e-mail me (with the source). Location Girl [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Sibling of Lorna, Zacharias and Louis

A reader named Maisie is expecting her fourth child (gender unknown) and she’d like some help coming up with names. Her first three children are named Lorna, Zacharias (Zach) and Louis. Here are the names Maisie and her husband have been considering: Anastasia Caitlin Catya Eva-May Lara Lena Marlena Willa-May Winefred Alfred Arthur Freddie Joshua Laurence Leo Myro An intriguing mix, isn’t it? Even before reading the list, though, my very first thought [...]
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