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Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Anna’s Twin Sister

A reader named Dana writes: We are expecting twin girls and know we want to use Anna as one of our choices. Do you have any suggestions for our second baby girl? We already have two boys who are named Ivan and Ben, so you can see we like short, simple, traditional names…and nothing that [...]
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Namestorm #3 – Baby Names for Photography Lovers

This week’s namestorm isn’t about something you eat or something you wear, but something you do. Joseph French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce created the first permanent photograph in 1826. The plate is currently located in Austin, Texas. Louis French painter and chemist Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, inventor of the daguerreotype process, took the first photograph of a human in [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Lilia’s Little Sister

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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Alphabetical Quintuplets – Anna, Brody, Ciara, David, Ella

Quintuplets Anna, Brody, Ciara, David and Ella were born on October 11 to a Sioux City couple. They are Nebraska’s second-ever set of quints. Their names remind me of the alphabetical quads Autumn, Brooke, Calissa and Dahlia from a few years ago. (For even more names of multiples, check out Wikipedia’s list of multiple births.) Source: [...]
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Popular Baby Names in Vladivostok, Russia

Vladivostok is Russia’s largest port city on the Pacific. According to Vostok-Media, the most popular baby names in Vladivostok are: Anastasia Alexandra Anna Alexander Artem Vladislav Less popular names include Zlata and Simona (female) and Zakhar, Klimenty and Ostan (male). Source: Most Popular Baby Names Registered in Vladivostok
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Baby Name Needed – Name for Harvey’s Sibling

A reader named Kim has a son named Harvey James. She’s expecting her second baby (gender unknown) this fall. The baby’s last name will be similar to Landsberg. She and her husband like different types of names, so let’s tackle one gender at a time. For a girl, I like (stodgy?) old fashioned names like Matilda, Agatha, [...]
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