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Baby Name Needed – Latin or Italian Name for Baby #1

2 Comments | 27 August 2009
A reader named Claudia is expecting her first baby (gender unknown). She’s looking for a Latin or Italian baby name. She mentions that her middle name is Elisabetta, the baby’s father is named Simon Edmond, and the baby’s surname will be a 2-syllable D-name similar to Downie. Here are some names that I think might work: Adriana Antonia Augusta Aurelia Camilla Clementina Cecilia Daria Emilia Eugenia Fabia/Fabiana/Fabiola Felicia Frances/Francesca Flora/Floriana Julia Isidora Laura Livia/Liviana Lorenza Lucia/Luciana Marcella Marina Martina Nunzia Octavia/Ottavia Paula/Paola Philippa/Filippa Piera/Pietra Renata Romana Sabina Sebastiana Silvia/Silvana Valentina Victoria/Vittoria Vincenza Adrian Antonio/Antony Augusto Aurelio Camillo Clemente Cecil Dario Emilio/Emil Eugene/Eugenio Fabian/Fabiano Felix Francis/Francesco Florian/Floriano Julius/Julian Isidore/Isidoro Lauro Livio Lorenzo/Laurence Lucian/Luciano Marcello Marino Martin/Martino Nunzio Octavian/Ottavio Paul/Paolo Philip/Filippo Piero/Pietro Renato Roman/Romano Sabino Sebastian/Sebastiano Silvio/Silvano Valentino/Valentine Victor/Vittorio Vincent/Vincenzo Which of [...]
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A Rose by Any Other Name – Burnaby, Natali, Zelda Lloyd

Leave a comment | 3 August 2009
Sure, a rose by just any other name would not smell as sweet. But what if the name were as cool as “Madame Azélie Imbert” or “Victor Emmanuel”? Other intriguing rose names I found in the EveryRose.com database include: Abraham Darby Admired Miranda Betty Uprichard Burnaby Clementina Carbonieri Cyril Fletcher Dagmar Spath Dainty Bess Edna Marie Eustacia Fiona’s Affection Fraulein Octavia Hesse Gentle Hermione Ghislaine de Feligonde Hawaiian Queen Martha Henry [...]
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Will Same-Sex Couples Affect Baby-Naming Trends?

3 Comments | 16 June 2009
I read an article yesterday that featured 15 D.C. power couples. Most of the people mentioned had common names (e.g. Cathy, Katie, Tom, Chris). One name did fake me out, though. Right after a section about Jeremy Bernard and Rufus Gifford (two men), there was a section about Antony Blinken and Evan Ryan (not two men [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Familiar-Yet-Uncommon Boy Name

6 Comments | 10 May 2009
A reader named Rachel is expecting a baby boy. She says: We had two girls’ names that I adored — Jane and Marjorie. Both of these are very uncommon (400s for Jane, not in top 1000 for Marjorie!) yet are utterly familiar (and unpretentious). I am completely unable to find a boys’ name that fits that bill. [...]
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