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Namestorm #5 – Baby Names for Aviation Enthusiasts

4 Comments | 1 March 2010
Love to fly the friendly skies? Then this list may be for you. Here are some names from early 20th-century aviation history: Wilbur and Orville American brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright built and flew the world’s first airplane in December of 1903. Louis French aviator Louis Blériot was the first to fly a plane across the English Channel (from [...]
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Most Popular Baby Names in England and Wales, 1837-2005

Leave a comment | 17 February 2010
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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Namestorm #2 – Baby Names for Shoe Lovers

3 Comments | 8 February 2010
Love shoes as much as Imelda Marcos? If so, this post is for you. C in DC suggested last week that I brainstorm for names associated with shoes, and I thought that was a great idea. So here’s my stab at it. Luther In 1938, American archaeologist Luther Cressman discovered a 10,000-year-old pair of sandals–the oldest [...]
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Baby Names Needed – Classy, Quirky Names for Twins

4 Comments | 6 January 2010
A reader named Abbie has four children: Leo Sebastian, Henry Edward, Jasper Alaric, and Eliza Vivienne. She recently learned that she is expecting twins (congrats!) and would like some help coming up with baby names–especially boy names. She writes: Lucy Matilda and Nora Penelope will be the twins’ names if they are both girls. We like [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Sibling of Lorna, Zacharias and Louis

4 Comments | 9 October 2009
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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Baby Name Needed – Brother of Kathryn and Nicholas

1 Comment | 11 September 2009
A reader named Shannon is expecting a baby boy at the end of the month. She currently has two children — twins named Kathryn (Kate) Rose and Nicholas (Nick) James. She writes: We like Jonathan and Joshua, but are having trouble with a middle name. My husband’s name is James Nelson, and we are considering [...]
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