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Wikipedia’s List of Unusual Personal Names

3 Comments | 4 February 2010
Once upon a time, Wikipedia had a List of Unusual Personal Names. That list was deleted a few weeks ago. It had been deleted before, but it always managed to come back. This time I think the deletion might be permanent. So I’ve decided to reprint much of the list here. Not because I want to [...]
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5 Floral Fixes – Turn Any Flower Name into a Baby Name

2 Comments | 13 January 2010
If you love roses, lilies, or daisies, you’re in luck: Rose, Lily and Daisy make lovely names. But what if your favorite flowers are saxifrages, or snapdragons? Not so lucky, right? Not so fast–you may still be able to spin these flower names into usable baby names. Here are five things to try: If you know [...]
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Are Baby Names Influenced by Retail Trends?

2 Comments | 8 January 2010
Here’s a baby name theory I don’t think I’ve ever come across before: “Something happened when children under 5 became a market, maybe around 1983, with things like Baby Gap,” said Christine Farina, associate professor of communication at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. “We became more conscious of each other at the same time. [...]
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