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Wikipedia’s List of Unusual Personal Names

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 the list here. Not because I want to steal [...]
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5 Floral Fixes – Turn Any Flower Name into a Baby Name

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 [...]
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Are Baby Names Influenced by Retail Trends?

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 [...]
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Celebrity Baby Name – Luisa Danbi

Comedian David Alan Grier and his wife, museum curator Christine Y. Kim, welcomed their first child, a baby girl, on January 10. Their daughter’s name is Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim. According to People.com, the middle name means “sweet rain” in Korean.
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Baby Name Safe List – Amelia, Calvin, Grace, Preston, Rebecca, Wesley

Not sure what to name your baby? Maybe you should go with a classic. The following names have been popular in the U.S. since at least 1880 (when data on baby names was first collected). None of the male names have ever been out of the top 400, and none of the female names have [...]
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