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Names that Make Me Smile

Something fun for the end of the week! The following names never fail to brighten my day. Archibald Constable (1774-1827), publisher from Scotland. Dr. Cotton Tufts (1734-1815), physician from Massachusetts. Endicott Peabody (1920-1997), politician from Massachusetts. Fabiana Bravo, opera singer from Argentina. Fritz Zwicky (1898-1974), astronomer from Switzerland who later moved to the U.S. Gillespie Montgomery (1920-2006), politician from Mississippi. St. Gonzaga [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Latin or Italian Name for Baby #1

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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Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Baby #3

A reader named Tiffany is expecting her third baby (gender unknown) in a couple of months. The boy name has been picked, but the girl name has been harder to come by. Here’s what she says: We have two daughters, Vivian Grace and Margaret Anne. I like the first name Elise but struggle with a middle [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Italian Name for Baby Girl #3

A reader named Tina is looking for an Italian name for her third baby girl. Her first two daughters are named Francesca and Caterina. Here are some of the ideas I had for baby #3: Alessandra Angelica Antonia Arianna Aurora Domenica Elisabetta Eugenia Fabiana Gabriella Giacinta Giovanna Giulia Liliana Luciana Marcella Margherita Marianna Raffaella Rosalia Sebastiana Stefania Teodora Teresa Valeria Vincenza Vittoria I focused on names with 3 or more syllables that don’t end with -ina. (Both Caterina and Tina have that element in [...]
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