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Dido’s Take on Her Two Unusual First Names

You may not be surprised to learn that UK-based singer Dido wasn’t born Dido. After all, Bono wasn’t born Bono. Moby wasn’t born Moby. Plenty of entertainers have stage names, right? But Dido’s name isn’t a stage name. She was actually called Dido throughout childhood. And she wasn’t too happy about it. “I thought it [...]
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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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Car Names for Baby (Part I)

Ever thought about naming your kid after a car? The names below each have some sort of car-connection. Most are traditional names that happen to have been used for cars. Several, though, are often bestowed specifically in honor of certain automobiles. The rankings indicate how often each name has placed among the top 1,000 baby names [...]
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Name of the Day – Florian

Florian comes from the Roman name Florianus, which was derived from flos, the Latin word for flower. Saint Florian was a 3rd century martyr. Today he is considered the the patron saint of chimney sweeps and firefighters. There is also a car with this name: the Isuzu Florian. From 1967 to 1983, over 145,000 Florians were [...]
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