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Politicians Who Were Named After Other Politicians

I was just reading The Political Graveyard’s cool list of Politicians Named for Other Politicians. Many of the politicians on the list were named for U.S. presidents, but others were named for figures who aren’t as well-known today. Some examples: Thirty politicians were named after Henry Clay (1777-1852). Eighteen politicians were named after Abraham Gallatin (1761-1849). Sixteen politicians [...]
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Namestorm #1 – Baby Names for Chocolate Lovers

I think that baby names that come from sources you love — your family, your values, your interests — are some of the best names going. So I thought I’d write some posts that focus on drawing usable, meaningful baby names out of interests, hobbies, pastimes and other activities that many of us have in [...]
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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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Names from France – Fiacre, Maxime, Roch, Séverin

France is full of saints. In churches, museums, secular buildings, public squares…saints can be seen nearly everywhere. We visited about a dozen French churches, including: Saint-Michel-Archange (in Menton) – declared a basilica by JPII in 1999, Saint-Séverin (in Paris) – within spitting distance of Notre Dame, and La Madeleine (in Paris) – quite Roman-looking, as you can see: Inside [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Familiar-Yet-Uncommon Boy Name

A reader named Rachel is expecting a baby boy. She says: We had two girls’ names that I adored — Jane and Marjorie. Both of these are very uncommon (400s for Jane, not in top 1000 for Marjorie!) yet are utterly familiar (and unpretentious). I am completely unable to find a boys’ name that fits that bill. [...]
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