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Spelling Tip for Creative Baby Names – Hard G vs. Soft G

4 Comments | 19 November 2009
Gordana Gehlhausen was a contestant on Project Runway this season. Before the season began, I assumed her first name would be pronounced with a hard G, like Gordon. I was wrong. She pronounces her name with a soft G. I wonder how many other people also got it wrong? Typically, when the letter G is [...]
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Two-Hit Wonder Baby Names – Letters E, F and G

5 Comments | 25 June 2009
The following E-, F- and G-names have ranked among the top 1,000 U.S. baby names only twice: Girls Boys Echo (1983, 1984) Edla (1882, 1889) Ednah (1880, 1887) Edra (1905, 1908) Elana (1960, 1966) Eleonore (1882, 1887) Elfie (1883, 1888) Elwanda (1921, 1922) Epsie (1881, 1888) Eris (1923, 1924) Erykah (1997, 1998) Estefany (1996, 2002) Evelena (1885, 1910) Ever (1893, 1901) Farah (1976, 1977) Flavia (1881, 1884) Floretta (1908, 1916) Franc (1882, 1883) Francisqui (1883, 1892) Georgeanna [...]
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