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Identical Twins Named Harry Louie and Louie Harry
Bernie Madoff whistleblower Harry M. Markopolos has 6-year-old identical twin boys named Harry Louie and Louie Harry.
The New York Times Magazine asked Markopolos, “Is that some kind of Greek tradition? Giving kids the same name?” He answered:
You saw the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”? Everybody has the same name. Only the people change; [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names from Family, Boy Names Also tagged bernie, louie
Baby Name Needed – Short Name that Works with O’Reilly
A reader named Antoinette is expecting her second baby in November, and she’d like some help coming up with names (both male and female).
The names should:
Work with the surname O’Reilly, and
Be relatively short. (Case in point: Antoinette’s son’s full first name is Zach.)
On Antoinette’s short list right now are the names Harry and Charlie for [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Boy Names, Girl Names Also tagged adam, alex, alfie, andy, archie, ava, belle, blake, carl, charlie, daisy, eric, eva, evan, gemma, grace, graham, greta, hazel, helen, henry, hugh, iris, isaac, ivy, jake, james, jane, josie, kate, katie, lane, leah, lucy, luke, mark, matt, maya, nina, noah, nora, oreilly, sadie, sara, simon, stella, tess, toby, will, zach, zoe
Names from Children’s Literature – Hermione
Hermione Jean Granger is one of the main characters of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series (the first installment of which was published in 1997).
Rowling has this to say about Hermione:
I have often said that Hermione is a bit like me when I was younger. I think I was seen by other people as [...]
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Popular and Unique Names in England and Wales, 2008