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Politicians Who Were Named After Other Politicians

Leave a comment | 2 March 2010
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 #3 – Baby Names for Photography Lovers

4 Comments | 15 February 2010
This week’s namestorm isn’t about something you eat or something you wear, but something you do. Joseph French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce created the first permanent photograph in 1826. The plate is currently located in Austin, Texas. Louis French painter and chemist Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, inventor of the daguerreotype process, took the first photograph of a human in [...]
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Baby Names Needed – Classy, Quirky Names for Twins

4 Comments | 6 January 2010
A reader named Abbie has four children: Leo Sebastian, Henry Edward, Jasper Alaric, and Eliza Vivienne. She recently learned that she is expecting twins (congrats!) and would like some help coming up with baby names–especially boy names. She writes: Lucy Matilda and Nora Penelope will be the twins’ names if they are both girls. We like [...]
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6 Creative Ways to Turn a Family Name into a Baby Name

3 Comments | 5 December 2009
Let’s say you want to name your baby after a grandparent, but you don’t want to pass the name down exactly as it is. What are your options? Here are some ideas: Flip the order of the first and middle names. Henry John Peters -> John Henry Peters Helen Jane Peters -> Jane Helen Peters Add a name to [...]
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Baby Names Inspired by Clubs, Charities, Organizations

Leave a comment | 28 November 2009
What clubs are you a member of? What charities do you support? What organizations have helped you (or someone you love) become a better person? Perhaps the story behind one of these groups could inspire a meaningful baby name. Organization Founder(s) Alcoholics Anonymous William Wilson Robert Smith American Red Cross Clara Booth ASPCA Henry Bergh Heifer International Dan West Jane Addams Hull House Assoc. Jane Addams Ellen Starr Kiwanis Joseph [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Sibling of Lorna, Zacharias and Louis

4 Comments | 9 October 2009
A reader named Maisie is expecting her fourth child (gender unknown) and she’d like some help coming up with names. Her first three children are named Lorna, Zacharias (Zach) and Louis. Here are the names Maisie and her husband have been considering: Anastasia Caitlin Catya Eva-May Lara Lena Marlena Willa-May Winefred Alfred Arthur Freddie Joshua Laurence Leo Myro An intriguing mix, isn’t it? Even before reading the list, though, my very first thought [...]
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Celebrities Who Have Chosen Great Baby Names

12 Comments | 23 September 2009
Do you think celebrities bestow strange baby names in order to give their careers a boost? That’s the impression I get sometimes. I’d never heard of soap star Ingo Rademacher before he named his son Peanut. I knew very little about M.I.A. before she came up with the name Ikhyd. And I hadn’t thought about [...]
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