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Girl Names for Parents Who Don’t Like Girl Names

Some parents see names like Angelina, Isabella, and Olivia and think, “I’m not going to bother weeding through these dainty little sissy-names on the off chance I find a good one. Forget it. I’m gonna flip ahead to the boy names.” What these parents might not realize, though, is that there are plenty of strong, non-frilly [...]
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Popular and Unique Names in South Australia, 2009

The state of South Australia, home to about 8% of Australia’s population, has released its baby name rankings for 2009. Here are the top names for each gender, followed by two dozen names that were used only once last year. Boys Girls Popular Names Jack Riley William Oliver & Lachlan [tie] Thomas Charlotte Emily & Chloe [tie] Ella Isabella Lily Unique names Calcypher D’Artagnan Hercules Legion Lilallel Livingfaith Mamadee Mornorom Reef* Smit Swastik Trigger Alaska Antigone Bronkay Cider Dawt Ellaouise Highbury Karma-Shaide Loveness Oricle She-II Tender *As far as nature names go, Reef seems [...]
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Ivy and Lily – Too Matchy for Twin Girl Names?

A reader named Jamie isn’t expecting twin girls. If she were expecting twin girls, though, she and her husband wonder, “Would it be fair, suitable, weird, to name the girls Ivy and Lily?” Jamie says: I’m not a fan of the matchy twin names – Kara and Kerri, John and Jack, but my husband and I [...]
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Popular and Unique Baby Names in Alberta, Canada in 2009

Canada’s province of Alberta has just released baby name statistics for 2009. Here are the top names for each gender, followed by some of the names that were used only once last year. Boys Girls Popular Names Ethan Liam Jacob Logan Noah Olivia Isabella Ava Emma Hailey Unique names Alias Bison Crazyhorse Dat Edgerrin* Folly-Noah Guch Hawkar Iex Jhazriel Kduss Lightning** Maxxwel Neptune Owies Philopateer Qron Rayon Seige Thunder** Uyohoini Voltaire Wrath Xayden Yak Zenry Albertarose Beauty Cred Dessarhey Eloquence Fury Gallary Heart Ibiza Joy-Joviale*** Kwynn Lashes Manhattan Noof Ortal Poetic Qhloe RoyLe Society Temprance Uniqua Veditha Weency Xanet Yejee Zimmel *Possibly after American football player Edgerrin James. **These kids need to have a play date together one day. ***Joviale is French for jovial. [...]
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Red Stilettos, Brown Loafers and Baby Names

Many people want unique names for their babies. They believe unique names will help their children stand out. And they’re right–unique names do indeed attract attention. But is it the kind of attention parents should want for their kids? Let’s try an analogy. A unique name is a pair of red stilettos. A common name is [...]
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Attention TwiHard – Please Don’t Name Your Baby Renesmee

I’ve seen a second baby named Renesmee. This is starting to worry me. The first was born in Scotland last year. The second was born in Plymouth, New Hampshire on New Year’s Day. It’s time for an intervention. If you’re an expectant TwiHard who believes Renesmee might just make a good baby name, please stop and [...]
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The Most Popular Baby Names of 2009

Here are some of the most popular baby names of 2009 in various places (hospitals, cities, states, etc.) around the USA and elsewhere. I’ll add to this list as I spot other articles and press releases. In the meanwhile, if you see something that I’ve missed, please comment or e-mail me (with the source). Location Girl [...]
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