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Names I’ve Heard in Song Recently

Names I’ve heard in song in the last few weeks: Alejandro, Fernando and Roberto in “Alejandro” (audio) by Lady Gaga. Isaiah, Charlotte, Dawn and Myfanwy in “The Rake’s Song” (video) by The Decemberists. Lavinia in “Lavinia” (video) by The Veils. Silvia in “Silvia” (video) by Miike Snow. “The Rake’s Song” is notable because all of those names actually refer to [...]
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Don’t Commit to a Name Pattern Until You Read These 3 Tips

Humans love patterns. Just look last year’s list of popular twin names: Jacob & Joshua Daniel & David Jayden & Jordan Ethan & Evan Taylor & Tyler Gabriella & Isabella Isaac & Isaiah Madison & Morgan Elijah & Isaiah Ella & Emma Eight pairs start with the same letter. Seven have the same rhythm. Another seven end with the same letter (and many of these nearly [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Boy Name for Baby #1

A reader named Amy is expecting her first baby, which will be a boy. She writes: I like very old fashioned sounding names (Nathaniel, Jeremiah, Isaiah) and [my husband] likes newer, trendier names (Dylan, Zachary). Our last name starts with a Q so we don’t want anything that that ends in a c/k sound or [...]
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Tastes in Baby Names – United States vs. England

What are the differences between the U.S. and England in terms of baby-naming preferences? Here are some trends I noticed looking at the 100 most popular girl and boy names for each country: New vs. Old Parents in the U.S. embraced modern names (Brayden, Chase, Kayla, Kaylee, Mackenzie, Makayla), whereas those in England tended to opt for more [...]
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