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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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6 Creative Ways to Turn a Family Name into a Baby Name
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
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 [...]
Baby Name Needed – Name for Harvey’s Sibling
A reader named Kim has a son named Harvey James. She’s expecting her second baby (gender unknown) this fall. The baby’s last name will be similar to Landsberg.
She and her husband like different types of names, so let’s tackle one gender at a time.
For a girl, I like (stodgy?) old fashioned names like Matilda, Agatha, [...]
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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 [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Anna’s Twin Sister