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Do You Like Matchy-Matchy Names for Twins?

Have you ever read the newspaper column “Hints From Heloise”? I recently learned a few facts about the original Heloise that reminded me of the Lydia/Sylvia debate from a few days ago. Heloise was born with the name Eloise. (The H was added for the sake of the column.) Eloise had a twin sister with a [...]
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A Rose by Any Other Name – Burnaby, Natali, Zelda Lloyd

Sure, a rose by just any other name would not smell as sweet. But what if the name were as cool as “Madame Azélie Imbert” or “Victor Emmanuel”? Other intriguing rose names I found in the EveryRose.com database include: Abraham Darby Admired Miranda Betty Uprichard Burnaby Clementina Carbonieri Cyril Fletcher Dagmar Spath Dainty Bess Edna Marie Eustacia Fiona’s Affection Fraulein Octavia Hesse Gentle Hermione Ghislaine de Feligonde Hawaiian Queen Martha Henry [...]
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Names from Children’s Literature – Harriet

Harriet Welsch is the 11-year-old main character in Harriet the Spy (1964) by Louise Fitzhugh. Harriet aspires to be a writer when she grows up (much like Jo March). In the meanwhile, she likes to spy on people and record all of her observations in a secret notebook. Of course, it wouldn’t be such a [...]
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