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Baby Name Needed for Olivia and Marie’s Sister

Lise is expecting her third little girl and would like some name suggestions. Her first two daughters are named Olivia and Marie. She says: We have a long last name so it has to be easy to spell. Also we speak French and would like the name to be easy to pronounce in French and [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Baby #4

A reader named Lynn has three children named Aidan Michael, Sophie Alice and August Gabriel. She’s expecting her fourth baby in late September. She’s already picked out a boy name (Jude), but would like some help coming up with a girl name. What is she looking for? “We love old names. We love names that [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Edie’s Sister

A reader named Andrea is expecting her second daughter in May and she’d appreciate some name suggestions. Here’s what she writes: My husband and I love unusual names that have a little bit of a retro feel (my first daughter is Edie). We’ve been trying to think of something fun and different but still feminine. [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Traditional Name for Baby Girl

A reader named Liz is expecting a baby girl and she’d like some help coming up with a name. Here are some details: Liz likes “traditional names that are not the type of name the person wearing it will be teased for,” such as Amalia, Charlotte, Sofia and Louisa/Louise. Liz’s husband like “names that sound [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Most Popular Middle Names in Scotland for 2007

Scotland is very thorough when it comes to baby names. Its government publishes information on popular names, unique names, and even middle names. Technically, though, the term seems to be “second forenames” — so here are the top “second forenames” in Scotland for 2007: Boy Names Girl Names James John William Alexander David Thomas Robert [...]
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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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