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Baby Names Inspired by Clubs, Charities, Organizations

Leave a comment | 28 November 2009
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 [...]
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Why Are Dogs Getting Human Names?

3 Comments | 19 October 2009
Human names like Max, Molly, Charlie, and Lucy are being used more and more often for dogs. Stan Coren, a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia, thinks there are two reasons why: Dogs occupy a new place in our lives, and The number of female dog owners is on the rise. The first point makes sense. [...]
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Did Your Ancestors Immigrate? Ship Names as Baby Names

2 Comments | 28 September 2009
Many of us have ancestors who traveled by sea. But few of us know the names of the ships that conveyed our ancestors from place to place. That’s too bad, because some of these vessels had names like: M. F. Elliott Mabel Gale Mae Madeleine Constance Magda Maggie Todd Malcolm Baxter Jr Manuel Calvo Marco Minghetti Margaret May Riley Margarethe Russ Margery Austin Margit Skogland Maria Maria Valerie Mariana Marie di Giorgio Marina Marion [...]
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Popular Dog Names – Bailey, Charlie, Daisy, Molly

6 Comments | 10 September 2009
Fido, Rover and Spot aren’t just playing dead. They are dead. As dog names, anyway. Human names are all the rage in the dog world, both here in the U.S. and over in the UK. In the Boston area, for instance, popular dog names include: Bailey Bella Buddy Charlie Daisy Jake Lily Lucy Maggie Max Molly Sam Do you like human names for dogs, or you do prefer traditional [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Boy Name for Adalaide’s Little Brother

3 Comments | 28 July 2009
A reader named Abby is expecting a baby boy at the end of the year, and she’d like some helping coming up with his name. She writes: His sister’s name is Adalaide Joy Foley* and we would like to use the middle name Bernard in honor of his grandfather who is no longer with us. Abby also [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Boy or Girl Name for Aspen’s Sibling

1 Comment | 2 July 2009
A reader named Kendra, who has a daughter named Aspen, is now expecting a second baby (gender unknown). She’d like the baby’s first name to: Be “different yet familiar” Be easy to spell Start with something other than A, K or M End with something other than A or N She’d like the middle name to start with J. Current [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Middle Name for Schyler

5 Comments | 25 June 2009
A reader named Carol writes: We are having a second boy and are trying to choose a name. Our first child is a boy also and his name is Sebastian Reece. My husband really likes the names Schyler (Skyler) but I can’t seem to find a middle name that fits. Carol’s last name is a 2-syllable P-name, [...]
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