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Namestorm #2 – Baby Names for Shoe Lovers

Love shoes as much as Imelda Marcos? If so, this post is for you. C in DC suggested last week that I brainstorm for names associated with shoes, and I thought that was a great idea. So here’s my stab at it. Luther In 1938, American archaeologist Luther Cressman discovered a 10,000-year-old pair of sandals–the oldest [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Brother of Kathryn and Nicholas

A reader named Shannon is expecting a baby boy at the end of the month. She currently has two children — twins named Kathryn (Kate) Rose and Nicholas (Nick) James. She writes: We like Jonathan and Joshua, but are having trouble with a middle name. My husband’s name is James Nelson, and we are considering [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Boy Name for Adalaide’s Little Brother

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 – Middle Name for Schyler

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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Baby Name Needed – Boy Name for Ivan’s Twin Brother

A reader named Pam writes: My husband and I have having twin boys and need help with names. We have chosen Ivan Alexander for one. The other we agree will have the middle name William. We need help with a first name. Ivan, Alexander and William are all classic, unequivocally masculine names…so that’s what I tried to [...]
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How Do You Feel About Your Name, Nicholas?

“My name’s all right,” says Nicholas, an 18-year-old from Colorado (originally California). “It’s served me.” He “really would have preferred choosing” his own name, though. What sort of name? “Like, I don’t know, something bizarre.” The year Nicholas was born, his name was the 14th most popular male baby name in the United States. It went on [...]
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