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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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Popular and Unique Baby Names in Alberta, Canada in 2009
Canada’s province of Alberta has just released baby name statistics for 2009. Here are the top names for each gender, followed by some of the names that were used only once last year.
Boys
Girls
Popular Names
Ethan
Liam
Jacob
Logan
Noah
Olivia
Isabella
Ava
Emma
Hailey
Unique names
Alias
Bison
Crazyhorse
Dat
Edgerrin*
Folly-Noah
Guch
Hawkar
Iex
Jhazriel
Kduss
Lightning**
Maxxwel
Neptune
Owies
Philopateer
Qron
Rayon
Seige
Thunder**
Uyohoini
Voltaire
Wrath
Xayden
Yak
Zenry
Albertarose
Beauty
Cred
Dessarhey
Eloquence
Fury
Gallary
Heart
Ibiza
Joy-Joviale***
Kwynn
Lashes
Manhattan
Noof
Ortal
Poetic
Qhloe
RoyLe
Society
Temprance
Uniqua
Veditha
Weency
Xanet
Yejee
Zimmel
*Possibly after American football player Edgerrin James.
**These kids need to have a play date together one day.
***Joviale is French for jovial. [...]
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Red Stilettos, Brown Loafers and Baby Names
Many people want unique names for their babies. They believe unique names will help their children stand out. And they’re right–unique names do indeed attract attention. But is it the kind of attention parents should want for their kids?
Let’s try an analogy. A unique name is a pair of red stilettos. A common name is [...]
Posted in Baby Name Advice, Baby Names, Girl Names, Popular Baby Names, Unique Baby Names Also tagged bandit, chloe, isabella, marijuana, renesmee, sophie, zealand-new
Baby Names in Scotland – Jack, Sophie, Ringo, Renesme
Scotland’s most popular baby names of 2009 have been released. The top five boy names are Jack, Lewis, James, Liam and Logan. The top five girl names are Sophie, Olivia, Ava, Emily and Lucy. The biggest climbers since last year are Owen and Miley.
And here are some baby names that were used just once:
Girls
Boys
Apple
Bonnique
Comfort
Demi-Star
Inca
Jools
Jorga
Jubilee
Juno
KT
Paris-Montana
Renesme
Vanilla
Argyll
Atholl
Elvis
Fidelis
Great
Jock
Mungo
Orpheus
Ringo
Soul
Supreme
Sweetie
Tresor
Didn’t take [...]
Posted in Baby Name Trends, Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names, Popular Baby Names, Unique Baby Names Also tagged apple, argyl, atholl, ava, bonnique, comfort, demi-star, elvis, emily, fidelis, grat, inca, jack, james, jock, jools, jorga, jubilee, juno, kt, lewis, liam, logan, lucy, miley, mungo, orpheus, owen, paris-montana, renesme, renesmee, ringo, sophie, supreme, sweetie, tresor, vanilla
Baby Name Needed – Middle Name for Baby Girl Jetsy
A reader named Rebecca, who has two children named Billy and Maisy, is expecting a baby girl in several weeks. Here’s what she writes:
During a conversation regarding names my little girl suggested Jetsy…which we think is very cute…BUT alot of people says “its not even a name”!
The subject of Rebecca’s e-mail asked if Jetsy is [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Baby Names Needed, Baby Names from Sports, Girl Names, Middle Names, Unique Baby Names Also tagged abigail, angela, betsy, caroline, elizabeth, evelyn, genny, gerry, isabel, jenny, jerry, jessie, jetsy, josie, katherine, kathleen, lydia, madeline, maria, michelle, nicole, rose, violet
Popular and Unique Names in England and Wales, 2008