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Saintly Place Names – Avila, Edessa, Kildare, Nyssa, Siena

I’ve heard from parents with little girls named Avila and Siena, in honor of St. Teresa of Ávila and St. Catherine of Siena, respectively. That got me thinking–what other saintly place names might make good baby names? Of course, what matters most with saint-related names is one’s affinity for the saint in question. That said, I [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Name for Linden and Everett’s Sibling

Britta her husband Morgan live in Sweden. They’re expecting their third baby in a couple of months and would like some help choosing a name. They already have two sons, Linden and Everett, so they’d like the baby’s first name to be similar in style to these. Britta also mentions: We definitely want a more English/American [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Name for Harvey’s Sibling

A reader named Kim has a son named Harvey James. She’s expecting her second baby (gender unknown) this fall. The baby’s last name will be similar to Landsberg. She and her husband like different types of names, so let’s tackle one gender at a time. For a girl, I like (stodgy?) old fashioned names like Matilda, Agatha, [...]
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