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Baby Names (No Longer) Needed – Nathan, Eileanór, Reid, Gemma

We helped ten readers brainstorm for baby names in June of 2009. So far, I’ve heard back from five of those ten. Amy chose Nathan, Kelley selected Eileanór, Tina picked Gemma, Carol went with Reid, and Bonny ended up having a baby boy (named Seth). I have yet to hear from Antoinette, Melanie, Andy, Rose Ann [...]
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5 Floral Fixes – Turn Any Flower Name into a Baby Name

If you love roses, lilies, or daisies, you’re in luck: Rose, Lily and Daisy make lovely names. But what if your favorite flowers are saxifrages, or snapdragons? Not so lucky, right? Not so fast–you may still be able to spin these flower names into usable baby names. Here are five things to try: If you know [...]
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Don’t Commit to a Name Pattern Until You Read These 3 Tips

Humans love patterns. Just look last year’s list of popular twin names: Jacob & Joshua Daniel & David Jayden & Jordan Ethan & Evan Taylor & Tyler Gabriella & Isabella Isaac & Isaiah Madison & Morgan Elijah & Isaiah Ella & Emma Eight pairs start with the same letter. Seven have the same rhythm. Another seven end with the same letter (and many of these nearly [...]
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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 – 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 [...]
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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 Marie Eustacia Fiona’s Affection Fraulein Octavia Hesse Gentle Hermione Ghislaine de Feligonde Hawaiian Queen Martha Henry [...]
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Old Names vs. New Names in Plymouth, Mass.

In the comment section of last week’s post on old & new French names, Bridgett came up with a great idea: Why not do the same thing for a U.S. city? I checked the online editions of 8 or 9 U.S. city newspapers. Some had birth announcements, others had obits/death notices, the rest had neither. [...]
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