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Baby Name Needed – Name that Fits with Paulina

A reader named Kathleen writes: What are some baby names that are rather uncommon, but easy to pronounce/spell that would fit with my first daughter’s name, Paulina Sophie? I work in a school so I have too many name associations to think straight! Thanks. (I am of Irish/French descent.) My first question to Kathleen would be: Where [...]
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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 – Latin or Italian Name for Baby #1

A reader named Claudia is expecting her first baby (gender unknown). She’s looking for a Latin or Italian baby name. She mentions that her middle name is Elisabetta, the baby’s father is named Simon Edmond, and the baby’s surname will be a 2-syllable D-name similar to Downie. Here are some names that I think might work: Adriana Antonia Augusta Aurelia Camilla Clementina Cecilia Daria Emilia Eugenia Fabia/Fabiana/Fabiola Felicia Frances/Francesca Flora/Floriana Julia Isidora Laura Livia/Liviana Lorenza Lucia/Luciana Marcella Marina Martina Nunzia Octavia/Ottavia Paula/Paola Philippa/Filippa Piera/Pietra Renata Romana Sabina Sebastiana Silvia/Silvana Valentina Victoria/Vittoria Vincenza Adrian Antonio/Antony Augusto Aurelio Camillo Clemente Cecil Dario Emilio/Emil Eugene/Eugenio Fabian/Fabiano Felix Francis/Francesco Florian/Floriano Julius/Julian Isidore/Isidoro Lauro Livio Lorenzo/Laurence Lucian/Luciano Marcello Marino Martin/Martino Nunzio Octavian/Ottavio Paul/Paolo Philip/Filippo Piero/Pietro Renato Roman/Romano Sabino Sebastian/Sebastiano Silvio/Silvano Valentino/Valentine Victor/Vittorio Vincent/Vincenzo Which of [...]
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How to Find a Boy Name that Won’t Become a Girl Name

Are there any boy names out there that aren’t at risk of becoming girl names? This may not be the answer you want to hear, but: nope. There’s simply no way to guarantee that a boy name won’t suddenly become trendy for girls. (A movie mermaid was all it took for the name Madison — a [...]
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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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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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French Baby Names – Heloise, Lancelot, Quitterie, Victor

While cleaning out my bookmarks the other day, I rediscovered this post on French names from francophile blog Polly-Vous Francais. It contrasts the names found in the birth and death announcements of a French newspaper. Here’s a sampling: Male Female Births Anselme Edouard Guillaume Hipployte Hugo Lancelot Louis Timothée Victor Vladimir Deaths Albert Emile Gabriel Jacques Jean Paul Pierre Roger Vincent Yves Births Anaïs Béatrix Héloïse Hermine Irène Margaux Mathilde Noémie Quitterie Violaine Deaths Andrée Denise Gilberte Gladys Huguette Jacqueline Jeanne Marguerite Marie Michèle Which set do you like better — birth announcement names or death announcement names?
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