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Baby Name Zöé Rejected, then Approved, in Quebec
Kriystal Gray of Montreal wanted to name her one-month-old daughter Zoé (zo-AY). But she also wanted her daughter’s name to stand out. So what did she do? She decided to spell it Zöé.
At first, the government of Quebec rejected Zöé and its gratuitous diacritic. Article 108 of the Civil Code of Quebec states that:
Where a [...]
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French Parents Angered by New Renault Car Named Zoé
The Zoé is a new electric car from Renault. According to a company spokesperson, its name “evokes values of femininity, of youth, a playful spirit and vivacity” and is a reference to the word zero, as in zero emissions.
But French parents with daughters named Zoé aren’t too pleased with the name. “It is a scandal [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Non-Biblical, International Girl Name
A reader named Eric is expecting his first baby — a little girl — and he’d like some help coming up with a name. He writes:
We’re looking for something non-biblical, the more international the better, and should be no more than three syllables, preferably two. Front-runners are Daphne, Maya, and Clementine.
The baby’s surname will be [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Short Name that Works with O’Reilly
A reader named Antoinette is expecting her second baby in November, and she’d like some help coming up with names (both male and female).
The names should:
Work with the surname O’Reilly, and
Be relatively short. (Case in point: Antoinette’s son’s full first name is Zach.)
On Antoinette’s short list right now are the names Harry and Charlie for [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Girl Name for Anna’s Twin Sister