Topic: Unusual Real Names
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English Siblings Named Peppermint, Frodo, Blackbird, Voorhees, etc.
Sara Foss of Derby, England has 13 children. Their names are:Patrick, 23Stephen, 13Malachai, 12Peppermint, 11Echo,...
Sara Foss of Derby, England has 13 children. Their names are:Patrick, 23Stephen, 13Malachai, 12Peppermint, 11Echo,...
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Spelling Tip for Creative Baby-Namers – Hard C vs. Soft C
Google tells me that there are women out there named Cimberly. Cimberly is meant to be a variant of Kimberly, but when I see...
Google tells me that there are women out there named Cimberly. Cimberly is meant to be a variant of Kimberly, but when I see...
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Names that Make Me Smile
Something fun for the end of the week! The following names never fail to brighten my day.Archibald Constable (1774-1827),...
Something fun for the end of the week! The following names never fail to brighten my day.Archibald Constable (1774-1827),...
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Spelling Tip for Creative Baby-Namers – Hard G vs. Soft G
Gordana Gehlhausen was a contestant on Project Runway this season. Before the season began, I assumed her first name would be...
Gordana Gehlhausen was a contestant on Project Runway this season. Before the season began, I assumed her first name would be...
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Spelling Tip for Creative Baby-Namers – Doubling Consonants
When I spotted the name Masson in a news article recently, my first instinct was to say MASS-on (short a). Masson was meant to...
When I spotted the name Masson in a news article recently, my first instinct was to say MASS-on (short a). Masson was meant to...
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Dido’s Take on Her Two Unusual First Names
You may not be surprised to learn that UK-based singer Dido wasn’t born Dido. After all, Bono wasn’t born Bono....
You may not be surprised to learn that UK-based singer Dido wasn’t born Dido. After all, Bono wasn’t born Bono....
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Get Your Baby Names Professionally Translated for $1,678
Worried that your favorite baby name could mean something horrible in Swedish? For just $1,678 (£1,000), UK-based Today...
Worried that your favorite baby name could mean something horrible in Swedish? For just $1,678 (£1,000), UK-based Today...
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Nancy's Baby Names
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Nancy's Baby Names
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Names in the News – Dump and Tiffany Co
My husband and I both spotted notable names in the news on Friday. I saw Dump in an article about a woman who’s been...
My husband and I both spotted notable names in the news on Friday. I saw Dump in an article about a woman who’s been...
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Russian Soccer Player Names Daughter Barcelona
Sergei Semak, captain of FC Rubin Kazan, named his fourth child Barcelona after his team defeated FC Barcelona late last month....
Sergei Semak, captain of FC Rubin Kazan, named his fourth child Barcelona after his team defeated FC Barcelona late last month....
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Russian Football Player Names Daughter Barcelona
Footballer Sergei Semak, captain of FC Rubin Kazan, named his fourth child Barcelona after his team defeated FC Barcelona late...
Footballer Sergei Semak, captain of FC Rubin Kazan, named his fourth child Barcelona after his team defeated FC Barcelona late...
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Irish Names from the Middle Ages – Dubchoblaig, Flaithbertach, Mór, Nuadu
I’ve always thought of mór (as in an Gorta Mór) simply as an Irish vocabulary word. So I was a bit surprised to learn...
I’ve always thought of mór (as in an Gorta Mór) simply as an Irish vocabulary word. So I was a bit surprised to learn...
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Twin vs. Twin – Travers or Fletcher?
Identical twin brothers Travers Mackel and Fletcher Mackel are reporters for the same local news station in New Orleans. Which...
Identical twin brothers Travers Mackel and Fletcher Mackel are reporters for the same local news station in New Orleans. Which...
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Unusual Real Names – Bluma, Oseola, Susybelle, Torquil
This batch of unusual real names features a dozen charitable people, most of whom were born in an English-speaking...
This batch of unusual real names features a dozen charitable people, most of whom were born in an English-speaking...
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Phone Book Fishing in Mississippi, Part 6 – Clevester, Farold, Hix, Wilvie
Did you know that Kilgore Trout lives in Mississippi?It could be a joke. Or, it could be a person whose parents are die-hard...
Did you know that Kilgore Trout lives in Mississippi?It could be a joke. Or, it could be a person whose parents are die-hard...
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Phone Book Fishing in Mississippi, Part 5 – Calep, Jaston, Lifus, Twyler
Almost done, I promise. Here are names from the towns of Laurel and...
Almost done, I promise. Here are names from the towns of Laurel and...
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Phone Book Fishing in Mississippi, Part 4 – Clyne, Jimarie, Muskie, Zodus
You guessed it–another batch of names from Mississippi. These come from the towns of Beaumont, Big Creek, Collins,...
You guessed it–another batch of names from Mississippi. These come from the towns of Beaumont, Big Creek, Collins,...
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Baby Boy Named after Canadian Coast Guard Boat
Uwe Schiek and Nalia Barkman of rural Lasqueti Island had been planning to travel to Vancouver before the birth of their son....
Uwe Schiek and Nalia Barkman of rural Lasqueti Island had been planning to travel to Vancouver before the birth of their son....
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Phone Book Fishing in Mississippi, Part 3 – Chyffon, Elween, Oytt, Pud
Here’s a third batch of Mississippian names from my sister-in-law’s phone book. These particular names come from...
Here’s a third batch of Mississippian names from my sister-in-law’s phone book. These particular names come from...
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Name in the News – Soile
I just spotted the name Soile in an article about the ban on crucifixes in Italian public schools. Soile isn’t Italian,...
I just spotted the name Soile in an article about the ban on crucifixes in Italian public schools. Soile isn’t Italian,...
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Phone Book Fishing in Mississippi, Part 2 – Eudell, Mae Bell, Kilfred, Puff
Here’s another batch of names from the Mississippi phone book. These come from the towns of Richton, Seminary, Soso and...
Here’s another batch of names from the Mississippi phone book. These come from the towns of Richton, Seminary, Soso and...
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Name in the News – BridgeAnne
BridgeAnne d’Avignon, a seventh-grader in California, and her grandfather have worked together to determine that Barack...
BridgeAnne d’Avignon, a seventh-grader in California, and her grandfather have worked together to determine that Barack...
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Phone Book Fishing in Mississippi – Clemmer, Hilrie, Kermis, Velleph
I’m currently in Mississippi visiting my nephew Ezra. We’ve been driving around a lot, so I’ve had enough...
I’m currently in Mississippi visiting my nephew Ezra. We’ve been driving around a lot, so I’ve had enough...
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Baby Born on AirAsia Flight Named AirAsia
About two weeks ago, a Malaysian woman gave birth aboard an AirAsia flight from Penang to Kuching. What did she name her son?...
About two weeks ago, a Malaysian woman gave birth aboard an AirAsia flight from Penang to Kuching. What did she name her son?...
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Revisiting Celebrity Baby Names Sparrow and Harlow
Now this is intriguing. Musician Joel Madden, father of baby Sparrow, had this to say about Sparrow’s name in the most...
Now this is intriguing. Musician Joel Madden, father of baby Sparrow, had this to say about Sparrow’s name in the most...
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Italian Bishop Calls for Fewer Silly Baby Names
Msgr. Bassano Staffieri of La Spezia, Italy, wishes more baby girls were named Maria:“A name is not just a sound, it has...
Msgr. Bassano Staffieri of La Spezia, Italy, wishes more baby girls were named Maria:“A name is not just a sound, it has...
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Unusual Real Names – Feramorz, Goyn, Trevanion, Whitehead
Here’s another batch of uncommon names. All of the men below have been mayors of U.S. cities.Abdiel Daily Crossman...
Here’s another batch of uncommon names. All of the men below have been mayors of U.S. cities.Abdiel Daily Crossman...
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Names Challenged in Quebec – Avalanche, Glacier, C’est-un-Ange
As a follow-up to the post on unusual baby names in Quebec, I thought I’d write about the fact that the government of...
As a follow-up to the post on unusual baby names in Quebec, I thought I’d write about the fact that the government of...
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Unusual Baby Names from Quebec – Awesome, Dung, Jde, Luzer
Over the weekend, I read through the giant database of Quebec baby names for 2008. Most of the names there were familiar...
Over the weekend, I read through the giant database of Quebec baby names for 2008. Most of the names there were familiar...
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New Saint Names – Damien, Jeanne, Nuno, Zygmunt
Some of my favorite saints — St. Therese, St. Francis, St. Faustina and St. Bruno — are commemorated in early...
Some of my favorite saints — St. Therese, St. Francis, St. Faustina and St. Bruno — are commemorated in early...
