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The Most British and Most American Baby Names, Revisited 22 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
"That is such a British name!" "That is such an American name!" Depending on your nationality, one of those statements will probably be much more evocative than the other. We tend to have more neatly...
Tennessee Judge Orders Parents to Change Child's Name 12 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
In an unprecedented move, a Tenneessee judge has, unbidden, ordered parents to change their child's first name based on her personal assessment of taste and appropriateness. The child and his parents...
The Most Popular Names in England and Wales, 2012 12 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm
The UK has released official baby name statistics for 2012. The top 10 names for boys and girls: RANK BOYS LAST YEAR GIRLS LAST YEAR 1 Harry (1) Amelia 7,061 (1) 2 Oliver (2) Olivia...
Baby Name Tourism: Italy Edition 8 Aug 2013 | 07:22 pm
I'm a compulsive name shopper. Wherever I go, I keep an eye out for local trends in name-based souvenirs (like [time-warped miniature license plates) -- and in foreign locales, for local baby name boo...
3 Sources of Baby Name Ideas You Haven't Thought Of 1 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
Parents are searching high and low today for fresh name ideas. With tongue only slightly in cheek, we offer some ideas of places you might not have looked. FONTS Bookman Cambria Caslon Geneva Gill Lu...
Prince George Alexander Louis: On the Royal Baby Name 25 Jul 2013 | 12:22 am
The oddsmakers were right! London betting houses had George as a favorite for the name of the future king from the beginning, and the royal parents came through. The name George was completely predic...
And the Royal Baby Name Is... 24 Jul 2013 | 11:46 pm
... George Alexander Louis. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (That's Will and Kate if you are on familiar terms) have released the name of their new baby -- third in line to the throne. The baby...
The New Antique Generation 18 Jul 2013 | 07:01 pm
If you've ever heard a favorite song of your youth pop up on an "oldies" station, you know the facts of fashion life: the past doesn't sit still. That holds as true for antique-styled names as it does...
The Boldest Baby Name Suffix 12 Jul 2013 | 05:32 am
The results are in, and I have identified the boldest name suffix of the 21st century. Sorry, Ryleigh and Kayleigh, Brooklyn and Ashlyn, yours didn't come close. Nice effort, Gunner and Ryder, Colton ...
The Golden Age of Hollywood Baby Names 3 Jul 2013 | 12:16 am
Last week, I compared the biggest celebrity-driven name trends of recent years to the naming impact of Shirley Temple in the 1930s. It was no contest. Shirley's influence absolutely dwarfed anything t...
