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Dogs Named Carlo
2011-10-24 16:13:00 Did you know that Emily Dickinson got a dog in 1849 and named him Carlo after the dog in Jane Eyre (1847)? The fictional dog created by Charlotte Bronte was a pointer, while the nonfictional dog owned by Emily Dickinson … Continue reading → More About: Dogs
Baby Named for Heart Surgeon
2011-10-24 16:13:00 In 1984, Sports Illustrated printed the interesting story behind the name of SI tennis reporter Bailey Breene: As for her own name, it’s really Claire. Bailey is her middle name, a tribute to heart surgeon Charles P. Bailey. In March … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Heart
The Baby Name Tunisia
2011-10-24 16:13:00 Tunisia has been used as a baby name for decades now. Long before it started appearing on the SSA’s baby name list regularly in the mid-1960s, though, it popped up for the first time in 1943: 1943 – 8 baby … Continue reading → More About: Baby , Tunisia
London Babies Named for Boer War
2011-10-24 16:13:00 In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the two wars were fought in South Africa between the British and the Boers. During the Second Boer War (1899?1902), certain patriotic London parents gave their children names “commemorative of our great … Continue reading → More About: Babies
Job-Rakt-Out-of-the-Asshes
2011-10-24 16:13:00 This was recorded in the register of St. Helen’s Bishopsgate in London on 1 September 1611: Job-rakt-out-of-the-asshes, being borne the last of August in the lane going to Sir John Spencer’s back-gate, and there laide in a heape of seacole … Continue reading →
Baby Name Needed for Sister of Diogo and Cruz
2011-01-21 04:43:00 A reader named Debra would like some help naming baby número três: We are just not finding THE name. I’m American, husband is Portuguese and we live in the states. We have two boys; Diogo and Cruz . I am due any day with #3 a GIRL. We definitely want a Portuguese name. Our criteria…the name ... More About: Baby
Baby Names Inspired by Misheard Song Lyrics?
2011-01-20 10:41:00 Do you ever mishear song lyrics? I do. All the time. (Though I’m not nearly as bad as my husband.) I ask because I believe today’s baby names can be traced back to a specific set of lyrics misheard by dozens of parents a little more than 20 years ago. Intrigued? The Names Casara, Kasarah, ... More About: Baby , Lyrics , Song
Edgar Allan Poe Names ? Lenore, Ligeia, Prospero
2011-01-19 16:39:00 Edgar Allan Poe was born 202 years ago today. To celebrate, let’s check out some of the names Poe used in his poetry and short fiction. Boy names: Girl names: Cornelius Egaeus Ernest Fortunato Jupiter Prospero Roderick William Ada Annabel Lee Berenice Eleonora Ermengarde Eulalie Helen Lenore Ligeia Madeline Morella Ulalume (rhymes with tomb) I ...
Baby Name Needed for the Sibling of Adele
2011-01-18 21:24:00 Here’s an e-mail I got from a reader named Sara: I’m expecting baby #2 in spring. Our daughter’s name is Adele. We’re not finding out the gender, so would like options for boys and girls names that go well with Adele. For girls, I’m liking Elise, Caroline, Winifred and Celia as examples. For boys, Foster, ... More About: Baby
Swoosie Kurtz Named After B-17
2011-01-18 03:22:00 I don’t know much about actress Swoosie Kurtz (b. 1944), but I recently learned that her name was inspired by a B-17. Her father, decorated WWII bomber pilot Frank Kurtz, Jr., named her after The Swoose, a famous B-17 now on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The plane was originally ...
Mom, Hit by Cow During Tornado, Names Baby?
2011-01-17 21:21:00 Samantha Wittstruck of Wadena, Minnesota was one month pregnant when a powerful EF4 tornado struck Wadena back on June 17. She was “knocked cold” during the storm, and “woke up with a cow on top of her.” The baby was unharmed, thankfully, and just days ago Samantha gave birth to a little girl — the ... More About: Baby , Tornado
Baby Name Needed for the Sibling of Atticus
2011-01-17 21:21:00 A reader named Jessica has a son named Atticus and is expecting her second baby at the end of February. Here’s what she says: We don’t know the gender of this baby, but we have already agreed on a boy’s name (which I can’t share–sorry!–because my husband and I have agreed not to tell anyone), ... More About: Baby
Bicentennial Baby Named Elizabeth-Ross
2011-01-17 21:21:00 Just 15 seconds after midnight on 1 January 1976, Charles and Valerie Hammer welcomed a baby girl at Georgetown University Hospital. Their New Year’s Day baby was named Holly Elizabeth -Ross — Holly because she was born during the Christmas season, Elizabeth-Ross because she was born on the same day as famous flag-maker Betsy Ross. Here’s ... More About: Baby
Pope Benedict Talks Baby Names
2011-01-17 21:21:00 Pope Benedict XVI mentioned baby names over the weekend. Well, maybe not baby names–baptismal names is more precise. In any case, here’s what he said while baptizing a 21 infants in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday: Every baptism should ensure that the child is given a Christian name, an unmistakable sign that the Holy Spirit ... More About: Baby , Pope
Jem and Jerrica ? Truly Outrageous Baby Names
2011-01-17 21:21:00 Another cartoon-inspired baby name! Actually there are two this time, as today’s character had two different identities. Jem, which began airing in late 1985, was a cartoon about an all-girl rock band called Jem and the Holograms. Jem’s big secret? She didn’t really exist–she was just the alter ego of a character named Jerrica Benton, ... More About: Baby
What Do You Think of the Name Caelum?
2011-01-17 21:21:00 A reader named Lisa recently wrote to me about the name Caelum: So my husband and I named our fist son Rigel and we are looking for a second boy’s name that fits in with the space names. I really like Caelum, but we are having a discussion about the pronunciation. Maybe you can help. ...
Tori Amos?s Daughter Has Tolkien Name
2011-01-17 21:21:00 Just learned that singer Tori Amos ’s only child, 10-year-old Natashya (nn Tash), has the middle name Lórien. The middle was inspired by Lothlórien, the fictional Elvish kingdom featured in J. R. R. Tolkien ’s “The Lord of the Rings.” I’ve seen plenty of Tolkien character names used as baby names, but I think this is the ...
Baby Name Battle ? Helen vs. Holly
2011-01-17 21:21:00 If you were having a daughter, and you had to name her either Helen or Holly , which would it be? More About: Baby
Which Baby Names Are Banned in Portugal?
2011-01-17 21:21:00 Wondering which baby names are illegal in Portugal ? (Sure you are!) The Portuguese government maintains an 80-page list of baby names–a mix of the permitted and the forbidden. Here are some of the names (and weirdly specific name combinations) Portuguese parents are not allowed to give their babies: Aidan Albuquerque Allan Brett Anouchka Antoinette Argo ... More About: Baby
Baby Name Story ? Rex Oxton
2011-01-17 21:21:00 Canadian couple Andy Georgiades and Vivian Ng welcomed a son named Rex Oxton in September of 2009. Tradition dictated that the baby be named after Andy’s late father, Mario, but Andy didn’t feel comfortable passing his dad’s name down. Instead, he came up with the idea of naming the baby Rex in honor of the ... More About: Baby , Story
Baby Name Battle ? Joshua vs. Josiah
2010-10-30 00:32:00 If you were having a son, and you had to name him either Joshua or Josiah, which would it be? More About: Baby
Top Boy Name in England ? Oliver or Mohammed?
2010-10-29 12:31:00 Yesterday, the most popular baby names in England and Wales for 2009 were released. Oliver came out on top for boys and Mohammed was down at #16. But Jack Doyle at the Daily Mail combined the many different spellings of Mohammed and determined that, when all of these variants are lumped together and considered a ...
Baby Name Needed for the Sister of Finlay
2010-10-29 12:31:00 A reader named Jennifer has a daughter named Finlay Augustine and is now expecting another baby girl. Here’s what she says: I would prefer to stay in the Irish or Scottish tradition, but am open. We are considering Evangeline Fae, Raleigh Fiona, and Maevy with either Fae or Fiona as a middle name. But I ... More About: Baby
Baby Named After Presidential Nominee Parker
2010-10-27 18:28:00 This has to be the shortest baby name-related news article I’ve ever seen: Shelbyville, Ind., July 10. – Four hours after the nomination of Judge Parker, Mrs. August Herms gave birth to a promising boy and named him Parker. Yup, that’s the whole thing. (Much shorter than this 3-sentence one.) It’s a 1904 article from ... More About: Baby , Presidential
Top Baby Names in England in 2009 ? Oliver, Olivia
2010-10-27 18:28:00 Just announced! The most popular baby boy names in England and Wales in 2009 were: Oliver Jack Harry Alfie Joshua Thomas Charlie William James Daniel And the most popular baby girl names were: Olivia Ruby Chloe Emily Sophie Jessica Grace Lily Amelia Evie The big news is that Oliver ousted former #1 Jack, which had ... More About: Baby
WWII Baby Named Jesse Roper After Rescue Ship
2010-10-27 00:27:00 This has to be the craziest birth story I’ve ever heard: It was early 1942. Joseph and Desanka Mohorovicic and their daughter Vesna, 2, were moving from Yugoslavia (recently invaded by the Axis) to the United States. The family had traveled together as far as Cape Town, South Africa, but were split up when Desanka ... More About: Baby , Jesse , Rescue
Baby Name Battle ? Jasmine vs. Janice
2010-10-27 00:27:00 If you were having a daughter, and you had to name her either Jasmine or Janice, which would it be? More About: Baby
Can Stuart Be a Girl Name?
2010-10-27 00:27:00 A reader recently wrote to me with this question: My friend just had her fifth child, a girl, after having 4 boys. I was shocked to learn she named her Stuart . Is this EVER a girl’s name? Yes, both Stuart and Stewart have been used as girl names before…but very rarely. According to the SSA’s ... More About: Girl
Would you LOL at the baby name LOL?
2010-10-27 00:27:00 Is LOL a baby name? At least two baby name sites think so. One site was featured today at FAIL Blog, and the other is right here: My screenshot comes from Baby Names.com. I can’t tell which site is being mocked (epically!) at FAIL Blog. I love how both sites take a genderless acronym that stands ...
Chinese Baby Named After Saddam and SARS
More articles from this author:2010-10-27 00:27:00 A baby boy born in Wuhan, China, on 20 March 2003 was named Saddam Deng Sars. He was born on the day the Iraq war broke out, hence Saddam, and around the time SARS was spreading across China. Deng is the family name. At the time of the news reports, the parents were considering using ... More About: Baby , Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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