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The Children of Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen of Spain
Victoria Eugenie with her six childrenVictoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen of Spain was born Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena to Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom. She...
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Noriko
Noriko AwayaOrigin: JapaneseGender: FemaleMeaning: Several, including "Ceremonial Child" and "Benevolent Child"Pronunciation: NO-REE-KOOther Forms: NoriDoes anyone else just love names of certain...
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The Children of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Franz Joseph II and Countess von Wilczek with four of their five childrenFranz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein was born Franz Josef Maria Aloys Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz...
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My Favorite Celebrity Baby Names of 2021
Leslie Odom, Jr., Nicolette Robinson and their daughter, LucilleTo kick off the new year I thought I'd do something a little different and fun! I'm going to be listing my favorite celebrity baby names...
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The Children of Princess Clémentine of Orléans
Clémentine of Orléans with her two eldest sons, Philipp and Ludwig AugustPrincess Clémentine of Orléans was born Marie Clémentine Léopoldine Caroline Clotilde d'Orléans to Louis Philippe I and Maria...
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Lucky Blue Smith Welcomes Baby Boy!
Nara and Lucky BlueModels Lucky Blue Smith and his wife, Nara Pellman, have welcomed their second child together, a boy they named Slim Easy Smith. Their other child is a girl named Rumble Honey. Lucky...
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On My Mind: 1-9-21
Māori Names - I came across this amazing article in The Guardian talking about how there has been a resurgence of parents from New Zealand using Māori names, especially within the past ten years. It's...
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Names from Brambly Hedge
The mice of Brambly Hedge at the naming ceremony for Poppy's babiesBrambly Hedge is a gorgeous series of eight books for children, all written and illustrated by Epping-born Jill Barklem. They feature...
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The Children of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I of BulgariaFerdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria was born Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold to Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Clémentine of Orléans. He married thrice, firstly...
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40 Names for Your Plucky Heroine
Today we're going to be focusing on a style I like to call "plucky heroine"; names for girls who are mystery-solvers, whose favorite toy is a microscope and favorite stories feature Sherlock Holmes and...
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Names from the 2022 Winter Olympics
Kaori Sakamoto, who won bronze for her teamAs I've mentioned before, I absolutely love watching the Olympics, mostly for all the interesting names! Here are some of the ones I liked the best or found...
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Anya
Anya Taylor-JoyOrigin: Russian (Possibly Kurdish, Igbo and Amazigh)Gender: FemaleMeaning: Diminutive of Anna, "Strength, power", "Eye", "Rhythm, Melody"Pronunciation: AHN-ya, ANN-yaOther Forms: Anna,...
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The Children of Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands
Wilhemine of Prussia, Queen of the NetherlandsPrincess Wilhelmine of Prussia was born Frederike Luise Wilhelmine to Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt. She married...
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Free to a Good Home: Boys, pt. 2
Ronan -Origin: IrishGender: MaleMeaning: "Little seal"Pronunciation: ROW-nahn, ROW-nenOther Forms: Rónán, RonenCombos: Nathaniel Ronan, Ronan Tiberius, Wilfred Ronan, Ronan PercivalI've been a lover of...
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On My Mind: 3-6-21
Detail from 15th century miniature featuring TimareteNames from The Wolf Den - I recently had the pleasure of reading The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper, which releases on the 29th of this month (look for a...
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The Children of Princess Ileana of Romania
Princess Ileana with two of her children (credit)HRH Princess Ileana of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born to Ferdinand I of Romaniaand Marie of Edinburgh. She married Archduke...
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Otso
Art by Elsa BeskowOrigin: FinnishGender: MaleMeaning: "Bear"Pronunciation: ott-SOHOther Forms: N/AToday's name is a favorite nature name of mine -- Otso!In Finnish mythology, Otso, also sometimes...
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From Tzeitel to Bielke: The Five Daughters of Tevye
(From L-R) Rosalind Harris as Tzeitel, Neva Small as Chava and Michele Marsh as Hodel from Fiddler on the RoofWhen I very first saw Fiddler on the Roof, a 1971 film adaption of the musical based on a...
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If You Like Elsa, Then You'll Love...
Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad as Elsa of Brabant in Lohengrin, circa 1929Hello everyone, back again with another of my posts where I suggest alternatives to popular names! Today's choice is Elsa,...
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On My Mind: 5-29-22
Johnna and one of her daughters (credit)Social Media Babies - I've been obsessively scrolling through @emdoodlesandstuff's account on TikTok. She is a name lover like so many of us, and she also makes...
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The Children of Infanta Blanca of Spain
Infanta Blanca and Archduke Leopold Salvator with their ten childrenInfanta Blanca of Spain was born to Infante Carlos, Duke of Madrid and Infanta Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, Duchess of Madrid. She...
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Cottagecore Baby Names
The Cottages of Auvers by Paul CézanneFor those that aren't in the know, Cottagecore is a type of style that has taken the world by storm. Here's what the dictionary has to say on the word: "an...
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Eilonwy
Origin: WelshGender: FemaleMeaning: "River Song" or "Deer River"Pronunciation: ay-LON-wee, eye-LON-weOther Forms: N/AThough I was born in 1996, I had a wealth of movies, especially cartoons, dating...
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The Children of Mariana Victoria of Spain
Mariana Victoria of SpainMariana Victoria of Spain was born Mariana Victoria de Borbón y Farnesio to Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese. She married Joseph I of Portugal. Their children were:Maria...
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The Children of Henri of Orléans, Count of Paris
Prince Henri and Princess IsabelleHenri of Orléans, Count of Paris was born Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie d'Orléans to Prince Jean, Duke of Guise and Princess Isabelle of Orléans. He married Princess...
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