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The Children of Konstantin Konstantinovich
Grand Duke Konstantin KonstantinovichGrand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich was born to Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg. He married Princess Elizabeth of...
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My Guilty Pleasures
"Brünnhilde" by Arthur RackhamI have so many guilty pleasure names, and they are some of my favorite to talk about. These are the names I absolutely love but (probably) wouldn't use in real life. This...
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I totally forgot to post about this, but I did a post on a few more obscure names from Arthurian myth over at Nameberry! Please go and check it out.
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The Children of Gisela of Austria
Gisela of AustriaArchduchess Gisela of Austria was born Gisela Louise Marie to Franz Joseph I of Austria and Elisabeth of Bavaria. She married Prince Leopold of Bavaria, who was born Leopold Maximilian...
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Male or Female?
Darcey Bussell Fitzwilliam Darcy (P & P 2005)I'm back with a name game. It was really interesting seeing the results of my two "This or That's", so I figured I...
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Names for the Eccentric Aristocrats
Edith Sitwell and her brothers Osbert and Sacheverell by Cecil BeatonThis is essentially a companion to the "For the Shabby Aristocrat Family", but less modern. I love these sort of names, the ones I...
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Lily Cole Gives Birth to a Daughter
Lily ColeThe beautiful model and actress Lily Cole has just given birth to her first child, a little girl she named Wylde Cole Ferreira, with boyfriend Kwame Ferreira.
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Carey Mulligan Reveals Name of Baby Girl
Marcus and CareyActress Carey Mulligan and husband, Marcus Mumford, the lead singer of the band Mumford and Sons, have revealed the name of their baby girl - Evelyn.
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Zooey Deschanel Welcomes a Girl
ZooeyActress Zooey Deschanel recently gave birth to a little girl who she has named Elsie Otter. She is married to producer Jacob Pechenik. On the choice she said: "Well, we just really like the name...
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The Names of Fictional, Factual, and Mythological Witches
"Medea" by Anthony Frederick Augustus SandysHello all, and happy Halloween! For the holiday I've chosen to make a post featuring names of both fictional and factual witches from history and media, and...
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Silent Screen Names at Nameberry
I've written another post for Nameberry on silent screen names, please go and check it out!
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January
Vogue, January 15th 1919I'm going to be doing a series of posts on all the months, focusing on names that are associated and inspired by said month, which for today, is January. January is the first...
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Names Worn by Bibi Andersson
Bibi AnderssonBibi Andersson was born Berit Elisabeth Andersson in Kungsholm, Stockholm, to Karin, a social worker, and Josef, a businessman. Her elder sister, Gerd, was a ballerina who eventually...
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On My Mind: 2-1-16
Daisy RidleyDaisy - Daisy was a name I could never get behind. I thought it was too cutesy, too, well, flowery. But Star Wars breakout Daisy Ridley has really changed my opinion. She's spunky and...
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February
Photoplay, February 1921February is the second month of the year. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than thirty days in it. The Romans called the month Februarius which came from...
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Names Taken from Jacques-Louis David
"The Sisters Zénaïde and Charlotte Bonaparte" by Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David lived from 1794 to 1825. He painted in the neoclassical style, and his style was vastly different from the Rococo...
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Names of the Ziegfeld Girls
Hazel Forbes by Alfred Cheney JohnstonThe "Ziegfeld Follies" were theatrical productions on Brodway which ran from 1907 to 1931, with two more shows in 1934 and 1936. They were the brainchild of...
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Tomboy: Boys' Nicknames for Girls
Toby Wing (born Martha Virginia)I've noticed a lot of people really like boy or at least boyish nicknames for girls here lately, and as a society this says a lot about us. It all boils down to this:...
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The Children of William III of the Netherlands
William IIIWilliam III was born Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk to William II of the Netherlands and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. He married Sophie of Württemberg, born Sophia Frederika Mathilde,...
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Apartment Therapy (11)
Windsor's RoomAttn: I've never said this before, but I feel the need to clarify that all of these names belong to real children whose parents have probably put a lot of time and thought into their...
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