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On My Mind: 2-29-16
Princesses Irene, Victoria, Elisabeth, and Alix of Hesse - 1885-Slight spoilers ahead for "The Witch"-Alix - I love this short but regal form of Alice. I've seen that it can be pronounced either...
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Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Welcomes Baby Boy
Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel with Princess EstellePrincess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, have just had their second child together. They already have a girl,...
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Lucia
Saint Lucia by SassoferratoOrigin: LatinGender: FemaleMeaning: "Light"Pronunciation: loo-CHEE-uh, loo-SEE-uh, LOO-shaOther forms: Lucy, LuziaLucia is one of my absolute favorites, but alas I have not a...
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The Children of Princess Ayşe Gülnev Osmanoğlu
Princess Ayşe Gülnev OsmanoğluPrincess Ayşe Gülnev Osmanoğlu was born to Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğluand Athena Joy Hanımefendi. She is married to Nicholas Sutton.Their children are:Maximilian Ali...
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Names for Daring Girls
These names are inspired by edgy, assertive girls that throw caution to the wind, strive to be the best, but aren't afraid of failure. They are daring, inspiring, and heroic.Jobs for these ladies:...
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March
The Saturday Evening Post, March 20, 1943March is the third month of the year. The name of March comes from the Latin Martius, the first month in the earliest Roman calendar. It was named for the Mars,...
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On My Mind: 3-12-16
Zoé with Ugolin and UgolineUgoline & Ugolin - Zoé Talon, comtesse du Cayla, maîtresse-en-titre to King Louis XVIII, had two children by her husband, a boy and girl named Ugolin and Ugoline. Ugolin...
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Q: 3-30-16
Art by Junichi NakaharaSo I'm test running this idea of doing (or trying to do) a question every week. Deciding to do more of these will ultimately rest on how many people actually reply to the...
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Bond Girls Pt. 1
Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in "Dr. No"Although Bond Girls are unfortunately portrayed as little more than sexual objects, I have to say that I love them and their ridiculous names. My favorite name...
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Agnes Bruckner Welcomes Baby Boy
Agnes BrucknerActress Agnes Bruckner and her husband Alefaio Brewer have had their first child together, a baby boy they named Sebastian Lopeti.
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Anne Hathaway Has a Baby Boy
Adam and AnneAnne Hathaway has welcomed her first child with her husband Adam Shulman, a baby boy they named Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman.
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Bond Girls Pt. 2
Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny in "Spectre"Octopussy (1983):Octopussy (Maud Adams)Magda (Kristina Wayborn)Penelope Smallbone (Michaela Clavell)Bianca (Tina Hudson)A View to a Kill (1985):Stacey Sutton...
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The Graces: From Thalia to Hegemone
"Graces" by Agita KeiriThe Graces, also known as the Charites, were the Goddesses of charm, beauty, fertility, nature, and human creativity, and are usually referred to as only three: Aglaea,...
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Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia Welcome a Baby Boy
Prince Carl Philip and Princess SofiaPrince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland, and his wife Sofia Hellqvist, have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy they have named Prince Alexander...
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April
La Vie Parisienne, April 26, 1924April is the fourth month of the year. The Romans called it Aprillis, thought to come from the verb apeirre, meaning "to open", in reference to the opening and...
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Praxis and Her Sisters
"Saint Praxidis" by VermeerOrigin: GreekGender: FemaleMeaning: "Practical", or "action"Pronunciation: N/AOther forms: Praxilla, Praxedes/Praxedis/Praxidis, Praxède/Praxéda, Praxed, PrassedeThank you to...
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Thadéline
Origin: Unknown, possibly GermanicGender: FemaleMeaning: N/APronunciation: N/AOther forms: N/AThank you to Winter Flodman-Cash for suggesting Thadéline!I always love discovering new and unusual names,...
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Free to a Good Home: Girls, pt. 1
"The Penitent Magdalene" by TintorettoOkay, so here's the truth about me: I'm super picky about what names I would actually consider, so picky that at any given moment I have only about 2-3 names for...
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Famous Name: Idina
Lady Idina SackvilleI'm a pop culture junkie, so these new posts unabashedly feed into that obsession. I'll be highlighting famous and rare names in these posts, discussing where they came from and if...
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Model Names: Girls, no.1
Out of all celebrities models have the best names. On my previous blog I used to make posts every now and again featuring model's names, and I thought I would do that again, here. Enjoy!Kawani Prenter...
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