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How I Met Your Mother: What’s the Mother’s Name?
How I Met Your Mother is finally wrapping after 9 years of the exploits of Ted, Barney, Robin, Lily and Marshall—all in the pursuit of Ted’s legen-(wait for it)-DARY true love. And we’ve finally met...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Soleil Moon Frye’s New Son
You can’t expect a person named Soleil Moon Frye to give their kid a name like James or Mark. And she didn’t disappoint with the name of her third child with husband Jason Goldberg—joining big sisters...
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Celebrity Baby Names: John Krasinski and Emily Blunt’s Daughter
It’s a girl for former Office star John Krasiniski and his wife, actress Emily Blunt. And they picked a pretty old-fashioned name that’s making a comeback: Hazel. Hazel was a red-hot name back in the...
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Cool Name of the Week: Bode
The Sochi Olympics have been a little quiet. Sure, there’s the dramas over the unfinished hotel rooms, and Bob Costas’s eye infection. And on Saturday, there was some drama about a post-win interview...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Two Offbeat Choices for Boys, One Classic for a Girl
Three actors welcomed brand new babies this week—Jason Biggs (from American Pie and Orange is the New Black) and wife, writer Jenny Mollen; Frozen star Josh Gad and wife Ida Darvish; and actress Teresa...
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Throwback Thursday: 1910s Baby Names
Today we’re finishing up our Throwback Thursday series with a visit back to the 1910s—exactly 100 years ago. And the intriguing thing is that so many of the top names are coming back into vogue from...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green’s Second Son
It’s another boy for hot starlet Megan Fox and her husband, former 90210 dude Brian Austin Green. And this time, they went in a totally different direction with the baby name—joining big brother Noah...
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International Baby Names: The Best From the British
British baby name lists always have some cool trends to consider as you’re picking your baby’s moniker. When we last checked into the tops of the British charts, they had some pretty cool trends going...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Gwen Stefani’s New Son
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale welcomed their third baby boy this weekend—and their baby name fits in with their offbeat choices for their two other sons. Joining big brothers Zuma Nesta and Kingston...
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Oscar-Worthy Baby Names
Break out the champagne and the fancy hors d’oeuvres—today’s my version of the Superbowl, the Oscars. While the number of nominated films I get to see (at least in the non-animated categories) has...
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Cool Name of the Week: Idina
If you kept your kids up way past their bedtimes to watch the incomparable Idina Menzel belt out the Frozen showstopper (and Oscar winner) ”Let It Go,” you might be a little confused about what her...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Thandie Newton’s Son
Actress Thandie Newton and her husband Ol Parker welcomed their third child, a son, on Monday. Joining big sisters Nico and Ripley is Booker Jombe. Booker means “scribe,” and the most famous bearer of...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Rosie Pope’s New Daughter
It’s a girl for Parents contributor (and Pregnant in Heels star) Rosie Pope! Joining siblings Vivienne, Wells and James is daughter Bridget Monroe. Bridget is a top 500 name here in the U.S., and it...
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Baby Name Dilemma: A Boy’s Name With Meaning
I love it when a couple wants to give their child a name that has real meaning to them—and that’s exactly what Simi and Amit hope to do: My husband and I are first-generation American/British born...
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Divergent Baby Names
Dystopia is red hot in young adult lit—and young adult movies. After the huge success of Hunger Games, there’s Divergent, about a young girl who has to pick which group of people in a divided, dark...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky’s Twins
Thor has two new sons! Actors Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky welcomed twin sons earlier this week. Joining big sister India Rose (LOVE that name!) are Tristan and Sasha. Tristan is a top 100 name here...
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How I Met Your Mother: The Mother’s Name Revealed
Did you catch last night’s series finale for How I Met Your Mother? It took until the final moments of the show’s legen-(wait for it)-dary nine-year run before they revealed the Mother’s name. (And no,...
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Is This Game of Thrones Baby Name Really Becoming Popular?
Could Game of Thrones be inspiring a lot of baby namers? I’ve posted about a few of the more wearable names in my Cool Name of the Week series (hello, Arya, Stark and Margaery), and did a whole post...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Mike Myers’ New Daughter
It’s another unconventional name choice for comedian Mike Myers and his wife, Kelly. They welcomed Sunday Molly on Friday—joining big brother Spike. She isn’t the first celebrity baby named after...
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Cool Name of the Week: Joffrey
Maybe Joffrey on Game of Thrones isn’t exactly cool—but if you watch Game of Thrones, you’ll probably understand why I picked it as the cool name this week. (And if the episode’s still sitting on your...
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