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Celebrity Baby Names: Chelsea Clinton’s Daughter
It’s a girl for former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton and her husband, Mark Mezvinsky. That makes former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State (and potential 2016 contender) Hillary...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Named Their Daughter…
There were reports that Finn was the name of choice for their brand new daughter, but Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunas have officially released the name they picked—and while Finn isn’t it, it’s another...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Ellen Pompeo’s Baby Girl
Ellen Pompeo and husband Chris Ivery kept a little secret—they were expecting, via surrogate. And a few weeks ago, the Grey’s Anatomy star and her mate welcomed Sienna May to the world. Sienna is the...
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Twin Peaks Baby Names
Anyone else as jazzed as I was to find out that the totally bizarro Twin Peaks will be coming back—with its Log Lady, cherry pie, doughnuts, and damn fine cups of coffee? It’ll be a Showtime series for...
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Do We Make Sexist Baby Name Choices?
Are we picking names that fit into gender stereotypes when we choose our children’s names? If you look at word name picks—names like Charity and Grey—it certainly seems like it. In taking a look at...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Kelly Rowland’s New Son
It’s a boy for singer and Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland and husband Tim Witherspoon! And they chose a legendarily strong baby name for their son: Titan Jewell. Titan has moved into the top 1000...
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Baby Name Dilemma: Help Us Find a Baby Name We LOVE!
Reader Michelle clearly has some wonderful baby name taste—I really adore the names she picked for her first two kids. But she hasn’t fallen in love with a name for her third child (they’re planning to...
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Totally Cool Baby Names (for Winter!)
It may not be winter—yet—but it sure feels like it in most of the country. (And in my hometown, people are buried under six and seven feet of snow, so I bet they’re definitely feeling like they’re...
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Baby Name Dilemma: A Girls’ Name to Suit the Sib Set
Reader Christie already has two girls and a boy—and is looking for the perfect name for her third daughter. I am pregnant with my 4th child. This will be our 3rd girl, and we are having trouble finding...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Jimmy Fallon’s New Daughter!
It’s another girl for Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and wife Nancy Juvonen! Joining big sister Winnie Rose is Frances Cole, who was born via surrogate on December 3rd. Frances is experiencing a bit of...
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What’s the Most Common “Christmasy” Baby Name?
Some baby names seem simply well suited to the holiday season—but which of those is the most popular? According to some WhitePages.com data, Carol reigns supreme. There are more than one million Carols...
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2015 Baby Name Trends: What Will Be Hot?
Happy 2015! As always, we like to ring in the New Year on In Name Only with our predictions of what’s going to be hot in baby names for the coming year. So consider these thoughts when you’re picking...
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The Hottest Celebrity Baby Names This Week
It was all about honoring Daddy for two celebs who welcomed new sons recently—and a cool, offbeat baby name for a girl for a third. Zombie fighter Sonequa Martin-Green from The Walking Dead and her...
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Celebrity Baby Name: Shakira’s New Baby!
It’s another boy for international pop star Shakira and her fiancé, FC Barcelona soccer player Gerard Pique. Joining big brother Milan is a baby boy bearing an increasingly unisex baby name: Sasha...
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Nutella and 8 Other Banned Baby Names
While here in the U.S., no baby names are off limits (hello, Hashtag!), in many parts of the world, the government gets a say in whether your baby name is up to snuff. For instance, New Zealand kept...
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8 Oscar-Worthy Baby Names
This year’s batch of Oscar nominees may have touched off some controversy due to the lack of diversity, but if you’re looking for great baby names, there are more than a few in the pool. Check out my...
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Celebrity Baby Name: Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s Second Daughter
How many different ways can you spell the baby name Lachlan? Apparently, plenty. Saved By the Bell alum Mark-Paul Gosselaar and wife Catriona McGinn picked a variant spelling of this Scottish classic...
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Charlotte Elizabeth Diana: The Meaning Behind the Royal Baby Name
As pretty much everyone in the world now knows, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (AKA Kate Middleton and Prince William) welcomed a royal baby girl early May 2nd. But now we know that they gave their...
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Top Baby Names List: What Does It Reveal?
For baby name nerds, mid-May’s about more than just Mother’s Day brunch mimosas. It brings the big kahuna baby name list from the Social Security Administration, which parses out what’s hot, and what’s...
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16 Unpopular Baby Names That Deserve a Second Chance
Do you know a baby named Claudine, Barbra, Seymour, or Elmo? Probably not. Fewer than five kids in the U.S. were given the names Claudine and Elmo last year, so they didn’t even make the Social...
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