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Matilda Magazine: Naming the Next Generation

Kate from Name Soiree and Sarah from For Real Baby Names have teamed up together to produce an online magazine for baby names, called Matilda. What a brilliant idea, and what a great name for it! The...

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Happy Second Birthday, Waltzing More Than Matilda!

My blog turns two years old today. I have to admit, I didn’t think very deeply about what I was doing when I started the blog, and didn’t know any more about blogging than what I’d read in a few...

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Interview with Cristina from Once Upon a Time Baby Names

Cristina began her successful blog A Baby Name Per Day in 2011, and recently rebooted it as Once Upon a Time Baby Names. Her blog is devoted to rare, unusual and beautiful names, and each entry for a...

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Interview with Angela of Upswing Baby Names

Are you looking for a baby name that is a bit different to the rest, but not outrageously so? That’s uncommon, yet not odd or obscure; stylish, but unpretentious; and that stands out from the crowd for...

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Name News Round Up

The papers took a break from berating Australians for their taste in baby names on the day that the US name data was released, and reported that they had found a nation even worse at naming children....

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Interview with Elisabeth from You Can’t Call It “It”!

Elisabeth Wilborn is the stylish blogger at long-time favourite amongst name nerds, You Can’t Call it “It”! Elisabeth’s blog is very popular (I bet you’ve been there already!), and I think it’s...

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A Quick Guide to Swistle: Baby Names

Swistle’s Name Kristen is the insightful blogger behind Swistle: Baby Names, but she writes under the whimsical name Swistle, with her avatar labelled as Swistle, of Thistleville. I’m not sure what...

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Interview with Ebony from Babynameobsessed

Today we are looking at another Australian blogger; Ebony is still in high school, and has been working on Babynameobsessed for over a year. She covers names from popular culture, names from...

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Vote For Your Favourite Names Here

Your votes from the second set of polls have been tabulated and recorded, with Margot Amelia absolutely destroying her opponents, and Flynn Pascal in a modest victory on the boys side. Margot and...

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Interview with Clare from Name News

Clare has a wonderful Name News page on the Scoop.it website, which collects interesting blog posts and stories in the news about names. Her collection includes posts in languages other than English,...

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Vote for Your Favourite Names Here

Your votes from the third set of polls have been recorded, and most of them were absolute walkovers. Etta June and Jude Winter received more than twice as many votes as their closest opponents, as did...

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The Baby Name Stealing Olympics

As the Olympics are on, here is a light-hearted look at the competitive world of “name stealing”. Being a competition, I have sorted them into teams, and awarded each entrant a prize, which hopefully...

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Interview with Kelli from NameFreak!

Kelli Brady is the analytical blogger at NameFreak!, which is a true name nerd’s blog – and of course I mean that in the most complimentary sense possible! There is tons of analysis of American name...

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Gemma and Jewel

Twins Luella Miette and Emmeline Maeve Girls Alina Dawn (Nicholas, Kiara) Anika Josephine (Tane, Kieran) Bonnie Lola Camilla Elizabeth (Gus, Claudia) Coco Zara Doreen “Dora” Eriana Jade Essie Florence...

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Vote For Your Favourite Names

Results are in from the early winter votes on names from the Birth Announcements. There was a narrow win for Francesca Violet, and a convincing one for Oliver Theodore, who early on emerged as a clear...

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Interview with Kara from The Art of Naming

Kara is the bubbly, friendly blogger at The Art of Naming, which she has been regularly maintaining, along with a host of social media, for a year now. Kara genuinely loves helping parents find the...

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How to Dot Com Your Baby Name, and Other Name Stories in the News

Mastering Your Baby’s Domain Baby names in the digital age have become so complicated that some parents now make sure their child has their own e-mail account, Twitter handle, Facebook page, and...

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Vote For Your Favourite Names

Results are in from the late winter votes on names from the Birth Announcements. There were convincing wins for twins Frankie Joy and Rosie Winter, and for Mabel Florence in the girls’ names. Jasper...

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You Asked About … The Weekly Birth Announcements

I’ve been publishing the Birth Announcements category every Friday for almost three years now, and by now I’ve received quite a few questions about them. Here’s the answers to them, plus the answers...

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Vote For Your Favourite Names

Results are in from the early spring votes on names from the Birth Announcements. Twins Audrey Kate and June Stevie steamrolled the opposition, gaining a thumping 84% of the vote. In the girls’ names,...

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