Do you think celebrities bestow strange baby names in order to give their careers a boost? That’s the impression I get sometimes. I’d never heard of soap star Ingo Rademacher before he named his son Peanut. I knew very little about M.I.A. before she came up with the name Ikhyd. And I hadn’t thought about [...]
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Here’s another batch of unusual-but-real names. This time, all were made in the U.S.A.

Beveridge Webster (born in 1908) – pianist.
Chloethiel Woodard Smith (born in 1910) – architect and urban planner.
Craphonso Thorpe (born in 1983) – football player. (Craphonso = Craig + Alphonso.)
Fitzedward Hall (born in 1825) – Sanskrit scholar and OED contributor.
Mahonri Macintosh Young (born [...]
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I heard about these three celebrity baby names right around the same time, so here they are, all at once:

Actors Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. welcomed a baby girl named Charlotte Grace last weekend. (via Jamie, confirmed by People)
Television personality Julie Chen and her husband welcomed a baby boy named Charlie on Thursday. [...]
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I was born in September 1972. Kiley. Boy. Named after Actor Richard Kiley. Was very original boys name. I never knew any other Kiley’s growing up which was cool. Now I suppose it is officially a girls name, and that sucks. I’ve seen it spelled Kylee Kylie Kilee Kileigh and probably 10 more different mis-spellings. The thing is never to let name issues get you down. Wife is pregnant now and we’re going through naming ideas. There is no way to forsee a boy name becoming a girl name or vice versa. If you pick a name YOU like for your child, It shouldn’t matter. Why can’t someone name there daughter Johnee Mae or Tommie Elisabeth? Those boy names could Go Girl. My baby naming advice: Be smart, Being creative doesn’t mean changing an i to y. I saw a girl the other day named Kylee and I was in a fun mood so I’ll told her she was amed after a boy!
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If you would like your child to have a name that will not get him teased, will not make him stand out to much, then you will want to choose on of the top names for a year or two behind him.  That’s why I have including the top 20 popular names for baby for [...]
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These are some of the funniest names I have heard of and they are all true.
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If the newest family member is a “wee little Irish lad or lassieâ€�, then there is no more appropriate gift that those covered with shamrocks and Irish verse. A quick journey on the Internet will reveal…
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My sister is having a baby and we are trying to come up with some different names for both sexes that they won’t get teased about. I like Ryker for a boy and Chloe for a girl. What are some of your ideas for different names?
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Baby Boy Names – Top 20 Names This Year
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Carley Roney, editor-in-chief of Thebump.com, shares the most popular baby names with Maggie Rodriguez, along with suggestions for how to come up with the right name.

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