Girls Names

Sorry, My Name Is Not Tiffany

Darina Kagan | Posted 04.02.2012

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Darina Kagan

Growing up with a non-traditional name, I was exposed to the ignorant mocking of the cliche kids on the playground. I remember asking my parents, "Why couldn't you name me something common like Laura or Jessica?"

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Baby Names 2011: The Hottest Trends

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pamela Redmond Satran

For baby names 2011, we predict the merging of two major recent trends: very proper proper names -- think Louise and Arthur, Beatrix and Abraham -- with lighter-than-air, even silly nicknames: Lulu, Bee, Bunny, and Bram.

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British Baby Names: Choices With Charm and Class

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pamela Redmond Satran

Every few months, about as often as I allow myself to relish a hot caramel sundae and with about the same amount of delicious anticipation, I dip into the Telegraph birth announcements to see what the upper-crusty British baby namers are up to.

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