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GOP Dadi Names Baby After Ticket
Mom thought they were going with Ava Grace. Imagine her surprise when Dadi put Sarah McCain Palin Lastname on the birth certificate!
Mom thought they were going with Ava Grace. Imagine her surprise when Dadi put Sarah McCain Palin Lastname on the birth certificate!
Teen Renames Herself To Protest Dissection
I'm surprised the former Jennifer was allowed to legally change her name to CutoutDissection.com -- are you allowed to have a "dot" in the name? If so, it seems unfair that those New Zealand parents couldn't name their kid 4Real...
I'm surprised the former Jennifer was allowed to legally change her name to CutoutDissection.com -- are you allowed to have a "dot" in the name? If so, it seems unfair that those New Zealand parents couldn't name their kid 4Real...
Mom Gives Birth in Toyota Camry, Names Baby After Car
While Camry itself is not unheard-of as a girl's name, I do applaud this new mom for going with Claire Camryn in a more subtle homage to her new bundle o' joy's birthplace. Read the story on Motherproof.com, the car website for mothers.
While Camry itself is not unheard-of as a girl's name, I do applaud this new mom for going with Claire Camryn in a more subtle homage to her new bundle o' joy's birthplace. Read the story on Motherproof.com, the car website for mothers.
What's up with black names, anyway?
David Zax in Salon offers one of the best articles on baby names I've ever seen. Zax puts creative baby naming in the black community into a historical context context that should be remembered the next time you're tempted to laugh at a name that sounds too creative.
David Zax in Salon offers one of the best articles on baby names I've ever seen. Zax puts creative baby naming in the black community into a historical context context that should be remembered the next time you're tempted to laugh at a name that sounds too creative.
Talula Does the Hula... & Other Names So Weird That Judges Forbade Them (Slate)
Everyone needs a hobby. Mine is Fun Name Change Cases. I first got hooked 15 years ago, when I read about Michael Herbert Dengler, who wanted to change his name to 1069.
Everyone needs a hobby. Mine is Fun Name Change Cases. I first got hooked 15 years ago, when I read about Michael Herbert Dengler, who wanted to change his name to 1069.