Starbaby News: Welcome Bingham!

July 14, 2011

Kate Hudson has settled on a name for baby boy Bellamy! She and boyfriend Matthew have named their little guy Bingham Hawn Bellamy, and US Magazine reports that they plan to call him Bing. Bing’s big brother is Ryder Russell Robinson. Ryder and Bing – they’re a matched pair, both quirky and novel but not [...]

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Baby Name of the Day: Heather

July 12, 2011

She’s a botanical choice from a few decades back, once so popular that Winona Ryder went to high school with three of them. Thanks to Kelly for suggesting Heather as our Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Nolan

February 12, 2011

He’s a lively Irish surname associated with the most American of pastimes. Thanks to Carolyn for suggesting one of the options she’s considering for her baby on the way. Our Baby Name of the Day is Nolan.

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Baby Name of the Day: Archer

October 14, 2010

He’s a nineteenth-century rarity, newly returned to the Top 1000 in 2009. Thanks to Rachel for suggesting Archer as Baby Name of the Day.

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Sunday Summary: 8/22/10

August 22, 2010

Please tell me that I’m not the only person who watched My Fake Fiance, the first pairing of Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence? It was raining, the baby was fussy … wait, never mind. Someone else must’ve tuned in – enough of us for ABC Family to greenlight a new original series called Melissa [...]

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Baby Name of the Day: Ezekiel

May 13, 2010

Take Noah and Isaiah, cross them with Zachary and what do you get? Thanks to Kelly for suggesting Ezekiel as Baby Name of the Day.

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Baby Name of the Day: Zoltan

April 8, 2010

There’s Xavier and Zane and Zander, too.

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Sunday Summary: 3/7/10

March 7, 2010

First, thanks to Pam and Linda at Nameberry for running my guest post on Movie Award Names: Looking beyond Oscar.

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Sunday Summary: 1/3/10

January 3, 2010

It’s the first Sunday Summary of 2010. Happy New Year! Congratulations to Chanara and her family as they celebrate their first New Year’s Day with new daughter Rosemary Amelie Belle. Now, on to the random name spotting: Hat tip to Photoquilty for the heads up on Today’s story about bizarre baby names, including Marijuana Pepsi. [...]

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Sunday Summary: 9/13/09

September 13, 2009

Ah, September. The leaves change color, apples of every possible variety can be found in stacks at the Farmers’ Market and me? I’m glued to the television: Okay, not really. I missed the debut of the rebooted Melrose Place the other night. (Though I was sorry to miss Bronx‘s mom in action.) This edition includes [...]

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