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What Not to Name Your New Baby

Researchers find the most poorly named among us

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Feb 25, 2009 3:40 PM CST

(Newser) – Naming your child Anna Sasin, Paige Turner, or Hazel Nutt may seem funny, but they're Terry Bull ideas. Those are all real names in British phone books—and the jokes are no laughing matter for the people stuck with the monikers, researchers with TheBabyWebsite.com... Read full story »

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