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  • July 2008

    • Kiwi Judge Chucks Kid's Crazy Name

      newser  |  BBC  |  7 hours, 56 minutes ago

      Kiwi Judge Chucks Kid's Crazy Name

      A New Zealand judge has allowed 9-year-old Tallulah Does The Hula From Hawaii to change her name, the BBC reports. The judge said the bizarre name makes a fool of the girl—who prefers to be called "K"—and would pose a likely handicap later in life. He slammed the parents' "poor judgement" and a trend toward weird names. More »

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      New Zealand  • name  • name change

    • The Best Celeb Name Changes

      newser  |  Radar  |  Jul 10, 08 1:23 PM CDT

      The Best Celeb Name Changes

      What’s in a name? Apparently everything worth changing, reports Radar . Inspired by the list-heavy Cityfile, a wiki-style Facebook of sorts for notable New Yorkers (wondering which celebs are Bentley owners?) , Radar created its own gossipy inventory: famous folks with changed names: Natalie Portman, actor: Natalie Hershlag Moby, musician: Richard Melville Hall More »

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      list  • celebrity  • gossip  • Jon Stewart  • name  • Natalie Portman  • name change  • Geraldo Rivera  • Ralph Lauren  • Ghostface Killah  • Jon Bon Jovi  • Moby

    • Monday's Child Is ... Sunday?

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Jul 8, 08 12:18 PM CDT

      Monday's Child Is ... Sunday?

      Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's newborn daughter’s name, Sunday Rose, may be part cross-promotion, part payback, reports MSNBC. The couple decided on the name after Urban wrote a song, "Sunday," about his daughter-to-be—but a source says the name could also be a shot at Tom Cruise's favored belief system. More »

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      baby  • Tennessee  • Nicole Kidman  • Scientology  • name  • Keith Urban  • Sunday Rose Kidman Urban

    • In Aussie Outback, It's All in 'Skin' Name

      newser  |  Radio Free Netherlands  |  Jul 7, 08 7:03 AM CDT

      In Aussie Outback, It's All in 'Skin' Name

      When she moved to the central Australian outback, Penny Bergen was ready for a drastically different life, but she didn’t know it would take a new name to stake her place in a tiny Aboriginal community. Reporting for Radio Free Netherlands, the journalist writes about her experience getting a “skin name”—a community nickname that marks your spot in “a sophisticated and complex kinship system.” More »

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      Australia  • name  • name change  • Aborigines

    • 100 Surnames for 1.3B People Causes Chinese Confusion

      newser  |  Radio Free Netherlands  |  Jul 5, 08 8:39 AM CDT

      100 Surnames for 1.3B People Causes Chinese Confusion

      The Chinese call them liaobaixing , or "old 100 names," and they are so partial to those 100 traditional surnames, Radio Free Netherlands tells us, that over 90% of the country's population of 1.3 billion share them. The profusion of Wangs, Chen, Lis and Wus creates powerful feelings of kinship, but also wreaks bureaucratic havoc.  More »

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      China  • name  • Chinese  • surnames

  • June 2008

    • Angelina: Woman, Uninterrupted

      newser  |  Vanity Fair  |  Jun 2, 08 11:56 AM CDT

      Angelina: Woman, Uninterrupted

      The every mood and move of "Brangelina" results in frantic flashbulbs and screaming headlines, but when Rich Cohen sat down with Angelina Jolie for Vanity Fair , he found a complete woman whose life perhaps imitates her art. The "ultimate avatar of fantasies," her onscreen roles have reflected her personal evolution: from wild child to crusader to Brad Pitt's "wife." More »

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      parenting  • Angelina Jolie  • Brad Pitt  • Vanity Fair  • name  • raising children

  • May 2008

    • Emily, Jacob Top Baby Names—Again

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 11, 08 4:53 AM CDT

      Emily, Jacob Top Baby Names—Again

      New parents’ tastes haven’t changed much. Emily was the most popular girl’s name last year for the 12th year in a row, while Jacob topped the boys’ list for the ninth consecutive year, AP reports. Among the top 10 girls’ names, only one was new: Elizabeth, which knocked Samantha off the list. Experts say parents tend to seek names that appeal to people of many backgrounds and are free of bad associations. More »

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      baby  • name

  • March 2008

    • Run, Spot, Run: Max and Bella Now Top Dog Names

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Mar 31, 08 6:49 AM CDT

      Run, Spot, Run: Max and Bella Now Top Dog Names

      Traditional dog names like Spot and Buster have been abandoned for human names such as Max and Lucy, according to a survey of most popular pet names. The list was compiled by a pet health insurance company from the names of dogs in its database, reports USA Today . Max, Buddy, and Rocky are the most popular names for males, and Bella and Molly the most often picked for female dogs. More »

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      dog  • name

    • New Real Name for Hannah Montana

      newser  |  E! Online  |  Mar 19, 08 6:19 AM CDT

      New Real Name for Hannah Montana

      Two names is enough for Miley Ray Cyrus, also known as Hannah Montana, E! Online reports. The teen superstar has filed to have her name legally changed from Destiny Hope Cyrus to Miley Ray Cyrus—the name her legions of fans know her by and the name her family has called her since she was a baby.  More »

    • A Boy Named Sue Is a Boy Named Sue Is ...

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 11, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      A Boy Named Sue Is a Boy Named Sue Is ...

      Having an unusual name might not ruin your life, science blogger John Marion Tierney writes in the New York Times . Some new studies show that having an embarrassing name has less of an impact on future success than previously thought—and might even be helpful, because dealing with the needling can toughen you up. Tierney calls it the "Boy Named Sue paradigm." More »

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      parenting  • name  • Gwyneth Paltrow  • Johnny Cash

    • J.Lo Names Her Twins: Max and Emme

      newser  |  E! Online  |  Mar 1, 08 1:43 PM CST

      J.Lo Names Her Twins: Max and Emme

      Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have lifted the lid on their newborn twins' names: Max and Emme. The celebrity couple declined to make the names public after the boy and girl were born Feb. 22 at a Long Island hospital. The new arrivals are now home safe and sound, E! Online reports. They are J.Lo's first children, while Anthony has three from two previous relationships. More »

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      celebrity  • children  • celebrity pregnancy  • twins  • babies  • name  • Marc Anthony  • J.Lo

  • January 2008

    • A Rose by Any Other Name: Parents 'Rebrand' Kids

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 2, 08 4:23 PM CST

      A Rose by Any Other Name: Parents 'Rebrand' Kids

      Naming a baby is a big deal, and some parents can't seem to settle on one. They may have picked "Emma" at birth, but months later decide she looks more like a "Caroline" and navigate the sticky legal system to make the change official. It's a growing phenomenon that CNN calls "namer's remorse"—but its effect on kids remains unclear. More »

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      parenting  • baby  • name

  • December 2007

    • Italian Govt. Renames Baby

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Dec 18, 07 1:45 PM CST

      Italian Govt. Renames Baby

      He was born, registered, and baptized Friday Germano, but the Italian government is calling him Gregory. The Germanos happen to like the name Friday, but 5 months after they gave it to their baby, a court in Genoa ruled that it had to be changed. In Italy, it seems, the law forbids giving children “ridiculous or shameful” first names, Reuters reports. More »

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      Italy  • parenting  • baby  • name

  • November 2007

    • Garcias Catching Up With Smiths

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 18, 07 3:46 PM CST

      Garcias Catching Up With Smiths

      Smith is still the most common US surname, but Garcia and Rodriguez are hot on its tail, the New York Times says. Those two Hispanic names cracked the Census Bureau’s latest top 10, likely marking the first time a non-Anglo name has been so prevalent. After seeing their ranks swell 58% in the 1990s, Latinos now represent 13% of the population. More »

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      list  • Hispanic  • name  • Latinos  • Census Bureau  • surnames

  • August 2007

    • 'Fido,' 'Kitty' Fall Out of Favor

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 23, 07 11:46 AM CDT

      'Fido,' 'Kitty' Fall Out of Favor

      Stumped about what to name the newest member of the family? The Tribune shares Veterinary Pet Insurance's list of its 450,000 clients' top dog and cat names.  Top dog names: Max Molly Buddy More »

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      list  • dog  • pets  • cat  • name  • preschool

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