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This page contains links to the World-Wide Wednesday posts that discuss naming traditions in other cultures. It links to articles about names of the past. There's also a few discussion topics, birth announcements and baby name games! Happy naming!


Best Names By Letter:

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | 

 P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z


Boy Names                   

 Girl Names


 In The Past:

Birth Announcements:
Real Names, Real Babies
Penelope Hazel 
Sullivan Rhys 
Copelynn Eleanor
Caius Michael 
Lily Raphaella 
Austin Ford 
Gabriella Pearl 
Owen Frederick 
Helena Mae 
Tristan Samuel
Norah Bailey
Wyatt Arthur

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