Naming your baby

Naming your baby can be surprisingly difficult. There are so many things to think about - will the name you've chosen go with the family name? Is it likely to go out of fashion. Will your child be comfortable and happy with the name for the rest of their life?

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  A history of English baby names

  English speakers are blessed with a vast store of first names to choose from, as layer after layer of immigrants and cultures have added their names to the pool parents have to draw on.
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  Choosing a name

  Naming your baby can be surprisingly difficult. There are so many things to think about - will the name you've chosen go with the family name? Is it likely to go out of fashion? You may be influenced by many different associations and considerations, but the main thing to remember is that the...
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  Naming twins

  There's a tradition of giving twins names that are related. The names may reflect an association; begin with the same initial (Paul, Patricia); sound alike (Suzanna, Hannah); or have a similar rhythm (Benjamin, Jonathan).
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