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LifeThe 20 rarest baby names in the UK – and their meanings
Is yours on the list?
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PeopleSome people only just realised that Rihanna’s real name isn’t Rihanna
Erm, did we not all know this already?
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LifeThese 24 baby names are at risk of going extinct in 2017
Experts have claimed that these once-beloved baby names are “endangered”
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LifeThese are the most-searched gender-neutral baby names in the UK
Parents are increasingly leaning towards androgynous names, according to new research.
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Life36 fashionable Irish baby names taking the world by storm
These melodic baby names all hail from the emerald isle…
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PeopleSasha Obama’s real name has been revealed, and the internet can’t cope
“Everything I thought I knew was a lie”
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LifeListen up, hipsters: these are the 100 most unique baby names ever
Can you believe that absolutely none of these names were used last year?
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LifeThese are the most popular middle names in the UK right now
Unlike first names, second names tend to be inspired by our ancestors.
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LifeThese will be the trendiest baby names of 2017 (apparently)
Rosamund, Moana and Gunther: these will be the trendiest baby names of 2017
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LifeThe 20 most fashionable Swedish baby names
For parents (and pet owners) searching for the perfect Nordic name
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LifeThese will be the hottest baby names of 2100
An algorithm has been designed to predict future naming trends.
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BooksRoald Dahl fans, we’ve been pronouncing his name wrong all this time
Dahl continues to surprise us, even now...
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LifeThis amazing new research can reveal the origin of your surname
Were your ancestors butchers, bakers or candlestick makers?
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Life“Breaking free from heartbreak: why I chose to change my name”
One writer explains her struggle to carve out a new identity, aged 30
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LifeWould you pay a “professional” £20,000 to name your baby?
Anxious parents are hiring “baby name consultants” – and they're crazy expensive
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PeopleThe most unusual celebrity baby names
From Rocket to Royal Reign
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LifeThe old-fashioned baby names going extinct
A world with no more Nigels or Elaines? Say it isn't so.
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LifeThis is the world's most popular baby name for girls
There's one name with global reach
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