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Florence Rose Endellion – David Cameron’s baby girl gets a name
3 comments | August 25, 2010 | Filed under: General names | Written by: LukeDavid and Samantha Cameron have chosen the name for their new baby girl – Florence Rose Endellion. We named Florence as the UK’s fastest rising girls name of 2010 last month, and it seems as though David Cameron is following the trend. In the 2008 official rankings (the latest currently available), Florence was ranked 94th [...]
Cornish girls names
Add your comment | August 25, 2010 | Filed under: General names | Written by: LukeFollowing yesterday’s news on the birth of David Cameron’s baby girl, and the PM’s subsequent comment about naming the baby something “Cornish”, we’ve put together a list of baby names which originate from Cornwall. (please excuse the obligatory picture of a pasty) Cornish baby names Beryan Blejan Caja Chesten Crewenna Demelza Ebrel Elowen Eseld Eva Hedra Jenifer Jenna Kensa Kerensa Kerra Kew Loveday Lowenna Mellyn Melyor Metheven Morveren Morwenna Rosen Senara Sowena Steren Tamsyn Tecca Tegen Tregereth Tryfena Wenna My guess would be Tegen, which means “pretty”; Channel 4 Political Editor [...]
PM David Cameron and wife Samantha welcome baby daughter
Add your comment | August 24, 2010 | Filed under: Names in the news | Written by: LukeDavid Cameron, the UK’s Prime Minister, and his wife Samantha were taken by surprise when their fourth child, a baby girl, arrived three weeks early whilst on a family holiday in Cornwall. A statement made by David today revealed that they are yet to choose a name for their new arrival. He did however hint [...]
What are the top double barrelled baby names in the UK?
Add your comment | August 22, 2010 | Filed under: Name popularity | Written by: LukeDouble barrelled (or hyphenated) first names – how popular are they, and which names are parents picking? We’ve been trawling through the 2008 official baby names data from the UK government to find out. Note: the data we’ve received does not include very rare names – i.e. those only used once or twice. This is to [...]
Harper Rain Sinclair: Natalie Bassingthwaighte’s baby daughter
Add your comment | August 21, 2010 | Filed under: Celebrity babies | Written by: LukeNatalie Bassingthwaighte, all-round Australian entertainer best known for being part of band Rogue Traders and for playing “Izzy” in Neighbours, has given birth to a baby girl named Harper Rain Sinclair McGlinchey. Natalie and fiance Cameron had apparently decided on this name before the baby was born, and even before they knew whether it was a [...]
Choosing a middle name for your baby
Add your comment | August 15, 2010 | Filed under: General names | Written by: LukeI’ve noticed recently that a lot of posts in our forums are from expectant parents struggling to choose a middle name. So in this post, I’m going to address the middle name and provide a few tips that I hope will make it easier for you to settle on your baby’s name – in [...]
Lily Allen is pregnant
Add your comment | August 6, 2010 | Filed under: Celebrity babies | Written by: LukeLily Allen told The Sun yesterday that her and boyfriend Sam Cooper are expecting their first child. The singer seemed a little surprised at making the front page of The Sun, tweeting “not quite front page worthy but anyways……….. surreal”, accompanied by the below picture. Commenting in May, Allen said that starting a family “is ultimately my [...]
America’s most popular baby names of 2010 (so far)
Add your comment | July 29, 2010 | Filed under: General names | Written by: LukeThis guest post on popular names in the U.S. was fashioned for babynames.co.uk by Pamela Redmond Satran, cofounder of the baby names website nameberry.com and coauthor of ten books on names, including The Brilliant Book of Baby Names and Cool Names for Babies. The most popular baby names in the U.S. for 2010 won’t be [...]
The UK’s Fastest Rising Baby Names, 2010
Add your comment | July 14, 2010 | Filed under: General names | Written by: LukeInspired by a couple of recent baby name popularity articles – on the excellent Huffington Post and Parentdish – we decided to take a look at our own UK baby name data and analyse 2010’s naming trends to date. What did we do? Well, we’re constantly recording what people are searching for at BabyNames.co.uk (anonymously, of course!). [...]
Ethan Edward Smith – Dannii Minogue’s Baby Boy
Add your comment | July 7, 2010 | Filed under: Celebrity babies | Written by: LukeDannii Minogue and Kris Smith welcomed the arrival of a baby boy, Ethan Edward, on the 5th July. The pair are said to be “thrilled” with the birth of their first child. The news was confirmed by a posting on Twitter by Dannii’s spokesman: “Kris Smith and Dannii Minogue are thrilled to announce the arrival of Ethan [...]