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US to ban all but top 1,000 baby names

2 comments  |  March 27, 2008  |  Filed under: Names in the news  |  Written by: Luke

The United States government today unveiled plans to restrict budding parents to a selection of just 1,000 names for their new arrival – 500 boys names and 500 girls. The scheme mirrors that put forward in Venezuela (nytimes.com) in 2007, where a spate of wacky baby names provoked a government intervention. A list of the 1,000 allowable [...]

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Our children are gods, warlords and lovers

Add your comment  |  March 27, 2008  |  Filed under: Names in the news  |  Written by: Luke

A Welsh couple have used their interest in mythology to help name their six children, creating a family whose names are legendary to say the least. Elaine and Tony Romaeo are the proud parents of six children aging from zero to twelve. In age order, they line up as: Romeo Casanova Valentino (12) Venus Valentine (11) Angel Aphrodite [...]

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