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Governments Crack Down on Offbeat Baby Names

Hope Beyoncé and Jay-Z are feeling patriotic. In some other countries, Blue Ivy might not be an acceptable name.

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Kyren, Anya, Envy and More: America’s First Baby Names of 2012

Apparently the Kardashian family’s influence extends to baby naming.

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Soccer Player, Inspired by Twitter, Names Son ‘Trendy’

It’s the latest addition to the growing list of ridiculous baby names emerging from today’s social media-crazed world.

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A Lucifer By Any Other Name Would Be Legal in New Zealand

Kids can be devils sometimes, can’t they? Well, not in New Zealand, they can’t.

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Kate Hudson Names Her Baby Boy Bingham Hawn Bellamy

Let the odd celebrity baby name brigade continue on.

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Unusual Baby Names Aren’t Just for Celebs: Israeli Couple Name Their Baby ‘Like’

Whatever happened to naming your kid Anne or John?

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Top 10 Baby Names for 2011: Inspired by ‘Twilight’ and ‘Teen Mom’

Phenomena such as Twilight and Teen Mom have shown the true, semi-shocking breadth of their influence in the government’s analysis of baby-naming last year.

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Prospective Parents, Take Note: America’s 10 Most Hated Baby Names

It’s probably a good idea not to give your child one of the most-maligned first names in America.

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Wilgefortis? Philemon? In Search of the Perfect Christian Name

The Pope is advocating for Christian baby names. What’s a parent looking for a Christian moniker, but striving for something more unique than Mary, to do?

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2010′s Most Popular Names: Sophia, Aiden and Isabella Top The List… Again

Five years from now, grade schools across the country are going to be filled with little Aidens.