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Woman Wants To Know AITA For Ignoring Stepmother's Baby Name Request
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by on February 28, 2025February 28, 2025

Woman Wants To Know AITA For Ignoring Stepmother's Baby Name Request

Westend61/Westend61/Getty Images For some parents-to-be, finding just the right baby name can be a challenge. For others it’s easy: certain names just come to them as if by divine inspiration. The first time my husband suggested what ultimately became our daughter’s name, I knew that was the one. Redditor u/PollutionWild4637 (we’ll call her Wild) had...

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Can Your Baby's Name Predict Their Financial Success? What Research Shows
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by on February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

Can Your Baby's Name Predict Their Financial Success? What Research Shows

Westend61/Getty Images In his classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare wrote, "What’s in a name?" And as it turns out… quite a lot. More than ever, we live in a world that puts an exceeding amount of pressure on the decisions new parents make now for the future of children tomorrow. While some of...

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The Hot '90s Actors That Influenced Baby Names
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by on February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

The Hot '90s Actors That Influenced Baby Names

Ron Davis; Vinnie Zuffante; Jim Smeal/Getty Images I can’t think of any major heartthrob actors in mainstream movies and TV these days. I can think of plenty of good-looking actors and characters I love, sure — but it’s not like it was in the ’90s, a decade full of entertainment in which the entire world...

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The Weirdest 17th Century Baby Names
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by on February 18, 2025February 18, 2025

The Weirdest 17th Century Baby Names

duncan1890/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images According to the Social Security Administration’s list of baby names, which goes back to the late 1800s, my son’s name — William — has ranked among the Top 20 that entire time. It does not stand alone, particularly among boy names. “James” has proven even more consistently popular. For girls, well, I’m...

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