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more about #namegame more comments → sirenofsuburbia: It's a great name! My first daughter is KathArine (after Hepburn and Graham) and there was little to no argument on it. She used to be Katie but now... more » BytheSea: I was THIs close to Kate. it's the perfect name for petite lesbian with big boobs. Instead I'm a Kristi, the perfect name for a leggy blonde cheerlead... more » hellosunshine: My future daughter (because I WILL have one) will be Katherine Mary Margaret, and she will be a Kate. Not a Katie, not a Katherine (though they are bo... more » clevernamehere: I'm Kate and I like the no nonsense sound of the name. I'm named after my paternal grandma (if you ask my dad) and Katharine Hepburn (if you ask my mo... more » scandalouskiki: Kate is one of my favorite names - if I had a daughter, that's what I'd name her. #namegame more » sableized (sister europe): Anna, I feel like the Kate you're thinking of in your article is Kate Hepburn, because you described her to a t. #namegame more » debo matar la zombi goldberry83: I was so almost a Kate! But when I was born, my Mum read an article that said it was a really popular name, so she changed her mind. Since then she'... more » sybann: My favorite fake name ever! I have been "given" new names with several new gigs. This was the only one I liked - except for the fact that people kept ... more » Thus Spake KATE!: im katharine (after ms. hepburn) who has been katie, katia, kitty and kate. having a base name with so many nicknames option has proved really fun bec... more » hollygirl: It has always sucked to have a boyfriend whose last girlfriend was a Kate or even "Katie"- she's inevitably hard to live up to.. On this topic, I have... more » heymissmegs: I know everyone is sick of the Gosselins, but Kate Gosselin fits this profile pretty well. I read somewhere that her real first name is actually Katie... more » Le Kangourou de Kataroo: This is kind of awesome. I'm technically a Katie, named after Kat Hepburn, but it describes me pretty much to a T - I don't understand why people just... more » hfree: I plan on naming my imaginary-for-right-now future daughter Kate. But after Katherine Hepburn, who is truly the iconic Kate to end all Kates. #namegame more » lilbobbytables: I am a Kate, and I was hoping you would do this name. I am not badass, but a lot of this fits. #namegame more » ablative: I'm a Cait from Caitlin, but somehow I doubt this is the same. #namegame more » -
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K Is For Kate, Who Kicks Ass, Takes Names
Kate doesn't take shit from anybody, meaning she can be an awesome go-getter — or an ice queen.
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J Is For Jennifer, The Vanilla Of Names
Jennifer was the most popular girl's name from 1970 all the way to 1984, and its sheer ubiquity makes Jennifer seem wholesome, trustworthy — and a little run-of-the-mill.
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Latin & Hispanic Names: "Doomed"
In a story for Time magazine, Jeffrey Kluger writes that Latin/Hispanic names — like Juan, Juanita, Guillermo and Manuel — are dropping in popularity. More » -
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Mrs. Butterworth's First Name Revealed…
It's Joy. Also, she has a Twitter account(?!?!) and her background looks like waffles. What a tease. [Mrs. Butterworth's Twitter] -
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Name Game
As an advertising icon fan, as I've previously mentioned, Mrs. Butterworth's first name has never been revealed. But it will be, on October 1. It had better be something sweet! [PR Week] -
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D Is For Danielle (Or Dani, Who's Apparently Kinda Judgey)
Danielle has always seemed like a non-confrontational name to me, but some of its variants (namely Dani or Danny) might help you get ahead in the legal profession.
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B is for Beth (And Barack! And Bandana!)
Today in "The Name Game," we focus on a name we think is all about sweetness and light: Beth. More » -
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What Do People's Online "Personas" Say About Them?
Personas, part of the Metropath(ologies) art installation on display at the MIT Museum, generates a visualization of a person's online identity. We entered a few famous names to see if the internet knows something about them that we don't. More » -
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Cougars, Pumas, MILFs, And....TWITs?
Oh, dear. I'm not sure why the world feels that women need to place themselves into stupidly named sociological gangs in order to justify their existence. We have the Cougars, the MILFS, the Pumas, and now, the tragically dubbed TWITs. More » -
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You Are Cordially Invited To The Wedding Of Kelly Hildebrandt And Kelly Hildebrandt
Kelly Hildebrandt decided to look up her own name on Facebook last year, just to see if anyone else shared it with her. Lo and behold, someone did; a young man she thought was pretty cute. More » -
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Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Alecs
A new study reveals that babies given certain "bad boy" names are more likely to end up in jail. So what are these terrible, life-ruining monikers? Alec, Garland, Ivan, Kareem, Luke, Malcolm, Preston, Tyrell, Walter...and Ernest?! More » -
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Someday, Will We All Replace Our Real Names With Screen Names?
A woman from Manchester has become the first person to change her name to a web domain, reports the Independent. Claire Forshaw is now Princess-Rainbow.com. Is this what the future holds? More » -
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"Modern" Baby Names Actually Pretty Old
Brooklyn, the name of the Victoria Beckham's 10-year-old son, was first used in 1870; Gwyneth should know there was an Apple born in 1853; and some especially cruel 19th-century parents chose the name Peaches for their son. [Daily Express] -
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Olde-School Names Are Dying… From Embarrassment
"A comparison of the 2008 population - using data from a variety of sources - with the first census in 1881 shows that the number of Cocks has shrunk by 75%" [Times of London]
