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2013 baby names

What’s in a name? New trends for 2013

We’ve barely broken the surface of 2013, with Easter only just behind us, but already there are trends emerging this year for baby names across the UK, with the publication of Babynames.co.uk figures for popular baby names for the first quarter of 2013. Some of the top names from 2012 look set to stay popular…

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Vintage-style baby names make a come back

Vintage-style names like Elsie, Frankie and Arthur have emerged as ‘ones to watch’ for 2013, as bounty’s annual baby names report reveals they are amongst the highest risers in popularity for UK babies born in the past year. The top 100 boys and girls lists, compiled of names given to 430,000 babies born in 2012,…

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Best Baby Names 2013

Win Best Baby Names 2013

Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier.  With all the information on the latest naming trends, handy inspirational lists and A–Z directories including over 8,000 names and their meanings, Best Baby Names for 2013 has everything you need for choosing the perfect name for your baby boy or girl. Best Baby Names…

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What an interesting name!

Still not quite able to believe it, I took another test on Monday – this time one with a ‘conception indicator’ feature. It confirmed that I did indeed have a bun in the oven and that I’d been cooking it for three+ weeks. In medical terms, this makes me five+ weeks pregnant; slightly further along…

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Trends in women’s surname choices

‘Children can be made to feel ‘different’ if their surname choice style is not the conventional one’. A pilot study at the University of Leicester has uncovered emerging trends among female surname choices reflecting the changing nature of contemporary Britain. Dr Jane Pilcher, of the University of Leicester Department of Sociology, will also describe her…

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Marriage and changing surnames

Surnames…. Would you change yours?

In these modern times, do we still follow the tradition of taking our partner’s name after marriage? We ran a poll to see what you thought … and were surprised by the results! Stay or break with tradition We asked babyworld members if they had taken their partner’s surname when they married. We wanted to see if our…

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Choosing your baby’s name

Choosing a name for your baby is one of the most exciting things expectant parents do. It’s also a time-consuming, soul-searching and culturally emotional experience, so much so that many babies aren’t even named until they’re a few days old. But what exactly is in a name anyway? The right to a name Not only is choosing your baby’s…

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How to register a birth in England and Wales

Parents married to each other If the parents of the child were married to each other at the time of the birth (or conception), either the mother or the father may. Parents not married to each other If the parents were not married to each other at the time of the child’s birth (or conception), the father’s…

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Christmas baby names

If your baby is due on or around Christmas you may wish to mark their arrival with a suitably festive name. Here’s a selection of names that Babyworld have put together, including Christmas and Jesus! But no puddings or crackers, thank goodness. Or Rennie … Christmas inspired names to consider: Angela (or Angelica, Angelina) The…

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Registering your baby – giving them a name

Not sure what to call your baby? When you register your baby, you don’t actually have to give the baby a first name if you’re not yet sure what you want to call him or her. You do have to enter a surname. If you don’t register a first name, a line will be put in the space…

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