February falls right in the middle of the coldest months of the year and it is also the month of love and romance.  If you’re having (or making) a baby in February, here are 175 Valentine inspired names to consider from around the world. 

175 Names of Love

Abiba – the beloved one – African

Adelpha - Beloved Sister - Greek

Adora Beloved One – Latin, Greek, Old German

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May
29
2012

Top 10 Baby Names of 2011

US Social Security Administration Releases Data On Most Popular Baby Names Of Last Year

May marks the release of the Top Baby Names, according to the data collected by US Social Security Administration. There is not a Canadian equivalent available of this data, but given the close relation of our culture, I’m quite confident that the results would be similar.

I see baby names every day and some days, weeks, and months, I note that some are more popular than others, and the popularity of some names grow while others fade. The Top 10 Baby Names, according to the US Social Security Administration, held few surprises for me. 

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May
27
2012

Baby Names And Branding

My Conversation With Media Personality Samantha Ettus

Social Media provides a space for me to work and play. I have always seen it as an open fieldan opportunity throughout the course of my day, evening, or insomnia-laden night to meet, discuss, source, promote, and learn. One of the first people that I ‘met’ on Twitter was Samantha Ettus (@SamanthaEttus). Samantha is a leader and expert on personal branding and working moms.

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Mar
30
2012

Baby Names And Band Names

My Conversation With 2012 Juno Award Nominees, Sloan and F**cked Up

It’s Juno weekend in Canada and we’re getting ready to honour and celebrate our country’s diverse and talented music community. Last week was Canadian Music Week and I had the chance to talk with two musical Dads.

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Jan
14
2012

Your children's names are really the first thing that you give them that they will have for the rest of their lives. There are those mothers among us who have known what names they would give to their children since they were young, while others only start the selection process once they find out that that they are pregnant.

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Jan
09
2012

As you get to know me, you'll understand that I'm less interested in the celebrityishness and more about the meaning behind a name. In my last post on Beyonce and Jay-Z's new baby girl, Blue Ivy, I gave more attention to the significance of Ivy amid much confusion online on whether her name was Ivy Blue or Blue Ivy. Beyonce herself might both started and stopped the debate with the following Tweets.

First there was this:

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Jan
06
2012

The Business of Baby Names

It's Time To Start Name Dropping

You know that feeling you get when you are completely sure that you have arrived in the right place but you didn’t always know that that is where you were heading? That’s me, right now. Welcome to my new blog—I am the resident Baby Name Expert for The Yummy Mummy Club.

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