One of my greatest joys is stepping back four times a year to gather up all the new names that have been added to the Birth Announcement forum at Nameberry.com, and seeing what names have moved from speculation and possibility into reality - onto the birth certificates of actual little people! There's also the added pleasure of seeing the cool combinations of firsts and middles Berries have put together, and how the names fit in with those of their sibs.
Once again, I'm dazzled by the sheer splendor and variety of this list, the intriguing mix of the classic and the creative - so much of it the result of the savvy advice gleaned from the discussions on the forums.
This list has been edited for space concerns, so go to Nameberry.com for more information on the first Quarterly Report of Nameberry Baby Names 2012.
Girls
Adelaide Charlotte
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Adriana Juniper
Aira Denise
Aislee Faye
Alice Harper Bennett
Anniston Maribelle
Brittany Clemence Aurora
Camellia Christabel
Eleanor Rosalind
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Eliza Scarlett
Elowen Jane, sister of Tallulah Rose
Elsa Beatrice
Elyse Scarlett
Emeline Nova, sister of Adelaide Faith
Emilia Frances
Emily Haddyr Victoria
Florence Beatrice Primrose
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Frances Cecily
Hazel James
Iris Ellen
Isolde Mauricette Marie Jose
Josephine Joy Mirabelle
Juliette Grier, sister of Henry Christopher
Juniper Elise
Karin Olympia Lucille
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Leonie Ida Simone
Madeline Frances Treat
Maeve Josephine
Maren Armstrong
Maven Peri
Ruby Carla Wilhelmina
Ruby Holland, sister of John Alexander
Susannah Helen Jean
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Thalia
Thisbe Katherine
Vesper Irene, sister of Cora Adelaide
Zelda Marigold, sister of George
Boys
Alastair Graham, brother of George Wyatt
Asher Max, brother of Lila Page
Baron Cruz
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Bruno Phillip
Dashiell Carter, twin of Leighton Paige and brother of Juliette Corinne
Elia Bertil Lars-Jacek, brother of Aurora Pamela
Elliot Paul, twin brother of Kurt Donald
Gideon Raphiel, brother of Henry and Mollie
Harrison Luc Walter, brother of Duncan Henry O'Keefe
Hudson Sailor
Isaac John, brother of James, Noah and Lucy
James Daniel, brother of Maya
Jude Henry
Kingston Dover, brother of Sadie and Nat
Kurt Donald, brother of Elliot Paul
Ledger Beckett, brother of Palyn Jade
Leo Antonio, brother of Maxwell Giovanni
Levi Auden Noll
Liam Donovan Blaze, brother of Jocelyn Aurelia Lee
Lucas Albert, brother of Holly Victoria
Pfeifer Marais, brother of Torin Jay, Paxton Dyre, and Alexander Belize
Rowan Alexander
Silas David, brother of Kennedy Drew
Silas Derrick
Walter Lewis
Zachary Michael, brother of Alana Joan
We hope you'll add your new arrivals to the forum, so we can make the next report as complete as possible.
Nameberry is a baby-naming site produced by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz, co-authors of 10 bestselling baby name guides, including the newest, "Beyond Ave and Aiden: The Enlightened Guide to Naming Your Baby." See more at Nameberry.com .
