Most of the top-visited name pages are hot baby name choices, like Amelia and Liam. But mixed in among those are names you’ll seldom encounter in real life. When the ratio of web searches to actual babies is sky high, that’s a point of mass public curiosity. Where does the name come from? What does it mean? Is it a “real” name, or did the author invent it? And does anybody actually dare choose it for their baby? Read on.

This article originally appeared on Baby Name Wizard. More from The Stir: 10 Ridiculous Things We Need to Stop Naming Babies After — Now Which of these names have you wondered about? For more great baby name ideas, visit Baby Name Wizard.

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title: “14 Most Curious Sounding Boys Names Explained” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-03” author: “Connie Soren”


Most of the top-visited name pages are hot baby name choices, like Amelia and Liam. But mixed in among those are names you’ll seldom encounter in real life. When the ratio of web searches to actual babies is sky high, that’s a point of mass public curiosity. Where does the name come from? What does it mean? Is it a “real” name, or did the author invent it? And does anybody actually dare choose it for their baby? Read on.

This article originally appeared on Baby Name Wizard. More from The Stir: 10 Ridiculous Things We Need to Stop Naming Babies After — Now Which of these names have you wondered about? For more great baby name ideas, visit Baby Name Wizard.

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title: “14 Most Curious Sounding Boys Names Explained” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-21” author: “Gilbert Napier”


Most of the top-visited name pages are hot baby name choices, like Amelia and Liam. But mixed in among those are names you’ll seldom encounter in real life. When the ratio of web searches to actual babies is sky high, that’s a point of mass public curiosity. Where does the name come from? What does it mean? Is it a “real” name, or did the author invent it? And does anybody actually dare choose it for their baby? Read on.

This article originally appeared on Baby Name Wizard. More from The Stir: 10 Ridiculous Things We Need to Stop Naming Babies After — Now Which of these names have you wondered about? For more great baby name ideas, visit Baby Name Wizard.

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title: “14 Most Curious Sounding Boys Names Explained” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-18” author: “Nathan Mansi”


Most of the top-visited name pages are hot baby name choices, like Amelia and Liam. But mixed in among those are names you’ll seldom encounter in real life. When the ratio of web searches to actual babies is sky high, that’s a point of mass public curiosity. Where does the name come from? What does it mean? Is it a “real” name, or did the author invent it? And does anybody actually dare choose it for their baby? Read on.

This article originally appeared on Baby Name Wizard. More from The Stir: 10 Ridiculous Things We Need to Stop Naming Babies After — Now Which of these names have you wondered about? For more great baby name ideas, visit Baby Name Wizard.

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title: “14 Most Curious Sounding Boys Names Explained” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-03” author: “Veronica Vass”


Most of the top-visited name pages are hot baby name choices, like Amelia and Liam. But mixed in among those are names you’ll seldom encounter in real life. When the ratio of web searches to actual babies is sky high, that’s a point of mass public curiosity. Where does the name come from? What does it mean? Is it a “real” name, or did the author invent it? And does anybody actually dare choose it for their baby? Read on.

This article originally appeared on Baby Name Wizard. More from The Stir: 10 Ridiculous Things We Need to Stop Naming Babies After — Now Which of these names have you wondered about? For more great baby name ideas, visit Baby Name Wizard.

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