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What are the pros and cons of adopted children taking their adoptive parents' name?
We are in the final stages of adopting kids ranging from ages 7-12. The question has come up a time or two about last names, namely if they should keep their last names, or if we should give them ...
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Changing a child's name
Our son Thomas was born about 6 months ago. Now, we're feeling like he doesn't really look right for his name, and we're thinking of getting it officially changed to Charles instead. We're also not ...
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What aspects should we consider when choosing a name for our child?
I thought of this question while writing an answer to this related question. I think it would be useful to compile some ideas:
When we were expecting our first child, we discovered how hard it can be ...
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Are similar-sounding names a good choice for siblings?
We are deciding on a name for our newborn son and wanted to get some feedback on whether Ava and Evan are too close names for siblings, as it's a possible choice.
Do you think these names are too ...
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What should children call a step-grandparent?
My mom remarried to a great guy who has been absolutely wonderful to my kids. Ever since my mom and he were dating my kids have called him Mr. Joe. Lately my mom has been bugging me to get the kids to ...
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What are the next steps after a twin mix-up has been discovered after several years?
If twins are mixed up while they are newborns, but the mix-up isn't discovered until years later. What do you do? Or should you do anything?
Realizing of course, that eventually parents can tell them ...
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What do you call a daughter with the same name as her mother? [migrated]
What do you call a daughter with the same name as her mother? Is there a female equivalent for 'junior' in the english language?
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What websites/sources do people use for finding baby names? [closed]
Just what the title says. For websites, I'm looking for good interfaces, definitions/origins, and statistical info.
