From work

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I met the following sibset tonight at work:

Leah
Cyrus
River(m)

Leah's the only one I remotely like, and even then, it's way too popular.

Baby Names 2012: The Hottest Baby Names Of The Year (So Far)

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The hottest baby names 2012 -- those attracting the biggest spikes in views on Nameberry for the first six months of this year -- are an astonishing group: Highly unusual yet strangely familiar, heavily influenced by pop culture yet boldly individualistic.

The strongest baby name influences right now: "Hunger Games," "Game of Thrones," and ancient Rome. Many of the hot names relate to nature and to worlds beyond our own. And most share a transcendence of traditional gender identity, containing elements of names for the opposite gender if not crossing over to unisex territory.

Nameberry’s hottest names so far this year, based on over six million views of our individual name pages, are (in order of popularity):

Senna
The female Senna and its near-identical male twin Cinna dominate the top of Nameberry's hot list, both up a mind-blowing 1500 percent over last year. But we predict Senna, name of a "Twilight" vampire and a tragic racecar driver, will be used more often in real life. Like Cinna, Senna carries a "Hunger Games" influence: It's an obscure botanical name meaning "brightness" in Arabic, an ingredient in a dieters' tea.

Niall
An ancient Irish name that means cloud and was borne by several high kings, Niall seemed an unlikely hottie until Niall Horan of the rock band One Direction came along and made it cool again. He pronounces it like the river - Nile - which gives it a nature element as well; pronouncing it like Neil definitely makes it more old school.

Arya
We talked about the hotness of Aria earlier this year, but now we're seeing an even bigger rise - over 800 percent - in Arya, the cognate used in "Game of Thrones." Arya Stark, daughter of a ruler of one of the kingdoms, is separated from her family and raised as a boy and expert sword fighter.

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SOURCE: Nameberry via Huffington Post

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A lady that hired me to play at her wedding: Collin.

If I had heard the name before I met her in person, I most definitely wouldn't have liked it. But seeing that it fit her so well, I'm kind of neutral about it. Even as a boys' name, I don't have much of an opinion on the name.

Thoughts?

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Name of the Day

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I preface this with I am pretty sure her parents are Nigerian. Came across a girl named Nne-Nna. I want to pronounce it Nina, but I really have no idea. Part of me kinda thinks its cool in that heyletsseehowdifferentlyicanspellaname kind of way.