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A good name is important for royalty. When Prince William and his wife Catherine named their first child, they choose a name that reflects a proud family heritage. The baby shares a name with six King Georges, including the father of the current queen of England. For William John Kane VIII, a database…

Published January 03, 2013 | Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Call her the girl with no name. A 15-year-old is suing the Icelandic state for the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother. The problem? Blaer, which means "light breeze" in Icelandic, is not on a list approved by the…

A new app for the iPhone is now available to help Bible readers pronounce some the most difficult names, places and terms found in the pages of scripture. The Bible Audio Pronunciations app offer assistance on over 1,000 of the Bible’s toughest words. It allows users to search or browse through a database…

Officials in one state in India recently noticed a big difference in the ration of boys to girls, and decided it was time to take action to change prevalent thinking that considers baby girls as unwanted or undesirable. The central district officially held a renaming ceremony giving 285 girls with names…

Douglas Allen Smith Jr, unemployed Oregon man gained some notoriety when he legally changed his name to correspond to television character-- Captain Awesome, which was inspired by Dr. Devon “captain Awesome” Woodcomb from the NBC TV series “Chuck..”Awesome also changed his official signature to a smiley…

PROVIDENCE God knows your name. In increasing numbers, parents are eschewing the popular names and giving their newborns unique monikers. Jacob and Emma are still the top names for babies but fewer and fewer children have them. The trend towards less common names began after World War II but has dropped…

Though there is still some question about the validity of the research, a new study suggests naming male children a common name might be doing them a favor. The study published in Social Science Quarterly by Shippensburg University professor David Kalist says giving boys odd or strange first names may…

100 Names of Jesus. Advocate (1 John 2:1) Almighty (Rev. 1:8; Mt. 28:18) Alpha and Omega (Rev. 1:8; 22:13) Amen (Rev. 3:14) Apostle of our Profession (Heb. 3:1) Atoning Sacrifice for our Sins (1 John 2:2) Author of Life (Acts 3:15) Author and Perfecter of our Faith (Heb. 12:2) Author of Salvation (Heb.…

NAMES, SIGNIFICANCE OF One night a robber broke into a home. While he was aggressively searching through a desk the robber heard a voice say, ''Jesus is watching you!” He yelled, ''Who said that?!'' Once again the robber heard the same thing, ''Jesus is watching you!'' The robber looked around the room…

God's Voice In most relationships, formality tends to erode as familiarity grows. Recently, I called to pre-certify a hospital stay with our insurance company. The agent asked me for my doctor's name, I replied, "Dr. Pinon." "And what is his first name?" I didn't know. Why would I know? We're not exactly…