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  • Annika

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    Annika is a surprise hit of recent years, inspired by golfer Sorenstam; for Trekkies, it was also the sname of a 'Star Trek:Voyager' character. Some people's first memory of it might be as Pippi Lo... Read More 

  • Cressida

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    Cressida is a pretty mythological and Shakespearean heroine name much better known in Britain than it is here-- an imbalance the adventurous baby namer might want to correct. For although the Troja... Read More 

  • Danica

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    Danica is a delicate, unique and accessible European spin on the no longer fresh Danielle and Daniela, another name for the planet Venus. Danica has two noted namesakes: Danica McKellar, who playe... Read More 

  • Jersey

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    An established feminine place-name that sounds more appealing when you attach it to the British Isles than to the Garden State.  Read More 

  • Jessa

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    Rare streamlined form of Jessica.  Read More 

  • Jessamine

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    Jessamine, a charming name occasionally heard in England, is just beginning to be appreciated in the US as a possible successor to all the Jess names of the past. It's also spelled Jessamyn, as in ... Read More 

  • Jessica

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    When Jennifer was ready to give up her throne, her crown was passed to Jessica, who reigned for not one but two decades; Jessica was the top name of both the 1980s and 90s, never sounding quite as ... Read More 

  • Jocasta

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    Mythological name fashionably used in England, mostly ignored here. She was the mother of Oedipus, whom he (oops) married. If you can ignore that small error in judgment, you'll find an interesting... Read More 

  • Portia

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    Portia is a perfect role-model name, relating to Shakespeare's brilliant and spirited lawyer in The Merchant of Venice, and is now also a Hunger Games name. Portia is a recommended choice, even t... Read More 

  • Veronica

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    Veronica is both saintly (patron of photographers) and sensuous (Veronica Lake, Archie comics), and has been out of style so long it's beginning to sound new and novel. And you might consider it a ... Read More 

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