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  • Kiernan

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    Although this surname name is most closely related to the Irish name Kieran, Kiernan has a sound that can work as well for girls, as kind of an updated, Gaelicized Kiersten. Read More 

  • Madigan

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    Unusual, energetic surname choice. Good Madison alternative.  Read More 

  • Maire

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    Both Maire and Mare have begun making inroads with parents seeking novel yet authentic ways of honoring an ancestral Mary.  Read More 

  • Maren

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    Maren is one of the many twenty-first-century takes on Mary--but we find the more classic Marin spelling preferable. When spelled Maren, the pronunciation seems more clearly to resemble Mary, with... Read More 

  • Margaret

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    Margaret is a rich, classic name used for queens and saints. Margaret was replaced for decades by less starchy forms like Maggie and Meg, but some stylish parents are reviving Margaret in full, att... Read More 

  • Marine

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    Marine is an extremely popular and fashionable name in France that's virtually unknown here -- and ripe for the plucking. Marine feels more contemporary than Marina and less hippie-like than Ocean... Read More 

  • Mckenna

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    Mackenzie begat McKenna -- a catchy but very trendy choice.  Read More 

  • Meg

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    Meg, perennially one of the Little Women, is a Margaret short form that manages to be neither quite in nor quite out of style. Meg is sleeker and more sophisticated than Maggie, more contemporary ... Read More 

  • Megan

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    One of the most popular Welsh names ever in the U. S. -- it was Number 10 in the 1990s -- is still widely used today, but waning.  Read More 

  • Regan

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    Like sister Reagan, a well-used Irish surname, despite negative Shakespearean and Exorcist connections.  Read More 

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