Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry and Baby Name DNA. The coauthor of ten groundbreaking 

, Redmond is an internationally-recognized baby name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the 

, CNN, and the BBC. She has written about baby names for 

Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include 

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. Clare has a background in linguistics and librarianship, and recently completed an MA dissertation researching 

. She lives in England with her husband and 

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The name Wanaka is a girl's name meaning "place of knowledge".

6 Letter Girl Names

Names Ending in A for Girls

Names That Mean Place

Names That Mean Knowledge

Three Syllable Names for Girls

This beautiful lakeside town in southern New Zealand would make an unusual  but wearable choice for a daughter. It benefits from having a great meaning, too.

Wanaka

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