Some people are lucky enough to be given names perfectly suited to their personality. Like having the last name Baker and happening to be super into making bread.
Others… not so much. Sometimes your name can actually be actively counteractive…
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The most popular dog names of 2018 are, as predicted, very adorbs
The annual list from Rover.com included research into its database of over a million dogs. Read more…More about List, Dogs, Mashable Video, Popular, and Names
View More The most popular dog names of 2018 are, as predicted, very adorbs14 wonderfully strange names for groups of animals
A quiver of cobras. A huddle of walruses. Can you guess the names of these groups of animals? Read more…More about Animals, Mashable Video, Names, Science, and Animals
View More 14 wonderfully strange names for groups of animalsA lot of people are actually naming their kids after Marvel characters
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Marvel is dominating pop culture right now — this year, Black Panther topped box offices for five weeks straight, and Avengers: Infinity War only took 11 days to officially break $1 billion after its release. We’re only halfway through 2018.
That’s just the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Considering the cultural impact of its comic books, shows, rides at Disney’s theme parks, and endless merchandise, is it really a surprise that people are naming their kids after Marvel characters?
The U.S. Social Security Administration released data from the 1,000 most popular baby names in 2017. Among the typical Emmas, Masons, and Olivias, there are some pretty unusual names that you might recognize from theaters, from Banner to Hawkeye. Read more…
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View More A lot of people are actually naming their kids after Marvel charactersYou can track gritters in Scotland and they have incredible names
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Fasten your seatbelt, because this is one wild ride.
There’s nothing we Brits love more than silly names for vehicles. Combine that with the excitement of live gritter tracking, and you’ve got yourself a social media hit.
Scotland’s gritters have risen to prominence thanks to a website that lets you track their movements, and people are loving their names.
Oh my. Gritters currently out on duty on Scotland’s trunk roads include:
Gritty Gritty Bang Bang
Sir Andy Flurry
Sir Salter Scott
Ready Spready Go
Ice Destroyer
Gritallica
Grittie McVittie
and Fred pic.twitter.com/xYlcm1XwXd— Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) January 16, 2018 Read more…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has decided to change his name to ‘Love’
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When you turn 48 years old and already have the world at your fingertips, there’s really only one thing left to do: change your name.
At least, that’s what Sean Combs—now formerly known as Diddy, P. Diddy, Puff Daddy—has done. The music mogul, who turned 48 on Saturday, took a break from his weekend festivities in Mexico to share an important announcement with the world.
“I’ve been praying on this and I’ve decided…I know it’s risky and I know it’s corny to some people…I decided to change my name again,” he said in a video uploaded to social media. Read more…
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