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Help[Opinions] That's because that site is a "baby names" site
in reply to a message by asujakin
And you can't trust 99% of name sites or books with the the word "baby" in them. They're notoriously inaccurate. Note that that site doesn't list one iota of etymology or sources. They're more interested in "teh purty meeningz for teh kewt baybeez!!!!!" than real etymology, like this site is. Babynames.com and sites that look like clones of it are especially bad offenders.
The only exception to the "'baby' in the title" rule that I've found is Oxygen.com's Babynamer, which is pretty accurate as far as I can tell. Note, though, that it lists etymological roots, discusses alternate meanings, and often admits when the meaning is unknown.
EDIT: Just to let y'all know that the exclamation marks up there are my own darlings. They graciously lent themselves to the cause of etymological accuracy. :-D
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
!!!!!!!!!! ← Maud, John, Alice, Peter, Emma, Edith, Lewis, Henry, Isabel, and Joseph
The only exception to the "'baby' in the title" rule that I've found is Oxygen.com's Babynamer, which is pretty accurate as far as I can tell. Note, though, that it lists etymological roots, discusses alternate meanings, and often admits when the meaning is unknown.
EDIT: Just to let y'all know that the exclamation marks up there are my own darlings. They graciously lent themselves to the cause of etymological accuracy. :-D
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
!!!!!!!!!! ← Maud, John, Alice, Peter, Emma, Edith, Lewis, Henry, Isabel, and Joseph
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