Word: paloma
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...question is, will the Paloma of today be the Flossie of tomorrow? Social scientists suggest that the answer...
...names, I found myself adhering to similar kinds of traditions. My daughters are half Mexican - not an easy thing to be in Lou Dobbs' America - and my wife and I wanted to make sure they remained proud of their Hispanic heritage. We thus tagged them with Elisa and Paloma - elegant, uncommon and undeniably Spanish. (See pictures of pregnant-belly...
...name vaulted to No. 91 after Quintanilla's murder in 1995 but has since settled back to 352. Diego has enjoyed a similar bump, going from 186th place to 68th in the last decade, perhaps due to the popular boy sidekick in the ubiquitous Dora the Explorer cartoons. Designer Paloma Picasso may be giving a similar - if subtler - bump to my own daughter's name, which has gone from No. 897 in 2000 to 789 last year. As for Elisa, my older daughter's name - a two-decade decline from 421th place to 622nd. (Read "Please Help Joel Stein Name...
Kerry benefited from increased efforts to mobilize the youth vote in 2004, according to panelist Paloma A. Zapeda...
...brings Renée out of her shell and guides young Paloma toward realizing that not all adults sacrifice their intelligence and humanity to vanity, Barbery demonstrates her own deep love and command of art, philosophy, and literature. Indeed, Elegance can be a bit intimidating when Renée's philosophical references and brainier ruminations run thick. In the end, however, the novel wins over its fans with a life-affirming message, a generous portion of heart and Barbery's frequently wicked sense of humor...