August 11, 2020

These Unique Baby Names Have Come Straight From The Catwalk

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These Unique Baby Names Have Come Straight From The Catwalk

You might not want to fork out thousands on designer baby gear when it’s only going to get milk or pureed carrot all over it. Fair enough.

But there’s nothing stopping you channelling a sense of A-list haute couture with one of these fashionable monikers.
We have a wealth of baby name inspiration on HuffPost UK Parents, but here are 10 high-end names, straight from the catwalk. Related... I Let My 8-Year-Old Dress Me For A Week In Lockdown – What Could Go Wrong? ChanelThis French name, usually used for a girl, originally meant “dweller near the canal”. It’s more likely to conjure up images of classic designer, Coco Chanel.ValentinoThe Italian form of the Latin Valentinus, means “healthy” or “strong”. The Italian clothing company Valentino was founded in 1960 by Valentino Garavani. ArmaniThe name Armani comes from the Italian, meaning “freeman”; or the German, for “warrior”. Giorgio Armani founded the luxury Italian fashion house. KenzoThe name Kenzo comes from the Japanese, meaning “wise one”. Kenzō Takada, a Japanese-French fashion designer, founded the brand that bears his name. DiorThe name Dior, which means “present”, comes from the French. French fashion designer Christian Dior died in 1957. Related... What's In A Name? 12 Baby Names Inspired By Shakespeare SalvatoreSalvatore Ferragamo, who died in 1960, was an Italian shoe designer and the founder of the luxury goods brand. The name Salvatore means “saviour”.DolceThis Italian name means “sweet” or “pleasant”. Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana was founded in 1985 by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.CavalliCavalli is an Italian surname, meaning “horses”. Roberto Cavalli is an Italian fashion designer and inventor, famous for exotic prints. EstéeEstée Lauder was an American businesswoman who co-founded her beauty brand with her husband, Joseph Lauter. The name means “star”. VersaceVersace is a southern Italian surname. The Italian luxury fashion company was founded by Gianni Versace in 1978. Related... 10 Baby Names From The Edwardian Era That Stood The Test Of Time Did Sophie Turner Really Name Her Baby After A Game of Thrones Character? Here Are 10 Unique Names For Your Newborn, Inspired By Netflix

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Country by country, the world welcomed 2023 early Sunday morning — and bid goodbye to a year marked by war, economic uncertainties, and COVID variants. Many cities were celebrating New Year's in full force for the first time since the pandemic, with more than 100,000 gathering on the Embankment of the Thames in London for a firework show that paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, while an estimated million people braved the rain for the New Year's Eve party in New York's Times Square. Roni Bintang/Getty Images Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images "I just wish everyone a lot of prosperity, peace, and love," Tina Wright, a reveler visiting New York City from the Phoenix area, told the Los Angeles Times.