POPULAR AT CHRISTENINGS
The way in which the naming of babies is frequently influenced by the trend of current events is again being revealed -at the present time in England, states an exchange.
Young mothers this year are commemorating the centenary of Queen Victoria's accession to the Throne by giving their, babies the name of Victoria. This is a first favourite among many other popular Victorian names, such as Lavinia, Caroline,- Katharine, Louise, Frederica, Laura, and Ann. And there are several new Jemimas in their 1938 cradles.
Another Victoria custom to be revived is the appointing of three godparents at a baby's birth—two godmothers for a girl and one godfather, and vice versa for a boy.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 48, 26 February 1938, Page 18
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