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How Shailene Woodley Got Her Name

Cindy Adams of Page Six reports on how Shailene Woodley came by her unusual first name. The 22-year-old Canadian actress says her mother saw a license plate with “Shai” on it and decided to adapt it for her baby’s name.

Berry

Berry is a unisex name, much more common as a nickname for girls than a given name

Maggie

Maggie as a given name has gone down from No. 181 in 2007 to No. 225 in 2010

Zehra

In 2013, Zehra was the 5th most popular name for girls born in Turkey.

Zuleyka

Zuleikha is the name of Potiphar’s wife in the Quran

Zeynep

Zeynep was the No. 1 female name in Turkey for 2013

Zena

Zena, Oklahoma is named after Asenith Wood, the wife of the first postmaster

Zelda

Zelda is also a nickname for Griselda

Zara

Zara was the name of an Italian ship sunk by the British Navy in 1941

Zandra

Zandra is the phonetic version of Xandra, diminutive form of Alexandra

Yvonne

In 1900, Yvonne was the 7th most popular name in France

Yuliana

Yuliana is a popular name in both Spanish-speaking and Eastern European countries

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