Welcome to Patches of Names

 Hi. I'm Bri, a name lover who loves to research names. Here you will find name style lists, alternatives to popular names, trends and predictions, and much, much, more. 

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  1. UnknownSeptember 25, 2020 at 6:35 AM

    Love the concept of this blog!! Can't wait to see more :)

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    Wonderful! Your blog is gonna be great

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    1. Mamie BreeSeptember 25, 2020 at 9:07 AM

      Thank you for the nice comments. Also, I will be doing "name of the day on here". If any of you have a name you'd like me to write about, request it here.

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