Baby Names with Repeating Sounds

When the once-popular Barbara makes a comeback, so might Baba.

Bobo was the name of one of the most famous clowns in American circus history, who performed from the 1920s until the 1970s. But that's not the only reason this makes a less-than-optimal nickname.

Cheeky nickname better left off the birth certificate.

Geegee is more often styled as Gigi, though as a short form for Georgia, this spelling may make more sense

Bouncy vintage pet form of names like Dorothy and Dolores.

Dodie was the more common form of this name, as in Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians.

Actress Leelee Sobieski's real name is Liliane, after her French grandmother -- a better choice for any baby-namer.

A sweet sounding but distinctive Georgian name, Nunu has a number of possible origins. It could be related to the Egyptian God, Nu, whose name means "primeval water", or it could derive from the Georgian word, nunua meaning "wine".

An Albanian word name with spiky yet playful sounds, Bilbil ultimately derives from the Arabic bulbul, meaning "nightingale". It is used as a masculine name in Albania, however in the Philippines, it is used as slang for love handles.