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George Hill, Mindy Hill, and Boston Hill
George Hill IV, right, and wife Mindy with their one-year-old son they named Boston.
So what's in a name? With more parents giving their new bundles of joy names like Austin, Paris, and even Boston, we're curious. Were you named after a place? What's the story behind your name?

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