Guest Name Experts

Scarlett’s Rose Dorothy, Alyssa Milano’s Elizabella–lots of interesting celebrity and other name news from Abby Sandel this week.

Introducing Kelly McDonald, our terrific new intern, who has taken over the monthly notable names blog,–and this initial one has some excellent picks.

There are classic names and ultra-modern ones, and some parents are combining the two, as Abby Sandel shows in this week’s Nameberry 9.

Abby Sandel’s focus in this week’s Nameberry 9 is on the latest wave of word names, from Saint to Summer, Rain to River.

Is there a sea change in the way girl babies are being named? Abby Sandel fills us in here about what’s behind the emerging modern choices.

Cindy Crawford has a Presley, Kevin Nealon a Gable, Nicole Richie a little Harlow–what happens when current celebs honor movie and rock stars of the past.

A wide variety of starbaby names appeared on the marquee in the month of July; here’s the full report from CaraMichelle.

In Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week: Mick Jagger becomes a grandfather AND a great-grandfather, a Lion lands in the middle spot, and Ezra is used for a girl!

Here comes August! Denise Potter finds some notable names to celebrate this month –including those of Roman emperors, Arctic explorers and jazz musicians.

Abby Sandel talks about what-you-see-is-what-you-get baby names, nickname names and no-nickname names.

Abby Sandel explores the complications that can arise when naming a second child. Do siblings’ names have to match?

Which girls’ names are sailing off toward baby name oblivion this year, and which are merely taking a short nap? Our new intern Ren Williams looks at names we’ll be hearing less of.

Very long and very short girls’ names each have their pros and cons, as Abby Sandel illustrates in the current edition of her Nameberry 9 newsiest names.

What did Kelly Clarkson and L’il Kim name their little girls? And who picked Gatsby for a boy? Some really unusual choices in the starbabies’ list this month!

Abby Sandel has lots of baby name news this week–including a new trend for boys’ names and some interesting twin combos.

Some notable July-related names connected to eminent personages and historic events.

Some things to really ponder in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 column this week. Like when does a word become a real name? Aviatrix, for example.

Ultra-aspriational names rule on Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, with celebrity choices Royal Reign, Pieta, Constantine, and Win.

This month’s new celebrity baby names range from Bruce Willis’s Evelyn to Kristin Cavallari’s Jaxon to Ciara and Future’s Future.

In this week’s Nameberry 9 Newsiest Names, Abby Sandel adds the sounds of names to baby naming considerations, Do your favorites share sounds?

Denise Potter looks back through history to find notable names tied to the month of June, from ancient Rome to recent Hollywood.

Names from movies and myth, a tribute to a powerful poet…all feature in Abby Sandel’s 9 Newsiest Names of the Week.

Expectant mom Savannah Guthrie muses on her own unusual name and why she won’t be announcing her baby’s name in advance. (And–ahem–just notice whose name book she’s perusing!)

There are a variety of new ways going far beyond Junior to honor a loved one, as seen in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newest names this week. Have you found one?

In this week’s Nameberry 9 Names in the News, Abby Sandel spots some unexpected choices, from Pepper to Paisley, Atlas to Apple.