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Sime wild and wooly celebrity names in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, including Kate Winslet’s baby Bear.

For many parents today, Sweet Spot names are classics with a twist. Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week includes such examples as Carolina, Raphael and Elena.

Finding the right baby name for a boy can be a challenge–where do you stand on the line between conservative and adventurous? Abby Sandel presents nine recent celebrity choices that fall mostly in the middle.

Baby name inspiration can come from an infinite variety of sources–including family and popular culture– as Abby Sandel demonstrates in this week’s Nameberry 9.

Finding the formula for achieving the perfect balance of first and middle names is a lot like solving a puzzle–and the subject of Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week.

In this week’s Nameberry 9, Abby Sandel finds unusual names in movie, TV and theater cast and character lists, from Cora to Aurora to Buttercup and Briar.

Elm, Valor and Isabelline are some of the unique names in this week’s Nameberry 9–along with some of Abby Sandel’s thoughts on Name Days.

Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel has found some names you’ve never heard before for this week’s Nameberry 9–Winsome? Edelweiss? Allifair? wdyt?

Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel finds some evidence of how names evolve in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names–from Atticus to Capri to Zoey.;

Abby Sandel of AppellationMountain.net defines classics and near classics via this week’s nine newsiest names. What’s your definition?

As in everything else, styles in baby names change too; this week in her Nameberry 9 newsiest names, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel points to possible trends represented by this week’s new entries.

Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names looks at names that are strictly, 100% born and bred American; from Twyla to Tallulah to Tex.

In this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel focuses on some novel names like Daxel, Dekker and Endellion, as well as golden oldies Della and Elsie.

Finding a good boy’s name is a lot easier today than it once was, says Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain, as she scans the newsiest names of the week for her Nameberry 9 feature, thus launching our week of boy name blogs, to commemorate our new “Nameberry Best Baby Names for Boys” eBook..

In this week’s Nameberry 9 names in the news blog, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel wonders whether rules for baby naming would be a good or a bad thing. What do you think?

This week Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel highlights the year’s best celebrity sibsets so far, from the classic (George, Philipe & Edward) to the creative (Aurora, Wynter & Holiday)..

Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 names in the news is all pink and pretty this week, with appealing choices like Lydia and Lucy and Alba Violet.

Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain classifies this week’s Nameberry 9 as Goldilocks names–modern classics for boys that are not too hot and not too cold, but just right.

It’s been a dramatic week for baby names in the news–from Cruz to Carmen to Shooter. Check out Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9.

Many people associate Neil Gaiman with the character name Coraline, but there are myriad others in his vast oeuvre, such as Yvaine, Japeth, Azazel and Auberon.

An amazing range of names in the Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain this week, from Amy and Helene to Cairo and Everest.

In this week’s Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel wonders whether we name girls and boys the same way, as evidenced by the latest most noteworthy names.

Some strong and unusual girl baby names make up Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, from Rio to Rhythm, Antonella to Liv.

As we anxiously anticipate the royal proclamation, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel fills us in on other baby name news of the past week–including such celeb choices as Cricket and Rocket–and a tribute to the Pope.

Can names be a shortcut to making judgments about people? And can you rely on those judgments as accurate? Abby Sandel looks at the controversy around baby name snobbery swirling in Britain and beyond.