Nameberry - Baby Name Blog » Jill Barnett

GOOD NAMES…. with bad, bad associations

pam — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:20:17 +0000

What if you love the name, but can't stand the memory of someone who carried it? Then it's a reluctant bye-bye to an otherwise wonderful choice.

OLYMPIC NAMES: Gold Medal Choices

pam — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:57:06 +0000

The Olympic games never get boring for name nerds: There are always those athletes' names to judge.

COLONIAL NAMES: Great Names from American History

pam — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:57:53 +0000

A childhood trip ignites a fascination with Early American names, famous and popular.

YOONEEK NAMES: Do Kre8iv Spellings Make Names More Special?

pam — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:03:06 +0000

Sitting between Mykailah and Tyffani, our guest blogger contemplates what's right and very very wrong with yooneek names.

STAGE NAMES: Would You Change Your Name for Fame?

pam — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:40:50 +0000

Would Judy Garland sing as sweetly if her name were still Frances Ethel Gumm? Guest blogger Jill Barnett looks at famous stage names, and the ones we imagine for ourselves.

NAME SHAME

pam — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:25:49 +0000

What inspires a love for names? Sometimes, hating your own.