Some parents are hitting the dictionary in their search for a novel name--for better and for worse. Take our poll on the word name trend.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/15/word-names-for-babies-whats-in-a-word/feed/ 18 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/10/15/african-american-names-early-day-place-and-word-names/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/10/15/african-american-names-early-day-place-and-word-names/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:41:01 +0000 pam http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=3977

The earliest African-American names included day names, place names, and word names that sound very 21st century.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/10/15/african-american-names-early-day-place-and-word-names/feed/ 6 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/08/03/middle-names-thinking-outside-the-box/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/08/03/middle-names-thinking-outside-the-box/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:50:07 +0000 linda http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=4934

Celebrities lead the way to creative middle naming.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/08/03/middle-names-thinking-outside-the-box/feed/ 7 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/07/01/girls-names-from-the-comix-betty-vs-veronica/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/07/01/girls-names-from-the-comix-betty-vs-veronica/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:54:00 +0000 linda http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=4015

The pages of comic books offer a wham-bam selection of unusual name options, from sassy to strange.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/07/01/girls-names-from-the-comix-betty-vs-veronica/feed/ 2 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/03/02/from-bertha-to-angina-one-moms-mostly-frustrated-search-for-a-good-name/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/03/02/from-bertha-to-angina-one-moms-mostly-frustrated-search-for-a-good-name/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:07:58 +0000 pam http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=2339 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/03/02/from-bertha-to-angina-one-moms-mostly-frustrated-search-for-a-good-name/feed/ 9