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Articles by Emma Waterhouse
Emma Waterhouse joined the team in 2017, writing about everything from the top baby name trends 2023 to how not to choose the next big baby name. As Nameberry's head moderator, she also helps to keep our active forums community ticking.
Emma's articles on names and naming trends have been featured in publications including the Huffington Post, People, Today's Parent, Fatherly, and Good Housekeeping.
A linguist by background, Emma speaks several languages and lives in England's smallest county with her husband and four young children. You can reach her at emma@nameberry.com.
Tue Feb 25 2020
How Many New Word Names Can YOU Create?
Calling all inventive namers! We’ve got a challenge for you. What are the coolest new word names YOU can come up with? The best will feature in a new list!
Fri Feb 21 2020
How to Name a Last Baby
Naming a last baby can be a struggle. Honor name, or longtime love? A third B name, or break the pattern? Here are our top tips for naming a final child.
Tue Feb 04 2020
Nameberry’s Newest Arrivals Announced!
Our January birth announcements are the perfect way to set the baby name scene for the decade ahead. Fresh nature names and cool Scandi picks on the rise!
Mon Jan 13 2020
Top Telegraph Names of 2019 Released
Welcome to the world, Paloma Violet Sheherazade and Hippolyte Jean Simon! British broadsheet newspaper The Telegraph is famed for its wonderful, whimsical, oh-so-British baby name announcements.
Tue Jan 07 2020
Dazzling December Babyberry Names
It’s our favorite time of the month again! Looking back through the beautiful baby names chosen by our members in December, it’s striking that so many of them were settled upon after that first precious meeting. Sometimes, babies just seem to name themselves (and didn’t they do a fantastic job?) Among the gorgeous girl names […]
Fri Jan 03 2020
Cameron Diaz Welcomes Daughter Raddix!
Congratulations are in order for Cameron Diaz and her husband Benji Madden, who announced the birth of their first daughter on Friday. And for those of us who love wild and wonderful celebrity baby names, their choice certainly doesn’t disappoint! The couple announced in an Instagram post that they have chosen the intriguing name Raddix […]
Thu Dec 19 2019
Brilliant Baby Names You’re REALLY Using
Another year, another batch of utterly brilliant Babyberry names! So far this year, 175 new arrivals have been announced by our international community of friends and followers: 105 girls and 70 boys. The beautiful baby names our Berries choose never fail to delight us, but this year’s picks have been especially impressive — not just […]
Tue Dec 17 2019
Unique Baby Names: Fresh From the Faroes
What’s hot in the Faroe Islands? Well… not much, if you’re talking about the weather! This autonomous Danish territory, located in the North Atlantic about halfway between Norway and Iceland, reaches a mean temperature of just 50°F during the summer months. But if it’s unique and unconventional baby names you’re interested in, the recently released […]
Wed Dec 11 2019
These Cool Winter Baby Names Are Hot, Hot, Hot!
Seasonal baby names: would you consider using one? Each year, the Office for National Statistics in England and Wales releases a month-by-month breakdown of the Top 10 baby names for boys and girls. The boys’ side is more or less constant, and so is the girls’… for eleven months of the year, at least. But […]
Wed Dec 04 2019
Baby Yoda, meet Baby Yara
From (Baby) Yoda to Yara, a look at the pop culture-inspired names that have gone from zero to hero faster than you can say Khaleesi.