Articles by John Kelly

Heroic baby names from the era of World War II.

For the longest day of the year, 14 light-filled baby names.

With the approach of Ramadan, John Kelly takes a look at Arabic names that have found international approval, from Aaliyah to Jamal to Layla.

A National Poetry Month salute to one of the greatest character namers of all time–the Bard of Avon.

These names’ associations with famous foods makes them all the more appealing.

There’s lots of buzz about Oscar these days–a perfect time to look into his history.

A look at what’s behind the names of some of the newsmakers in the month of December.

From record holders and world leaders to Fantastic Beasts and fantastic journalists, November was a quite month for names in the news.

In his monthly series on names in the news, expert John Kelly casts a wide net–from Nobel Prize winners, to players in the political arena, to a World Series mascot,to a character on SNL.