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Articles by Linda Rosenkrantz
Linda Rosenkrantz is the co-founder of Nameberry, and co-author with Pamela Redmond of the ten baby naming books acknowledged to have revolutionized American baby naming. You can follow her personally at Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. She is also the author of the highly acclaimed New York Review Books Classics novel Talk and a number of other books.
Mon Jun 18 2018
How to Tell Your Only Child You’re Expecting
Expert, practical advice about preparing your only child for a new baby.
Thu Jun 14 2018
Happy Father’s Day! Celebrating Cool Celebrity Dad Names
The infinite variety of celebrity dads’ names.
Tue Jun 12 2018
Top One Syllable Boy Names: Short but strong
Plenty of great options for the parents seeking a one-syllable, well-liked boy’s name.
Sun Jun 10 2018
What’s in an Author Name?
The fascinating story of one writer’s search for her authentic author name.
Sun Jun 03 2018
MayBerry Arrivals: Cecilia Lilac and Godric Nickleby
A feast of fantastic, unusual names in this month’s collection of berrybaby birth announcements.
Tue May 29 2018
Boy Baby Names: Let’s talk about Liam
How did Liam get to be the #1 boys’ name in America?
Thu May 24 2018
Memorial Day Names: Araminta to Zealous
Some intriguing names tied to Memorial Day and its Civil War roots, from Charleston to Indy to Zealous.
Mon May 07 2018
Fresh Berry Names of April: Amity Sky to Zeke Iron
By Linda Rosenkrantz Primrose, Magnolia, Lilith, Hawthorne, Eben, Zeke Iron. And sibsets Juniper Rae and Indigo Rue, and Callum Rogers, Waverly Ren and Morwenna Jubilee. What’s this? Just another glorious month in the land of berrybaby and April baby names. Here’s the full list of forum postings for April, including girl twins Rowan Violet and […]
Sun May 06 2018
CONTEST: Guess the New Top 10s and Win!
The new most popular baby name lists will be released by the SSA on Friday, MAy 11th!