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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.
Tue May 03 2016
Guess the New Top 10 and Win!
Enter our contest! Tell us your predictions for the new Top 10 girl and boy names!
Mon May 02 2016
Newest Baby Name Announcements
Classic names, classical names, family names and flower names all showed up on baby berry birth certificates in April.
Thu Apr 28 2016
The Reason I Didn’t Tell My Baby’s Unusual Name
One mom’s story about her own unusual name and why she gave one to her daughter.
Mon Apr 25 2016
Poetic Baby Names for Girls: Ancient to modern inspiration
Celebrating National Poetry Month with 26 wide-ranging poetic choices for girls, from Aphra to Vendela.
Wed Apr 20 2016
Earth Day Baby Names: Eartha, Terra & Clay
For Earth Day and beyond, a selection of rich brown, earthy names, from Auburn to Sienna to Umber.
Mon Apr 04 2016
March Baby Names Announcements
The March babyberries were a varied bunch, from classic Jane Katherine to vintage Solomon Teddy to more unusual Amoret Gweneth
Mon Mar 28 2016
In the Nick(names) of Time: The oldies are back!
Everything old is new again, especially when it comes to nicknames: here’s what we mean, from Alfie to Zuzu.
Sun Mar 27 2016
Naming a Baby (or 2) When You’re Over 40
There are some different name factors to consider when you’re an older mom–guest blogger Joslyn McIntyre points out five of them.
Wed Mar 23 2016
21 Great Greek Baby Names for Girls
Greek baby names are the perfect focus on March 25th, which is Greek Independence Day, a major Hellenic holiday. Today we commemorate it with some wonderful but neglected Greek names for girls drawn from both the rich treasure trove of ancient mythological appellations and names found in modern Greece.
Sun Mar 13 2016
The Upside of Having an Unusual Name
Guest blogger Addie Kugler-Lunt’s name story attests to the pleasures and endless potential of having an unusual name.