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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 Mar 17 2015
The 4 Varieties of Hipster Names
From Urban to Mainstream to Hippie to Unaffected– Shauna Carlson finds four ways to look at hipster names.
Mon Mar 16 2015
The New International Names
There are probably as many or more baby Liams in Copenhagen than there are in Cork. Baby names have gone international–big time!
Sun Mar 15 2015
Anne of Green Gables Names: Cordelia, Blythe and Jem
The childhood favorite of so many girls over the decades, ‘Anne of Green Gables’ has some inspiring names, from Valentine to Marilla to Jem.
Sun Mar 08 2015
A Memorial Tribute to Blaire Irwin Emerson
A memorial tribute by a fellow Berry to the greatly missed -- rowangreeneyes -- and her unique take on baby names.
Mon Mar 02 2015
February Babyberry Announcements: Lachlan, Lennox & Luca
A somewhat smaller than usual list of Babyberries born in the short month of February, but a full contingent of gorgeous choices nonetheless.
Thu Feb 26 2015
Baby Name Advice: Straddling two cultures
Guest blogger Beth Grimm offers some sound and solid advice for naming a child who will inhabit more than one culture.
Wed Feb 25 2015
Top-Ten-Then Girls: Shirley, Bertha and Bessie
There were times when Shirley and Ethel and Bertha and Bessie were way up near the top of the popularity list. Here’s where and when that was, for them and other Top 10 girls, the ones that are no longer even in the Top 500.
Tue Feb 24 2015
French Baby Names: The best from Brittany
Breton French names have always been distinctive–but are parents in Brittany sticking with tradition or following worldwide trends? Clarice Bourgeois has the answers.
Tue Feb 17 2015
What Nameberry names pop for you?
The Question of the Week: What names have you found on Nameberry that made you go WOW??
Tue Feb 17 2015
Baby Name Image: Seeking a glamorous Gertrude
What would it take to revive a lifeless name like Gertrude or Edna? Mikita Brottman thinks it might take just one glamorous bearer. What do you think?