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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 Feb 16 2015
The Bloomsbury Bunch: Literary names beyond Virginia and Vanessa
In early 20th century literary London, there was the close-knit and influential Bloomsbury group, whose members had a remarkably distinctive roster of names, from Ottoline to Saxon to Thoby.
Tue Feb 10 2015
Mockingbird Names: Atticus, Scout and more
In addition to the more obvious–and increasingly popular– Atticus and Scout, there are a number of other unique names in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” as reported by Herb Scribner.
Mon Feb 09 2015
January Starbabies: Ocean Clark Gable and Art O’Dowd
From across the celebrisphere, CaraMichelle reports on the notable newbies born in the month of January.
Thu Feb 05 2015
The Timeless + Timely Baby Name Formula
If you’re looking for a name that’s both classic and contemporary, guest blogger Kara Blakley has a formula for finding just that.
Thu Feb 05 2015
Polly put the kettle on and we’ll all have a nursery rhyme name!
Nursery rhyme names aren’t all just Jack and Jill–here are twelve of the more unusual ones, all ready for a 21st century baby.
Mon Feb 02 2015
Babyberry Arrivals of January: Althea Lake & Amos Beau
The new year starts off with a monthful of great choices, from spunky twins Kitty and Sadie to lovely Lucia Linnea Pearl.
Tue Jan 27 2015
A Sad Farewell to The Nook of Names
Remembering and memorializing the significant contributions to the name world made by K. M. Sheard.
Wed Jan 21 2015
TV Baby Names: The boys and girls of ‘Girls’
Some awesome names can be found in both the characters and cast of TV’s ‘Girls’–Zosia and Zuzanna, Jorma and Jemima.
Sun Jan 18 2015
Literary Baby Names: 8 novel names from Chaucer
Guest blogger Joanna Walker unearths some buried treasures in the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Wed Jan 14 2015
MLK Day Names: Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
As Martin Luther King Day approaches, we salute some of the heroic names of the civil rights movement.