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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 Jul 14 2014
31 Award-Winning Names: Beyond Oscar & Emmy
Lola, Lulu and Luna–these are all actual achievement award names–along with thirty others you might like, maybe even one from your own field.
Thu Jul 10 2014
Unique Names from US History: Anaximander, anyone?
Guest blogger Andrew Osterdahl shares some of his ‘Strangest Names in American History’ collection of weirdly named US politicians. Have any to add?
Wed Jul 09 2014
June Starbabies: The latest celebrity picks, including a real life Gatsby
What did Kelly Clarkson and L’il Kim name their little girls? And who picked Gatsby for a boy? Some really unusual choices in the starbabies’ list this month!
Tue Jul 08 2014
Irish Place Names from Avoca to Valentia
Today’s Irish guest blogger offers some interesting choices from the map of Ireland, from some as familiar as Brandon and Clare to the more unusual Avoca and Carlow.
Thu Jul 03 2014
Early American Names Beyond George & Martha: What names were popular then and why?
Guest blogger Brian Tomlin examines the roots of the baby names that were widely used in early 19th century America–presidential, literary and biblical.
Wed Jul 02 2014
June Babyberries: Wow! 4 sets of twins!
From classics like Alexander to rare specimens Orchid and Hawthorne–this month’s batch of babyberries is particularly delicious.
Wed Jun 25 2014
Higher Ed Names: Collegiate choices from Augustana to Yale
There are tons of cool collegiate choices for baby names, from Reed to Rowan to Hendrix. Here are 20 of the best.
Mon Jun 16 2014
Unusual Vintage Names: Which might come back?
Once in the Top 200, these names have fallen off the list completely. Which ones deserve to be revived? Otis? Viola? Freddie? Cast your votes!
Sun Jun 15 2014
World Cup Baby Names: Thiago, Memphis & Jozy
Maya Reyes-Solano looks at some of the interesting international names representing their countries in the current World Cup games, from Alessio too Xabi.
Thu Jun 12 2014
Iconic TV Dad Names: Happy Fathers Day, Ozzie and Archie!
What ever happened to Ward Cleaver, Al Bundy and Archie Bunker? They’re alive and well and living in New York, Massachusetts and Florida.