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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.
Wed Aug 07 2013
1913 Baby Names: Does the hundred-year rule still rule?
Lovie and Dovie, Loyal and Royal were all on the popularity list of 1913. Those might not be so revivable, but there are many from a century ago that are.
Thu Jul 18 2013
Parents’ Wisdom: Separating myth from fact about babies’ sleep
You’ll gets lots of advice about your baby’s sleep — but what’s worth following and what should you not believe? Catie Bielecki of Parents magazine helps separate myth from reality.
Wed Jul 17 2013
The Best Architecture Baby Names: Decimus, Inigo and Quincy
The international pantheon of illustrious architects of the past and present provides a great assemblage of unusual possibilities–names like Renzo and Inigo and Eero and Sullivan.
Sun Jul 14 2013
One Mother’s Challenge: Naming Baby Number 3
Sometimes choosing a baby name doesn’t get any easier as you go along, as Debra Liese discovered when it came time to find the perfect one for her third child.
Thu Jul 11 2013
Pregnancy Tips: A last-minute check list
As the big day approaches, here’s a checklist of essential advance to-dos that you just might have overlooked, from our partners over at parents.com.
Tue Jul 09 2013
TV Names: Blanche, Rose, Dorothy and Sophia
They were Golden Girl names not so long ago, but Brooke Cussans thinks most of them are ready for a comeback–and some of them have returned already.
Tue Jul 09 2013
Unusual Names: On being named Shanti
What’s it like to have an unusual name? Guest bloigger Shanti Knight shares her experiences–both positive and negative– of having a name whose ethnicity is not her own. Do you have an unusual name? Would you/did you give one to your child, especially one from another culture?
Tue Jul 02 2013
Newest Babyberries: 2nd Quarterly Report of 2013
It’s here! The second Quarterly Report of 2013, with all the gorgeous names chosen by Berries in the past three months–from Agatha Wren to Augustus Zain.
Thu Jun 27 2013
Why TV Characters Have Boring Names
Have you ever wondered why most TV heroes have boring names like Tom and Jack? Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, author of the new novel ‘Pastors’ Wives,’ takes us behind the scenes for a glimpse at the character naming process.
Wed Jun 26 2013
The Most Influential Starbaby Names (and namers)
Which of the celebrity baby names have had the strongest and most lasting influence? Violet? Mason? Maddox? Has this connection made you like the name more–or less?