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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 Apr 03 2013
TV Baby Names: Granny names rejuvenated– Sophie, Sophia and Violet
Those Grandma names on yesterday’s TV shows are back–now on babies’ birth certificates.
Mon Mar 25 2013
Jewish Baby Names: Passover possibilities
A wide selection of Jewish baby names related to Passover, from the familiar Moses and Miriam to less recognizable choices.
Mon Mar 11 2013
Surname Baby Names: Surfing for new inspiration
You like surname names but want to move beyond Mason and Mitchell? Here are 21 new ideas for you.
Sun Mar 03 2013
Classic Girls’ Names: Good Charlotte
Charlotte is demure, yet solid and strong, traditional but not stuffy, British with a trace of a French accent–one of the very best classic girls’ names.
Thu Feb 28 2013
Secret Baby Names Connections
Looking for an inventive way to honor a namesake? In search of a secret identity? Then consider these names linked in not-so-obvious ways.
Wed Feb 20 2013
Baby Names Trend: The Jennifer Juggernaut
In the seventies and early eighties, there were nearly a million baby Jennifers born in the US. What made Jennifer one of the biggest hit baby names ever?
Sun Feb 17 2013
Girl Baby Names: The newsiest names, from Talulah to Lula to Rue
There’s an interesting mix in the Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week, from the demure classic Alice to the bepop-inspired Lula.
Thu Feb 07 2013
Baby Names Trend: Camilla, Willa, Priscilla–the new killer ‘illa’ names
A new trend in the making: Camilla and Willa and other illa-ending names following in the path of the Ellas ands Bellas and Isabellas.
Thu Jan 24 2013
Nameberry Picks: Best Broadway Musical Names
There have been some great characters singing and hoofing on the Great White Way over the years, with names from Ivy to Amaryllis. Do you have a favorite?
Sun Jan 20 2013
Meanings of Names: The Nameberry 9–Blythe, Bridger and Bram
There’s a big difference between a name’s literal meaning and the associations it conjures up–and here are nine perfect examples.