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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.
Thu Jan 17 2013
Sweet Baby Names: From Adeline to Georgia Brown
Song-title names to serenade your sweet babe–from Sweet Caroline to Sweet Savannah.
Sun Jan 13 2013
Stylish Baby Names: The Nameberry 9–from Winter Victoria to Vivian Vespa
Some highly unusual choices in this week’s Nameberry 9–as in girls named Vivid, Calvary and Bo.
Tue Jan 08 2013
TV Names: Upstairs, Downstairs & Downton
From two British TV period dramas, Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey, character names that are jumping onto American birth certificates–Cora, Edith and Ruby and more.
Sun Jan 06 2013
2013 Baby Names: Predictions from the Nameberry 9
What will Kim and Kanye name their baby? Plus other pressing baby name questions and predictions for 2013 in this week’s Nameberry 9.
Wed Jan 02 2013
The Top Berrybaby Names of 2012
Sophia and Jacob may be the Number 1 names in the U.S., but the top names chosen by our Berries buck the national trends. Here’s what’s hot and what’s hottest for Nameberry babies.
Wed Jan 02 2013
Babyberry Roundup: The fourth quarterly report of 2012
After all the discussion and debate, what names did Berries actually choose for their babies? Here’s our final Quarterly Report of 2012.
Thu Dec 27 2012
Nameberry 9 Roundup: The year’s best from Scout to Sylvie to Sutton
There have been 459 Nameberry 9 names this year; which ones does Abby Sandel consider the best of the best?
Wed Dec 26 2012
French Baby Names: What’s next in Nice
Looking ahead to the name trends and choices of 2013–oldies like Emma and Chloe and fresh-to-us names like Mael and Louna.
Thu Dec 20 2012
Cyrus, Cosette and Marigold: This week’s Nameberry 9
Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy named their son Cyrus — but that’s not the only cool baby name this week. A pre-holiday roundup of magical names.
Sun Dec 16 2012
Baby Names 2013: Future starbabies and more
This week’s Nameberry 9 includes both celebrity and civilian picks–current ones and future possibilities–from Eloise to Dex to Dinah.