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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.
Sun Sep 23 2012
9 Terrific Baby Names Starting with T
Theodora and Thora, Tucker and Turner–suddenly it seems that many of the newsiest names have the beginning initial T.
Wed Sep 19 2012
Confessions of a Name Heretic–or, in defense of Jayden
Here we take a deep breath and bravely present a baby name heretic who offers plenty of arguments against some Nameberry norms. Ready to fight back? Or relieved that someone else said what you were thinking?
Mon Sep 17 2012
Celtic Baby Names: Newbie news from Ireland and Scotland
What are the names that are being used right now in Galway and Glasgow, Dublin and Dundee?
Wed Sep 12 2012
Looking Beyond Emma and Ella: Who’s next?
There’s been a progression of mega-popular names leading from Emily to Emma to Ella. What’s most likely to follow?
Sun Sep 09 2012
Name Popularity: The Nameberry 9–Ezra, Etta and June
Do you tend to reject a name because of its popularity–be it current or foreseeable?
Wed Sep 05 2012
Girl Detective Names: Trixie, Theolinda, Thursday and Tuppence
Female sleuths might be femmes fatales or retired schoolmarms, but one thing many of them share is a great first name.
Mon Sep 03 2012
Cool Boy Names: The Nameberry 9
If you think there aren’t many great names for boys–think again!
Wed Aug 29 2012
Classic Girls’ Names: All about Alice
Sweet, solid, classic, current–Alice is a name that has everything.
Mon Aug 27 2012
The 50-Year Rule: 1962 names revisited
Is it time to revive some half-century-old faves? How about Polly, Portia, Benedict or Booker?
Sun Aug 26 2012
The Nameberry 9: Over-the-top baby names
When does a name cross the line from interesting to extreme to outrageous? Shooter? Race? Jerusalem? And how come Snooki picked the sanest name of the week?