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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 Nov 28 2011
Nameberry Nine: Trendy with a twist
This week’s newsiest names have one thing in common–they’re all trend benders. Plus: One day ebook special! Details ahead.
Wed Nov 23 2011
Baby Naming Rules: One man’s humorous take
Humorous writer Jon Finkel sets out his fourteen rules for avoiding the pitfalls of baby naming, as in don’t name your daughter Hector.
Mon Nov 21 2011
Unusual Names: The Nameberry 9, from baby Rex Harrison to a girl named Casper
This week’s Nameberry 9 highlights an eclectic mix of newsworthy names, from the wearable (Alice, Noa) to the maybe not (Press, Dovahkiin).
Thu Nov 17 2011
Classic Girls’ Names: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Think Jane is too plain for a twenty-first century girl? Here we set forth the case for the defense.
Wed Nov 16 2011
Question of the Week: How do you feel about sharing your name(s)?
How do you feel when you meet someone who shares your name? And what about if they’ve made the same name choice for their child?
Mon Nov 14 2011
Rock Star Baby Names: The Nameberry 9
What happens when punk rockers become proud papas? What kinds of baby names would they choose? Everything from Margaret to Clash, it turns out.
Thu Nov 10 2011
Live from New York–it’s SNL baby names!
Are the names that the Saturday Night Live players have bestowed on their kids as wacky as their skits? Yes and no.
Wed Nov 09 2011
Bird Names: Avian options beyond Robin and Raven
Lark and Wren are picking up speed, but today’s guest blogger looks beyond the more common avian names to point out some rarer birds.
Mon Nov 07 2011
Unusual Names: This week’s Nameberry 9
Some extremely thought-provoking names in this week’s Nameberry 9 .Banjo, anyone? Bronze? Coraline?
Thu Nov 03 2011
Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa
Some great undiscovered names that are currently hot south of the border, por ejemplo Antonella, Florencia, Luiz, Thiago