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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.
Tue Mar 01 2011
March Names: From Lion to Lamb
March comes in like a lion, bringing with it a whole pride of strong leonine names, and in a month will exit with a few gentler lamb-like choices.
Mon Feb 28 2011
NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name
It may seem like an unlikely place to go searching for baby names, but Abby Sandel finds some real winners at the Daytona 500.
Fri Feb 25 2011
Nameberry Picks: 20 Best German Names Beyond Hansel & Hedwig
The best German names for babies everywhere.
Wed Feb 23 2011
Spelling Variations: Do They Change the Image of a Name?
Is Anne, as the young heroine of Green Gables famously said, so much more distinguished than Ann? Do you see an Elisabeth differently than an Elizabeth? How much difference does a slight spelling variation make to the image of a name?
Mon Feb 21 2011
Designer Baby Names: Hot Off the Runway
Walking the Fashion Week runway with Abby Sandel, who, as always, has her eye out for stylish names.
Fri Feb 18 2011
Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn
Since there’s no Vice-Presidents’ Day, Nameberry is taking a look today at the names of these often forgotten figures, names like Hannibal Hamlin and Schuyler Colfax.
Mon Feb 14 2011
Unusual Baby Names: Real, rare and invented
This week Abby seeks out what’s new in the realm of the unusual and the unique–plus the pros and cons of invented names. Sovereignty, anyone?
Wed Feb 09 2011
Alliterative Appellations: Catchy or Corny?
Would you go the January Jones route and give your child double-dip initials?
Mon Feb 07 2011
Nameberry Week in Review: Oscar-inspired Girls’ Names
More great Oscar nominee cast and character names this week, from Ariadne to Zosia, plus the latest on Faith Margaret Urban–and much more!