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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 Sep 07 2010
Italian names: From La Dolce Vita and beyond
Mariella and Serenella, Alfio and Livio–fresh choices from iconic Italian films.
Fri Sep 03 2010
French Names: New Wave Classics
Alluring names from Breathless, Jules et Jim, and other timeless French Nouvelle Vague films.
Wed Sep 01 2010
Occupation Names: A Labor Day Salute
Some surprising origins of occupational names–check out Hollister!
Sun Aug 29 2010
Tolkien Names: Naming Your Children in Elvish
From the fantasy world of Tolkien comes a selection of usable Elvish names, from Elen to Helin, Leo to Veo.
Mon Aug 23 2010
TV Character Names: So what’s new?
New names on the tube, from Auggie to Sookie to Temperance to Ziva.
Fri Aug 20 2010
How To Update Old Nickname Names
You love your mother-in-law Darci, but there’s gotta be a way to honor her without naming your daughter Darci.
Wed Aug 18 2010
Classic baby names: Peter, Paul or Mary?
Which of the faded standards is ready for a comeback?
Tue Aug 17 2010
Bizarre Baby Names: Do celebs have them in their DNA?
Oddball baby names seem to run all in the family for the Baldwin boys, the Jackson 10, the Zappas, the Carradines, the Coppolas et al.