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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.
Wed Apr 21 2010
Earth Day Names: Green names to celebrate the bounties of nature
A cornucopia of nature names to commemorate this green day
Mon Apr 19 2010
Movie Character Names: Movie monikers, part deux
Some surprising names from old flix, from Albany to Zia.
Sun Apr 18 2010
Movie Character Names: They had monikers then
When Bette Davis was called Fluff and Fred Astaire was Huck.
Fri Apr 09 2010
Lost Lands: Place names off the map
Names that have fallen off the map, from Albion to Xanadu
Thu Apr 08 2010
Aviatrix Names: Flying high with the names of pioneer pilots
‘Flying Flapper’ and ‘Tomboy of the Air’ names from aviation history.
Tue Mar 30 2010
Lemony Snicket Names
The wry, sly literary allusions in Lemony Snicket character names
Wed Mar 24 2010
Manhattan Street Names: Jane & John, Carmine & Cornelia
Lower Manhattan street signs point to some appealing historic names
Thu Mar 11 2010
Family Names: What treasures are hiding in your family tree?
Shake that family tree and share your favorite findings!
Wed Mar 10 2010
English River Names: Flow gently sweet Afton and Avon
A fresh stream of nature names to consider.