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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 Mar 08 2010
Science Heroine Names: Inspiration from scientific barrier breakers
Intriguing and inspiring girls’ names from the annals of science and math.
Sun Mar 07 2010
The Lost Letter P: Whatever happened to Peter, Patti, and Paul?
The classic names starting with P have faded, but here are some newer choices to take their place.
Thu Mar 04 2010
Movie Award Names: Looking beyond Oscar
Guest blogger Abby Sandel goes global in her continuing search for great movie award names.
Wed Feb 24 2010
Icelandic Baby Names: And the name is…
Guest blogger Alana Odegard gives us a crash course in names and naming in “The land of fire and ice.”
Tue Feb 23 2010
Dance Names: How To Choose A Name With Rhythm
Mazurka, Maxixe, Moresca–an international dance card of exotic names.
Fri Feb 19 2010
Black History Names: Cultural heroines of the Harlem Renaissance
Names from the Harlem Renaissance, includingInteresting and creative names from A’lelia to Zora
Mon Feb 15 2010
President’s Day Names: All the Presidents’ children
Presidential baby names from Martha to Malia
Wed Feb 10 2010
Chinese Baby Names: Meet little Larry from Shanghai
How the nuances of names can sometimes get lost in translation.
Mon Feb 08 2010
Celestial Names: Some heavenly baby name choices
Names borrowed from comets and constellations, satellites and stars.