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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.
Sun Nov 15 2009
Word Names for Babies: What’s in a word?
Some parents are hitting the dictionary in their search for a novel name–for better and for worse. Take our poll on the word name trend.
Wed Nov 11 2009
Family Names: Naming from the Heart
How a deep family connection led this mother down the yellow brick road to the perfect name.
Mon Nov 09 2009
Children’s Book Names: From Aidan to Zoe
These days, you can find a children’s book title containing almost every name you might pick.
Fri Nov 06 2009
Scottish Baby Names: What’s ‘in’ in Inverness?
Ellie, Evie, Alfie and Archie–nickname names rule in Scotland.
Thu Nov 05 2009
Irish Names Now: What’s doing in Dublin?
Emily to Emer, Michael to Meadhbh–what Irish parents are naming their kids right now.
Wed Oct 28 2009
Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
Authors, artists, singers and dancers–all creative namesake possibilities for your little girl.
Tue Oct 27 2009
Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers
Let us now praise famous women–and consider their names for our daughters.
Thu Oct 22 2009
The Nameberry Survey: We want to know more about you!
Nameberry wants to know more about you nameberryites, so we’ve put together some survey questions for you.
Mon Oct 19 2009
TV Character Names: Dynasty & Dallas
A surprising number of name trends have their roots in the over-the-top nighttime soaps of the early 80s.
Thu Oct 15 2009
Celebrity Baby Names: New Names in the Celebrisphere
Sparrow, Czar and Midnight: New specimens from the Wild Kingdom of celebrity baby names.