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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 Oct 07 2009
Hooray for Henry: The quirky classic that manages to stay cool
What is it about Henry that makes it stand out from the other classic names?
Mon Oct 05 2009
No Expiration Date on Names
Names declared obsolete by one generation can often come back to life generations later, stronger than ever.
Thu Sep 17 2009
Top English Boys’ Names
Jack heads the 2008 UK boys’ popularity list for the 13th straight year.
Wed Sep 16 2009
Top English Girls’ Names: Who Are The Most Popular?
Just in: The top British baby names of 2008 are here at last.
Mon Sep 14 2009
The Magic of Maya
How a daughter’s name was revealed–and its unexpected reverberations
Wed Sep 09 2009
Behind the Namer
How one man’s fascination with names led to the creation of behindthename.com.
Wed Sep 02 2009
Hey, Jude: Names from the Beatles and beyond
Giving your baby a theme song from the Beatles songbook and beyond.
Wed Aug 26 2009
A Dozen Neglected Biblical Boys’ Names
Underused biblical boys’ names from Abijah to Zebedee.