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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 Jul 15 2009
U Name It: Utterly unusual, unique and underused ‘U’ names
U–the little vowel that could.
Wed Jul 08 2009
Oz Names: Some fanciful ideas from the Emerald City
The Oz books offer a rich variety of unusual–even bizarre–names.
Mon Jul 06 2009
Kissing Cousin Names: Names that don’t look related–but are
They may not look alike, but these names have close family ties
Wed Jul 01 2009
Girls’ Names from the Comix: Betty vs. Veronica
The pages of comic books offer a wham-bam selection of unusual name options, from sassy to strange.
Mon Jun 22 2009
Beyond Ava & Aiden is Born
Welcome Ava & Aiden, daughter and son of Jennifer and Jason
Fri Jun 19 2009
Famous Dad Names: Noteworthy Names of Some Famous Fathers
Notable names of some notable people’s proud papas. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
Tue Jun 16 2009
70’s Baby Names: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
Sifting through the discarded names of the seventies produces some names that might already be ripe for revival
Sun Jun 14 2009
Royal Baby Names: Hollywood’s Little Princes and Princesses
Some Hollywood royalty are taking their status literally and crowning their kids with names like King, Prince, Duke and Baron.