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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.
Thu Mar 19 2009
Honoring A Grandmother By Reinventing Her Name
How one couple successfully arrived at the perfect name/nickname solution.
Mon Feb 23 2009
Australian Baby Names: Digging Up Names From Down Under
Finding naming inspiration in Oz.
Mon Feb 16 2009
Biblical Names: From The Baby Name Bible
How Old Testament names have moved in and out of popularity over the years.
Wed Feb 11 2009
Tiger Woods Baby Name Charlie, a Sibling for Sam. But Which Is The Boy and Which Is The Girl?
Among celebs and others, there’s a growing trend for unisex nickname names.
Thu Feb 05 2009
Magical Mystery Names
Dashiell, Ellery, Agatha, Kinsey–many baby-naming clues can be found in the world of detective fiction.
Mon Jan 19 2009
Presidential First Names
As in so many other areas, Barack Obama ushers in a new era of Presidental first names.
Fri Jan 16 2009
Family Names and How to Modernize Them
Survey says many parents like using family names but are up for making them baby-friendly.
Fri Jan 02 2009
Top Names of 2008: Early Results
First reports on the most popular names of the year from the four corners of the world.
Wed Dec 24 2008
Christmas Baby Names: More, please!
Some quirky categories, from Christmas movie characters to foreign variations of Joseph and Mary. Plus: Where did Santa get those funky reindeer names?
Mon Dec 08 2008
Meet My Baby Buster and My Dog Daisy
Baby and pet names are becoming increasingly interchangeable.