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Articles by Pamela Redmond
Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry and Baby Name DNA. The coauthor of ten groundbreaking books on names, Redmond is an internationally-recognized baby name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, CNN, and the BBC. She has written about baby names for The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, and People.
Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include Younger, the basis for the hit television show, and its sequel, Older. She has three new books in the works.
Tue Dec 30 2014
What’s Your Hero Name Crush?
Hero names are one of the hottest modern categories, with examples from Harper to Hendrix, Lincoln to Lennon on the rise. What are your favorite hero names, and which undiscovered choices do you nominate for more widespread use. Einstein, anyone?
Mon Dec 29 2014
Cool Names: Baby names more stylish across the ocean
Fashionable parents in England and Wales favor some names that, in the US, are still the kind of dowdy choices we associate with the great-aunt or uncle we pray won’t ask us to name the baby after them.
Tue Dec 23 2014
Gender and Baby Names: Does knowing help you choose?
Does finding out your baby’s gender before birth make it easier or more difficult to find the right name?
Wed Dec 17 2014
Top 100 Boy Names of 2014
The boys’ names at the very top of the 2014 popularity count remain the same, but several newcomers are zooming up the list. Here, our Top 100 plus details on the movers and shakers.
Tue Dec 16 2014
Top 100 Girl Names of 2014
Nameberry’s most popular girls’ name for 2014 is one that hasn’t yet cracked the US Top 1000. Also new to the Top 10: Two pop culture stars.
Mon Dec 15 2014
What Names are Common in YOUR Neighborhood?
There are the baby names most popular in your country. Then there are the names heard often on Nameberry. And then there are the names that are common in your particular neck of the woods. What are they?
Tue Dec 09 2014
Your Best and Worst Name Letters
Which name letters do you find yourself liking most and least, and what are some of your favorite (and least favorite) names that contain those letters?
Tue Dec 02 2014
Cross-gender namesakes: Did you, would you, can you?
Have you or would you name a baby after a loved one or hero of the opposite gender? And how do you approach the issue?
Wed Nov 19 2014
One-Syllable Middle Names
Today we bring you the second half of our master collection of cool, sleek, and most of all short middle names.
Wed Nov 12 2014
Bravo! Share the best baby name you’ve heard all year
The name your friend chose or a name picked by a celebrity….or maybe even the name you used for your very own baby: Celebrate your favorite baby names.