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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 May 20 2014
What’s Your Favorite Mythological Name?
Mythological names are newly stylish for modern babies. Which are your favorites, and would you give one to your child?
Tue May 13 2014
I love that name BUT….
What name do you love love love, except for that big fat but that stands in the way of your ever using it?
Fri May 09 2014
Top Baby Names 2013: Noah the New Number 1!
There’s a new Number 1 name for boys….and a new Number 2, as the boys take the fashion spotlight away from the girls for the very first time.
Sun May 04 2014
French-Accented Baby Names: Jeanette, Cosette, Colette
Jeanette Soto explores the origins of her own less-than-fashionable, difficult-to-spell name, and learns to love it in the process, then goes on to explore other ‘ette’ names.
Sat May 03 2014
Revolutionary New Baby Name Book: Get Yours Now!
Our new book, The Nameberry Guide to the Very Best Baby Names, is available today at a price anyone can afford — you pay what you want. Get the details, and the book, inside.
Tue Apr 29 2014
What name would you steal, if you could?
We all know you’re not a namenapper. But if you knew you could get away with it, whose wonderful name would you steal, and why?
Tue Apr 22 2014
What to expect when you’re an expecting entrepreneur
Nameberry is excited to introduce you to Samahope, an organization that lets you fund doctors who provide medical care for expecting and new mothers and children around the world Shivani Garg Patel, co-founder of Samahope, looks back on growing a social enterprise while expecting her own first child.
Tue Apr 22 2014
Your Top 5 Boy Names!
What are the five boys’ names you love above all others? Bring us your longtime loves, your guilty pleasures, the names you used and the ones you’re saving for someday.
Tue Apr 15 2014
Your Top 5 Girl Names!
List the five girls’ names you like best. They might include names you used for your daughter, names you plan to use, or just your five favorites.
Mon Apr 14 2014
Vintage Nicknames: Ready to wake after a long nap?
These vintage nickname names have been off the U.S. Top 1000 list for 40 years or more. But many sound charming and baby-appropriate and may be due to rise again.