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Articles by Pamela Redmond

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.

Mon Jul 06 2009

Naming Baby After an Old Boyfriend

Baby-naming Rule Number 1: Don’t name the baby after your old boyfriend. Ooops.
Thu Jun 25 2009

Classic Names: Ten You Never Thought Of

How come everyone flocks to Ava and Aiden, or even Avery and Atticus, when there are so many truly distinctive names hiding in plain sight?
Sun Jun 21 2009

Love That Name, but…

Our guest blogger always thought she knew what she’d name a daughter….until she was actually having one.
Wed Jun 17 2009

She Suggests Names, He Vetoes Them: Can This Couple Negotiate?

His wife’s job was to suggest possible names for their twin daughters. His job was to say he didn’t like them.
Mon Jun 15 2009

Mini-Names: When You Need Something Short

As the world gets more complicated, these short — very very short — names sound even sweeter.
Tue Jun 09 2009

L Names to Love

We’ve had J names and K names, but the next letter in the baby name limelight: L, as in Lucius and Leopold, Levi and Lovely.
Thu Jun 04 2009

Two Middle Names: Guide to a Charming Tradition

The British are famous for eccentric baby names, and lots of them. With a name like Alexi William Martin Rabbit, you know you’re not in Kansas anymore.
Tue Jun 02 2009

Bad Boy Names: Asking for Trouble?

Is naming your kid Vandal setting him up for a lifetime of trouble — or at least trouble-making?
Mon May 25 2009

Confessions of a Desperate Baby-Namer

Is name-napping really so wrong? Even if you’re desperate?
Wed May 20 2009

The New Boys’ Names 3: Ethnic Choices

The guy with the new exotic name — Amari or Cruz, Gianni or Soren — may seem more stylish and more sophisticated and definitely more worldly than the regular old Bills and Jims.