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Mar 23, 2015
Classic Boys’ Names: The Alexandrians from Alex to Xander
The classic Greek name Alexander has spawned countless international variations and nicknames, from Alex to Zander to Sasha.
Mar 22, 2015
Meaningful Baby Names: Sistine, Bodhi and Blues
The latest batch of Nameberry names in the news are rich in significance–as in Sistine, Bohdi, Shalom.
Mar 22, 2015
How to Name a Large Family
What factors come into play when you have to pick names for multiple children? Guest blogger Kate, speaking from experience, offers her rules of selection.
Mar 19, 2015
TV’s Out-of-Synch Name Syndrome
Have you noticed all the grown-up TV characters with trendy baby names–and vice versa?? In this humorous piece, Nick Turner gives ample evidence of the disconnect.
Mar 18, 2015
Knightly Names of Camelot
A selection of more unusual Knights of the Round Table names that move beyond Arthur, Lancelot, Percival and Elaine.
Mar 17, 2015
The Best Names in Your Family Tree
We all have embarrassing names in our family trees, but today we’re here to celebrate the wonderful family names worth passing on to a new generation. Hit us with your best shot.
Mar 17, 2015
The 4 Varieties of Hipster Names
From Urban to Mainstream to Hippie to Unaffected– Shauna Carlson finds four ways to look at hipster names.
Mar 16, 2015
The New International Names
There are probably as many or more baby Liams in Copenhagen than there are in Cork. Baby names have gone international–big time!
Mar 15, 2015
Anne of Green Gables Names: Cordelia, Blythe and Jem
The childhood favorite of so many girls over the decades, ‘Anne of Green Gables’ has some inspiring names, from Valentine to Marilla to Jem.
Mar 12, 2015
Names That Get Stuck in the Middle..and why
Angela Mastrodonato offers a fascinating analysis of what kinds of names work as middles–and why.
Mar 10, 2015
Unique Names: I’ve met only one person named….
What singular name have you encountered only once in your lifetime?
Mar 9, 2015
Starbabies Born in February: Ripley, Rafferty & Rhodes
Liv Tyler, Sara Gilbert and Carrie Underwood all named their starbabies last month. Here’s the complete list of February celebrity births.
Mar 8, 2015
Celebrity Baby Name News: Rhodes, Ripley, and Edith
A bonanza of interesting celebrity baby names in this week’s Nameberry’s Newsiest Names–from Cate Blanchett’s classic Edith Vivian Patricia to Sara Gilbert’s cutting-edge Rhodes Emilio.
Mar 5, 2015
Girls’ Baby Names: A plethora of P-names
Guest blogger Aimee Tafreshi tells you everything you’d want to know about virtually every plausible girls’ name beginning with the ‘P’.
Mar 4, 2015
March Baby Names: From Abigail to Xanthe
March is the hump month, when winter (hopefully) gives way to spring, Women’s History and St. Patrick’s Day are celebrated, and a lot of great names are born. Here’s our top ten.
Mar 3, 2015
What Are Your Favorite Word Names?
Today, almost any kind of word — from nature to virtue to color to place to spiritual — can be turned into a first name. Which do you like best?
Mar 3, 2015
Last Names First: Science hero surnames
From the fields of astronomy and physics, guess blogger Jackie offers some inspirational hero names like Dalton, Pascal and Thorne.
Mar 2, 2015
February Babyberry Announcements: Lachlan, Lennox & Luca
A somewhat smaller than usual list of Babyberries born in the short month of February, but a full contingent of gorgeous choices nonetheless.
Mar 1, 2015
Celebrity Baby Names: Nine Out-of-this-World Choices
Luna is just one of the celestial names in the celebrisphere–Abby Sandel spots several other names in the sky.
Mar 1, 2015
1950s Boys’ Names: Where are they now?
Kara follows up her interesting 1950s girl name blog with a look at the boys’ side, comparing the popularity of top names then and now.
Feb 26, 2015
Baby Name Advice: Straddling two cultures
Guest blogger Beth Grimm offers some sound and solid advice for naming a child who will inhabit more than one culture.
Feb 25, 2015
Top-Ten-Then Girls: Shirley, Bertha and Bessie
There were times when Shirley and Ethel and Bertha and Bessie were way up near the top of the popularity list. Here’s where and when that was, for them and other Top 10 girls, the ones that are no longer even in the Top 500.
Feb 24, 2015
French Baby Names: The best from Brittany
Breton French names have always been distinctive–but are parents in Brittany sticking with tradition or following worldwide trends? Clarice Bourgeois has the answers.
Feb 22, 2015
9 Ways to Choose an Unusual Baby Name
Abby Sandel shows how you can look to the stars when you’re seeking an unusual names–but definitely within limits.