Jan 25, 2015
Intrepid Baby Names: Taking names in new directions
North, Easton, West, Weston–a guest blog showing how baby names are moving in more adventurous directions.
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Jan 25, 2015
Déjà vu: 9 Celebs Who Used the Same Names
In her Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week, Abby Sandel reflects on the way celebs pick up on the choices of their compeers, and how those names sometimes make their way onto the popularity charts, as in Violet and Vivienne.
Jan 22, 2015
Picking a Personal Place Name: Somewhere special to you
Here are Kelli Brady’s list of place names most meaningful to her. What are yours?
Jan 21, 2015
TV Baby Names: The boys and girls of ‘Girls’
Some awesome names can be found in both the characters and cast of TV’s ‘Girls’–Zosia and Zuzanna, Jorma and Jemima.
Jan 20, 2015
New Year’s Name Resolutions: One Berry’s list
Guest blogger Aimee Tafreshi offers her personal baby name resolutions (and pet peeves) for 2015. Do you agree? What are yours?
Jan 20, 2015
Classic Girls’ Names: What’s your favorite?
There are so many wonderful girls’ names that qualify as classics. Can you pick just one favorite?
Jan 19, 2015
The Baby Name Class of 1915
To usher in the baby names of 2015, let’s take a look back at the names of a century ago. Which feel impossibly antique and which are back in style?
Jan 18, 2015
The Brave New World of Boys’ Names: Zion, Dashiell, and Ocean
Abby Sandel's Nameberry 9 names in the news this week illustrate the bolder choices parents have begun making for their sons.
Jan 18, 2015
Literary Baby Names: 8 novel names from Chaucer
Guest blogger Joanna Walker unearths some buried treasures in the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Jan 15, 2015
Kelly, Mackenzie, and Clare: Great reclaimed names for boys
The time has come for boys to reclaim some of the monikers namenapped by the girls. Abby Sandel’s looking at you, Kelly and Quinn!
Jan 14, 2015
MLK Day Names: Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
As Martin Luther King Day approaches, we salute some of the heroic names of the civil rights movement.
Jan 13, 2015
Popular Baby Names: An overlooked perk in the Digital Age
Lauren Johnson considers the possible repercussions of having a unique name in the digital age. Is this something you have considered?
Jan 13, 2015
What name do you only pretend to like?
It might be the baby name a friend chose or a name that everybody else likes….except you. Here’s where you expose your own baby name fakery.
Jan 12, 2015
Best Rock Sibset? No Doubt!
Rock star baby names can go to all kinds of extremes, but the members of one group–No Doubt–have outdone each other in making great choices.
Jan 11, 2015
Baby Name Announcements Worth the Wait: Violet, Luna, and Angelo
Several celebrities have held back on releasing their baby’s name. Abby Sandel runs through the who, what, why and whens from the recent past.
Jan 11, 2015
Mormon Baby Names: Traditions and trends
Mormon parents are known for their predilection for unusual baby names. Here, Hildie Westenhaver talks about current trends–providing plenty of unique examples.
Jan 8, 2015
Nicknames: Waltzing with Tilda and Tilly
The sweet vintage name Matilda has given birth to two lively nicknames; Brooke Cussans shows how Tilda and Tilly are capable of standing on their own.
Jan 7, 2015
The Royals are Coming: King, Prince and Princess
The celebrisphere has been invaded by an army of aspirational, mostly royal names. Will they be picked up on by the common folk?
Jan 6, 2015
Your Favorite Names from Around the World
That baby from New Jersey has a name from Ireland or Italy, while the Parisian child bears a British moniker and the Dutch like Italian names. In this age of names that travel far and fast around the world, which are your favorites from cultures outside your own?
Jan 5, 2015
Notable Names for January: Zora, Edith and Eli
Kelly McDonald’s monthly selection of noteworthy names this time relates to the month of January, and includes several inspiring literary heroes born in the first month of the year..
Jan 4, 2015
On-Trend Celebrity Babies: Nova, Cy, and Etta
Some on-trend names in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, plus two pairs of more unusual twin names.
Jan 4, 2015
New French Baby Names Landscape: Kevin and Khaleesi
In France it’s no longer just Jean and Marie; guest blogger Clarice Bourgeois explains how and why French baby names have exploded into new and surprising areas.
Jan 1, 2015
Wine Label Names: Emilia and Margaux
Guest blogger Meagan offers some name inspiration from wine labels–from Sutter to Sonoma
Dec 31, 2014
December Babyberries: Apollo Alan and Penny-Lane Brenda
There are lots of touching tribute names in this month’s report of newest babyberries, accompanied by stories of family tradition and love.
Dec 30, 2014
On the Lighter Side: Sibsets to Avoid
From Laura Miller, a list of some sometimes silly subsets to avoid. You wouldn't really use Apple and Cora, would you?